Minnesota Geotechnical Society

MGS March 2025 Meeting LAST CALL This is a last call to join us for the March 2025 Minnesota Geotechnical Society (MGS) meeting. Craig Eckdahl of CNA Consulting Engineers will be presenting on Details of Design and Construction of the Central City Tunnel - held at Day Block Brewing Company in Minneapolis from 6:00-8:30 PM ? (Happy hour from 6:00-7:00 (drinks included), dinner served around 7:00, and then announcements and the technical presentation from 7:30 – 8:30 pm) When: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CDT Where: Day Block Brewing Company 1105 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55415 More info and registration: https://lnkd.in/gimUMqN3

Happy Holidays! Mark your calendar for our January 2025 MGS Meeting in the new year. ? The presentation will be by Joshua Zimmerman of Brierley Associates on: Evaluating and mitigating the risks pertaining from collapsing underground mines and subsidence. When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CDT Where: Day Block Brewing Company 1105 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55415 Schedule: Happy hour from 6:00-7:00 (drinks included), dinner served around 7:00, and then announcements and the technical presentation from 7:30 – 8:30 pm. You to Brierley Associates for sponsoring the Happy Hour! $10 -Student $20 - Gov Employee $40 - MGS Member $60 - Non-member We hope to see you there! Information and registration at link here: https://lnkd.in/gaxq8J5N

LAST CALL - MGS December 2024 Event The presentation will be by Rob Kramer of Terracon on: Innovative Geophysical Testing for Site Exploration and Characterization. When: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CDT Where: Day Block Brewing Company 1105 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55415 Schedule: Happy hour from 6:00-7:00 (drinks included), dinner served around 7:00, and then announcements and the technical presentation from 7:30 – 8:30 pm.?Thank You to Terracon for Sponsoring the Happy Hour! $10 -Student $20 - Gov Employee $40 - MGS Member $60 - Non-member We hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/g3xFUnCM

Check out the recording from the November 2024 MGS-GI meeting: Omnidots - Stop Settling with Ren Keyport of Omnidots. https://lnkd.in/gX3ZYws8

MGS November 2024 Meeting - LAST CALL This is a last call to join us for our November 2024 MGS meeting next Wednesday, November 13th, 2024. When: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CDT Where: Day Block Brewing Company 1105 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55415 The presentation will be by Ren Keyport of Omnidots titled Construction Vibrations: Stop Settling which will discuss effects of construction vibrations on structures and what current research says regarding effects on soils. ? The meeting will be held at Day Block Brewing in Minneapolis from 6:00-8:30. Note that registration is for in-person attendance only. ? Schedule: Happy hour from 6:00-7:00 (drinks included), dinner served around 7:00, and then announcements and the technical presentation from 7:30 – 8:30 pm. $20 - Students and Gov Employees $40 - MGS Paid Members $60 - Non-members And Thank You to Omnidots for Sponsoring the Happy Hour! ? We hope to see you there! For the abstract and more info: https://lnkd.in/gvA8Qdwk

MGS October Event [LAST CALL] Join us to kickoff the season next Wednesday 10/9 When: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CDT Where: Day Block Brewing Company 1105 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55415 This is a last call to register for the October 2024 meeting on 10/9/2024. The presentation will be by our current vice president, Chris Thielsen of Itasca on A methodology for supplementing rock strength information, using machine learning and point load testing. This meeting will be joint with the local MN Section SME. ? The meeting will be held at Day Block Brewing in Minneapolis from 6:00-8:30. (Happy hour from 6:00-7:00 (drinks included), dinner served around 7:00, and then announcements and the technical presentation from 7:30 – 8:30 pm) $20 - Students and Gov Employees $40 - MGS Paid Members $60 - Non-members We hope to see you there! Click Here to Register Through our Event Page https://lnkd.in/gK6dzKnn And Thank You to Itasca Consulting Group for Sponsoring!

MGS-GI 2024 September Social Event ? The event will take place outdoors, on the rooftop of the Barrel House in downtown Minneapolis. Come socialize with us in an outdoor setting to kick off the 2024-25 MGS-GI season. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.? ? The event is free to all?members and prospective members. No formal program is planned, drop in anytime during the event and stay as long as you'd like. Click on the link below to RSVP so we can get a head-count.? ? https://lnkd.in/gj9fk9Tr When Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT Where The Barrel House 111 3rd Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55401 Special Thanks to our sponsor for the social event, Kilo Engineering!? Additional Thanks to Itasca for hosting! ? Hope to see you all there!

LAST CALL: Attend MGS-GI May 2024 Meeting May 2024 Meeting - Featuring an ASCE Traveling Lecturer Please join us for the last meeting of the 2023-2024 season! This month will feature Dr. Robert B. Gilbert, P.E., Ph.D., D.GE, NAE. The topic for this month will be "Lessons about Managing Risk from Forensic Geotechnical Engineering" The practice of managing risk is guided by lessons learned from failures and successes. This talk will describe three recent case histories in forensic geotechnical engineering: 1) quality control problems in the construction of drilled shafts that required significant repairs; 2) deterioration of a waste containment system that led to release of contaminants; and 3) failure of a natural slope that destroyed public and private property. The lessons learned from these case histories include the importance of being ready for things to not go as expected, taking action quickly to address problems as they arise in construction and operation, and being humble and transparent about the dynamics of nature. ROBERT B. GILBERT P.E., Ph.D., D.GE, NAE is Chair of the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He joined the faculty in 1993 after practicing as a geotechnical engineer for five years with Golder Associates Inc. His technical focus is the assessment, evaluation and management of risk for civil engineering systems. He has worked on a variety of large infrastructure projects, including the New Orleans levee system, the east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal waste disposal project, and many of the world’s largest offshore energy production systems. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2020. Our Happy Hour sponsor this month is Subsurface Constructors. Please thank a Subsurface Constructors Employee when you see them! All attendees will receive one PDH. Paid MGS-GI members, use promo code for $20 off Where: Day Block Brewing Company 1105 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415 When: May 08, 2024 06:00pm - May 08, 2024 08:30pm Register: https://lnkd.in/gSAU87UM

Please join us for the April MGS-GI meeting! This month will feature a Panel discussion on Pavements from designers, engineers and contractors. The panel moderator is Christopher DeDene from the City of Minneapolis. The panelists for this meeting will be Tim Anderson with MnDOT, Jake Michalowski with AET and Brandon Brever with MAPA. Please submit questions for the panelists on the registration page! Our Happy Hour sponsor this month is Geokon. Please thank a Geokon Employee when you see them! All attendees will receive one PDH. Paid MGS-GI members, use promo code for $20 off. When: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CDT Where: Day Block Brewing Company 1105 S Washington Ave Minneapolis, MN 55415 Register: https://lnkd.in/gCqDVNeM

Check out the recording from the January MGS-GI meeting: Upper Bee Branch Restoration, Dubuque Iowa, presented by Kurt Breitenbucher, PE with Brierley Associates and Sam Umlauf, PE with ECI. https://lnkd.in/guS3VqR8