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First International Conference on Scour of Foundations
ICSF-1:
Final Program

[Updated October 7, 2002]

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2002
 
9:00 am - 12:00 Noon ISSMGE TC-33 – Geotechnics of Soil Erosion Committee Meeting
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch – On your own
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Geo-Institute, Geotechnics of Soil Erosion Committee Meeting
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Short Course: Scour of Foundations
Organizers: J. E. Pagan, S. Jones, J-L. Briaud(USA)
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Short Course: Scour of Foundations
Organizers: J. E. Pagan, S. Jones, J-L. Briaud(USA)
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Reception in the Exhibit Hall - Registration
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2002
 
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast and Registration in Exhibit Hall
8:00 am - 8:30 am WELCOME – Grand Ballroom
H. H. Richardson, Director, Texas Transportation Institute
J. M. Niedzwecki, Head, Department of Civil Engineering
J-L. Briaud, Chairman, ICSF-1, Acknowledgements
8:30 am - 10:00 am SESSION (1): PLENARY SESSION I – Grand Ballroom
Session Chairs: M. Tumay, P. Smith.
Invited Lecture 1.1: Scour Protection and Repair by Filtering Geosynthetic Containers. M. H. Heibaum (Germany).
Invited Lecture 1.2: Numerical Simulation of Scour Around Complex Piers in Cohesive Soil. H-C. Chen (USA).
Invited Lecture 1.3: Unconventional Interpretation of Local Scour Downstream a Large Dam Stilling Basin. R. A. Lopardo (Argentina), J. M. Casado, M. C. Lopardo.
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 am - 12:00 Noon Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (2): SCOUR PREDICTIONS I – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: J. Audibert, C. Weber.
Invited Lecture 2.1: Indirect Methods of Measuring Shear Stress in the Bottom of a Scour Hole. J. S. Jones (USA).
Presentation 2.2: Shear Stress Approach to Pier Scour Predictions. Y. Li (USA), J-L. Briaud, H-C. Chen, P. Nurtjahyo, J. Wang.
Presentation 2.3: A Review of Predictive Methods for General Scour. R. Bettess (UK).
Presentation 2.4: Prediction of Local Scour Below Offshore Pipelines – A Review. L. Cheng (Australia).
Presentation 2.5: Comparison of General Scour Prediction Equations for River Crossings. C. Lauchlan (UK), R. May.

SESSION (3): SCOUR MEASUREMENTS I – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: C. Monk, N. Jaynes.
Invited Lecture 3.1: Local Scour Around Structures in Tidal Flows. R. May (UK), M. Escarameia.
Presentation 3.2: Movement of Bridge Pier by Water Flow Under Flood Condition. K. Ogihara (Japan), H. Muraishi, S. Masahiko, D. Nakajima.
Presentation 3.3: 3-Dimensional Measured and Simulated Flow for Scour Near Spur Dikes. R. Kuhnle (USA), Y. Jia, C. Alonso.
Presentation 3.4: Scour Experiments on Dike Angle, Porosity, and Hook for a Thin Dike. E. Martinez (USA), R. Ettema, A. Lachhab.
Presentation 3.5: Shallow Water Effect on Pier Scour in Clays. Y. Li (USA), J-L. Briaud, H-C. Chen, P. Nurtjahyo, J. Wang.
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch – Oakwood Ballroom (provided)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (4): SCOUR PREDICTIONS II – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: P. D’Odorico, D. Stolpa.
Invited Lecture 4.1: Effect of Suspended Fine Sediment on Local Scour. M. Sheppard (USA).
Presentation 4.2: Numerical Simulations of 3-D Flows Around Bridge Piers. S-U. Choi (Korea), W. Yang.
Presentation 4.3: 3-D Numerical Model for Wave-Induced Dynamic Behavior of Sand Beds at Bridge Piers. F. Mia (Japan), H. Nago, S. Maeno.
Presentation 4.4: Pier Scour at Woodrow Wilson Bridge and SRICOS Method. K. Kwak (Korea), J-L. Briaud, Y. Cao, M-K. Chung, B. Hunt, S. Davis.
Presentation 4.5: Bed Shear Stress Around Rectangular Pier: Numerical Approach. P. Nurtjahyo (USA), H-C. Chen, J-L. Briaud, Y. Li, J. Wang.

SESSION (5): SCOUR MEASUREMENTS II – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: W. Edge, R. Melek.
Invited Lecture 5.1: Flume Experiments on Abutment Scour: Confronting Complexities in Process and Similitude. R. Ettema (USA).
Presentation 5.2: Scouring Downstream of Sluice Gate. S-Y. Lim (Singapore), G. Yu.
Presentation 5.3: Development of the New Inspection Method on Scour Condition Around Existing Bridge Foundations. J. Fukui (Japan), M. Otuka.
Presentation 5.4: Experimental Study on Toe Scour of Seawall Covered with Armor Units Due to Waves. T. Sakakiyama (Japan), R. Kajima.
Presentation 5.5: Scour Around Rubble-Mound Breakwater Head of Cheju Outer Port. H. Kim (Korea), B. C. Oh, B-S. Jung, S-Z Youn.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (6): SCOUR PREDICTIONS III – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: K. A. Chang, P. Nurtjahyo.
Invited Lecture 6.1: Analysis of Pier Scour Predictions and Real-Time Field Measurements. D. S. Mueller (USA), C. R. Wagner.
Presentation 6.2: Future Hydrographs and Scour Risk Analysis. J-L. Briaud (USA) P. D’Odorico.
Presentation 6.3: Database Program for Highway Bridge-Scour Data. K. Farrag (USA), M. Morvant.
Presentation 6.4: Nondimensional Analysis of Clear-Water Scour at Bridge Contractions in Cohesive Soils. O. Guven (USA), J. G. Melville, J. E. Curry.
Presentation 6.5: FE Analysis of Coastal Cliff Erosion due to Ocean Wave Assailing. K. Yasuhara (Japan), S. Murakami, Y. Kanno, Z. Wu.

SESSION (7): GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS I – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: C. Aubeny, X. Long.
Invited Lecture 7.1: Theoretical and Practice Aspects of Rock Scour Prediction. G. W. Annandale (USA), E. Bollaert, A. Schleiss.
Presentation 7.2: Erosion Function Apparatus Overview and Discussion of Influence Factors on Cohesive Soil Erosion Rate in EFA Test. Y. Cao (USA), J. Wang, J-L. Briaud, H-C. Chen, Y. Li, P. Nurtjahyo.
Presentation 7.3: Identification of Dispersive Clays in Gaza Strip Area; and Filter Effects on Dam Safety. M. Awad (Palestine).
Presentation 7.4: Effects of Cohesion on Bridge Scour. A. Molinas (USA), S. J. Jones.
Presentation 7.5: Scour Around Submarine Pipeline in Clayey Soil. S. Neelamani (India), A. Vijaya Kumar, S. Narasimha Rao.
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 2001 TERZAGHI LECTURE – Grand Ballroom
Session Chairs: P. Jeanjean, A. Niedoroda.
Geotechnical Solutions for the Offshore: Synergy of Research and Practice. S. Lacasse (Norway)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Reception in the new Texas A&M University Hydraulic Laboratory
(Buses leave every 10 minutes starting at 6:45 pm)
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Committee Meetings – Mockingbird rooms
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2002
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast and Registration in Exhibit Hall
8:30 am - 10:00 am SESSION (8): PLENARY SESSION II – Grand Ballroom
Session Chairs: S. Wright, B. Hunt.
Invited Lecture 8.1: Survey of Bridge Damages Due to a Heavy Rain in Northern Part of Kanto Region, Japan. J. Fukui (Japan), M. Nishitani.
Invited Lecture 8.2: The SRICOS-EFA Method. J-L. Briaud (USA).
Invited Lecture 8.3: Failure Mechanisms of Riprap Layer Around Bridge Piers. Y-M. Chiew (Singapore).
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 am - 12:00 Noon Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (9): COUNTERMEASURES I – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: H. Landphair, W. Wang
Invited Lecture 9.1: Scour Protection Around Gravity Based Structures Using Small Size Rock. K. J. Bos (Netherlands), H. J. Verheij, G. Kant, A. C. H. Kruisbrink.
Presentation 9.2: Riprap as Permanent Scour Protection Around Bridge Piers. C. D. Anglin (Canada), F. Itamunoala, G. Millen.
Presentation 9.3: Riprap at Rectangular Bridge Piers Under Oblique Incident Flow. J. A. Sainz (Spain), R. Salgado.
Presentation 9.4: Countermeasure Construction Using Jet Grouting Methods to Combat Foundation Scour. D. W. Boehm (USA).
Presentation 9.5: Field Evaluation and Countermeasure Selection for Scour Critical Bridges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. K. Schaefer (USA), R. W. Gardner.

SESSION (10): GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS II – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: G. Biscontin, H. Hu.
Invited Lecture 10.1: GIS-Based Bridge Scour Prioritization. C. L. Ho (USA), J. M. Di Stasi, P. Rees.
Presentation 10.2: Erodibility Tests of Shale-Rock Samples Taken from Bridge Pier Construction Site on the Mississippi River. T. Nakato (USA).
Presentation 10.3: The Driving Force on Soil Grains and Its Effect on Scouring the Channel of Foundation. L. Zhang (USA), D. Ding, W. Zhou.
Presentation 10.4: Depth of Mobile Layer Under Severe Wave Conditions: Liquefaction Effect. S. Sassa (Japan).
Presentation 10.5: Essence of Silt Factor for Scour Calculation Around Bridge Foundation. R.K. Dhiman (India), D. K. Mohapatra.
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch – Oakwood Ballroom (provided)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (11): COUNTERMEASURES II – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: D. Laefer, J. B. Seo.
Invited Lecture 11.1: Impact of the Federal Highway Administration’s Scour Evaluation Program in the United States of North America’s Highway Bridges. J. E. Pagan-Ortiz (USA).
Presentation 11.2: Evaluation of Strategies to Control Erosion along U.S. Highway 50 Between Carson City and Lake Tahoe. K. Dennett (USA), P. Fricthel, R. Siddharthan, A. Soltani.
Presentation 11.3: Optimisation of Scour Protection Measures. G. B. H. Spaan (Netherlands), M. H. Lindo, G. Kant.
Presentation 11.4: Design and Construction of Bridge Scour Countermeasures Along the Salt River, Phoenix, Arizona. D. L. Richards (USA).
Presentation 11.5:

SESSION (12): ABUTMENTS AND EMBANKMENTS – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: T. Dahl, S. Hilbrich.
Invited Lecture 12.1: Abutment Scour Countermeasures: A Review. B. Barkdoll (USA), R. Ettema, R. Kuhnle, B. Melville, T. Parchure, A. Parola, C. Alonso.
Presentation 12.2: Countermeasures for Scour at Spill-Through Bridge Abutments. B. Melville (New Zealand), S. Coleman, D. Hoe.
Presentation 12.3: Hugo Reservoir Embankment Depression Study. J. B. Nevels, Jr. (USA).
Presentation 12.4: Pier and Abutment Scour-New Laboratory Data. W. H. Hager (Switzerland), J. Unger, G. Oliveto.
Presentation 12.5: Flow and Scouring in Main Channel due to Abutments. G. Yu (Singapore), S-Y. Lim, S-K. Tan.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (13): COUNTERMEASURES III – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: S. Dunlap, X. Zhang.
Invited Lecture 13.1: Treating Channel Instability at Bridges. P. A. Johnson (USA).
Presentation 13.2: Scour Hazard Mitigation for Tick Canyon Wash Bridge. M. S. Islam (USA), J. Zha, A. Abghari.
Presentation 13.3: Final Stages of Butte City Bridge Erosion Control Project. S. K. Mishra (USA), W. B. Lindsey.
Presentation 13.4: Riprap Protection Around Bridge Piers in a Degrading Channel. Y-M. Chiew (Singapore).
Presentation 13.5: Scour at a Submerged Rock Dike, Willapa Bay, Washington. N. Sultan (USA), R. Phillips, H. Bermudez.

SESSION (14): PIER SCOUR – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: S. Davis, J. Wang.
Invited Lecture 14.1: 3-D Numerical Modeling of Flow and Scour Around a Pile. A. Roulund (Denmark), B. M. Sumer, J. Fredsoe, J. Michelsen.
Presentation 14.2: New Approach to Scour Evaluation of Complex Bridge Piers. E. V. Richardson (USA), J. S. Jones, D. M. Sheppard.
Presentation 14.3: Time Rate of Local Scour at a Circular Pile. W. Miller, Jr. (USA), D. M. Sheppard.
Presentation 14.4: A Case Study of the Possible Effects of Long-Term Climate Change on Bridge Scour. P. Kirshen (USA), L. Edgers, J. Edelmann, M. Percher, B. Bettencourt, E. Lewandowski.
Presentation 14.5: Analysis of Pile Groups Considering Riverbed Scouring. S. Jeong (Korea), J. Won, J. Suh.
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 2002 BUCHANAN LECTURE – Grand Ballroom
Session Chair: J-L. Briaud.
The World Trade Center: Construction, Destruction, Reconstruction. A. Aronowitz (USA)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Reception at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
(Buses leave every 10 minutes starting at 6:45 pm)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2002
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast and Registration in Exhibit Hall
8:30 am - 10:00 am SESSION (15): PLENARY SESSION III – Grand Ballroom
Session Chairs: A. Kosicki, H. Johanesson.
Invited Lecture 15.1: On the Challenges of Scour Prediction. G. Hoffmans (Netherlands), H. Verheij.
Invited Lecture 15.2: A Geotechnical Perspective: Design and Construction of Highway Bridge Foundations for Scour. C. E. Dumas (USA), J. Krolack.
Invited Lecture 15.3: Local Scour Depths at Bridge Foundations: New Zealand Methodology. B. Melville (New Zealand).
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 am - 12:00 Noon Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (16): SCOUR PROBLEMS I – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: M. Luna, E. McDonald.
Invited Lecture 16.1: Study on the Disasters of Bridge and Bed Protection Works During the Passage of Typhoon Herb. C. Lin (Taiwan), T-C. Ho, P-H. Chiu, K-A. Chang.
Presentation 16.2: Damages of the Roads-Bridges by Erosion and Remedial Measures in Albania. L. Bozo (Albania), Y. Muceku.
Presentation 16.3: Bridge Pier Scour in Bouldery Bed – Indian Scenario. R. Singh (India), K. K. Razdan, R. K. Dhiman.
Presentation 16.4: Scour Monitoring of Bridge Piers via Inclination Detection. N. Kobayashi (Japan), S. Kitsunai, M. Shimamura.
Presentation 16.5: Non-Destructive Testing to Determine Unknown Pile Lengths Under Existing Bridges. F. Rausche (USA), M. Huessin, M. Bixler.

SESSION (17): SCOUR MONITORING – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: S. Smith, K. Y. Rhee.
Invited Lecture 17.1: Instruments to Measure and Monitor Bridge Scour. E. V. Richardson (USA).
Presentation 17.2: Development and Implementation of a Scour Monitoring Program for Selected Bridges Crossing the Trukee River. K. E. Dennett (USA), P. Fritchel, R. Siddharthan, A. Soltani.
Presentation 17.3: Seismic Methods to Identify Scour Depth Around Deep Bridge Foundations. E. J. Mercado (USA), E. B. Davies, J. A. McDonald, M. W. O’Neill.
Presentation 17.4: Portable Scour Monitoring Research. J. D. Schall (USA), G. R. Price.
Presentation 17.5: Active Scour Monitor Instrumentation in the California Transportation System. S. Ng (USA).
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch – Oakwood Ballroom (provided)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

SESSION (18): SCOUR PROBLEMS II – Ballroom 1
Session Chairs: R. Whitehouse, H. Shi.
Invited Lecture 18.1: Determination of Unknown Bridge Foundation Depths with NDE Methods. L. D. Olson (USA).
Presentation 18.2: Scour of Railway Embankment Foundation Located on Sea-Cliff in Japan. H. Suzuki (Japan), M. Shimamura.
Presentation 18.3: Design and Construction of Scour Foundations for Electric Power Transmission Line Structures. P. M. Kandaris (USA), R. E. Kondziolka, J. P. Adams.
Presentation 18.4: Propeller Induced Scour. C-O. Chin (Singapore), W. Li.
Presentation 18.5: Confederation Bridge – New Scour Design Methodology for Complex Materials. R. B. Nairn (Canada), C. D. Anglin.

SESSION (19): CASE HISTORIES – Ballroom 2
Session Chairs: L. Arneson, Z. Lu.
Invited Lecture 19.1: A Methodology for Predicting Channel Migration NCHRP Project No. 24-16. P. Lagasse (USA), W. Spitz, L. Zevenbergen.
Presentation 19.2: Predicting Meander Migration: Evaluation of Some Existing Techniques. J-L. Briaud (USA), H-C. Chen, S. Park.
Presentation 19.3: Collapse and Erosion of Khon Kaen Loess with Treatment Option. P. Punrattanasi (Thailand), A. Subjarassang, O. Kusakabe, T. Nishimura.
Presentation 19.4: Analysis of Contraction and Abutment Scour at Two Sites in Minnesota. C. R. Wagner (USA), D. S. Mueller.
Presentation 19.5: Factors Affecting Stream and Foundation Stability at Existing Bridges in New Jersey. S. M. Baig (USA), J. J. Zarriello, M. A. Khan.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm SESSION (20): PREDICTION EVENT – Grand Ballroom
Session Chairs: J. Benn, Y. Li.
Presentation 20.1: Results of the FHWA Prediction Event. J-L. Briaud (USA)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm SESSION (21): FUTURE SCOUR NEEDS. PANEL DISCUSSION – Grand Ballroom
Moderator: J-L. Briaud (USA).
Panelists:
B. Melville (New Zealand).
S. Jones (USA).
J. Fukui (Japan).
R. Whitehouse (UK).
G. Hoffmans (Netherlands).
C. Dumas (USA).
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Closing Ceremony – Reception at Janet and Jean-Louis Briaud’s House
(3013 Coronado Drive, College Station, T: 979-693-3969).

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