20 February 2020

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Mularroya Dam

• Projects for Geotechnical Structures in accordance with Eurocode 7: 2025

• Riad Metro

• Unique Geotechnical Treatments in Linear Works in Operation

• Soil Improvement Goal Specification for Dynamic Compaction Jobs

• Slope Instability Problems over a Highway in Operation

• Geotechnical Interventions in Hydraulic Projects: Implications Surrounding the Implementation of an Environmental Management System

• Rail and Road Embankment Improvement and Stabilization Interventions

22 February 2018

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Instrumentation of Rail Projects: Pathologies and Behavior of the Different Settlement Layers

• Instrumentation and Monitoring. An Essential Factor in the Safety of Dams. The Example of Yesa.

• Controlling Pile Embedding into Rock. 

• Controlling and Recording Soil Treatment Parameters

• Load Tests in Deep Foundations

• Control and Specification of Tremie Concrete in Piles and Diaphragm Walls

• Instrumentation in Soil Treatment Projects

26 February 2015

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• The Underground as a Source of Energy. Geothermical Facilities

• Geotechnical Conditioning Factors in Industrial Facilities

• Geotechnical Conditioning Factors in the Placement of Waste within Controlled Landfills

• Thermosolar Power Plants. Foundation Construction Process Using Piles

• Wind Farms. Soil Improvement for the Foundations of Wind Turbines

• Soil Treatments in Soils Used for Industrial Purposes. Case Studies.

• Combined-Cycle Power Plants. Foundation Solutions

• Thermosolar Power Plants: Cases Executed Using Deep Foundations

• Oil Rig Construction. Soil Improvement/Reinforcement

1 March 2012

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Movements in Masonry Structures. Foundations. Interventions. Examples

• From Traditional to Special Underpinning

• Inclusions in Underpinning Works: From Injections to Micropiles

• Works in Port Environments. Underground Parking at Parrote Quay (A Coruña).

• Underpinning below Slab with Soil Mixing Columns

• Refurbishment and Underpinning of a Building in Madrid

• Land Underpining and Containment Using Jet Grouting

26 February 2009

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Stabilization of Slopes. Basic Concepts

• Stabilization of Slopes. Hipermás Supermarket at Escazú (San José, Costa Rica)

• Slope and Embankment Instability Correction Case Studies at the Genil-Cabra Canal

• Use of Soil Nailing for the Stabilization of Excavation Slopes

23 February 2006

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Advances in the Design of Soil Improvement Techniques

• Control Methods and their Application on Clay Soils

• Vibroflotation in a Filling with Dredging Material 

• Soil Improvement with Dry Stone Columns

• Execution of Stone Columns in the Sea

• Mortar Displacement Columns Controlling Pile Embedding into Rock. 

• Soil Improvement Using the Mass Stabilization Technique

• Deep Soil Mixing. Stabilization Using Dry Lime-Cement Columns

27 February 2003

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Latest Advances in Micropiles. French Experience

• Design Criteria for Micropiles

• Roundtable Discussión on Design

• Micropiles in the Stabilization of Slopes

• Micropile Wall for the Protection of the Excavation of the Caja de Burgos Contemporary Art Center

• Temporary Building Supports: Linares Palace (Casa de América) and Other Singular Buildings in the Southern Part of the Prado-Recoletos-Castellana Axis in Madrid

• Micropiles in Difficult Soils

• Micropiles with Displacement Grouting

• Connecting Micropiles to Other Structures

• Testing Tubular Casing Coupling Systems in Micropiles

20 February 2020

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Mularroya Dam

• Projects for Geotechnical Structures in accordance with Eurocode 7: 2025

• Riad Metro

• Unique Geotechnical Treatments in Linear Works in Operation

• Soil Improvement Goal Specification for Dynamic Compaction Jobs

• Slope Instability Problems over a Highway in Operation

• Geotechnical Interventions in Hydraulic Projects: Implications Surrounding the Implementation of an Environmental Management System

• Rail and Road Embankment Improvement and Stabilization Interventions

23 February 2017

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Collapse of a Deep Excavation in Singapore

• Analysis of the Pathologies in a Land Clearing along the A-7 Highway in Granada

• Construction of the Third Set of Locks of the Panama Canal

• Some Examples of Pathologies Solved Using Different Injection Techniques

• Vacuum Preloading. Pathology Prevention. Cárdeñas Area (Huelva)

• Stabilization of Sliding at the AP-1 Highway in Eskoriatza (Gipuzkoa)

• Underpinning and Interior Excavation for the Refurbishment of the Val Market in the Valladolid Historic Center.

• Pathologies in Building Slabs with Sub-pressure: Anchoring Solution with Tensioned Micropiles

12 March 2014

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Repair and Reinforcement of Earth Dams 

• Movement Correction in Reservoir Slopes

• Impermeable Plastic Diaphragm Walls. Execution Techniques and Materials

• Improvement Works in Riversides and Protection Levees

• Works at the Baixo-Sabor Dam, Portugal

3 March 2011

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Improvement and Consolidation Treatments Using Jet Grouting, Injections, etc.

• Compensation Grouting and Other Special Techniques

• The ADECO-RS Approach as a Design and Construction System to Industrialize Tunnel Excavation: the Italian Experience

• Treatments in Karstified Soils: Tunnels in Abdalajís

• Impermeabilization and Consolidation Treatment of Line 1 of the Barcelona Metro at Baró de Viver Station

• Extension of the Line from FGC to Terrassa. Interchange Station with RENFE Terrassa (Barcelona)

• Ground Reinforcement at Tunnel Intersections. Umbrella with Fiberglass Reinforcement.

• Works Using Super Jet Grouting in the Ventilation Well of the Sants-Sagrera Segment

• High-Speed Rail (Barcelona) and the Application of the ADECO-RS Method in the Pozzolatico Tunnel (Florence)

27 February 2008

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Some Considerations on the Design and Construction of Large-Diameter Piles.

• Recommendations for the Execution and Interpretation of Non-Destructive Tests to Control the Integrity of Piles and Cast-In-Situ Diaphragm Walls

• Piles in Maritime Works

• Static Bidirectional Load Tests in Large-Diameter Piles

• Flanged Piles and Pile Centering

• Large Diameter Secant Pile Diaphragm Walls

24 February 2005

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Rock Anchors

• Soil Anchors

• Regulations and Recommendations on Ground Anchors. Applications to Projects and Works for the Spanish Road Agency (Dirección General de Carreteras)

• Execution of Anchors below the Water Table

• Anchors: Pathology and Tests

• Multiple-Bulb Anchors

• Anchors in Contaminated Soils and Maritime Projects

28 February 2002

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Interesting Aspects on the Design of Diaphragm Walls

• Building Code Criteria 

• Roundtable Discussion on Design of Concrete for Cast-In-Situ Diaphragm Walls and Piles

• Control of Verticality and Joints

• The Execution of Traditional Diaphragm Walls in Soils with Rock Intrusions

• Diaphragm Walls Built Using Hydrofraise

• Secant Pile Diaphragm Walls

21 February 2019

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• Predictive Methods in Soft Ground Preloading Projects.

• Advances in the Design and Calculation of Stone Columns

• Special Foundations for the Queensferry Crossing Cable-Stayed Bridge over the Forth Estuary in Edimburgh (United Kingdom)

• New Developments in the Application of Soil Mixing Techniques

• Advances in the Execution and Control of Jet Grouting and Off-Shore Stone Columns

• Geopier Soil Improvement Techniques and their Development in Spain

• Bi-Module Columns. Description and Application Examples.

• New Applications for Injections with Tube-à-manchette and for Soil Mixing in Tunnel Projects

• Unconventional Treatments Using Micropiles and Injections. Applications on Linear Projects

25 February 2016

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

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• The Problems Surrounding the Internationalization of Engineering Companies

• Analysis of the CEDEX (CFC) Railway Caisson for the Medina-Meccah High-Speed Rail Segments Contaminated with Desert Sand

• Design Problems in the New Metro Lines of American and European Countries

• Soil Improvement Using Injections and Soil Mixing for the Execution of Tunnels within Urban Areas with Limited Cover in London, UK

• Extension and Refurbishment of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa. Excavations and Underpinning

• Land Platform Foundation Treatment Using Rigid Inclusions for the High-Speed Train Line in Marais de la Virveé, Bordeaux (France)

• Soil Treatment in a Wind Farm in Nouakchott, Mauritania

• Execution of Subterranean Hydraulic Works Using a Tunneling Machine in Azerbaijan and Panama.

• Recent Experience with Soil Treatments in Latin America

7 March 2013

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Dynamic Behavior of Railways with Ballasts

• Geotechnical Interventions in Urban Rail Works

• Barcelona-French Border High Speed Rail, Sants Connection Tunnel, Proximity to the Sagrada Familia Temple

• Soil Treatment Using Compaction Grouting. Railway Access to Sants Station (Barcelona)

• Application of the Controlled Module Columns Technique in Spanish High-Speed Rail Platforms.

• Prefabricated Piles in Rail Projects: A Reality.

• Soil Treatment in Crossrail Works in London

4 March 2010

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Geotechnical Works in Ports

• Caisson Fracture Under the Effect of Waves

• Execution of Diaphragm Walls in Port Environments

• Pile Driving for the New Ro-Ro Ramp at Santander Port

• Renovation of the Puerto Norte Dock

• Soil Improvement Treatment at Huelva Port

• Stone Columns in the Sea for the Improvement of Soils under Piers Made out of Prefabricated Caissons

22 February 2007

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• General Soil-Structure Interaction Problems

• Foundation Systems and Applicable Techniques

• Interventions in the Structures of Historical Buildings

• Consolidation Treatment of the Roman Bridge in Córdoba

• Reinforcement of the Foundations of the West Wing at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

• Reinforcement Works in the Segovia and Toledo Bridges for the Madrid M-30 Project

• Excavation of a Building in the Valladolid Historic Center

• Crossing between the Aragon Imperial Canal and the Ronda de la Hispanidad in Zaragoza

• Applications of Different Techniques for the Creation of Basements in Singular Buildings

26 February 2004

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Fracture Grouting and Permeation Grouting

• Theoretical Analysis of Compensation Grouting

• Analysis of the Factors that Play a Role in the Jet Grouting Technique

• AETESS Recommendations for the Execution and Control of Compensation Grouting

• Treatment of Loose Sands Using Microcement Injections with Microsol in the Sinesio Delgado Tunnels (Madrid)

• Low-Mobility Grouting in Karstic Soils

• Jet Grouting Applications in Unconventional Soils: Glaciar Moraines, Heterogeneous Fillings and Others

• Super Jet Grouting. New Technology for In-Situ Soil Improvement

28 February 2001

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Driven Piles

• Bored Piles

• Continuous Flight Auger Piles with Parameter Recording

• Prefabricated Piles

• Casings and Drilling Muds

• Dynamic Tests

• Control Systems