8th ISM Workshop, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2007 Technical Session 1 - Welcome, Introductions and Invited Speakers •Welcomes - Local Organizing Committee, Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada •Welcomes - ISM Chairman Dr. Jouko Lehtonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland •4th Lizzi Lecture: Historical Review and Analysis of 55 Years of Micropiles, Dr. Thomas Herbst, Germany •3rd Lizzi Scholarship Recipient: Finite Element Analysis of the Axial Capacity of Micropiles, Mohamed Elkasabgy, University of Western Ontario, Canada •Overview of Field Activities and Design Challenge, Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada Technical Session 2 - Research and Development/Design Chair: Tom Armour, DBM Contractors, Inc., USA •“Root Piles” in the USA: Fondedile S.P.A. and Fondedile Corp., Fioravante Bares, F.A.B.E. Associates, USA •Long-Term Cyclic Performance Assessment of Micropile Systems, Gary Weinstein, Polytechnic University, USA •Lateral Loads on Micropiles, Thomas Richards, Nicholson Construction Company, USA •Design Methods for Stabilization of Earth Slopes using Micropiles, Prof. Erik Loehr, University of Missouri Columbia, USA •Seismic Performance of Micropile Foundations in Layered Soils, Prof. Hesham El Naggar, University of Western Ontario, Canada Technical Session 3 - Advances in Micropile Materials Chair: Prof. Masaru Hoshiya, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan •Micropiles - Design Parameters Interpreted from 280 Load Tests, Dr. Jesús Gómez, Schnabel Engineering, USA •Advances in Hollow Thread Bar Micro Pile Installation Techniques, Equipment, Materials, Testing and Monitoring, Horst Aschenbroich, CON-TECH Systems Ltd., Canada •Direct Drilled New Micropile TITAN 127/111 for Underpinning Roman Bullring in Barcelona, Spain, Ernst Ischebeck, Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany •30 Years of GEWI-Pile Applications in Canada, Joe Li, DYWIDAG-Systems International, Canada Ltd., Canada. Technical Session 4 - Case Histories Chair: Paul Woodfield, Branlow Ltd., U.K. •Micro Piles in High Alpine Regions - A Story of Success, Andreas Brandner, IB-Brandner, Austria •Micropile Underpinning Over Expansive Pyritic Shales, Shad Hoover, CMT Laboratories, USA •Scandinavian Drilled Micropile Walls, Dr. Håkan Bredenberg, Bredenberg Teknik, Sweden •Jet Grouted Micropiles for the I-90 Bridge over Sand Creek in Albany, NY, Michael Grant, Hayward Baker, Inc., and Dr. James Stewart, James P. Stopen Engineering Partnership, USA •Micropile Load Transfer Rates in the Puget Sound Region of Washington State, Carole Mitchell and Wendy Mathieson, Shannon & Wilson, Inc., USA •Micropile Foundation Repair and Underpinning, Arts and Science Museum, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, John Wolosick, Hayward Baker, Inc., USA Technical Session 5 - Load TestingChair: Horst Aschenbroich, CON-TECH Systems, Ltd., Canada •Advanced Interpretation of Instrumented Micropile Load Tests, Dr. Terence Holman, Moretrench American Corporation, USA •Measurement for Landslide Slope Stability using High Capacity Micropiles, Masao Sagara, Fujita Corporation, Japan •Effects of Quasi-Static Cyclic Loading on Micropiles Structural Support of 20,000 m3 Tank Foundation,Cory Yacyshyn, BelPacific Excavating & Shoring, Ltd. Partnership, Canada •Nipigon Bridge - Load Testing Program and Results, Dr. Dennis Becker, Golder Associates, Canada •Interface Bond Values for Micropile Design, Mike Turner, Applied Geotechnical Engineering, Ltd., U.K. Technical Session 6 - Field Demonstration Chair: Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada •Introduction to Field Program, Daniela Ramirez, Isherwood Associates, Canada •History of Distillery District and Rack House, Sally Gibson, Historian, The Distillery District, Canada •Installation and Testing of Micropiles, Jim Bruce, Geo-Foundations Contractors, Canada •Testing Apparatus, Stuart Bradshaw, Terrain Geotechnical Consultants, Ltd., U.K. •Instrumentation, Ivan Barua, Monir, Canada •MIDA (Micropile Database), Jussi Hattara, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland Technical Session 7 - High Capacity Micropiles in Mined Ground for Bridge Support: A Case History of Investigation, Design, Construction and Performance Chair: Allen Cadden, Schnabel Engineering, USA •Site Investigation and Categorization, and the Evolution of Foundation Design and Treatment Concepts,Norman Norrish, Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers, USA •Detailed Design and Preconstruction Verification Piles (4 each), Wayne Duryee, HNTB Corporation, USA •Construction, QA/QC, John Szturo, HNTB Corporation, USA •Load Testing of Production Piles, Dr. Donald Bruce, Geosystems, L.P., USA Technical Session 8: Micropile Market and Education Activities Chair: Dr. Donald B -uce, Geosystems, L.P., USA •Construction Outlook in Japan, Prof. Masaru Hoshiya, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan •Technical and Market Effects on Micropile Growth in the U.S., Allen Cadden, Schnabel Engineering, USA •ISM U.K. Courses – November 2006, Paul Woodfield and Mark Hinton, Branlow Ltd., U.K. •Field Day Wrap Up, Daniela Ramirez, Isherwood Associates, Canada