9th ISM Workshop, London, England, UK, 2009 Technical Session 1: Welcome, Introductions and Invited Speakers Chair: Mark Hinton, Branlow Piling Solutions, UK •Welcomes - Local Organizing Committee, Mark Hinton, Branlow Piling Solutions, U.K. •Welcomes - ISM Chairman Dr. Jouko Lehtonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland •Welcomes - Dr. Fedele Lizzi, representing Dr. Fernando Lizzi Family •5th Lizzi Lecture: Micropiles in Middle Age: Triumphs, Failures and Challenges, Dr. Donald A. Bruce, Geosystems, L.P., U.S.A. •Geology and Micropiling in the U.K., Michael Turner, Applied Geotechnical Engineering Ltd., U.K. •4th Lizzi Scholarship Recipient: Micropiles – The Green Choice, James Amos, Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, U.K. •International Society for Micropiles 2007 Workshop – Reflections from Toronto, Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada Technical Session 2: Design and Research & Development (1) Chair: Allen Cadden, Schnabel Engineering, USA •New Database for Drilled and Grouted Micropiles to Estimate Displacements, Ernst Ishebeck, Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany •Efficient Design of Vertical Micropiles to Lateral Loading, Dr. Jesús Gómez, Schnabel Engineering, USA •Some Lessons Learnt from the French National Research Project on Micropiles, Dr. Roger Frank, Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, CERMES, France Technical Session 3: Innovations in Materials and Practices Chair: Dr. Jouko Lehtonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland •DSI - Ductile Iron Micropile, Florian Stuetzel, Dywidag-Systems International, Germany •Video Inspection of Micropile Rock Sockets in New York City, Larry Johnsen, Heller and Johnsen, USA •The Use of Post-Grouting Systems for Micropiles, Chris Irvin, Dywidag-Systems International, U.K. •Assessment of Existing Foundations and Foundation Improvement using Micropile Groups, L. Begaj Qerimi, Skanska, U.K. •Development of New Micropiling Method Enhancing Frictional Resistance with Geotextile Pack and Full Scale Load Tests for Micropiles, Changho Choi, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Korea Technical Session 4: Design, Construction and Testing Chair: Ernst Ischebeck, Fried. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany •U.K. Micropiling Practice - Selected Case Studies, Mark Hinton, Branlow Piling Solutions, U.K. •Post-Underpinning Settlement of Micropile Underpinning Projects in Turku, Dr. Jouko Lehtonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland •Continuous Grout Flushed Micropile Foundations for a New Rail Overpass, Jim Bruce, Geo-Foundations Contractors, Canada •Alternative Solution for Drilled Micropiles for the Portimao Municipal Museum, José Matos e Silva, ISEL- Lisbon Technical University, Portugal Technical Session 5: Design and R&D (2) Chair: Dr. Roger Frank, Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, CERMES, France •Bond Strength of Micropile/Grout/Concrete Interfaces in RC Footings Strengthened with Micropiles, João Veludo, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal •ADSC-DFI Micropile Committee – Recent Activities, Dan MacLean, CON-TECH Systems, Ltd., Canada •Note to Actual Design of Micropiles Under Axial Cyclic Loading in Germany According to DIN 1054:2005-01 and Further Guidelines, Jennifer Kleih, Zentrum Geotechnik Technical University at Munich, Germany •Research Projects on Micropile Networks at City University, Alexis Rose, City University, U.K. •Long-term Performance Assessment of Micropiles under Monotonic and Cyclic Axial Loading, Dr. G. Mitchell Weinstein, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA Technical Session 6: Urban Works Chair: Michael Turner, Applied Geotechnical Engineering Ltd., U.K. •A Case Study of Micropiling in the Urban Environment, Jaehyeung Jeoung, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Korea •Part 1 - Static Load Testing of Piles in Restricted Access - An Opportunity for Change, Stuart Bradshaw, Terrain Geotechnical Consultants, Ltd., U.K. •High Capacity Micropile Groups for the Cannon Place Redevelopment in London, Jim Martin, Byland Engineering Ltd., U.K. and Hugh St. John, Geotechnical Consulting Group, U.K. •Mixed Foundations Utilising Micropiles in Urban Redevelopments, Mike Turner, Applied Geotechnical Engineering, Ltd., U.K. •Duration of Micropile Underpinning Projects in Turku, Dr. Jouko Lehtonen, Turku University of Applied Science, Finland Technical Session 7: Load Testing (1) Chair: Prof. Erik Loehr, Univ. of Missouri Columbia, U.S.A. •Pile Loading Tests of Titan Injection Micropiles at an Industrial Plant in North Vancouver, Bill Telford, GeoPacific Consultants, Ltd., Canada •In Situ Test of Steel Core Micropiles in Limestone Bedrock in Sweden, Wilhelm Rankka, WSP Sveige AB, Sweden •Pseudo-Elastic Response and Performance of Micropiles, Dr. Terence Holman, Moretrench American Corporation, USA •Part 2 - Static Load Testing of Piles in Restricted Areas - An Opportunity for Change, Stuart Bradshaw, Terrain Geotechnical Consultants, Ltd., U.K. Technical Session 8: Load Testing 2 Chair: Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada •Static “Micro” Micropile Load Capacity and Verification by Dynamic Load Testing, Glen Mann, Creative Engineering Opportunities, USA •A Decade of Micropile Load Hold Capacity Across Western Canada, Cory Yacyshyn, North American Construction Group, Canada •Self-Drilled Hollow Bar Micropiles – Applications, Corrosion Protection and Specialist Measures Required for Load Testing, Chris Irvin, Dywidag-Systems International, U.K. •Analysis of ISM 2009 Workshop Attendance, Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada Technical Session 9: Difficult and Unusual Loading Conditions Chair: Dr. Donald Bruce, Geosystems, L.P., USA •Drilled Micropiles – Design and Practice in France, Andre Jaubertou, Soletanche-Bachy, France •Design, Inspection and Construction Challenges of Installing Micropiles in Karst Terrain, Shad Hoover, CMT Laboratories, Inc., USA •Stabilizing the Devil Slide with Hollow Bar, Grout Injection Bored (IBO) Micropiles for Caltrans, Horst Aschenbroich, CON-TECH Systems, Canada •Support of an Excavation Face with Micropiles, Jerold Bishop, Geotechnical Design Systems, Inc., USA