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RECENT TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
Barry Thacker, PE presented the technical paper "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation in Tennessee" at the Tennessee Section of ASCE Annual Meeting in Nashville on November 2, 2001.
Barry Thacker, PE gave a presentation on "Community Service: A Sound Strategy for the Engineering Profession" at the ASFE Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts on April 22, 2001.
Barry Thacker, PE gave a presentation on "Community Service: A Sound Strategy for Engineers" at the East Tennessee All Engineers Week Banquet in Knoxville, Tennessee on February 20, 2001.
Barry Thacker, PE presented testimony on "Watershed Restoration by non-profit Watershed Groups" to the Democratic National Party Platform Development Committee, St. Louis, Missouri in July 2000.
Barry Thacker, PE made a presentation on Geotechnical Aspects of In-Situ Bioremediation to the Institute for Geotechnology at the University of Tennessee on February 24, 2000.
Barry Thacker, PE presented the technical paper Back-Calculation of Hydraulic Conductivity Parameters by Finite Element Modeling of Existing Tailings Dams at the Southeast Regional Conference of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials in Tampa, Florida on January 25, 2000.
Barry Thacker, PE presented the technical paper In-Situ Bioremediation in a Karst Setting at the Tennessee Section of ASCE Annual Meeting in Nashville on October 29, 1999.
Gary T. Brill, George K. Burke, Alan R. Ringen, "A Ten-Year Perspective of Jet Grouting: Advancements in Applications and Technology", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Grouting and Ground Treatment, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 10, 2003.
Gary Brill, PE made a presentation to the Tennessee Section of ASCE on Resort Development on the Pennington Formation: Where Insanity and Geology Meet at a technical session in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 14, 1999.
Gary Brill, PE made a presentation to the Georgia Section of ASCE on The Use of Jet Grouting in Underpinning at a technical session in Atlanta on February 16, 1999.
Technical Papers
B.K. Thacker, Solving Socioeconomic Problems Using Geotechnical Engineering Skills, Geo-strata Magazine, Geo-Institute of ASCE, Reston, VA, July 2001.
B. K. Thacker, PE, Perimeter Embankments to Increase Capacity, Mitigate Subsidence Impacts, and Abandon Coal Refuse Disposal Impoundments Proceedings, Tailings Dams 2000 Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 28, 2000.
B.K. Thacker, Back-Calculation of Hydraulic Conductivity Parameters by Finite Element Modeling of Existing Tailings Dams, Proceedings, Association of State Dam Safety Officials Conference, Tampa, FL, January 2000.
B.K. Thacker, PE and C.G. Ford, PG, In-Situ Bioremediation Technique for Sites Underlain by Silt and Clay Proceedings of the Environmental Engineering Journal of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), December 1999.
B. K. Thacker, Liquefaction Mitigation Procedure for Coal Refuse Dams Built by the Modified Upstream Method, Proceedings, Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar XXVIII, Lexington, Kentucky, October, 1997.
Mauldon, M., Arwood, S. and Pionke, C., "An Energy Approach to Rock Slope Stability Analysis," Journal
of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol 124 No.4 pp.395405.
Arwood, S., Mauldon, M. and Moore, H. "Rock Slope Stability Analysis by Potential Energy," Proc. 48th
Highway Geology Symposium (E.C. Drumm and M. Mauldon, eds.) Knoxville, TN, May 1997.
C.G. Ford, A. E. Ogden, L. R. Ogden, S. Ellis, and J. A. Scarborough, Groundwater Basin Delineation for Sinkhole Flood Prevention, Johnson City, Tennessee, Proceedings, Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology of Karst Terrains, Sixth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and The Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Springfield, Missouri, April 9, 1997, and the Seventh Tennessee Water Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, February, 1997.
B. K. Thacker, Site Characterization Aided by Evaluation of Pumping Test Data on Environmental Remediation Projects, Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar XXVI, Louisville, KY, October 1995.
G.T. Brill, G.K. Burke, "Anchored Cutoff Structure Design and Construction", - Case Histories of New Solutions to Traditional Geotechnical Problems - presented at the Third International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Rolla, Missouri, June 1 - 4, 1993.
G.T. Brill, J.D. Hussin, "The Use of Compaction Grouting to Remediate a Railroad Embankment in a Karst Environmental", presented at the Ohio River Soils Seminar XXIII, In-Situ Soil Modification, October 16, 1992 and at the Fourth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Panama City, Florida, January 27, 1993.
J.L. Grabeel, "Surface Water & Groundwater Infiltration and the Effects on the Stability of an Underground Storage Facility" Proceedings, AIPG Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, 1993.
Grabeel, J. and Mauldon, M., "Surface Water and Ground Water Intrusion and the Effects on Stability of an Underground Storage Facility, "Association of Engineering Geologists 36th. Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 1993.
G.T. Brill, G,K. Burke, "Foundation Stabilization System Using Jet Grouting Techniques", presented at the Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar XXIII, In-Situ Solid Modification, October 16, 1992.
G.T. Brill, "Design and Installation of an Earth Reinforcement and Retention System using Compaction Grouting Techniques in Clay Soils", presented at the ASCE Specialty Conference on: "Grouting, Soil Improvement and Geosynthetics" in February, 1992.
S. A. Blair, J. H. Walker, and B. K. Thacker, Raising of an Ash Disposal Pond by Hydraulic Filling, Proceedings, ASCE Specialty Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, March 1991.
C. R. Ullrich, B. K. Thacker, and N. R. Roberts, Dynamic Properties of Fine-Grained Coal Refuse, Proceedings, Second International Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, St. Louis, MO, March 1991.
B. K. Thacker, A Tale of Two Pipes, Proceedings, MSHA Seminar on Planning, Design, and Construction of Coal Refuse Disposal Facilities, Beckley, WV, February 1991.
G.T. Brill, et al.,"Stabilization of a Coal Dumping Highwall Using a Tied-Back Structure", presented at the Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar XX, Construction in and on Rock, October 27, 1989.
B. K. Thacker, C. R. Ullrich, G. Smith, and G. Athanasakes, Evaluation of a Coal Refuse Impoundment Built by the Upstream Method, Proceedings, ASCE Specialty Conference on Hydraulic Fill Structures, Fort Collins, CO, August 1988.
B. K. Thacker, A. G. Coulson, and D. Beal, Case Study of the Meigs Slurry Impoundment, Proceedings, American Mining Conference Convention, Cincinnati, OH, May 1987.
R. M. Holbrook and B. K. Thacker, Repair of the Smokey Landslide Using a Tied-Back Wall, Proceedings, Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar XVII, Clarksville, IN, October 1986.
R.M. Holbrook, P.R. Oppenheimer and B.K. Thacker, "Triaxial Testing of Coal Refuse Using a Data Acquisition System and Use of the Data in Stability," Proceedings, ASTM Seminar on Advanced Triaxial Testing, Louisville, KY, June 1986.
G.T. Brill, "A Comparative Study of Triaxial Testing on Coarse Coal Refuse," Thesis requirements for a Master of Engineering at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, 1986.
C. J. Santhanam, C. B. Cooper, A. A. Balasco, and B. K. Thacker, Stockpiling: Waste Management Option for Coal Ash and FGD Wastes, Proceedings, Coal Technology 85 Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, November 1985.
C. J. Santhanam, A. A. Balasco, I. Bodek, C. B. Cooper, J. T. Humphrey, and B. K. Thacker, Characterization and Environmental Evaluation of Full-Scale Utility Waste Disposal Sites, EPA Manual, Washington, DC, 1985.
B. K. Thacker, The Use of Wick Drains in Upstream Construction, Proceedings, MSHA Seminar on Coal Refuse Disposal Facilities, Beckley, WV, October 1985.
B. K. Thacker and L. E. Wilson, Computer Model and Proposed Management Plan for Groundwater Withdrawal from the Louisville Aquifer, Proceedings, National Water Well Association Conference on Groundwater Management, Orlando, FL, October, 1984.
B. K. Thacker, Coal Refuse Disposal Impoundments: Potential Problems and Remedial Measures, Proceedings, 5th Annual Southeastern States Dam Safety Conference, Knoxville, TN, April 1984.
B. K. Thacker and J. Schad, Rapid Construction of a Combined Coal Refuse Embankment, Proceedings, Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar XIV, Clarksville, IN, October 1983.
B. K. Thacker and D. C. Cowherd, Disposal of Coal Processing Wastes at Sites of Limited Size, Proceedings, Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar X, Lexington, KY, October 1979.
D. J. Hagerty, C. R. Ullrich, and B. K. Thacker, Engineering Properties of FGD Sludges, Proceedings, Geotechnical Practice for Disposal of Solid Waste Materials, ASCE Specialty Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, 1977.