9.00 Welcoming Remarks From The Chair

Chris Haberfield
Principal
GOLDER ASSOCIATES

9.05 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Bored Piling, Screw Piling, Precast Piling, CFA Piling: Outlining The Pro’s And Con’s Of The Techniques

• Outlining which techniques are utilised more effectively
• Highlighting which method should be applied to which project and how best to employ it
• Ensuring the design of the pile is able to assist during the installation process

Slav Tchepak
Chief Engineer
VIBROPILE

9.45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Design & Performance Of Shallow And Deep Footings In Reactive Soils

• Overcoming foundation problems caused by reactive soil types
• Detailing in which instances shallow or deep footing should be utilised
• Preventing unequal pressure distribution which may result in over turning of the footing
• Calculating bearing capacity for shallow and deep footings, including modifications for shape factors and groundwater level

Peter Mitchell
Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer
URS

10.55 Durability Of Reinforced Concrete Piles

• Factors which affect durability
• Code provisions
• Durability modeling
• Achieving durability in design

Michael Bugeja
Senior Design Engineer
FRANKIPILE

11.35 CASE STUDY: Wharf Construction Where A Piling Solution Has Been Used To Overcome Very Difficult Site Constraints (32 South Wharf)

• Increasing the radius of the Swanson Dock swinging basin
• Constructing a new contiguous pipe pile wall with a retained height of 12m to replace the existing wharf
• Threading the tension piles beneath the cement facilities plant and between its piles
• Overcoming the challenge of the wall being made up of long and short piles required to work in combined compression and bending

Anthony Mann
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
AECOM

12:15 Assessment Of Ground Settlement Impact On The Pile Foundations Of Swan Street Bridge

• Estimating consolidation settlement of Coode Island Silts due to groundwater draw down and creep
• Using FLAC modelling to simulate the consolidation settlement and analyse its impact on the foundation piles
• Proposing abutment strengthening system with new bored piles and ground anchors and analysing its performance
• Rehabilitation of the bride abutment

Dr Michael Wei
Principal Geotechnical Engineer
SMEC

1.55 PANEL DISCUSSION: Discussing The New Piling Codes And The Impact They Will Have On The Industry

This panel discussion facilitated by two experts who were instrumental in drafting the new codes, will explain why the process took so long but also discuss and debate how the new codes will have an affect on certain techniques and the best ways to comply.

Facilitated by Chairman

2.35 Optimisation Of Belpile And Conventional Designs In Perth

• Top down construction using belled piles
• Forward works testing to optimise the solution
• Overcoming challenges of having limited access to the site to perform foundation upgrades
• Displacement and deformation analysis for uplift piles

Stuart Coutts
Engineering Director
BELPILE

3.45 Application Of Vacuum Consolidation In Australia

• Global cost, time and environmental benefits in the use of Vacuum Consolidation,
• Consolidation of deep soft soil and construction benefits,
• Combination with other types of soil improvement/piling techniques,
• Monitoring and prediction of consolidation process

Philippe Vincent
Business Development Manager
AUSTRESS MENARD

4.25 Lateral Capacity Of Rock Socketed Piles

• Highlighting current practices being utilised in Australia
• Emphasising the factors that affect lateral capacity
• Delivering a parametric study (3DEC modelling)
• Identifying various design methods

Dr. Asadul Haque
Senior Lecturer - Department of Civil Engineering
MONASH UNIVERSITY