Presentation Session I: Site Characterization and Instrumentation

I.1. Vertical Variability of Hydraulic Conductivity of an Unconfined Aquifer  Measured Using a Pneumatic Multilevel Slug Testing Packer System
       A. Judge – University of Massachusetts Amherst

I.2. A New Approach to Liquefaction Potential Mapping Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
       T. Oommen – Tufts University

I.3. Dynamics of Wind Turbine Soil-Structure Interaction
       M.J. Whelan – Clarkson University

I.4. Evaluation of Miniature Full Flow Penetrometers and Push Cone for     Laboratory Measurement of Remolded Undrained Shear Strength of Soft Clays
      A.G. Boscardin – University of Massachusetts Amherst

I.5. Static and Dynamic Analysis of Annulus Plugging of Large Diameter Pipe Piles
      M.P. Smith – University of Massachusetts Lowell

I.6. Effects of Fines on Cone Penetration Resistance and Liquefaction Resistance of  Sands
        L. Oka – University of Vermont

I.7. The Hydrogeologic Characterization of a Public Drinking Water Aquifer Site in Dedham, Massachusetts
       D.F. LaMesa – University of Massachusetts Amherst

Session Presentation II: Case Studies

II.1. Evaluation of an Automated Early Warning System for Unstable Soil Slopes
        J. Lloyd – University of Massachusetts Amherst

II.2. Development of a Resistance Factor for the Minnesota Department of Transportation Pile Driving Formula
        C. O’Hearn – University of Massachusetts – Lowell

II.3. Expanding the College Classroom: Developing Engineering Skills through International Service-Learning Projects
        M. McCormick – Tufts University

II.4. Uncertainty Evaluation of Displacement and Capacity of Shallow Foundations on Rocks
            R. Muganga – University of Massachusetts – Lowell

II.5. A Study on Stream Bank Erosion and Instability
            J. L. Borg – University of Vermont

II.6. Investigating Gas-generated Excess Pore Pressure as a Failure Mechanism for the 1996 Finneidfjord Slide
            E. Morgan – Tufts University

II.7. Full-Scale Pilot Study to Reduce Lateral Stresses in Retaining Structures Using GeoFoam
            M.W. Ciuffetti – University of Massachusetts Amherst

II.8. Kinematics of Tsunamigenic Submarine Failures
            O. Taylor – University of Rhode Island

Session Presentation III: Soil Behavior

III.1. Bender Element Test Setup for Large Soil Specimens
            R.O. Deniz – Northeastern University

III.2. High Quality Deep Water Geotechnical Sampling and Shear Wave Velocity
            C.D. Jones – University of Massachusetts Amherst

III.3. Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for Quasi Brittle Materials
            A. Mencarelli – Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute

III.4. Characterizing Local Heterogeneities in Unsaturated Soils Using Acoustic Techniques
            L.A. George – University of Vermont

III.5. Laboratory Investigation of Disturbance Effects at Preconsolidation Pressure
            N. Kontopoulos – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

III.6. Liquefaction Mitigation Using Entrapped Air
            E.E. Bayat – Northeastern University

III.7. Experimental Measurements of Geophysical and Mechanical Properties of Weakly Cemented Fine Sand
            R. Sharma – University of Rhode Island

III.8. The Nano-Mechanical Morphology of Shale
            C.P. Bobko – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

III.9. Mobilized Undrained Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils by Constant Volume Direct Simple Shear and Ring Shear Testing
            H.Q. Nguyen – University of Massachusetts Amherst