BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe26d8b9fb4e7fbe041cee61e162ce5b94 CATEGORIES:Sacramento Emerging Professionals SUMMARY:May 2019 Emerging Professionals Meeting LOCATION:GEI Office Rancho Cordova\, 2868 Prospect Park Dr #400\, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 DESCRIPTION:
Please join us at the GEI offices in Rancho Cordova this month for our Emerging Professionals Meeting, board elections and casu al dinner.
During heavy winter rains in early 2017, Oroville Dam’s Flood Control Outlet spillway was severely dama ged and the hillside downstream of the Emergency Spillway severely eroded. DWR responded immediately to this emergency with a technical design team ab le to respond quickly. GEI led the geotechnical sections of the design team , and later supported those efforts on-site during construction in the summ er of 2017 to repair the Flood Control Outlet Spillway by November 1, 2017 so that it could safely pass water before the next rainy season. That miles tone was achieved, and the design team continued for the second phase of th e project in 2018. Design elements included removal and replacement of the entire FCO spillway (using roller-compacted concrete [RCC] to fill in the large erosional holes), installation of a 1700-ft-long secant pile wall dow nstream of the Emergency Spillway, and armoring the Emergency Spillway hill side with roller-compacted concrete. In addition to designing the project, the design team provided construction inspections during the 2017 and 2018 construction season.
Mr. Hall will present the design and constructi
on challenges in this “fast-track” approach which was necessary to meet the
November 1st milestone, focusing on the geotechnical design and constructi
on components of the project.
Craig Hall, PE, GE, is a Principal Geotechni cal Engineer and Vice President at GEI Consultants, Inc. He has served DWR as the Lead Geotechnical Engineer during both the design and construction of the Emergency Recovery of the Oroville Dam Spillways. In his 30+ years a s a geotechnical engineer, Mr. Hall has provided geotechnical engineering, project management, and construction observation services to a variety of c lients, including California water and flood control agencies, public works agencies, private mining firms, and transportation agencies. His experienc e includes dam embankment evaluation, design, and repair; dam removal; leve e studies, investigations, designs, and construction services; landslide in vestigations and remediation; bridge and roadway designs; roadway reconstru ctions; and steam restorations.
Holly Nichols has been with the Calif ornia Department of Water Resources since 2008, after working in the privat e sector for several years in Southern California. She is currently a Senio r Engineering Geologist in DWR’s Division of Engineering. She has spent the past couple years as the Lead Geologist for the Oroville Spillway Recovery efforts, and has worked on a variety of other water infrastructure design and construction projects including pipelines, canals, and dams throughout California’s State Water Project. She received her B.S. in Geology from the University of Texas in Austin, and her M.S. in Geology from Washington Sta te University, and is a licensed Engineering Geologist in California.
Board elections will be conducted for the 2019-202 0 year. Get involved and join our fun group of geo-minded professionals. No age limit or cut-off, we accept you!
These are the board positions t hat need to be filled for the coming year:
President
Vice Presid
ent
Treasurer
Speaker Coordinator
Student Outreach Coordinat
or
2x Member at large
Schedule:
6:00pm Re gistration & casual dinner
6:30pm Board elections
7:00pm Pr esentation by Craig Hill of GEI Consultants
8:00pm Conclusion
< strong>Cost:
$20 Professionals, Students FREE!
CONTACT:calgeoep@gmail.com DTSTAMP:20240328T195233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T203000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR