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DVGI Receives Best Chapter Award from ASCE Geo-Institute
During ASCE's GeoCongress 2024, held February 25th to 28th in Vancouver, BC, DVGI was honored to receive the ASCE Geo-Institute's 2023 Best Chapter Award. With the award, the Geo-Institute recognized DVGI's accomplishments for its members and community. DVGI thanks the many volunteers whose dedicated service led to its selection out of the many deserving local Geo-Institute chapters.
April Event: ASCE Philadelphia Multi-Topic Dinner Meeting SEI: The I-95 Tacony Viaduct Presenters Robin Dominick, P.E., PMP, Avi Hawver, P.E., and Michael Giovannitti, P.E., will review the I-95, Section BS2 project, focusing on the Tacony viaduct. They will present on the design process and challenges of the roadway alignments, structural alternatives, foundations, curved steel girders, and integral post-tensioned concrete cross girders. Since the project is currently under construction, the presentation will also feature a summary of the O-cell testing and resulting field modifications to the large diameter drilled shafts. DVGI: Rigid Inclusion Support for the Potomac Yard Metro Station Presenter Brandon Buschmeier, P.E., will discuss the Potomac Yard Metro Station. Inaugurated in May 2023, the station serves as a crucial link between Alexandria, VA, and Washington DC. This station, along with the new rail lines and associated pedestrian walkways and bridges, is supported by Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC's). The CMC's employ different diameters, spacings, and depths and are designed to increase the bearing capacity of the station site, reduce long-term settlement of the station and associated structures, and provide a more cost-effective solution than a traditional deep foundation. The presentation will also build upon the knowledge and perspectives acquired from the Potomac Yard Station by exploring the design principles of CMC's in soils of various compositions and under differing load conditions. It will also examine the strengths and limitations inherent in using CMC's on construction projects in the DMV area and beyond. T&DI/CME: Ridge Pike Improvement Program Presenter Matt Edmond will describe the ongoing 4-phase program for long-awaited improvements (roadway reconstruction, widening, drainage, signals) on Ridge Pike from the Philadelphia County line (Northwestern Avenue) to Belvoir Road in Whitemarsh and Plymouth Townships. The first two phases are under construction, a third is in design, and the fourth is in planning. Recap: DVGI March 2024 Student Night Dinner and Presentations
DVGI hosted its March meeting and annual Student Night on Tuesday, March 12th. After a networking reception and dinner, DVGI presented Helen Robinson, P.E., PMP, BC.GE (GEI Consultants, Exton, PA) with its 2023 Geotechnical Engineer of the Year Award. Three local student then delivered technical presentations before DVGI awarded scholarships to six additional local students. DVGI congratulates all the honorees and looks forward to next year's Student Night.
Join the ASCE Philadelphia Section for our 2024 Multi-Technical Topics Dinner Meeting! You'll get to network with local civil engineering students and professionals and to attend a presentation of your choosing from the three provided by ASCE Philly technical groups. ASCE Philly will also be honoring 2024 Life Members and ASCE Philadelphia Section Past-Presidents. Click here to register for the meeting.
