Conference program 2nd Annual Conference on Foundation Decarbonization and Re-use 

Tuesday May 28

8.00 hrs       Registration

8.30 hrs       Welcome and opening – Gerald Verbeek, conference chair (Allnamics)

8.40 hrs       Opening by KIVI – Patrick IJnsen (KIVI)

Gerald Verbeek

Allnamics (conference chair)

Patrick IJnsen

Van 't Hek Group, member of DFI Sustainability Committee en de NVAF Sustainability Working Group


8.50 hrs       The Foundation of this conference – Gerald Verbeek (
Allnamics)

Session 1: moderate by Patrick IJnsen (KIVI)

9.10 hrs       Keynote session 1: Towards climate-neutral and circular foundation of infrastructure – Dutch policy – Maya Sule (Rijkswaterstaat)

Maya Sule

Program manager at Rijkswaterstaat

9.50 hrs      Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

10.20 hrs    Towards climate-neutral and circular foundation of infrastructure–Some technical directions – Peter Dijkhuizen & Arjan Grashuis (Rijkswaterstaat)
10.35 hrs    Navigating Stakeholder Concerns towards Foundation Decarbonization and Reuse: Insights from the Geotechnical Construction Industry –
                     Natalia Rucinska (Menard)

10.50 hrs    How foundation reuse of Amsterdam’s infrastructure contributes to the city’s sustainability goals – Annemarij Kooistra (Gemeente Amsterdam)
11.05 hrs    Foundation Reuse in the U.S.: Impediments and Opportunities – Andy Boeckmann (Dan Brown and Associates)

11.20 hrs     Q&A session 1: moderated by Gerald Verbeek

12.00 hrs     Lunchbreak + visit exhibition

13.00 hrs     Panel discussion Foundation Re-use project – Johan van der Meer (gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân), Eric van Noord (de Architekten Cie B.V.),                                       Jan-Willem Hoekstra (Van Rossum), Arjan Grashuis (Rijkswaterstaat), Hilke Janssen (SOCOTEC) & Andy Boeckmann (Dan Brown and Associates),                       moderated by Gerald Verbeek

Session 2: moderate by Jaap Estié (NVAF)

14.00 hrs     Keynote session 2: Marcel Bielefeld (Allnamics)

Marcel Bielefeld

Managing partner of Allnamics Geotechnical & Pile Testing Experts

14.40 hrs   Reuse of existing steel pile foundation study-hallecks RD and HWY 401 bridge, Brockville, Ontario, Canada –
                    Tony Sangiuliano & Paul Carnaffan (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Canada)
14.55 hrs   Nondestructive length exploration methods for existing soil mix walls reinforced with steel beams  – Shou NISHIIE
                   (Takenaka Corporation, R&D Institute)

15.10 hrs   Wooden pile foundations: structural analysis and assessment of remaining load carrying capacity – Jan-Willem van de Kuilen (TU Delft)

15.25 hrs    Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

15.55 hrs    Strength characterisation of existing wooden foundation piles under bridges and quay walls in Amsterdam by mechanical testing and assessment                       through micro-drilling – Giorgio Pagella (TU Delft)
16.10 hrs    Investigations for the re-use of foundations – A case study of the Skyline project, Shell Moerdijk – Adriaan van Seters (Fugro) 

16.25 hrs    Revisiting shatin towers (HK) – reassessment of foundation evaluation and corrective solutions following recent advances in analytical tools –                             Pawan Sethi (Tetra Tech Coffey and University of Sydney)

16.40 hrs     Q&A session 2: moderated by Gerald Verbeek

17.20 hrs    EFFC-DFI carbon reduction guide – Christopher Nelsen

17.35 hrs     Closing day 1, Maurice Bottiau (DFI)

Maurice Bottiau

General Manager of Franki Foundations, Brussels, Belgium

17.40 hrs     End day 1

19.00 hrs     Conference dinner at Restaurant 1e Klas 

 

Wednesday May 29

8.15 hrs        Registration

9.00 hrs        Welcome and opening Gerald Verbeek, conference chair (Allnamics)

Session 3: moderate by Maurice Bottiau (DFI)

9.10 hrs        Keynote session 3: Dinesh Patel (ARUP)

Dinesh Patel

Director at ARUP

9.50 hrs      Revitalizing infrastructure: Geotechnical design and sustainable foundation reuse in the A9BAHO project near Amsterdam –
                    Johan Schuringa (Fugro)

10.05 hrs    Maximising a foundation’s lifetime through monitoring: a case study from the port of Rotterdam – Kevin Duffy (TU Delft)
10.20 hrs    Van Brienenoordbridge in Rotterdam – Jessica Oudhof (ARUP)
10.35 hrs    Stone column testing program comparing natural stone and recycled concrete aggregates – Pascal Schauber (Keller)

10.50 hrs     Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

11.15 hrs      State of Practice of Embodied Carbon Calculation Tools in Geotechnical Engineering – Christopher Nelsen (Delve Underground)
11.30 hrs      Nonlinear finite element analyses demonstrate re-use of a foundation – Ab van den Bos (Nlyse Consultants)

11.45 hrs      Design concept for sustainable cut-off walls made of highly deformable filling materials – Karsten Beckhaus (Bauer)

12.00 hrs      Q&A session 3: moderated by Gerald Verbeek

12.40 hrs      Lunchbreak + visit exhibition

Session 4: moderate by Luke Deamer (EFFC)

13.35 hrs     EFFC-DFI circular economy and other guides – Luke Deamer

13.50 hrs      Keynote session 4: Marc Lacazedieu (Menard)

Marc Lacazedieu

CEO at Menard

14.30 hrs      Low carbon initiatives at Euston station HS2 – The environmentally friendly pile installation in London  – Franz-Werner Gerressen (Bauer),                                       Deon Louw & Robert West (Cementation Skanska)
14.45 hrs      Scale model tests on the lateral behaviour of new monopile foundations installed over old piles  – Philipp Stein (BAW)
15.00 hrs      Re-use of foundations by increasing the bearing capacity of the foundation soil – Elmar Buhl (Uretek)

15.15 hrs     Coffee- and tea break + visit exhibition

15.40 hrs    Rapid Dynamic Compactor (RIC) as a solution for former industrial sites with control of soil-foundation interaction in case of remains of                                         foundations – Stéphane Brûlé (Menard)
15.55 hrs    Combined wood-ductile cast iron pile (CWD-Pile) – A modern revival of a traditional technique  – Thomas Kirchmaier (Keller)
16.10 hrs    Cutter Soil Mix-Energywall full-scale test experimental setup  – Vincent Leclercq (CRUX)
16.25 hrs    Reuse and treatment of spoil from the jet grout process – Gerard van Zwieten (VSF)

16.40 hrs     Q&A session 4: moderated by Gerald Verbeek

17.20 hrs     Closing day 2, Patrick IJnsen (KIVI)

17.25 hrs     Reception