1. NEES-Pile: Experimental and Computational Study of Pile Foundations Subjected to Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading NEESPile 2-day-Workshop Aug. 20 & 21,2007 at RPI Ricardo Dobry Claudia Medina Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute August 7 th, 2007

2. NEESPile 2-day-Workshop Aug. 20 & 21,2007 at RPI JEC 3117, RPI, Troy, NY Monday August 20, 2007 Free Field Tests LG-0 and SG-1 Tuesday August 21, 2007 Current and Future Pile Research and Other Project Activities

3. NEESPile 2-day-Workshop Aug. 20 & 21,2007 at RPI Monday August 20, 2007 Free Field Tests LG-0 and SG-1 Morning 8:30 - 8:50 amTests LG-0 and SG-1, related research, and objectives of meeting (Dobry) 8:50 - 9:00Questions and Discussion 9:00 - 9:301g tests LG-0 and SG-1, processing and interpretations (Theva) 9:30 - 10:00Questions and Discussion 10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:00Lateral spreading mechanism in Test SG-1 (Medina/Bennett) 11:00 - 11:30Questions and Discussion 11:30 - 12:00Visit to Centrifuge (Abdoun) 12:00 - 1:00 pmLunch (in the room)

4. NEESPile 2-day-Workshop Aug. 20 & 21,2007 at RPI Monday August 20, 2007 Free Field Tests LG-0 and SG-1 Afternoon 1:00 - 1:30 pmCentrifuge simulation of tests LG-0 and SG-1 (Gonzalez/Abdoun) 1:30 - 2:00Questions and Discussion 2:00 - 2:30DEM simulations of tests LG-0 and SG-1 (El Shamy/Zeghal) 2:30 - 3:00Questions and Discussion 3:00 - 3:30Coffee Break 3:30 - 4:00FEM simulation of tests LG-0 and SG-1 (Forcellini/Elgamal) 4:00 - 4:30Questions and Discussion 4:30 - 4:50Geotechnical SI computer program (Elmekati) 4:50 - 5:00Questions and Discussion 4:30 - 5:00Wrap-up discussion 6:00 pm Dinner at Local Restaurant

5. NEESPile 2-day-Workshop Aug. 20 & 21,2007 at RPI Tuesday August 21, 2007 Current and Future Pile Research and Other Project Activities Morning 8:00 - 8:20 amProject status, original and revised tasks and schedule (Dobry) 8:20 - 8:30Questions and Discussion 8:30 - 9:00New laminar box at U. Buffalo: status and schedule (Reinhorn) 9:00 - 9:30Questions and Discussion 9:30 - 10:00Coffee Break 10:00 - 10:301g pile tests (Thevanayagam) 10:30 - 11:00Questions and Discussion 11:00 - 11:30Centrifuge pile tests (Gonzalez/Abdoun) 11:30 - 12:00Questions and Discussion 12:00 - 1:00 pmLunch (in the room)

6. NEESPile 2-day-Workshop Aug. 20 & 21,2007 at RPI Tuesday August 21, 2007 Current and Future Pile Research and Other Project Activities Afternoon 1:00 - 1:30 pmDEM soil-structure interaction and pile simulations (Dessalegn/Zeghal) 1:30 - 2:00Questions and Discussion 2:00 - 2:30FEM pile simulations (Forcellini/Elgamal) 2:30 - 3:00Questions and Discussion 3:00 - 3:30Coffee Break 3:30 - 3:503D Viewer update (Radwan) 3:50 - 4:00Questions and Discussion 3:30 - 5:00Wrap-up discussion and conclusions of workshop