15TH ANNUAL microtunneling 3-dAY SHORT COURSE

   February 5-7, 2008

  Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

Presented by The Microtunneling Research Institute

Conventional Pilot Tube Microtunneling

1-Day Seminar

February 4, 2008

  Course Directors:  Timothy R. Coss & Dr. Levent Ozdemir

Tuesday

 February 5, 2008
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 Welcome
Timothy Coss, President, Microtunneling, Inc.
Dr. Levent Ozdemir, P.E., Mining Engineering, 
Colorado School of Mines

8:15

 Introduction to Microtunneling
Timothy Coss, President, Microtunneling, Inc.

9:30

 Soils Investigation & Design
Tracy Lyman, P.E., Principal,
Lyman Henn, Inc.

10:30

 Coffee/Break

10:45

 Dewatering and Ground Freezing Fundamentals
Paul Schmall, P.E., Chief Engineer,
Moretrench American Corporation

11:45

 Layout and Logistics
Paul Nicholas, General Manager-SBU Division, 
The Robbins Company

12:30

 Lunch

1:30

 Soil Stabilization and Grouting Techniques
Alan Ringen, P.E., Vice President, Hayward Baker, Inc.

2:30

 Shaft Construction Methods
Greg Raines, P.E., National Tunneling Practice Leader,
MWH Americas

3:30

 Coffee/Break

3:45

 Hard Rock Tunneling

Dr. Levent Ozdemir, P.E., Mining Engineering, 
Colorado School of Mines

4:30

 Contractor Case History, Taiwan
Geoff Bell, C. Eng., General Manager, mts Asia

5:15

 Adjourn

Wednesday

 February 6, 2008

8:00

 Permalok Pipe
Gary Huber, Marketing & Sales, Permalok Corporation

8:30

 Navigation Systems for Curved and Straight Microtunneling
Alexander Seilert, VMT GmbH &

Stefan Trümpi-Althaus, Jack Control AG

9:30

 Pilot Tube Microtunneling
Troy Stokes, Area Sales Manager, Akkerman, Inc.

10:15

 Coffee/Break

10:30

 Microtunneling Research Lab Tour
Pilot Tube Machines - Akkerman, Bohrtec
Laboratory Tour - Brian Asbury, Laboratory Manager, 
Colorado School of Mines

12:00

 Lunch

1:00

 Microtunneling Design Aspects
Glenn Boyce, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Associate,
Jacobs Associates

2:00

 Innovations in Clay Pipe Design
Mark Bruce, President, Can Clay Corporation

2:45

 Coffee/Break

3:00

 Ancillary Equipment
Timothy Coss, President, Microtunneling, Inc.

4:00

 Legal Issues
Thomas Rosenberg Esq., Attorney,
Roetzel & Andress LLC

5:00

 Adjourn

Thursday

 February 7, 2008

8:00

 Microtunneling Machine Innovations
Marc Peters, Dr.Ing., Head R & D and Product Design,
Herrenknecht, AG

9:00

 Curved Microtunneling Case History
Stefan Trümpi-Althaus, Jack Control, AG &
Guido Meyer, Implenia Bau, AG

9:45

 Coffee/Break

10:00

 Construction Management
Lee Abramson, P.E., Executive Vice President,
Eastern Regional Manager, Hatch Mott MacDonald

11:00

 Contractor Case History, Portland, OR
Matt Roberts, Microtunneling Manager,
Kiewit Construction

11:45

 Clay Pipe
David Gill, Sales Engineer, No-Dig Clay Pipe

12:15

 Lunch

1:15

 Lubrication...Bentonite and Polymers
Rick Zavitz, Technical Sales Engineer, Wyo Ben

2:00

 Contingency Planning
Craig Camp, Sr. Trenchless Engineer, Jacobs Associates

2:45

 Coffee/Break

3:00

 Round Table Discussion, Open Forum
Timothy Coss, President, Microtunneling, Inc.

4:30

 Adjourn

6:30 p.m.

 Cocktail Hour, Golden Hotel

7:30 p.m.

 Banquet Dinner, Golden Hotel
Guest Speaker, Mark Bruce, Can Clay Corporation

Microtunneling Achievement Award presented to

       Stefan Trümpi-Althaus, Jack Control

 

The cost for the Microtunneling Short Course, February 5 - 7, 2008, is $1,325.
1 day is $600.
The Pilot Tube 1-Day Seminar, February 4, 2008, is $545.
The Full Course (all 4 days) is $1,550.

     

  • 2 continuing education credits and a certificate will be awarded.

  • Location:  Green Center on the C.S.M. campus, Golden, CO, 40 miles west of Denver International Airport

  • Course schedule subject to change
Additional Information:

Microtunneling, Inc.
P.O. Box 7367
Boulder, CO 80306
303-444-2650
Fax: 303-444-0889

Registration Information and Completed Forms to:
Office of Special Programs & Continuing Education,
SPACE
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado 80401
303-273-3321  Fax: 303-273-3314
space@mines.edu

To Register online go to: http://www.mines.edu/outreach/cont_ed/microtun.htm

ACCOMMODATIONS
THE GOLDEN HOTEL (Event Hotel - Our Pick)
800 11th Street, Golden, CO 80401
1-800-233-7214, or 303-279-0100
TABLE MOUNTAIN INN
1310 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
1-800-762-9898, or 303-27709898
ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS: 
 http://hotel-guides.us/colorado/golden-co-hotels.html

Colorado Ski and Snowboard Resorts

Listed below are the phone numbers and web sites for a few of Colorado's ski areas.  For a complete list of statewide resorts an excellent source of information can be found on the web at http://www.coloradoguide.com

Breckenridge Resort information (970) 453-5000
Lodging (800) 221-1091
Web site - http://www.breckenridge.com
Key Stone Resort information (970) 496-2316
Lodging (877) 753-9786
Web site - http://www.keystoneresort.com
Copper Mountain Resort information (970) 968-2882
Lodging (800) 458-8386
Web site - http://www.coppercolorado.com
Vail Resort information (970) 476-5601
Lodging (800) 404-3535
Web site - http://www.vail.com
Arapahoe Basin Resort information (888) 272-7146
Lodging (800) 221-1091
Web site - http://www.arapahoebasin.com
Eldora Resort information (303) 440-8700
No lodging available
Web site - http://www.eldora.com
Winter Park Resort information (970) 726-5514
Lodging (800) 453-2525
Web site - http://www.skiwinterpark.com
Aspen Resort information and Lodging 
(866) 787-2013
Web site - http://www.aspen.rezrez.com

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