BSCES Geo-Institute Dinner: Infinity Tower Excavation Collapse, Dubai, UAE

Infinity Tower Excavation Collapse, Dubai, UAE

BSCES Geo-Institute Technical Group Dinner
January 27,  2011
Radisson Hotel, 200 Stuart Street, Boston 
5:30 PM Registration; 6:30 PM Dinner; 7:15 PM Presentation

Featuring: 
William H. Walton, PE, SE, Vice President, GEI Consultants, Inc., Chicago, IL 

The excavation for the 80-floor Infinity Tower in Dubai, UAE was nearing completion when the supervision team noticed a slight movement and cracks in the diaphragm wall adjacent to the Dubai Marina. Management ordered an immediate evacuation of the site and nearly 100 workers escaped.  The diaphragm wall crumbled within two minutes of cracks being noticed, and the excavation was completely flooded within four minutes on February 7,  2007.
  
Mr. Walton was the Principal Engineer responsible for the root cause failure analysis for the 22-meter- deep excavation retained by a slurry wall with earth anchors and corner bracing. He also led the remedial shoring designs to restore the excavation. The unique, twisting 1,000-foot-high tower has now been completed. 
  
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 21, 2011 
  
Information/Registration
To register online for an event at the BSCES member rate you must login using your BSCES assigned username and password. If you do not know your BSCES member login information, contact Rich Keenan at (617) 305-4110. To process your online payment the billing name and address must match the name and address of the credit card you are using. 
  
If you have difficulties registering online contact Faye Nelson or (617) 305-4104. You can also register by contacting Collette Hathaway of GEI. If you have any dietary restrictions, please e-mail that information to Collette Hathaway. Cancellations received after January 21 and no-shows will be billed.   
  
This presentation provides 1.0 Professional Development Contact Hours (PDH)