We hope you will join us for our third 2024 AEG Inland Empire meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 20th, at the Pizza Factory, in Temecula. This is a new venue for one of our “southern” AEG-IE meeting locations. We continue with the roving meeting locations to get as many people involved in the revived Chapter as possible. Looking forward to seeing you there!
UPCOMING MEETING NOTICE
*** Wednesday, March 20, 2024 ***
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| Topic: | "Various ground improvement options for challenging geotechnical conditions" |
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| Speaker: | Mandro Eslami and Ryan Bulatao, Western Ground Improvement |
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| Date: | Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Social hour: 5:30 pm Dinner & Talk: 7:00 pm |
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| Location: | Pizza Factory 31045 Temecula Parkway Temecula, CA 92592 |
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| Cost: | $45 per person with advance reservations for AEG members, $50 for non-AEG members, $50 for anyone without reservations (at the door), and $10 for students with a valid student ID and current AEG Student membership; the Student Membership is FREE, but it sometimes takes a few days to receive a student membership. |
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| Food: | From Pizza Factory Restaurant |
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| RSVP: | Registration has closed as of 5:00pm on March 18, 2024. With questions, please email meetings@aeg-ie.org. | Email AEG-IE at meetings@aeg-ie.org Please make reservations prior to 5:00pm on March 18, 2024. |
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Rammed Aggregate Pier® (RAP) systems are used all over the world for foundation support and liquefaction mitigation. Join us as we provide a general overview of the construction methods and engineering design of RAP technologies. |
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| Speaker Biography: | |
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Ryan Bulatao, G.E., P.E. Ryan completed his BS in Civil Engineering at UCLA and his MS in Geotechnical Engineering at UC Berkeley. Prior to Western Ground Improvement (WGI), Ryan spent 15 years as a geotechnical consultant in the Southern California area engaging in projects related to: mid to high rise buildings, tunnels, pipelines, dams and reservoirs, and roadways. In addition, for 2 years, Ryan served as the western US business development manager for a geotechnical and structural instrumentation company. Ryan serves as the Los Angeles area regional manager for WGI, including the counties north of Los Angeles. Mandro M. Eslami, Ph.D., P.E. Mandro completed his Ph.D. and M.S. in geotechnical earthquake at UCLA and worked on research projects involving the cyclic behavior of low-plasticity fine-grained soils. Prior to Western Ground Improvement (WGI), Mandro spent most of his career in geotechnical consulting in the Great Los Angeles area on projects involving high rise buildings, dams, tunnels, pipelines, and water treatment plants. Mandro serves as the Inland Empire and eastern LA County area regional manager for WGI and Geopier. |
