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Geotechnical News • December 2012
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THE GROUT LINE
erico Pagliacci (Italy), Mike Turner
(UK), Jim Bruce (Canada), and Mary
Ellen Bruce (USA).
Paul Woodfield, ISM Steering Com-
mittee member and Managing Director
of Technik Ground Solutions Limited
in the UK, delivered the 7th Lizzi
Lecture, titled “The Good, The Bad,
and the Ugly (Part 2)”. This lecture is
named in memory of the late Ital-
ian engineer, Dr. Fernando Lizzi,
who developed and patented the
pali
radici
technique for the stabilization
and restoration of historic monu-
ments. Woodfield’s Lizzi Lecture was
a continuation of the interesting and
entertaining presentation he made at
the 2006 ISM Workshop in Schroben-
hausen, Germany, which covered his
most exciting experiences (both good
and bad) working within the micropile
industry. He discussed candidly the
considerable capital needs of running
a micropile construction company,
the criticality of workmanship and
training of site personnel, the benefits
of using the observational method, the
fundamental necessity of persever-
ance, and the appreciation of luck.
Three past Lizzi Lecturers also joined
the workshop, Dr. James Mason
(University of Tennessee), Dr. Thomas
Herbst (retired Dywidag Systems
International), and Ernst Ischebeck
(Fried. Ischebeck GmbH).
The full social program began with a
welcome reception held in the Winter
Garden of the conference venue, the
Grand Visconti Palace, just south of
Milan’s city center. On the second
workshop day, delegates and compan-
ions toured either the GeoFluid 2012
drilling exhibition or took in the sights
in Piacenza prior to the Awards Din-
ner. ISM’s Chairman, Allen Cadden
of Schnabel Engineering, Inc., served
with his usual warmth and spontaneity
as Master of Ceremonies acknowledg-
ing the contributions of numerous ISM
delegates and sponsors and workshop
organizers. ISM also recognized
outgoing Steering Committee member,
Dr. Thomas Herbst, for his dedication
and commitment to the success of ISM
since its inception in 1997 and his
work in populating the ISM’s database
of micropile documents. Dr. Herbst is
succeeded on the Steering Committee
by Ernst Ischebeck (Germany).
The ISM-ADSC-DFI cooperative
alliance was pursued by ISM leader-
ship to leverage the extensive techni-
cal, administrative, and networking
resources with these two influential
organizations in the industry. Through
this united front, all three organiza-
tions have better positioned them-
selves to address the global needs
related to the micropile industry and
further the pursuit of ISM’s mission
of being the preeminent world-wide
center of knowledge for the develop-
ment and advancement of micropile
technology.
Please contact ISM technical leads
Mary Ellen Bruce
)
and Dr. Antonio Marinucci
) to obtain
the workshop proceedings, and please
visit
for more
information on micropile technology
and activities.
Participant to the 11th ISM workshop.