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Geotechnical News • June 2019
WASTE GEOTECHNICS
Teams competed for prizes for the
strongest wall, closest prediction of
wall strength and best design presenta-
tion. New to this year’s competition
was the entry of an all-industry team
from Wood and Thurber Engineering
(who were not eligible for the student
prizes). This year’s presentations were
especially creative, with current event
and pop cultural references, making
it a memorable and entertaining night
for contest participants and judges.
Winners of the contest included:
• Strongest wall (Dr. J. Don Scott
Applied Geotechnical Design
Award) – Team NAIT: Brittnie
Culos, Ian Grant-Weaver, Ryan
Piche, Cassidy Straub, Chad Levitt
(977 kPa)
• Closest prediction of wall strength
– Team Wall-E Ltd. (UAlberta):
Daxton Dion-Hoffman, Kwaku
Amoako, Justin Park, Saeed
Abdulghany, Hasmik Manadyan
(Predicted: 250 kPa
vs
Measured:
276.9 kPa)
• Best design presentation – Team
Wahl’s of Steel (UAlberta): Ga-
briella Wahl, Assile Abou Daib,
Yunhai Zhang, Muhammad Basim
Bhatti, Muhammad Ali
The University of Alberta Geotechni-
cal Centre thanks the Geotechnical
Society of Edmonton for their gener-
ous support of the annual competition
as well as BGC Engineering, Nilex,
and Wood for additional contest prizes.
From May 2-7, 2019, the University
of Alberta Geotechnical Centre hosted
its 4th International Short Course on
Short course attendees tour the Geomechanical Centrifuge Experimental
Research Facility (GeoCERF) at the University of Alberta.
(Photo courtesy of Gabriella Wahl).
Competitors and judges of the 17th Annual University of Alberta Applied
Geotechnical Engineering Reinforced Soil Wall Design Contest.
Participants of the Fourth
International Short Course on
Design and Assessment of Mine
Waste Structures.
Dr. Norbert Morgenstern presenting
on Geotechnical Risk, Regulation
and Public Policy.
