Geo-Structures 2024 preview #1: Lobo-Guerrero on the I-579 Cap Urban Connector

Geo-Structures is a one of a kind specialty conference. It'll bring together practitioners, researchers, academics, and constructors to share knowledge and experience relating to the current state of practice for designing and constructing earth retaining structures in a sustainable manner. Our first conference preview will be presented Thursday, September 12, at 2pm ET. Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero of American Geotechnical and Environmental Services will present on the I-579 cap project.

The I-579 Cap Urban Connector Project (the Cap Project) consists of a new “cap” structure spanning over a portion of I-579 (Crosstown Boulevard). The Cap Project is bounded by Washington Place, Centre Avenue, Chatham Street, Bigelow Boulevard and land to the north of Bigelow Boulevard.
The surface provides a new 3-acre public open space with accessible pedestrian pathways and bicycle routes. It includes improvements to adjoining intersections, provides for recreation and educational areas, performance areas, rain gardens for storm water management, design elements developed by artists from the neighborhood and other public amenities.
The geotechnical aspects center on the design, construction and testing of the drilled shafts and micropiles with resistance values that are now records values in the city.

Dr. Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero has 23 years’ experience in Geotechnical Engineering, specializing in the design of deep/shallow foundations, earth retaining structures and landslide stabilization. He has authored 200+ technical papers and presentations published in scientific journals, geotechnical magazines, and conference proceeding worldwide. Co-author (and implementation instructor) of the State of Delaware LRFD Bridge Design Manual. Former Chair of the Pittsburgh ASCE Geo-Institute, and former Director of the ASCE Pittsburgh Section. Member of the DFI Anchored Earth Retention Committee, and Conference Chair for DFI-45 2020 and DFI-47 National Harbor MD 2022. - Trustee of the Academy of Geo-Professionals. His Distinguished Awards include the 2022 DFI President's Award, 2021 ASCE Lifetime Achievement, 2020 ASCE Civil Engineer of the Year - Pittsburgh Section, 2016 ASCE Geo-Institute Distinguished Reviewer, 2006 ASCE Geo-Institute Best Paper on Numerical Modelling.

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