MASTERING C ROS SING A P P L IC AT IONS C ROS SING A P P L IC AT IONS

FEBRUARY 13-14, 2017 • TEMPE, ARIZONA

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T U E S D A Y , F E B 1 4 T H

7:00 Registration Open and Continental Breakfast7:30 - 8:00 Introductions

FOCUS Construction AREA 2: and Operations

8:00 - 8:30 Drill Fluid Design – Clint Pitman, Drilling Mud Direct/Pitbull8:30 - 9:15 Testing of Drilling Fluid Properties and Environmental Considerations – Ryan Collins/Don Dell, BPM Halliburton9:15 - 10:15 Fundamentals of Fluids Recycling and Solids Control – Ben Clark, Derrick Equipment

10:15 - 10:30 R E F R E S H M E N T B R E A K10:30 - 11:15 Innovations in Fluids Recycling – Richard Levings, American Augers11:15 - 12:15 Direct Pipe HDD Installations – Dr. Gerhard Lang, Herrenknecht

12:15 - 12:45 L U N C H B R E A K 12:45 - 1:15 Exit Side Tooling – David Hammond, American Augers1:15 - 1:45 HDD Tooling – Jeff Davis, Ditch Witch1:45 - 2:15 Vacuum Excavation Best Practices – Jason Proctor, Ditch Witch2:15 - 3:15 Walkover Locating and Document Management – Siggi Finnsson and Mark Gallucci, Digital Control, Inc.

3:15 - 3:30 R E F R E S H M E N T B R E A K 3:30 - 4:00 Non-Walkover Locating Using TruTracker – Rob Coyle, Sharewell4:00 - 4:30 CrossView, You Cannot Manage What You Do Not Measure – Danny Crumpton and Michael Rybak, InRock

FOCUS Stakeholder AREA 3: Roundtable Discussions

4:30 - 5:15 Breakout Sessions5:15 - 5:30 Course Wrap-Up and Distribution of Attendee Certificates

M O N D A Y , F E B 1 3 T H

7:00 Registration Open and Continental Breakfast7:30 - 8:00 Introductions

FOCUS Pre-Construction, Design AREA 1: and Material Selection

8:00 - 9:15 HDD Design Process and Geotechnical Site Investigation – Dr. David Bennett, Bennett Trenchless Engineers9:15 - 10:15 Design Calculations for Evaluating Hydrofracture Risks and Pipe Stresses – Mary Neher, Bennett Trenchless Engineers

10:15 - 10:30 R E F R E S H M E N T B R E A K 10:30 - 11:30 HDD Design Considerations from a Contractor’s Perspective – Alan Snider, Laney Directional Drilling11:30 - 12:00 Inspection of HDD Projects – Dennis Doherty, Haley & Aldrich

12:00 - 12:30 L U N C H B R E A K

12:30 - 1:30 Fusible PVC Pipe for HDD Applications – Tom Marti, Underground Solutions1:30 - 2:00 Fusible PVC HDD Installation Case Study – Neil Smith, Mears Group, Inc.2:00 - 3:00 Productivity Tools for HDD – Reinhard Beschel, Vermeer Corporation

3:00 - 3:15 R E F R E S H M E N T B R E A K 3:15 - 3:45 Restrained Joint Ductile Iron Pipe for HDD Applications – Ralph Carpenter, American Pipe Company3:45 - 4:15 Developing Specifications for HDD Installations – Aaron Cohen/Dr. Sam Ariaratnam, Arizona State University4:15 - 5:00 Estimating an HDD Project – Aaron Cohen, Arizona State University5:00- 5:30 Damage Prevention Measures – Dr. Sam Ariaratnam, Arizona State University5:30 - 5:35 Day One Wrap-up5:35 - 7:30 Networking Reception

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