APPENDIX D: TRIP REPORT BY VIC AGOSTINELLI MEETING ON VINYL
SHEET PILING IN THE NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT ON 27 MARCH 2003
MEMORANDUM (TRIP REPORT) FOR MIKE MELLON
FROM VICTOR M. AGOSTINELLI
CEMVD-TD-TS
2 April 2003
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Mr. Mike Fallon, CEMVD-TD-T
SUBJECT: Trip Report by Vic Agostinelli Meeting on Vinyl Sheet Piling in the New Orleans
District on 27 March 2003
1. Purpose and Background
The undersigned attended a meeting in New Orleans District on 27 March 2003 on the MVN
funding of research by Dr. Piyush Dutta, USACE Cold Region Research and Engineering
Laboratory, to determine the suitability of using vinyl sheet piling as hurricane and flood
protection I-Walls on projects in the MVN. Currently there is a HQUSACE Engineering
Construction Bulletin (ECB) No. 2002-31, 28 October 2002, subject: Vinyl Sheet Piling that
establishes USACE policy prohibiting use of this product in above the ground applications where
there is risk of life safety and widespread property damage in event of failure, particularly flood
and/or hurricane protection projects. The ECB identifies areas of concern that have to be
addressed before using this product in these type of applications and would require a waiver from
HQUSACE if the product is recommended for use in these applications. Because of the economy
the vinyl piles are claimed to have over conventional steel or concrete I-Walls the MVN is
interested in addressing these concerns by funding research to investigate if these products can be
safely used for the life of the project. This trip report serves as the undersigned's accounting of
the subject meeting.
2. Meeting Attendees
Dr. Piyush K. Dutta (Presentor)
ERDC-CRREL-NH
Professor Uday Vaidya
University of Alabama
Professor David Hui
University of New Orleans
Mr. Vic Agostinelli
MVD
Mr. Walter Baumy
MVN
Mr. Carl Guggenheimer
MVN
Mr. John Bivona
MVN
Mr. Thomas Wright
MVN
Mr. Allen Coates
MVN
Ms. Julie Oliphant
MVN
Mr. Michael Brennan
MVM
Mr. Brett Herr
MVN
Mrs. Carolyn Earl
MVN
Mr. Frank Vicodamia
MVN
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