MGS March 2026 Meeting Event Page (Registration Links Below)

When:  Mar 11, 2026 from 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM (CT)

Please join us for our March 2026 MGS meeting. 

Held at Day Block Brewing Company in Minneapolis from 6:00-8:30 PM

(Happy hour from 6:00-7:00 (drinks included), dinner served around 7:00, and then announcements and the technical presentation from 7:30 – 8:30 pm)

Please Register for the meeting at the following links:

Student - $10

Government Employee - $25

MGS Member - $50

Non-MGS Member - $75

Presenter and Bio:
Ivan Contreras, PhD, PE and Dafar N. Obeidat, PhD (Barr)
The Role of Field Vane Shear Test in Geotechnical Engineering and Recent Advancements 
 
Description: The field vane shear test (FVT) is one of the most widely used in-situ geotechnical testing methods for determination of the undrained shear strength of cohesive soils. Originally introduced in 1919, use of the FVT was further developed in the 1940s (Carlson, 1948; Skempton, 1948; Cadling and Odenstad, 1950). In current practice, it remains the only direct measurement of the in-situ yield undrained shear strength (su) and remolded undrained shear strength (sur). The presentation discusses the traditional equipment and test as well as recent enhances to the testing methodology to obtain more accurate measurements of undrained shear strength. Further, recent advances with the development of the piezovane, a device capable to measure pore-water pressure during the vane shear tests are presented and discussed in detail.

Registration is for in-person attendance only. We hope to see you there!

Location

Day Block Brewing Company
1105 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415

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