Meeting Notice
 

 

 

AEG PRESIDENT PAUL WEAVER’S 2026 PRESIDENT’S PRESENTATIONS

Paul retired from ESP Associates, Inc. in 2024 where he was the senior transportation geotechnical project manager in charge of all North Carolina transportation geotechnical work. Some of the many positions he held over his 40 plus year career include concrete and soil technician/soils and concrete laboratory manager, geologist/quality control manager for a limestone quarry, in-house specialist for subgrade and base stone chemical stabilization with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, drilling department manager, and geotechnical engineering department manager. Paul received his degree in geology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1981. He has been very involved in AEG for over 25 years serving as Chair of the Carolinas Chapter for 4 years, Southeast Region Director for 2 years, Co-Chair of the 2019 AEG Annual Meeting held in Asheville, Co-Chair of the AEG Meetings Advisory Committee, and he is currently Chair of the AEG Carolinas Scholarship Committee, advisor to the Carolinas Chapter, and Treasurer for the upcoming AEG 2026 Annual Meeting to be held in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Paul lives in Greensboro, North Carolina and is a licensed geologist in North Carolina. In his free time, Paul enjoys creating unique wood crafted items such as tables, benches, wine racks, etc.

  

Titles and Abstracts

  

“Applying Geotechnical Engineering Principles to Determine Scope for Structure Foundations Subsurface Investigations” (This presentation is suitable for all career levels)

 

This presentation will focus on the roles of the project manager and the field geologist in regard to the scoping and performing the field portion of structure subsurface investigation projects. It is the job of the geologists to look at such things as the types and locations of foundations proposed, what type of loads will the foundations be expected to bear, what lateral stability parameters may be required, and what types of subsurface conditions may be expected so a scope of work can be developed and presented to the client. The scope of the investigation includes how many boreholes will be drilled, the locations of the boreholes, the minimum depths of the boreholes, and special testing to be performed to assure that the information provided at the conclusion of the field work provides the information required from the investigation. The field geologist should be aware of the goals and requirements of the investigation, and he should be prepared to bring to the attention of his supervisor and to discuss options should the conditions encountered in the field require a change to the proposed scope of work.