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Andrew M. Keffer, P.E.
Andrew.M.Keffer@usace.army.mil



Background

Ph.D. Candidate, Missouri University of Science and Technology
B.S., Marshall University

Online Articles

Partial Penetration Well Uplift Factors Design Nomogram (in prep/review)
Sharma Analytical Approach for Partially Penetrating Relief Wells (in prep/review)
Errata for Engineer Manual 1110-2-1914 (in prep/review)

Finite Element Modeling of Partial Penetration Well Uplift Factors
 American Society of Civil Engineers, Geo-Congress
Portsmouth Levee Foundation Erosion Incident
 Association of State Dam Safety Officials
State of Relief Wells in the USACE Huntington District
 Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Slope Failure Assessment and Remediation in West Virginia and Ohio
 Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Landslides Symposium
2016 West Virginia Floods: Streambank Erosion and Failure Assessments
 Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Landslides Symposium
Ohio River and Tributary Local Protection Projects: Adjacent Bank Erosion and Failure-Related Endangerment
  Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar

Resource Links

Relief Wells
 Reference Library

Abstracts/Presentations

History and Finite Element Modeling of Partial-Penetration Relief Wells
 USACE Annual Geotechnical Conference, Boulder, CO

Racine Locks & Dam - AEP Hydropower Cofferdam Cell Failure and Stabilization Progress
 USACE Annual Geotechnical Conference, Chattanooga, TN

Racine Locks & Dam - Hydropower Facility Abutment Coffer Dam Cell Failure
 USACE Annual Geotechnical Conference, St. Louis, MO

Slope Failure Assessment and Remediation in West Virginia and Ohio
 USACE Annual Geotechnical Conference, St. Louis, MO

Levee Inspection and Flood Fight Considerations - St. Louis Region "New Year's Flood"
 USACE Annual Levee Safety Conference, Huntington, WV

Geotechnical Challenges for Streambank Protection Projects
Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA

Winfield Locks & Dam: Left Abutment Internal Erosion and Cutoff Wall Remediation
 Geohazards Impacting Transportation Conference, Huntington, WV