ASCE YMF October General Meeting 

Join ASCE YMF on October 17th at Sufi Mediterranean Cuisine for our first monthly general meeting since the summer break. 

The October meeting topic will be: Geotechnical Fundamentals of Infiltration BMPs, Percolation Testing, and Design Parameters presented by Mr. David Albus. 

Mr. David Albus will be presenting an overview on the principals of water flow through earth materials with an emphasis on infiltration devices such as open basins, shallow chamber systems, and dry wells.  He will review the underlying theory and governing equation of saturated flow. He will discuss the most common field test procedures to measure permeability and infiltration. Mr. Albus will discuss methods of applying the results of field testing to the design of shallow infiltration and dry well systems using both closed form solutions and computer simulations.  He will conclude with a general discussion on incorporating these methods into the current LID procedures. 

Speaker: David Albus

Mr. Albus is the principal Engineer at Albus-Keefe & Associates in Anaheim, CA. He graduated from Ohio State University, Columbus in 1985 with a B.S. degree in civil engineering and emphasis in geotechnical engineering. Mr. Albus has worked in geotechnical consulting for the last 32 years in southern California in both private land development and public infrastructure. In 1999, he started Albus-Keefe & Associates and joined the board of directors for the Geo-Institute, Los Angeles Section in 2015. Today, Mr. Albus has developed a leading role in the methods for testing and designing infiltration devices. He is currently working with various agencies including the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and the County of Los Angeles Public Works Department to revise the LID manuals and improve the design methods of infiltration devices.

This month we’ll also be introducing you to the ASCE Geo-Institute, with a brief introduction from the local San Diego Chapter.

Register today, space is limited!