DFI Events in the Past Few Years

#GivingTuesday connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. The DFI Educational Trust is joining the movement once again on December 3 and is hoping th...

DFI's Middle East Chapter is sponsoring a one-day educational seminar at The Big 5 Heavy International Building and Construction Show from 11:30 - 16:30 covering important topics to the geotechnical industry. Attendance to the seminar is free of c...

Join DFI's Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee for a Metro NYC event on Wednesday, November 20, hosted at Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, 225 W 34th Street. The event features a panel discussion on the impact of mentorship for women...

DFI of India, in collaboration with the National Academy of Construction (NAC), and the Indian Geotechnical Society Hyderabad Chapter, hosted DFI-India 2019: 9^th Conference on Deep Foundations Technologies for Infrastructure Development in I...

The DFI Educational Trust’s Annual Gala Dinner brings together individuals and companies who are committed to supporting our efforts to help young students discover the rewards of a career in the deep foundations industry. This year, proceeds from this...

The 2019-20 DFI Traveling Lecturer Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., delivered his presentation on Design Methodologies for Cast-In-Place Piles at CalGeo's October Regional Meeting.

This lecture examined the development and evolution of cast-in-plac...

The DFI Educational Trust will host the annual golf outing fundraiser at the Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, California. Proceeds from the outing fund scholarships for students studying toward careers in the deep foundations, engineering and con...

All runners and walkers are invited to join the DFI Educational Trust 5K Fun Run & Walk on Wednesday, October 16. The race begins at 7:00 a.m., at Maggie Daily Park and Lake Front Path. All participants will receive a custom race shirt as part of their...

DFI’s 44^th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI44) at the Chicago Hilton was a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in geotechnical engineering through technical presentations and panel discussions. The 2019 Conference pro...

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE delivered his presentation on Stabilization work from Normandy Beach in France at Pointe du Hoc.

During World War II, after the occupation of France, the German army ...

DFI Europe, in collaboration with the DFI Testing and Evaluation Committee, is organizing a one-day seminar regarding existing and innovative methods in pile integrity testing. Topics included in the program:

• What do we expect from integr...

This 2.5-day course covered engineering, mix designs, materials, equipment, ACI Codes and specifications, construction, inspection, QA/QC, and field demonstrations used for civil and geotechnical, underground construction, shaft/tunnel, and mining proj...

The ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey and the DFI Educational Trust will host their ninth annual golf outing fundraiser at Royce Brook Golf Club. Proceeds from the outing funded scholarships for students studying toward careers in the deep foundations, ...

Technical Committees of Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are combining their industry expertise to organize a two-day seminar on the effective application of deep foundations, ground improvement, and soil mixing for stabilization of landslides and slo...

Celebrating its 14^th year, the Pittsburgh Golf Outing benefits the DFI Educational Trust's scholarship funds at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University.

DFII and NAC jointly planned to hold a one-day seminar at NAC campus on 20th July 2019 to present the benefits organizations can accrue by participating in DFII programs. As a part of this seminar, few interesting case studies will be presented by r...

Helical Pile World (HPW) and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are teaming up to showcase the helical pile and tieback industry's dedication to producing high-quality, safe, reliable and cost-effective foundation solutions for a variety of foundation an...

For a 12^th year, several DFI technical committees combined their industry expertise with ADSC to focus on the latest developments in augered cast-in-place/ drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, ground improvement, helical...

Impact testing methods have been applied in civil engineering practice worldwide for centuries. Usage of these techniques continues to play a key role in assessing the potential behavior of geologic materials in situ for engineering purposes. The ...

The Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting the April NYC event featuring Jamie Lee, a leadership coach dedicated to helping ambitious people unlock value through strategic conversation. Lee has wor...

The DFI Middle East Conference is the region's leading technical conference in the field of foundation engineering. The fourth edition of the conference provides an opportunity for the region’s geotechnical engineering practitioners, academics, and sup...

DFI and the ASCE COPRI Met Section hosted a full day of learning and networking in Brooklyn, N.Y. This joint seminar focused on a variety of topics including rehabilitation of existing bulkheads, berth deepening, noise mitigation for marine pile diving...

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation to the DFI student chapter of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Topic TBD

The North Jersey Chapter of ASCE's Geo-Institute (G-I) and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) will partner to present a short course on augered cast-in-place and drilled displacement piles. Access to the course, registration materials, a networking break...

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on Repair of National Corvette Museum Sinkhole Using Micropiles, Bowling Green, Kentucky

In 2014, a deep sinkhole opened ...

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on Stabilization work from Normandy Beach in France at Pointe du Hoc.

During World War II, after the occupation of France,...

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on Foundation Remediation Using Micropiles and Low Mobility Grouting (LMG) at Sandy Cove Condominiums, Barbados. This case study d...

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE will be delivering his presentation on
Micropile Foundations for Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The U.S. De...

DFI of India, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and Indian Geotechnical Society Ahmedabad Chapter, hosted DFI-India 2018: 8^th Conference on Deep Foundations Technologies for Infrastructure Development, November...

The DFI Annual Conference on Deep Foundations took place on October 24-27 in Anaheim, California. The theme of the 43^rd conference was Mastering the Challenge: Engineering for Complex Loading Conditions in the 21^st Century....

The DFI Educational Trust hosted the annual golf outing fundraiser at the Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, Calif. Proceeds from the outing fund scholarships for students studying toward careers in the deep foundations, engineering and constructio...

The Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship fund was created by the DFI Educational Trust in recognition of Manny’s contribution to the Ontario foundation industry. The scholarship was conceived and endowed by members of the southern Ontario foundati...

This NEW seminar set out good practice guidelines for designing and installing a ground sourced heat pump solution that uses geothermal loops installed within energy foundations and structures. It discussed the importance and benefits of long term mana...

Let's Play Golf! Celebrating our 13^th year, the Pittsburgh Golf Outing benefits the DFI Educational Trust's scholarship funds at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University. Since 2006, this Golf Outing has raised over $440,000 i...

Technical committees of DFI and ADSC combined their industry expertise to provide presentations on the latest developments in augered cast-in-place/ drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, ground improvement, helical piles and tieba...

This conference explored the industry’s challenges presented by owners and owners' representatives (consultant/construction managers) who were associated with building the infrastructure systems that met modern demands. Also, the event was a forum for ...

DFI in partnership with the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University, joined forces to bring to you this one-of-a-kind Deep Mixing and Sand Compaction Piles Seminar. Recognized experts in these technologies cov...

The Maryland Chapter of ASCE's Geo-Institute (G-I) and the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI) are partnering to present a short course on augered cast-in-place and drilled displacement piles.