Author name: Deep Foundations Institute

David Paul, P.E. DFI Trustee David Paul, P.E., Paul GeoTek Engineering, was awarded the United States Society on Dams (USSD) 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award at a special event in April. The award honors an individual whose lifetime of dedication and achievement has contributed significantly to the dam engineering profession through their leadership, inspiration and technical […]

Matthew E. Meyer, P.E., BC.GE Matthew E. Meyer, P.E., BC.GE, principal at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, has been selected as the 2024-2025 Traveling Lecturer. A well-known geotechnical expert with more than 29 years of experience, Meyer will travel and present a series of lectures to university students, professional groups and industry associations. He is

Registration is open for SuperPile ’24 taking place June 12–14 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. This three-day event is supported by technical committees of both DFI and ADSC. A highlight of the program is the keynote address “Life-Cycle-Based Considerations in Design of Driven Piles,”being delivered by Jason DeJong, Ph.D., University of California, Davis. DeJong

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), specifically its Middle East chapter, is a strategic partner for the International Geotechnical Innovation Conference (IGIC 2024), taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, next week on May 6-7, 2024. The theme of the conference is a New Era of Sustainable Geotechnics in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). DFI Middle East officer,

DFI is hosting a live, online instructional course Working Platform Design & Verification. The two-part course is being offered twice: June 27 and July 11, or October 3 and October 17, from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET. “The design and construction of temporary working platforms for cranes and piling rigs is a high-risk activity,”

Registration is open for S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization being held August 6-8 in Aurora, Colorado. “The conference has grown over the years to be one of DFI’s flagship events,” says Theresa Engler, DFI executive director. “The two-and-a-half-day conference brings together hundreds of industry professionals focused on the practical application of deep foundations and ground improvement techniques

2023 Student Paper Competition Award Recipient Lin Huang, Ph.D. DFI and the DFI Educational Trust have extended the deadline to submit abstracts for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. The new due date for abstract submissions is Friday, March 15. Full-time, entry-level faculty members of an accredited college or university engaged