Author name: Deep Foundations Institute

Abstracts are being accepted for presentations at SuperPile ’25, a piling design and construction conference being hosted by DFI in partnership with ADSC. Abstracts are due December 4, 2024, and can be submitted at www.dfi-events.org/superpile25.    The annual SuperPile Conference is taking place in Cleveland, Ohio. This three-day event includes presentations on the latest developments in […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that it is now hosting GroutLine, an online library of papers on grouting approaches, procedures and guidelines. “GroutLine has been publishing papers and articles related to grouting since 2005,” says Theresa Engler, DFI executive director. “Papers have been authored by industry experts and edited by Paolo Gazzarrini, P.Eng., of Sea

Captain Richard Phillips Captain Richard Phillips, a national hero, is presenting the Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations. The international conference is being held October 7–10, at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado. For five days in April 2009, Captain Phillips became the center of

Barbara Jackson, DFI49 Keynote Speaker Barbara Jackson, Ph.D., FDBIA, CEO and president of Barbara Jackson LLC, is the keynote speaker for the opening plenary session at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI49). The international conference is being held October 7–10, at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado. Her presentation is

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

SuperPile ’24 Keynote Jason DeJong, Ph.D. 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,

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