Anchored Earth Retention
A joint ADSC-DFI committee of industry-wide professionals who design, construct and supply equipment for temporary and permanent support of retaining structures using ground anchor techniques, such as tiebacks and soil nails. Through the use of education, training, seminars, research, specifications, and other means, this committee works with public and private owners, contractors and suppliers to increase the use, understanding, quality and economy of earth retention structures that use ground anchor techniques.
Committee Chairs
Co-Chair
Jeff Segar, P.E., S.E.
GeoStabilization International
Jeff Segar, P.E., S.E., became deputy chief engineer at GeoStabilization International (GSI) after two decades as a consultant. He oversees project designs and construction documents for various structures and geostructures. His expertise spans excavation support, slope stabilization, soil nailing and micropiles. Segar also serves on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC).
Co-Chair
Vaughn J. Godet, P.E., vice president at Berkel & Company Contractors, has over 20 years in geotechnical engineering and design-build construction. A licensed engineer in several states, he brings deep expertise to the field. Godet has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Auburn University.
Fundamentals
Our fundamentals lay the deep foundations for all our work.
- FHWA Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 7 Soil Nail Walls – Reference Manual
- FHWA Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 4 Ground Anchors and Anchored Systems
- Post Tensioning Institute, Recommendations for Prestressed Rock and Soil Anchors
- GeoConstructability – An Owner’s Guide to Obtaining Essential Geotechnical Information for Construction