Committee Project Fund
Request for Proposals for the 2025 DFI Committee Project Fund is open.
The deadline for submission is December 6, 2024. Note that most committees are requesting draft proposals by September 1, 2024.
The DFI Board of Trustees established the DFI Committee Project Fund (CPF) in 2011 to fund DFI committee projects that advance the state of practice and understanding of deep foundations and produce a usable deliverable. The fund has generated great interest, discussion and activity in the committees. Funding has supported projects proposed by 19 committees, and deliverables include laboratory/field testing, installation/demonstration programs, analytical tools, design guides, journal articles, project reports, databases and surveys. All projects involved significant in-kind contributions or joint funding with allied associations, furthering DFI’s industry-wide collaborative efforts.
Proposals are selected based on the following criteria:
- Benefits to deep foundations industry (broad impact)
- Innovation
- Timeliness/relevance/immediacy of impact from results
- Quality of proposal (clarity, focus)
- Value of deliverable
- Probability of achieving goal
- Cost/benefit and cost sharing (matching funding, in-kind contributions)
In Progress Awards
CPF projects, led by DFI’s technical committees, are pushing the boundaries of research and innovation. Each project is a testament to the application of cutting-edge technology, innovative problem-solving, and rigorous engineering principles.
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ACIP and DD | $6,000
Concrete Stressmeter Gages as an Alternative to Strain Gages in ACIP Piles -
ACIP and DD | $10,000
Evaluation of In-Situ ACIP Pile Volume through Thermal Integrity Profiling -
ACIP and DD | $28,424
Experimental Evaluation of Confinement Effects on Rigid Inclusions for Improved Seismic Design -
Anchored Earth Retention | $19,525
Creep Testing of High Strength Steel Threaded Rebar -
Anchored Earth Retention | $25,000
Synthesis of Practice for Deformation Criteria for SOE Systems -
BIM and Digitalisation (Europe) | $10,500
Practical Guide to BIM and Digital Geotechnics -
Codes and Standards | $30,000
Research into Test and Reaction Pile Spacing For Axial Load Test with Reference to ASTM D1143 -
DF for Landslides and Slope Stabilization | $9,500
Analyzing the Difference Between a Single Row of Piles vs. Staggered Rows for Slope Stabilization -
DF for Landslides and Slope Stabilization | $13,500
Researchers will compare limit equilibrium and advanced numerical methods for slopes reinforced with stabilizing piles. -
Drilled Shaft | $29,900
Old and new – reliability is key: A close-up look into the accuracy of p-y formulations in predicting lateral foundation -
Drilled Shaft | $30,000
Shear Magnification in Rock-Socketed Piles – Part 2: Numerical and Parametric -
Ground Improvement | $17,100
Development of a Simplified Methodology to Evaluate the Factor of Safety for Basal Stability and the Magnitude of Lateral Spreading for CSEs Supported on Rigid Inclusions -
Ground Improvement | $29,934
Polymer grouting: an alternative to cementitious materials -
Ground Improvement | $29,889
Reinforcing Mechanisms of Soil-Cement Columns in Liquefiable Sand Underneath an Embankment During Strong Earthquake Loading -
Ground Improvement | $30,000
Seismic Performance of Rigid Inclusions – Phase II -
Helical Piles and Tiebacks | $20,000
A Pilot Experimental Study on Helical Piles for Underpinning of Shallow Foundations on Soils Susceptible to Liquefaction -
Micropiles | $29,500
Proposed method for design of bonded connections of micropiles to existing footings. -
Seismic and Lateral Loads | $29,990
Design Guidelines for Characterizing the Residual Strength of p-y Curves for Rock -
Seismic and Lateral Loads | $29,979
Developing Design Guidelines for Estimating Liquefaction-Induced Soil Displacement Demands on Pile-Supported Wharves -
Seismic and Lateral Loads | $23,000
DFI Course Development on Recently Completed Seismic and Lateral Load Design and Testing Guidelines -
Seismic and Lateral Loads | $30,000
Dynamic retaining Wall-Soil Interaction: new developments and web-platform -
Soil Mixing | $29,700
Continued Research on the Effect of Curing Stress -
Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations | $15,303
Collaborative Contribution of Geotechnical Characterization to the GeoTechTools Website -
Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations | $30,000
Towards Improved Service Life Predictions of Previously Installed Steel Piles -
Testing and Evaluation | $30,000
Evaluating Thermal Integrity Profiling for Drilled Shafts