Foundation Reuse
DFI’s Foundation Reuse committee works to promote reuse by leveraging experience among DFI members and collaborating with related organizations. The committees active in preparing workshops and panel sessions for industry conferences, developing concise case histories of foundation reuse success stories, supporting research, and participating in development of guidance documents and specifications.
Committee Chair
Andrew Boeckmann, Ph.D., P.E.
Dan Brown and Associates PC
Andy Boeckmann, Ph.D., P.E., is a senior engineer at Dan Brown and Associates, specializing in geotechnical design for large bridges and foundation reuse. A former research engineer at University of Missouri, he authored NCHRP Synthesis 505 and led a Missouri DOT study. He previously worked for URS as a geotechnical engineer on post-Katrina levee reconstruction. Boeckmann is also active in tremie concrete research.
Purpose Statement
To reduce impediments to foundation reuse through outreach, promotion of technical advancements, and development of guidance documents and specifications.
Committee Initiatives
Browse our initiatives, both complete and ongoing. Initiatives include two-page case history documents highlighting successful examples of reuse.
Committee News & Events
Fundamentals
Our fundamentals lay the deep foundations for all our work.
- FHWA Research Report: Foundation Reuse for Highway Bridges
- NCHRP Synthesis 505: Current Practices and Guidelines for the Reuse of Bridge Foundations
- MoDOT Research Report: Foundation Reuse: Length, Condition, and Capacity of Existing Driven Piles
- FHWA TechBrief Report: Workshop Report on the Reuse of Bridge Foundations