{"id":5771,"date":"2023-09-07T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/?page_id=5771"},"modified":"2024-01-25T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:38:06","slug":"dfi-traveling-lecturer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/events\/lectures\/dfi-traveling-lecturer\/","title":{"rendered":"DFI Traveling Lecturer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5771\" class=\"elementor elementor-5771\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e9442 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e9442\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f3422\" data-id=\"b5f3422\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09af1df elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"09af1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4df31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b4df31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DFI Traveling Lecturer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143afc7 remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"143afc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Lecture series runs from September 1 \u2013 August 31<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2ee06 remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2ee06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">The DFI Traveling Lecturer is a prominent industry expert selected annually to travel and present a series of lectures to university students, professional groups and industry associations. The DFI Traveling Lecturer program promotes the field of geotechnical engineering and deep foundation construction by<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ac4d1 center-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ac4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Encouraging students to explore a career in the deep foundations industry<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Providing information on topics of interest to members of the industry<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Raising awareness of how DFI and its activities support the industry<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4040651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4040651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:kkontos@dfi.org?subject=Traveling Lecturer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reach out<\/a> to us with any questions on our Traveling Lecturer 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5411e21\" data-id=\"5411e21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99acb5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99acb5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 - 2024 DFI Traveling Lecturer Series<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fce379 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fce379\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a97b28\" data-id=\"8a97b28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1d56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d1d56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 - 2024 Lecturer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9a920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e9a920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Jes\u00fas G\u00f3mez, vice president, GEI Consultants, has over 35 years of design and construction experience in geotechnical projects nationally and internationally. He has led numerous foundation, dam rehabilitation, and earth support projects where he has developed cost-effective, constructible solutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">G\u00f3mez obtained a civil engineering degree at Universidad Cat\u00f3lica in Caracas, Venezuela, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. He has authored over 80 publications on a variety of geotechnical and structural topics, and on soil-structure interaction. He has been teaching courses on soil mechanics, foundation design, ground improvement and ground stabilization since 1985 as an adjunct professor at various universities, and as an instructor for the National Highway Institute (NHI) and other entities throughout the Americas and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaeac4c\" data-id=\"eaeac4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80edb8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80edb8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/headshot-Gomez.Jesus_-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5830\" alt=\"headshot of gomez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/headshot-Gomez.Jesus_-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/headshot-Gomez.Jesus_.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jes\u00fas E. G\u00f3mez, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6599b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6599b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 - 2024 Lecture Topics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c1d4c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c1d4c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b39e9b\" data-id=\"5b39e9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5422a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-interactive-card\" data-id=\"5422a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-interactive-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"interactive-card-5422a87\" class=\"interactive-card\" data-interactive-card-id=\"5422a87\" data-animation=\"content-show\" data-animation-time=\"400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"front-content front-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-screen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">THE L-2 VIADUCT NO 1, VENEZUELA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"front-text-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ui-provider bko bkp bkq bkr bks bkt bku bkv bkw bkx bky bkz bla blb blc bld ble blf blg blh bli blj blk bll blm bln blo blp blq blr bls blt blu blv blw\" dir=\"ltr\">Viaduct No. 1, on what is formally known as the L-2 highway in Venezuela, was originally built in the 1950s as part of the construction of a vital highway linking the capital city of Caracas with the country\u2019s most important maritime port....<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\" class=\"interactive-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close close-me\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ui-provider bko bkp bkq bkr bks bkt bku bkv bkw bkx bky bkz bla blb blc bld ble blf blg blh bli blj blk bll blm bln blo blp blq blr bls blt blu blv blw\" dir=\"ltr\">THE L-2 VIADUCT NO 1, VENEZUELA<br \/><\/span><\/h4><p>Viaduct No. 1, on what is formally known as the L-2 highway in Venezuela, was originally built in the 1950s as part of the construction of a vital highway linking the capital city of Caracas with the country\u2019s most important maritime port. By the late 1980s the viaduct was experiencing severe movements, which were found to be product of lateral thrust from a re-activated macro-landslide on its southern abutment, which is likely associated with an active fault zone crossing the viaduct.<\/p><p>The study of the macro-landslide and repeated attempts to mitigate it over two decades became a dominant topic of geotechnical forums in the country. Ultimately, the macro-landslide won, the battle ending with the dramatic collapse of the original viaduct. A replacement viaduct, much longer to bypass the unstable area, was built in record time, with significant construction time savings afforded by the utilization of high-capacity micropiles. This was the first utilization of high-capacity micropiles in Venezuela. It may have also been the first case of large-scale and exclusive utilization of micropiles for foundation of a viaduct of this size in Latin America.<\/p><p>This presentation generally discusses the geotechnical history of Viaduct No. 1 until its collapse and explores its significance within the social framework and the impact of its closure on the economy and the people. More specifically, the presentation covers the micropile foundation design and construction, including details of the micropile design to support the significant compressive and tensile axial loading, shear, and bending product of the substantial seismic motions in the area. The presentation also covers the challenges encountered, such as presenting a new technical concept for an extremely sensitive project, the extremely difficult site and access, poor availability of material and equipment, and political and social pressure behind the project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64edbbd\" data-id=\"64edbbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2976a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-interactive-card\" data-id=\"f2976a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-interactive-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"interactive-card-f2976a2\" class=\"interactive-card\" data-interactive-card-id=\"f2976a2\" data-animation=\"content-show\" data-animation-time=\"400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"front-content front-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-screen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">EXPLORATION, DESIGN AND QA\/QC FOR RIGID INCLUSION PROJECTS<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"front-text-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ui-provider bko bkp bkq bkr bks bkt bku bkv bkw bkx bky bkz bla blb blc bld ble blf blg blh bli blj blk bll blm bln blo blp blq blr bls blt blu blv blw\" dir=\"ltr\">Rigid inclusions are widely used for foundation of a variety of structures and facilities, ranging from mixed-use developments to large industrial and navigation facilities...<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\" class=\"interactive-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close close-me\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ui-provider bko bkp bkq bkr bks bkt bku bkv bkw bkx bky bkz bla blb blc bld ble blf blg blh bli blj blk bll blm bln blo blp blq blr bls blt blu blv blw\" dir=\"ltr\">EXPLORATION, DESIGN AND QA\/QC FOR RIGID INCLUSION PROJECTS<\/span><\/h4><p>Rigid inclusions are widely used for foundation of a variety of structures and facilities, ranging from mixed-use developments to large industrial and navigation facilities. The most common rigid inclusion type is installed using a displacement-auger following a triangular or rectangular pattern. The elements are capped with a load transfer platform (LTP), which may consist of granular compacted material, although enhanced site soils may also be used. The LTP provides bearing capacity to the spread footings of the structure, while the rigid inclusions provide settlement control.<\/p><p>This presentation describes the typical rigid inclusion installation technique and the process for design of the system. It describes the geotechnical information required to develop the necessary knowledge of the site conditions and the mechanical properties of the soils required to complete a sustainable design. It focuses on the proper use of cone penetration testing to ascertain the soil conditions at a rigid inclusion site. Key design steps are described in the presentation, with a discussion on numerical modeling of the system and its advantages.<\/p><p>A significant portion of the presentation is dedicated to a discussion of QA\/QC methods, including load testing, measurement while drilling (MWD), and expedited methods for interpretation and assessment of MWD data. One or more case histories are used to illustrate all aspects of this presentation, including one where liquefaction potential was mitigated through rigid inclusions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7482d4d\" data-id=\"7482d4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bca869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-interactive-card\" data-id=\"8bca869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-interactive-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"interactive-card-8bca869\" class=\"interactive-card\" data-interactive-card-id=\"8bca869\" data-animation=\"content-show\" data-animation-time=\"400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"front-content front-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-screen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">DOs and DON\u2019Ts IN LATERAL STABILIZATION OF SOILS USING DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"front-text-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ui-provider bko bkp bkq bkr bks bkt bku bkv bkw bkx bky bkz bla blb blc bld ble blf blg blh bli blj blk bll blm bln blo blp blq blr bls blt blu blv blw\" dir=\"ltr\">Besides their main application to support vertical and lateral loading from a superstructrure, deep foundation elements are often subject to lateral loading from the soil itself...<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\" class=\"interactive-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close close-me\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ui-provider bko bkp bkq bkr bks bkt bku bkv bkw bkx bky bkz bla blb blc bld ble blf blg blh bli blj blk bll blm bln blo blp blq blr bls blt blu blv blw\" dir=\"ltr\">DOs and DON\u2019Ts IN LATERAL STABILIZATION OF SOILS USING DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS<\/span><\/h4><p>Besides their main application to support vertical and lateral loading from a superstructrure, deep foundation elements are often subject to lateral loading from the soil itself. In some cases, the foundation elements may need to resist lateral movement of the soil during a potential lateral spreading event in a seismic area, or they may potentially be subject to lateral movement when installed near or below a slope.<\/p><p>This presentation discusses potential situations where deep foundation elements may be required to withstand lateral soil movements. A theoretical, simple slope instability case will be used to illustrate the various steps of analysis, including assessment of movement profile, development of the foundation reaction-displacement function, evaluation of the slope and foundation stability. This example depicts suitable methods of analysis of these systems and will be used to highlight analysis flaws that are often seen in practice.<\/p><p>Several case histories will also be presented that include lateral \u201csqueezing\u201d of soft soils located under or near the edge of an embankment and its effect on driven piles; mitigation of lateral squeeze using drilled foundations; design and testing of augered cast-in-place piles to withstand a lateral spreading event; and slope stabilization using micropiles. Design and construction of these systems, most of which were recently completed, will be discussed in some detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12428f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12428f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5529962\" data-id=\"5529962\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e901e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e901e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nominate a Lecturer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fef930 remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fef930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nominations from the DFI membership are accepted each year until February 1. All nominations received after February 1 will be considered the following year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba80cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba80cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4425181\" data-id=\"4425181\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1b084 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0c1b084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xcdsystem.com\/dfi\/files\/Travel-Lecture.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Eligibility \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10643f elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f10643f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xcdsystem.com\/dfi\/forms\/index.cfm?ID=KZ1q72A\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Nominate Lecturer \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a156f26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a156f26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b585a8\" data-id=\"7b585a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7458b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7458b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past DFI Traveling Lecturers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674e50d remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674e50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DFI wishes to thank all our previous traveling lecturers for their dedication and expert insight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0fef9 remove-elem-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de0fef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Dan Brown<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">, Ph. D., P.E., BC.GE<\/span><strong>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 <\/strong>2022-2023<br \/><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Chief Engineer and Senior Principal at Dan Brown and Associates<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Thomas D. Richards, Jr.<\/strong>, P.E., BC.GE<\/span><strong>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>2021-2022<br \/><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Retired chief engineer and current consultant at Nicholson Construction Company<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">David B. Paul<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">, P.E.<\/span><strong>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 <\/strong>2020-2021<br \/><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Managing partner of Paul GeoTek Engineering and retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Willie M. NeSmith<\/strong>, P.E.\u00a0 <strong>\u2022<\/strong> \u00a02019-2020<br \/>Former chief geotechnical engineer for Berkel &amp; Company Contractors<\/p><p><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>John R. Wolosick<\/strong>, P.E., BC.GE, F.ASCE<\/span><strong>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>2018-2019<br \/><span class=\"ui-provider bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq bsr bss bst bsu bsv bsw bsx bsy bsz bta btb btc btd bte btf btg bth bti btj btk\" dir=\"ltr\">Director of engineering at Hayward Baker Inc. (HBI) and past president of DFI<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DFI Traveling Lecturer Lecture series runs from September 1 \u2013 August 31 The DFI Traveling Lecturer is a prominent industry expert selected annually to travel and present a series of lectures to university students, professional groups and industry associations. 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