{"id":15974,"date":"2022-02-25T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T22:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/?p=15974"},"modified":"2024-02-09T17:31:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T22:31:17","slug":"maurice-bottiau-to-deliver-john-mitchell-lecture-at-dfi-effc-international-conference-may-18-20-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/news\/maurice-bottiau-to-deliver-john-mitchell-lecture-at-dfi-effc-international-conference-may-18-20-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurice Bottiau to Deliver John Mitchell Lecture at DFI-EFFC International Conference May 18-20 in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15974\" class=\"elementor elementor-15974\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\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-0d090f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d090f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abb06c8\" data-id=\"abb06c8\" 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-10e5bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10e5bd3\" 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=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Bottiau_Headshot-opt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15977\" alt=\"headshot of bottiau\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Bottiau_Headshot-opt.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dfi.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Bottiau_Headshot-opt-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Maurice Bottiau<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b715d7\" data-id=\"1b715d7\" 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-fa1758e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1758e\" 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>Maurice Bottiau, managing director of Franki Foundations Belgium, is presenting the 12th John Mitchell Lecture at the <em>DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement: Smart Construction for the Future<\/em> being held May 18-20, 2022, in Berlin. This lecture honors the memory of John Mitchell, killed in a tragic job site accident, for his enthusiastic support of DFI\u2019s early conferences held outside the U.S. and DFI\u2019s role as a leader in the global industry.<\/p><p>Bottiau\u2019s lecture is titled, \u201cThe Engineer, Lawyer and Contractor: A Philosophical Questioning About the Future of Geotechnical Engineering.\u201d This lecture will question the future role of the geotechnical engineer in their daily work in our modern society. The development of big data, the increasing role of codes, the dangerous evolution of the contracting environment, and last, but certainly not least, the challenges deriving from climatologic changes: all these factors draft a new environment to which the deep foundations profession must adapt.<\/p><p>Bottiau is the director of the French, Dutch and U.K. branches of Franki, and has more than 30 years of experience in the design and execution of piling, diaphragm walls and soil improvement. 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