& DFI 2021 Middle East Conference: Geotechnical Engineering for Delivering Sustainable, Cost-Effective Projects DFI is accepting presentation abstracts for two upcoming events being hosted by DFI Middle East: a one-day workshop on November 10, 2020, during GeoMEast in Cairo, and the fifth annual DFI Middle East Conference being held February 16-18, 2021, in Dubai. Abstracts […]

Registration is open for DFI’s 2020 Energy Foundations Webinar Series. This webinar series, organized by DFI’s Energy Foundations Committee, outlines good practice for designing and installing energy foundation systems to provide sustainable heating and cooling solutions. Energy foundations are ground sourced heat pump systems that use geothermal loops installed within foundations and structures to transfer […]

DFI and the DFI Testing & Evaluation Committee continues the ITS Money (Increased Testing Saves Money) Webinar Series with a second webinar on June 3 and a third on August 12.  The webinars demonstrate how foundation testing conducted during the design phase can provide data that optimizes foundation designs and construction procedures, thereby saving money […]

The Metro NYC section of DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee is presenting a series of webinars to support and connect industry participants during this challenging COVID-19 time. The webinar series includes guest presenters discussing thought-provoking issues related to moving past the crisis to accepting opportunities it could provide for a better tomorrow. Each […]

The presentation focused on how the development of more powerful and robust installation platforms has made it feasible to install cast-in-place piles into materials once considered too resistant for the system. This lecture reviews current installation platforms and tooling and presents case histories for installation in soft limestone, partially weathered rock, shale and glacial till.

Registration is now open at archive.dfi.org/S3-2020 for DFI’s S3: Slopes, Slides and Stabilization webinar being held Wednesday, August 5, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST (US). The webinar is part of an ongoing software discussion series for DFI’s S3: Slopes, Slides and Stabilization conferences developed to further industry understanding of the use of software […]

Registration is now open for Virtual SuperPile 2020, taking place June 18-19 from 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST each day. Hosted in partnership with ADSC, the conference includes two half-day sessions of online panel discussions and presentations on some of the most contemporary topics in the foundations industry today. Each day ends with a […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the International Conference Organization for Grouting (ICOG), are hosting the 6th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing, February 13-16, 2022, at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstracts (300 words or less) for original technical papers and panel sessions are being accepted until Friday, October 30, 2020. All accepted […]

Highlighting the latest digital technology in the foundation industry

As DFI and most of its members continue to work remotely, DFI Executive Director Theresa Engler shares more ways for deep foundations professionals to stay connected and involved. “During these challenging times we continue to offer resources to our members and the deep foundations industry that maintain a sense networking, education, communication and collaboration,” says […]