2018

The 13th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 8, 2018, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, N.Y. The gala was attended by more than 100 guests and raised over $25,000. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, established in 2016.  This […]

DFI announces a call for entries for its 2019 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Deadline December 31, 2018, for the 2019-2020 DFI Traveling Lecturer nominations. The DFI Traveling Lecturer is a prominent industry expert selected annually to travel and present a […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting its 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 15-18, 2019, in Chicago. The theme of the conference is > Future > Forward. The 2019 conference serves a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in deep foundation and geotechnical engineering and construction through technical presentations and panel discussions. The […]

Dan Brown, P.E., president of DFI and president of Dan Brown and Associates, presented three Awards at a luncheon during the DFI 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Anaheim, Calif., on October 24-27.  Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize the efforts and […]

More than 1,000 attendees from around the world joined DFI at its 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. The conference featured more than 75 technical presentations, panel discussions, 144+ exhibits of innovative products and services, technical committee and industry-wide working group meetings, poster presentations, networking events and the annual […]

The DFI and DFI Educational Trust 2018 Young Professor Paper Competition winner is Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Ph.D., P.E., post-doctoral researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, and appointed assistant professor, Northwestern University, Illinois. In the winning paper, “Performance-based Design of Energy Pile Foundations,” Dr. Rotta Loria describes a theoretical and experimental analysis […]

Alexandre P.R.P. Almeida from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada is the winner of the 2018 DFI and DFI Educational Trust Student paper Competition. The winning paper, “Statistical Evaluation of Design Methods for Micropiles in Ontario Soils,” evaluated the performance of two design methods for micropiles founded in Ontario soils: the modified Federal Highway Administration method and […]

For the fourth year, the DFI Educational Trust is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. Occurring this year on November 27, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has introduced the DFI Traveling Lecturer program to promote the field of geotechnical engineering and deep foundation construction by encouraging students to explore a career in the deep foundations industry, providing information on topics of interest to members of the industry, and raising awareness of how DFI and its activities support […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has published the Technical Program for the 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. It is available at archive.dfi.org/annual2018. The theme of the conference is Mastering the Challenge: Engineering for Complex Loading Conditions in the 21st Century. Technical presentations will focus on innovations and advancements that […]