2019

Registration is open for the 2nd DFI-PFSF Piling & Ground Improvement Conference taking place March 23-25, 2020, at International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney in Australia. This conference — being hosted by Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and Piling & Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) is intended to promote all aspects of the deep foundations, earth retention and […]

Registration is open for Deep Mixing 2020 — Best Practice and Legacy being held June 15-18, 2020, in Gdańsk, Poland.  DFI is hosting the conference in conjunction with leaders in the international deep mixing community. It is the 7th conference in a series on deep mixing. This year’s conference is aimed at defining the future […]

The 14th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 7, 2019, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, New York. The gala was attended by more than 125 guests and raised over $25,000.  Proceeds from the event benefit the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting its 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, from October 13-16, 2020.  The theme of the conference is People. Purpose. Passion. The conference will showcase a profession at the top of its game, highlighting the hard work, passion, […]

A record-breaking 1,200+ attendees from around the world joined DFI at its 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 15-18, 2019, in Chicago. The conference featured more than 75 technical presentations, panel discussions, 150 exhibits of innovative products and services, technical committee and industry-wide working group meetings, poster presentations, networking events and the annual awards […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces new chairs for four of its 26 Technical Committees.  Tim Siegel, P.E., G.E., D.GE, of Dan Brown and Associates (DBA), is the new chair of the Ground Improvement Committee succeeding Tanner Blackburn, P.E., Ph.D., of Hayward Baker. As senior principal engineer at DBA, Siegel serves as managing principal of its […]

Abigail H. Bateman and Jamie J. Crispin, from the University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., are the 2019 Student Paper Competition winners. Their winning paper, “Theoretical “t-z” Curves for Piles in Radially Inhomogeneous Soil,” described the development and evaluated the use of a radial inhomogeneity correction factor for selected constitutive models.  The paper considers the installation […]

Matthew Janes, M.B.A., P.Eng, of Isherwood Associates and president of DFI, presented four President’s Awards at a luncheon during the DFI 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Chicago, on October 17.  Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize the efforts and service of […]

For the fifth 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 December 3, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the […]

DFI announces the release of a new white paper titled “Terminology and Evaluation Criteria of Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) as applied to Deep Foundations.” The paper was produced by a CSL Task Force comprised of members of the DFI Codes and Standards Committee, Drilled Shaft Committee and Testing and Evaluation Committee. The CSL Task Force […]