2020

The European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Working Platforms Task Group has released a free, 175-page illustrated Guide to Working Platforms. The guide addresses the fact that on a typical construction site, the provision of a safe surface to work on involves and affects a number of the contracting parties […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces two new team members who have been on board for several months.  Fern Dickey, CMP, is the director of programs for DFI. In this role, she is primarily responsible for ensuring that organization-wide programs run efficiently, including events, membership services and publications. Before joining the Institute, Dickey simultaneously served as […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that Gregg Batchelder Adams, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the new co-chair of DFI’s Seepage Control Committee. He joins Co-Chair Michael Kynett, P.E., MBK Engineers.  Batchelder Adams has close to 40 years of experience in civil and geotechnical engineering. He is currently a lead civil engineer for […]

Registration is now open for SuperPile ’20 taking place June 3-5 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in Missouri. Hosted by DFI, in partnership with ADSC, this three-day event includes presentations on the latest developments in augered cast-in-place/drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, helical piles and tiebacks, marine foundations, micropiles, seismic and […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed Matt Roberts of Kiewit to the Board of Trustees. He is serving as an At-Large Trustee from January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021.  Roberts is senior business development manager for Kiewit Foundations Co., part of Kiewit Corporation. He is responsible for […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust has awarded three of the four Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarships. The fund was established in 2015 with a $200,000 donation from Langan Engineering and Environmental Services and an additional contribution of more than $100,000 generously made by many principals of Langan.  The fund, which provides […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust has awarded two Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarships each in the amount of US$2,500.   Michelle Liu is a graduate student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. During her undergraduate studies she became interested in the systemic challenges of Northern communities. As a result, the research topic for […]

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

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust and the Terracon Foundation announce the establishment of the DFI Educational Trust/Terracon Consultants Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarships to engineering students attending any U.S. college or university. The endowment was established through a generous $50,000 National Partner Grant from the Terracon Foundation. The Foundation’s pledge will be used […]

DFI announces a call for entries for its 2020 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Deadline February 1, 2020, for the Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in Design and Construction of Marine Foundations nominations. The award recognizes the innovative spirit of […]