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/columns Michael Sherman, director of policy and research with the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), is presenting the 2020 Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications during the DFI 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, being held live online October 27-30, 2020.  The lecture, on Wednesday, October 28, is titled, “An Overview of the Federal Commemorative Works […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the availability of the most recent edition of the DFI Journal, a peer-reviewed publication of high-quality technical papers. DFI Journal, Volume 13, Issue 2, includes the following research papers and case studies by five excellent author groups. Three of the five papers deal with piles and the remaining two papers […]

Registration is open for DFI’s 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI45), being presented as an online conference, live on October 27-30, 2020, and open for viewing through December 31, 2020. Register as an attendee, exhibitor or sponsor at archive.dfi.org/Annual2020. The conference theme “People. Purpose. Passion.” showcases a profession at the top of its game, highlighting […]

DFI has expanded the editorial board of the DFI Journal to include a journal ombudsman and 12 highly qualified editors who join the current co-editors, who are now editors in chief. The DFI Journal is an international, peer-reviewed publication that supports authors whose research and practice covers a broad range of subjects on deep foundation engineering and […]

In 2018, DFI 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 the industry. Each […]

Registration is open for DFI-India 2020: Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development being held on November 19-20, 2020, as a virtual conference. Organized by DFI of India (DFII) in collaboration with Indian Geotechnical Society – Chennai Chapter, the event is a precursor to the regional chapter’s 10th anniversary conference, which has been rescheduled […]

In July, Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, awarded 24 scholarships totaling more than $60,000 to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. “The Trust’s scholarships provide significant financial support to student recipients so they can realize their dream of completing their undergraduate or graduate civil engineering education,” says […]

Registration is open for the 2nd DFI-PFSF Piling & Ground Improvement Conference taking place March 10-12, 2021, at International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney in Australia. This conference — being hosted by Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and Piling & Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) — intends to promote all aspects of the deep foundations, earth retention and […]

DFI announces that Jamey Rosen, P.Geo., a senior principal geoscientist at Geosyntec Consultants, is the new chair of its Project Information Management Systems Committee (PIMS). Rosen succeeds Massimo Mucci, director of R&D at Bencor Global, a Keller Company.  Rosen has more than 20 years of experience focused on the management, visualization, modeling and analysis of […]

The DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry to attend the next in-person DFI Annual Conference. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. The grants will be presented during the Annual […]