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DFI Europe, a regional chapter of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), announces that Egbert van der Wal has joined its Board of Trustees as a new member.  Egbert van der Wal is manager of the engineering department at the Port of Rotterdam. The Port of Rotterdam is an international organization and plays a pioneering role […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed Jonathan Huff, P.E., of Goettle, to the Board of Trustees. He is serving as an At-Large Trustee from August 1, 2019-December 31, 2020.  Huff is a design engineer/project manager and estimator for Goettle, where his responsibilities include engineering design, estimating, project management […]

In July, Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, awarded 23 scholarships totaling $60,000 to students pursuing careers in civil, and geotechnical engineering.  Thomas J. Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship ($5,000 each) Tyler Kleinsasser, graduate student, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology                           Hunter VanSchoubroek, freshman, Texas A&M University  John O’Malley Civil […]

Thomas D. Richards, Jr., PE, D. GE, former chief engineer for Nicholson Construction Company, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award is being presented at the Awards […]

Registration is open for the DFI Shotcrete Short Course on September 9-11, 2019, at the historic Argo Mill in Idaho Springs, Colorado. This 2.5-day course, hosted by DFI’s Tunneling and Underground Committee, covers engineering, mix designs, materials, equipment, ACI Codes and specifications, construction, inspection, QA/QC and field demonstrations used for civil and geotechnical, underground construction, […]

DFI announces the first edition of the new Helical Pile Foundation Design Guide. The guide was produced by the DFI Helical Piles and Tiebacks Committee under the leadership of Gary L. Seider, P.E., chair; Wayne Thompson, P.E., Design Guide Sub-Committee chair, editor; and Karen Dawson, P.E., contributor and editor. This short, easy-to-follow guide is intended […]

Registration is open for DFI-India 2019: 9th Annual Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India, being held November 15-16, 2019, at the National Academy of Construction (NAC), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. This event is being organized by DFI of India in collaboration with NAC and Indian Geotechnical Society Hyderabad Chapter. Presentations will highlight […]

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 DFI’s 44th Annual Conference in Chicago, October 14-18. The grant includes free conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference.  The recipients are: Tugce Baser, […]

DFI has published the complete program for S3: Slope-Support-Stabilization conference, August 6-9, at The Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, Minnesota. It is available at archive.dfi.org/S3-2019. This two-day technical conference, organized by eight DFI Technical Committees, focuses on the effective application of deep foundations, ground improvement and soil mixing for stabilization of slopes and excavation support. […]

DFI Europe, in collaboration with the DFI Testing and Evaluation Committee, is organizing a one-day seminar, Existing and Innovative Methods in Pile Integrity Testing: Quality Assurance of Foundation Piles, on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at the Belgian Research Road Centre (6 km from Brussels airport) in Belgium.  The seminar highlights conventional and innovative pile integrity […]