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DFI India 2018: 8th Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India was held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat from November 15-17, 2018. IIT Gandhinagar and the Ahmedabad chapter of the Indian Geotechnical Society were collaborators. Prof. Amit Prashant, professor at IIT Gandhinagar, served as the conference […]

DFI announces that the Call for Papers is open for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. Abstracts for the Student Paper Competition are due on Friday, March 8. Abstracts for the Young Professional Paper Competition are due March 15. The winners are invited to attend DFI’s 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations […]

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer, John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, director of engineering at Hayward Baker Inc. and past president of DFI, is scheduled to speak at several upcoming events. The DFI Traveling Lecturer is a prominent industry expert selected annually to travel and present a series of lectures to university students, professional groups […]

DFI announces the formation of its 25th technical committee – the DFI International Grouting Committee.  The committee was formed following ongoing discussions and clarifications on the sometimes controversial differences in the international grouting industry. The primary initiative of the committee is to prepare general guidelines and specific documents summarizing the different international approaches and procedures […]

Registration is open for the DFI 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, (#DFI44), October 15-18, 2019, at the Hilton Chicago. Register to attend, exhibit or sponsor the conference at archive.dfi.org/Annual2019. The theme of the conference is > Future > Forward. The 2019 conference serves as a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in deep […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that 2 of its 24 Technical Committees have new committee chairs starting in 2019.  Pollyanna Cunningham of International Construction Equipment Inc. (ICE ®), is the new chair of the DFI Driven Pile Committee, succeeding Benjamin Vance of Strata Geotech. Cunningham. In her position as the marketing and brand communications director […]

DFI’s membership elected two new members to the DFI Board of Trustees, re-elected four trustees and voted for a new roster of officers including a new president.  DFI Trustee Daniel R. MacLean, P.E., is the business development manager at Keller Foundations Ltd. in Canada. MacLean has more than 17 years of deep foundations experience, primarily […]

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 […]