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Dan Brown, P.E., president of DFI and president of Dan Brown and Associates, presented three Awards at a luncheon during the DFI 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Anaheim, Calif., on October 24-27.  Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize the efforts and […]

More than 1,000 attendees from around the world joined DFI at its 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. The conference featured more than 75 technical presentations, panel discussions, 144+ exhibits of innovative products and services, technical committee and industry-wide working group meetings, poster presentations, networking events and the annual […]

Alexandre P.R.P. Almeida from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada is the winner of the 2018 DFI and DFI Educational Trust Student paper Competition. The winning paper, “Statistical Evaluation of Design Methods for Micropiles in Ontario Soils,” evaluated the performance of two design methods for micropiles founded in Ontario soils: the modified Federal Highway Administration method and […]

The DFI and DFI Educational Trust 2018 Young Professor Paper Competition winner is Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Ph.D., P.E., post-doctoral researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, and appointed assistant professor, Northwestern University, Illinois. In the winning paper, “Performance-based Design of Energy Pile Foundations,” Dr. Rotta Loria describes a theoretical and experimental analysis […]

For the fourth 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 November 27, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has 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 […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has published the Technical Program for the 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. It is available at archive.dfi.org/annual2018. The theme of the conference is Mastering the Challenge: Engineering for Complex Loading Conditions in the 21st Century. Technical presentations will focus on innovations and advancements that […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust is accepting applications for the 2018 Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship, which provides scholarships to undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students attending schools in the Province of Ontario. Two scholarships, in the amount of US$2,500 each, will be awarded in 2018. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2018. […]

The DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design and/or construction of deep foundations to attend DFI’s 43rd Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., October 24-27. The grant includes free conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference.  The recipients […]

DFI Europe, a regional chapter of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), announces two new members to its Board of Trustees.  Ate Konkka is the director, piling rig technologies, at Junttan Oy in Finland and has rejoined the DFI Europe Board. Konkka works with clients to find cost-effective and modern solutions for their deep foundation work. […]