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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. Volume 11, Number 1 includes the following papers:              “Numerical and Experimental Simulation of T-Walls Supported by Battered Piles within a Levee Embankment,” J. B. Johnson, USACE; F. Vahedifard, Mississippi State University; P. Kokkali, Rensselaer Polytechnic […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust has awarded two Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarships each in the amount of US$2,500.  Lauren Augustin is an undergraduate civil engineering student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Augustin developed her interest in the deep foundation industry after a work term at a design-build construction firm, […]

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

Registration is open for the DFI 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2018, at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, Calif.  The theme of the conference is Mastering the Challenge: Engineering for Complex Loading Conditions in the 21st Century. The conference features technical presentations on innovations and advancements that address performance-based design and construction […]

DFI announces that the Call for Papers opens January 12, 2018, for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. Abstracts are due on Friday, March 9. The winners are invited to attend DFI’s 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27 in Anaheim, Calif., to present their papers. Winners also receive free […]

DFI announces a call for entries for its 2018 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Submissions for the 2018 Awards are due by April 15, 2018. Information and nomination forms are available at archive.dfi.org/awardslectures.asp. The awards are presented at DFI’s 43rd Annual […]

DFI’s membership elected a new member to the DFI Board of Trustees and re-elected four members. Their terms begin on January 1, 2018.  The new board member, Mike Kelley, is vice president and geotechnical business unit manager for DYWIDAG-Systems International. He is responsible for the overall P&L, planning and business development for DSI’s geotechnical products […]

The 12th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 9, 2017, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, N.Y. The gala was attended by 168 guests and raised over $51,000. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, established in 2016.  This year, four […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed a new chair, officers and a new trustee.  Dan Dragone, chief sales officer of BAUER-Pileco Inc., is the new chair of the Board of Trustees of the DFI Educational Trust, effective January 1. He succeeds M. Byrl Williams who will retire […]

John A. (Jack) Hayes, P. Eng., D.I.C., founder and former president of Loadtest, Inc., is presenting the DFI 2018 Osterberg Memorial Lecturer at IFCEE 2018 on Thursday, March 8, 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. IFCEE 2018 being held March 5-10, 2018, at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace in Orlando, Fla., is hosted by DFI, […]