Past Events

February 3, 2022 – 12 p.m. ET – Online

This series of webinars, brought to you by DFI’s Testing & Evaluation Committee, demonstrate how foundation testing conducted during the design phase can provide data that optimizes foundation designs and construction procedures, thereby SAVING MONEY while increasing the quality of the constructed foundation.

This reunion event continues the online gathering of conference attendees for a special presentation titled “PROVIDING VALUE THROUGH ENGINEERING DESIGN – NEW LAS VEGAS STADIUM” by Diane Fiorelli, P.E., G.E. and Jason Goff, P.E. of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services followed by networking time in the conference lounges and opportunity to visit the 45 plus exhibit booths.

The Metro NYC section of DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee presented a series of webinars to support and connect industry participants during this challenging COVID-19 time. The webinar series included guest presenters discussing thought-provoking issues related to moving past the crisis to accepting opportunities it could provide for a better tomorrow. Each 1-hour webinar launched with a brief uplifting arts feature, including a musical or story contribution.

2020 Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development was presented in a virtual format. This event was organized by Deep Foundations Institute of India (DFI of India) in collaboration with Indian Geotechnical Society – Chennai Chapter.

November 9–13, 2020 – Online DFI’s technical committees are holding their fall meetings in conjunction with DFI’s 45th Annual Conference: An Online Event. All DFI members have access to the #DFI45 online platform.

DFI India launched one of its new webinar series on steel retaining structures and foundations. We brought together industry leaders worldwide to present educational sessions on the latest solutions, technologies and applications of steel pile foundations. Topics included types of steel piles, design, installation, case studies, innovations, and much more. This technical webinar series was completely free for all the delegates.

DFI’s 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI45), was presented as an online conference. The theme was People. Purpose. Passion. The conference showcased a profession at the top of its game, highlighting the hard work, passion, connections, technologies and professionalism that drive the deep foundations industry worldwide.

On October 27th, join Dave Paul as he explores lessons learned from the Teton Dam failure with the ASCE Chicago chapter. This presentation will review geotechnical aspects of the failure and the cultural shift in dam engineering. This lecture will be delivered as a webinar.

Pre-event webinar series for 10th Anniversary Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India.