Continuous Flight Auger Pile (India)
DFI of India (DFII) Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Pile Technology Implementation Committee was formed in 2018 with the goal to introduce and popularize the use of CFA piles to address the growing fast track piling needs in India. The project, involving the installation and testing of CFA piles, was successfully conducted between November 2018 and November 2019. The Committee prepared a manual about the design, installation and testing of CFA piles, and is disseminating knowledge in Indian geotechnical professionals through seminars and workshops. The committee is working closely with the DFI Augered Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Committee in the U.S.
Committee Chair
Sunil S. Basarkar, Ph.D.
Ph.D., General Manager, Afcons Infrastructure Ltd,
sunil.basarkar@afcons.com
Dr. Sunil S. Basarkar is Head of Geotechnical Engineering Department at Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, Mumbai. He has a total experience of about 17 years in the field and 16 years association with Academia in area of Geotechnical engineering. Dr. Basarkar has published more than 50 papers in various national and international conferences, and reputed journals. He is an Executive Committee member of DFI of India. Dr. Basarkar is a nominated member from IGS for International Committee for Land Reclamation. He is also a fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Geotechnical Society, Institute of Bridge Engineering. Dr. Basarkar also serves as an Editor of DFI Journal (USA).
CFA Pile India Events
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DFI of India 13th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations Technolocies for Infrastructure Development in India
19-21 September, 2024 – Panaji, Goa, India
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S3 2024: Slopes, Support and Stabilization
August 6-8, 2024 – Aurora, Colorado
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IFCEE 2024
May 7-10, 2024 – Dallas, Texas
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DFI Midyear Committee Meetings 2024
April 22-26, 2024
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International Seminar on Successes and Failures: What did we learn?
April 11, 2024 – Copenhagen, Denmark
DFII News
- DFI Announces New Board of Trustee Members
- DFI Hosting 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations: October 7-10, in Aurora, Colorado – Abstracts Being Accepted Until January 8
- President’s Awards Presented at DFI Annual Conference
- DFI Announces New Chair of Drilled Shaft Committee
- John Wolosick Named 2023 DFI Distinguished Service Award Recipient
CFA Demonstration Program
DFI of India successfully conducted a CFA pile installation and testing demonstration program in 2018-2019. Test piles were installed and tested using India labor and materials to prove their viability for use in India.
CFA Education and Awareness
DFI of India is actively conducting outreach activities to propagate the message of CFA pile use in India
DFII CFA Technology Implementation Committee Activities – Progress Report 1
DFII CFA Technology Implementation Committee Activities – Progress Report 2
DFII CFA Pile Technology Workshop Panel Discussion (DFII 2019) – highlighting process of redesigning conventional drilled pile foundation projects to CFA pile projects.
Webinar Series – Regular webinars/workshops are being organised to propagate the message in the industry. Watch IGS (DC) – DFII Workshop on CFA Piles – Theory, Prospects, and Applications in India.
CFA Design and Construction Resources
Document for Design and Construction of Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Piles: A Technology Initiative by DFI of India – describes the design and construction plans for execution of CFA piles for the demonstration program (2018).
Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Trial Pile Installation Report, Gorakhpur, Haryana – describes the construction sequence, field execution, observation and critical information obtained during the installation of CFA piles demonstration program (2018-2019).
Load Test Reports on Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Trial Piles, Gorakhpur, Haryana – describes the static compression, tension, and lateral load testing conducted on the CFA piles installed during the CFA piles demonstration program (2019).
Indian CFA Codes
Committee working with Bureau of Indian Standards to develop CFA piling codes in India.
Work in progress/coming soon
Fundamentals
DFI Augered Cast-in-Place Piles Manual, Third Edition – guidance for installation and quality assurance and control of ACIP Piles and a model specification.
DFI Guideline for Interpretation of Nondestructive Integrity Testing of Augered Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Piles – practical guidance for the interpretation of nondestructive testing (NDT) of the integrity of augered cast-in-place (ACIP) and drilled displacement (DD) piles.
Augered Cast-In-Place Piles Inspector’s Guide, Second Edition, 2010 – summarizes the requirements expected of all parties concerned in the successful installation of ACIP piles
FHWA Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 8 Design and Construction of Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Piles
GeoConstructability – An Owner’s Guide to Obtaining Essential Geotechnical Information for Construction (documents the type of geotechnical information that contractors need to estimate, plan and execute foundation projects)