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ITS Money 2022

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


October 12, 2022

Stephen Madden and Melissa Landon, Ph.D., P.E.

Speakers Stephen Madden of VTrans’ Construction and Materials Bureau, and Melissa Landon, Ph.D., P.E. of WSP Golder present “CPT Aids Bridge Replacement & Interchange Design in Colchester, VT”

Van Komurka, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE

Speaker Van Komurka, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE of GRL Engineers presents “Field Testing Comparison of Four Driven Pile Types.”

Allie Brady and Nathan Iverson

Speakers Allie Brady and Nathan Iverson of Veit & Company present, Plan Now or Pay Later.”


August 3, 2022

Emma Migneault

Speaker Emma Migneault of Geo-Instruments presents “Instrumentation and Piezometer Field Testing during Wick Drain Ground Improvement Installations.”

Samuel Kosa, P.E.

Speaker Samuel Kosa, P.E., of The Loren Group presents “Pre-design Pile Testing to Select the Correct Pile Type for the Job.”


June 1, 2022

Niall Corney

Speaker Niall Corney of AECOM presents “Safety, Savings, and Sustainability: Reconciling by Design.”

Brian Freilich, Ph.D, P.E.

Speaker Brian Freilich, Ph.D, P.E. of Keller presents “Looking Back at Quality in Soil Mixing: A History of Sustainability in Practice.”

Jack Taggart, B.Eng., CGeol FGS

Speaker Jack Taggart, B.Eng., CGeol FGS of Arup Geotechnics presents “Embodied Carbon Assessment for a Multi-phased Development Pile Testing Strategy.”

April 6, 2022

Patrick IJnsen, B.Eng., M.B.A., IEng

Speaker Patrick IJnsen, B.Eng., M.B.A., IEng of Van ‘t Hek Groep B.V. presents “Pile Load Test Railroad Underpass Bedum, Netherlands.”

Dustin Walkenhorst, M.Sc., P.E.

Speaker Dustin Walkenhorst, M.Sc., P.E. of Keller North America presents “Bal Harbour Shops in Miami, Florida”

Devon Mothersille, Ph.D., B.Eng., FICE

Speaker Devon Mothersille, Ph.D., B.Eng., FICE of Geoserve Global Limited presents “Rock Anchor Investigation Tests at Hazelmere Dam, South Africa.”

February 2, 2022

Kevin Hetrick, P.E.

Speaker Kevin Hetrick, P.E. of Clark Dietz, Inc. presents “Milton Madison Bridge Project”

Donald Davies, P.E., S.E.

Speaker Donald Davies, P.E., S.E. of Magnusson Klemencic Associates presents “Where Lower Carbon and Lower Costs Meet.”

Edward Stehmeyer III, P.E.

Speaker Edward Stehmeyer III, P.E. of the South Carolina Ports Authority presents “In-Situ Dynamic Pile Testing to Realize Wharf Renovation Savings.”