2019

Allen W. Cadden, P.E., D.GE, is presenting the Lizzi Lecture at ISM’s 14th International Workshop on Micropiles (IWM) on August 21-23, 2019, in Broadbeach on the Gold Coast of Australia. His presentation, titled Micropiles: World Wide Evolution Trends, is the 10th annual Lizzi Lecture delivered since inauguration of the series in 2008. The Lizzi Lecturer […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust and Langan Engineering & Environmental Services announce a new scholarship in the Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarship Fund, and 2018 scholarship awards.  The George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship  The George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship has been established and is planned to provide scholarships to civil engineering […]

Registration is open for the Helical Pile World (HPW) -DFI Helical Piles-Tiebacks-Anchors Tradeshow and Educational Seminar, taking place June 4-5, 2019, at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Cincinnati, Ohio. The event is being hosted by DFI and HPW to showcase the helical pile and tieback industry’s dedication to producing high-quality, safe, reliable and cost-effective foundation […]

Three students at City College of New York (CCNY) have received scholarship awards from the DFI Educational Trust Stanley Merjan Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund.  Adeel Butt is a senior civil engineering student with a specialization in structures. He is currently an intern at Perfetto Contracting, preparing daily field activities, four week look ahead schedules, quantity take […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust has awarded two Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarships each in the amount of US$2,500.  Zachary Gerber is a senior civil engineering and management student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Gerber developed his interest in the deep foundation industry working in co-op positions at Bermingham Foundation Solutions, noting […]

Tracy Brettmann, P.E., D.GE, executive vice president of A.H. Beck Foundation Company, has been elected chair of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust Board of Trustees. He succeeds Dan Dragone, chief sales officer of BAUER Equipment America, who remains a trustee.  Working in the Houston office, Brettmann is responsible for business development and overseeing […]

Registration is now open for SuperPile ’19 taking place May 1-3 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle, Washington. This three-day event includes presentations on the latest developments in augered cast-in-place/drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, ground improvement, helical piles and tiebacks, marine foundations, micropiles, testing and evaluation of foundation systems, and seismic and lateral loads. […]

DFI announces that the Call for Papers is open for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. Abstracts for the Student Paper Competition are due on Friday, March 8. Abstracts for the Young Professional Paper Competition are due March 15. The winners are invited to attend DFI’s 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations […]

DFI India 2018: 8th Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India was held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat from November 15-17, 2018. IIT Gandhinagar and the Ahmedabad chapter of the Indian Geotechnical Society were collaborators. Prof. Amit Prashant, professor at IIT Gandhinagar, served as the conference […]

The 2018-2019 DFI Traveling Lecturer, John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, director of engineering at Hayward Baker Inc. and past president of DFI, is scheduled to speak at several upcoming events. The DFI Traveling Lecturer is a prominent industry expert selected annually to travel and present a series of lectures to university students, professional groups […]