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Fall 2016 Conferences for Deep Foundations

 

The 41st Annual Conference on Deep Foundations for DFI will be October 12-15, 2016 in New York City.

DFI’s 41st Annual Conference will attract industry professionals from around the globe to gather and share experiences, exchange ideas and learn the current state-of-the-practice from various disciplines. Over 1,000 engineers, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, owners, […]

DFI SuperPile ’16 – June 7-9 – Chicago

DFI’s annual conference on pile foundations, SuperPile, will be held June 7-9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois at the Westin Michigan Avenue.   Registration opens Monday, February 8, 2016.  You can get a flyer here.  Some key aspects of the conference (from DFI):

This three-day conference will include presentations on the latest developments in […]

Calibration of Resistance Factors for Drilled Shafts (LADOTD)

With the adoption of LRFD design methods by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and most state Departments of Transportation,  the big question in the geotechnical world is “What resistance factor should we use for __________?”.  AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications provide a lot of […]

ADSC Lawrenceville Test Site – Field Demo Day and Prediction Contest!

The ADSC is working on the second in a series of test sites around the Southeast U.S. for a research project to generate load test data for rock sockets in this part of the country.  Two test shafts were installed the week of July 26th at the yard of Foundation Technologies, Inc. One included […]