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By Robert Thompson, on August 19th, 2016
Muhannad T. Suleiman, Ph.D., M. ASCE was recently selected as the winner of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s George D. Nasser Award for 2016. He was selected for a paper titled: “Minimum Confinement Reinforcement for Prestressed Concrete Piles and a Rational Seismic Design Framework”. The paper was published in the January-February 2016 issue […]
By Robert Thompson, on April 13th, 2016
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, […]
By Robert Thompson, on May 11th, 2015
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will be serving as host for the 46th Annual Southeastern Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference (STGEC) in Greenville, South Carolina on October 19 – 23, 2015. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in downtown Greenville. This annual conference draws DOT and consultant engineers […]
By Robert Thompson, on January 28th, 2014
A lot of deep foundations events coming up to kick-off the new year – plenty of opportunities to learn and network, covering a variety of deep foundations systems. With so many email notices coming in, we may miss one or two, but here is the list with links (mostly in chronological order). Below the […]
By Robert Thompson, on September 17th, 2013
The ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC), Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), Geo-Institute of the ASCE (G-I), and Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) will join together to host the 2015 International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2015) at the JW Marriott in San Antonio, Texas from 17 to 21 March 2015. The […]
By Robert Thompson, on July 22nd, 2013
Early this year, NCHRP released a synthesis report on geotechnical practices related to design-build projects. I have had writing a blog post on this on my “to do” list for a few months and finally got down the list!
NCHRP Synthesis 429 – Geotechnical Information Practices in Design-Build Projects is a report on […]
By Robert Thompson, on April 11th, 2013
As the temperatures start warming across the U.S., the business of conferences, short courses, and seminars starts to heat up as well. Opportunities for education, professional networking, and professional development abound. Here are some recent newsletters and a link to updated events calendars of the G-I and other groups.
Geo-Institute Industry Event Calendar
Deep […]
By Robert Thompson, on August 23rd, 2012
The final conference brochure and registration information is available for the DFI 37th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations to be held in Houston, Texas, October 16-19. You can get it here or go to the conference link.
By Robert Thompson, on March 12th, 2012
The Pile Driving Contractors Association 16th Annual International Conference and Expo is coming up in Albuquerque, NM from April 25-27, 2012. Click this link to get more information.
By Robert Thompson, on March 12th, 2012
Click on this link to get an updated (as of 12 March 2012) list of deep foundations events organized and/or sponsored by the Deep Foundations Institute. The G-I is involved in some of these as well.
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