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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 August 12th, 2016
L to R: Marty Corchoran (PDCA President); Mohamad Hussein, P.E., M. ASCE; Eric Alberghini (PDCA Immediate Past President)
Mohamad Hussein, P.E., M. ASCE., was the 2016 recipient of the Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) Presidential Award for Distinguished Service. Mohamad received the award at the PDCA 20th Annual […]
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 November 27th, 2013
Some news tidbits from DFI, courtesy of the November Newsletter.
New DFI Website
The DFI website has been updated to provide better access, more powerful search features, easier access to publications, improved technical committee features, and more. Make sure to check it out.
SuperPile 2014
Make sure to mark you calendars for SuperPile 2014 […]
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 July 9th, 2013
The DFI has a few research or publication efforts underway. The recent DFI July News listed two that are requesting input from DFI members and the industry. One is a State of Practice Survey for helical piles. The other is a collection of driven pile case histories. More information from DFI is included […]
By Robert Thompson, on July 4th, 2013
Here are a few broader geotechnical items not specifically on deep foundations, but that should be of interest to the deep foundation specialist.
GeoWorld
GeoWorld – the social media platform for geoprofessionals – announced the launch of The Geo-Technical Forums. The launch was announced through Geoengineer.org:
The GeoWorld professional network is pleased to […]
By Robert Thompson, on June 14th, 2013
Geo-Institute
NCHRP Interest Group Are you interested in being a consultant for NCHRP? Visit the website and submit an interest letter by Friday, August 9, 2013 to be considered as a consultant for NCHRP’s new synthesis topics.
Call for Nominations Do you know a colleague worthy of recognition? Nominate someone for one […]
By Robert Thompson, on May 17th, 2013
A few news items for this week:
Geo-Institute
Call for Awards Nominations There is still time to nominate a worthy colleague for the H. Bolton Seed Medal or the Ralph B. Peck award!
The H. Bolton Seed Medal recognizes contributions to teaching, research, and/or practice in geotechnical engineering. Nominations for the 2014 H. Bolton […]
By Robert Thompson, on April 25th, 2013
Sure, it is a little less than 2 years away, but a conference as big as an International Foundations Conference and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE) takes a lot of effort to pull off. The event (last held in 2009 in Orlando, Florida) includes a massive equipment exposition, a huge exhibit hall, and an extensive […]
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