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Muhannad T. Suleiman, Ph.D. Wins PCI Nasser Award;Appointed Assoc. Editor of JGGE

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 […]

Mohamad Hussein, P.E. Receives 2016 PDCA Presidential Award for Distinguished Service

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 […]

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 […]

Bernie Hertlein Receives DFI Distinguished Award

The Deep Foundations Institute awarded committee member Bernie Hertlein, FACI, M.ASCE with its Distinguished Service Award (DSA) at the 40th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Oakland, California.  The DSA is the highest award that DFI bestows on an individual, recognizing those who “have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the […]

DFI’s Deep Mixing Conference, June 2-5, 2015, San Francisco, CA

For the first time, the DFI Deep Mixing Conference will be held in North America.  The conference will be June 2-5, 2015 in San Francisco, California.  From DFI:

Important advances in materials, equipment, system design, and project delivery mechanisms have occurred since 2009.  Deep Mixing 2015 will provide a forum for international exchange […]

DFI 39th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations–October 2014

Preparations are ramping up for the DFI 39th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations to be held Tuesday, October 21, 2014 – Friday, October 24, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.  The conference site is the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown.

DFI’s 39th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations is the event for industry professionals from […]

IFCEE 2015 Update

Now that the 2014 GeoCongress is over, time to look ahead to the big show in San Antonio, TX in February 2015: IFCEE 2015. 

IFCEE 2015 is the premier "must-attend" event for professionals in the foundation industry. The conference will include presentations of reviewed technical papers, panel discussions and debates, indoor exhibits, […]

Abstract Submission for DFI 2014 39th Annual Conference

DFI is still accepting abstract submissions for our the 39th Annual Conference coming up this October (21-24) in Atlanta. Please follow this link to submit or get more information: www.dfi2014submissions.org.

Also, the registration website is open at the same link above, along with hotel information, etc.

Deep Foundations Events and News to Start 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 […]

New DFI Website, Super Pile 2014, Annual Conference Call for Papers

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 […]