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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 […]

In Memoriam – Dr. Fred Kulhawy, P.E., G.E., Dist. M.ASCE

Fred H. Kulhawy, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., Dist. M.ASCE, 71, Professor Emeritus of Civil/Geotechnical Engineering at Cornell University, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center.  Dr. Kulhawy was an active member of the G-I Deep Foundations Committee for many years (including before the G-I was formed!), including having served as […]

SCDOT hosts STGEC 2015 in Greenville, SC – October 19-23, 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 […]

Committee Member News: Dr. Muhannad Suleiman awarded teaching prize

Committee member Dr. Muhannad Suleiman of Lehigh University was awarded the 2014 Shamser Prakash Prize for Excellence in Teaching earlier this year.  The prize is awarded early in the year for the previous calendar year.  The Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nominations each year for young teachers (less than 40 years old) whose expertise is […]

Student Consultant Competition at GEO/SEI Congress 2016

The Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 is soliciting interest from universities to compete for a $10,000 scholarship to be awarded at the Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 on Monday, February 15, 2016.

Teams of students and consultants will compete for a design commissioning for a new highway bridge project in small town […]

IFCEE 2015 – Technical Sessions Topics Announced

IFCEE 2015 Brings You More Than 40 Concurrent Technical Sessions to Choose From! Don’t Miss Out – Register TODAY at www.ifcee2015.com! PDHs Available

Wednesday, March 18th – 10:30am-12:00pm Deep Foundations for a Multi-Billion Dollar Public Infrastructure Project Augercast/CFA Piles Deep Foundations Design & Performance of Excavation Support Systems Engineering for Extreme Events, Part […]

Call For Short Course Proposals – Geotechnical & Structural Engineering Congress 2016

The G-I has issued a Call For Short Course Proposals for the Geotechnical & Structural Engineering Congress to be held February 14-17, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona.  Proposals are due February 11, 2015.  Short courses should be on topics of interest to the disciplines of geotechnical and structural engineering.

The Geo-Institute (G-I) and the Structural […]

Seminars by PDCA and DFI

PDCA is hosting a “Pile Load Testing Options Course” in Sacramento, California on August 21, 2014.

 

The course will begin with a presentation by Van E. Komurka, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE  of Wagner Komurka Geotechnical Group, Inc. titled: Driven Pile Test Programs – Paying Off with More Than Just Information. Van’s presentation will […]

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 […]