Seismic & Lateral Loads Committee
Kwabena Ofori-Awuah, P.E., ENV-SP, Chair
This committee focuses on the unique issues of seismic design and construction as well as related concerns of other lateral load issues that apply in marine applications, ice and permafrost regions.
This committee focuses on the unique issues of seismic design and construction as well as related concerns of other lateral load issues that apply in marine applications, ice and permafrost regions.
| Recent News | ||
| 5/11/2018 | The committee has received 2018 funding through the DFI Committee Project Fund. Click the green arrow to learn more. |  |
| 5/11/2018 | The committee - with the Ground Improvement and ACIP Piles committees - has also received funding through the DFI Committee Project Fund for a numerical parametric study on seismic performance of rigid inclusions. Click the green arrow to learn more. | |
| 1/2/2018 | Read an update on ongoing and completed projects for all DFI technical committees and working groups. | |
Related Publications:
- Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2017, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Practical Deep Foundation Design and Construction for Seismic & Lateral Loads in Marine Applications Seminar Online Proceedings
- DFI-PFSF Piled Foundations & Ground Improvement Technology for the Modern Building and Infrastructure Sector
- FINDAPILE.COM
- DFI Journal: Vol VI Subscription: 2 Issues (No. 1 Jul 2012 and No. 2 Dec 2012)
- Seismic and Lateral Load Design and Testing Guidelines
- DFI Journal: Vol V Subscription: 2 Issues (No. 1 Jun 2011 and No. 2 Dec 2011)
- DFI Journal: Vol IV Subscription: 2 Issues (No. 1 Aug 2010 and No. 2 Dec 2010)
- Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2009, Kansas City, MO, USA
- DFI Journal: Vol III Subscription: 2 Issues (No. 1 May 2009 and No. 2 Nov 2009)
- DFI Journal: Vol II November 2008
- DFI Journal: Vol I November 2007
- Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations Reference Manual - Two Volumes
- Proceedings- DFI Specialty Seminar, "Augered Cast-in-Place Pile-2006, Los Angeles, CA"
- Manual for Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation of Drilled Shafts
- Proceedings - DFI Specialty Seminar, "Augered Cast-In-Place Pile Seminar- 2005, Cincinnati, OH"
- Augered Cast-In-Place Piles Manual, Second Edition, 2003
- Proceedings - Ninth International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations, 2002, Nice, France
- Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2002, San Diego, CA "The Time Factor in Design and Construction of Deep Foundations"
- Proceedings of the 26th Annual Members' Conference, 2001, St. Louis, MO "Designing Deep ~ Building Deep"
- Proceedings - DFI Specialty Seminar, Non-Destructive Testing of Drilled Shafts Seminar- 2001, St. Louis, MO
- Proceedings - DFI Specialty Seminar, "Augered Cast-In-Place Piles Seminar- 2000", St. Louis, MO
- Proceedings of the 24th Annual Members' Conference & Equipment Exposition, 1999, Dearborn, MI "Decades of Technology Advancing into the Future"
- Proceedings - DFI Specialty Seminar, "Augered Cast-In-Place Piles Seminar- 1998, Houston, TX"
- Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Members' Conference, 1997, Toronto, Canada "Ingenuity '97"
- Inspector's Manual for Driven Pile Foundations, Second Edition, 1997 (first edition 1979)
- Proceedings of the 21st Annual Members' Conference, 1996, San Francisco, CA
- Proceedings of the 20th Annual Members' Conference, 1995, Charleston, SC
- Proceedings of the 18th Annual Members' Conference, 1993, Pittsburgh, PA "Looking for Solutions to Put America Back on a Solid Foundation!"
- Proceedings - CalTrans Pile Load Test Results at a Deep Bay Mud Site Using Various Pile Types (1993)
- Proceedings of the 17th Annual Members' Conference, 1992, New Orleans, LA
- Proceedings of the 16th Annual Members' Conference, 1991, Chicago, IL "Recognizing Solutions to Today's Problems and Defining Tomorrow's Challenges"
- Guidelines for Static Pile Design, 1991
- Guidelines for Writing Construction Specifications for Piling, 1990
- Guidelines for the Interpretation and Analysis of the Static Loading Test, First Edition, 1990
- Proceedings of the 15th Annual Members' Conference, 1990, Seattle, WA "Lessons of the 80's - Strategies of the 90's"
- Proceedings of the 14th Annual Members' Conference, 1989, Baltimore, MD "Realizing DFI's Potential - A Parallel to Baltimore's Renaissance"
- DFI/NCSU/ASCE Seminar, "Design and Construction Options for Heavy Load Bearing Foundations, 1988, Raleigh, NC"
- Proceedings - Second International Conference - Piling and Deep Foundations, 1987, Luxembourg
- Deep Foundations Journal Spring 1986
- Standard Testing Method for Deflection Characteristics of Pile Driving Cushion Material
- Comprehensive Pile Load Testing Program Video, McDuffie Island Coal Terminal, Mobile, AL
- SuperPile'17 Online Proceedings
- IFCEE 2015 - ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 256