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DFI announces the formation of its 25th technical committee – the DFI International Grouting Committee.  The committee was formed following ongoing discussions and clarifications on the sometimes controversial differences in the international grouting industry. The primary initiative of the committee is to prepare general guidelines and specific documents summarizing the different international approaches and procedures […]

Registration is open for the DFI 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, (#DFI44), October 15-18, 2019, at the Hilton Chicago. Register to attend, exhibit or sponsor the conference at www.dfi.org/Annual2019. The theme of the conference is > Future > Forward. The 2019 conference serves as a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in deep […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that 2 of its 24 Technical Committees have new committee chairs starting in 2019.  Pollyanna Cunningham of International Construction Equipment Inc. (ICE ®), is the new chair of the DFI Driven Pile Committee, succeeding Benjamin Vance of Strata Geotech. Cunningham. In her position as the marketing and brand communications director […]

DFI’s membership elected two new members to the DFI Board of Trustees, re-elected four trustees and voted for a new roster of officers including a new president.  DFI Trustee Daniel R. MacLean, P.E., is the business development manager at Keller Foundations Ltd. in Canada. MacLean has more than 17 years of deep foundations experience, primarily […]

The 13th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 8, 2018, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, N.Y. The gala was attended by more than 100 guests and raised over $25,000. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, established in 2016.  This […]

DFI announces a call for entries for its 2019 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Deadline December 31, 2018, for the 2019-2020 DFI Traveling Lecturer nominations. The DFI Traveling Lecturer is a prominent industry expert selected annually to travel and present a […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting its 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 15-18, 2019, in Chicago. The theme of the conference is > Future > Forward. The 2019 conference serves a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in deep foundation and geotechnical engineering and construction through technical presentations and panel discussions. The […]

Dan Brown, P.E., president of DFI and president of Dan Brown and Associates, presented three Awards at a luncheon during the DFI 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Anaheim, Calif., on October 24-27.  Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize the efforts and […]

More than 1,000 attendees from around the world joined DFI at its 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. The conference featured more than 75 technical presentations, panel discussions, 144+ exhibits of innovative products and services, technical committee and industry-wide working group meetings, poster presentations, networking events and the annual […]

Alexandre P.R.P. Almeida from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada is the winner of the 2018 DFI and DFI Educational Trust Student paper Competition. The winning paper, “Statistical Evaluation of Design Methods for Micropiles in Ontario Soils,” evaluated the performance of two design methods for micropiles founded in Ontario soils: the modified Federal Highway Administration method and […]