Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization Committee The Deep Foundations for Landslides/ Slope Stabilization Committee is under- taking several activities for 2012 to further the committee’s objectives of advancing the state of practice for design and construction of deep foundations used for slope stabilization. We are organizing a seminar entitled “Use of Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization,” to be held in Nashville, Tenn., August 14-15. Chris Ramsey of AMEC Environment and Infrastructure in Nashville, is leading this effort. An outstanding slate of speakers has been enlisted, and the program will address de s i gn and ana l y s i s me thods , characteristics of specific types of deep foundations used for slope stabilization, and several case histories where deep foundations have been used to stabilize earth slopes. The committee will also be holding our second “mid-year” committee meeting in conjunction with the Nashville seminar. If you are interested in attending the seminar, or in becoming a member of the committee, please consult the DFI website for specific details. The committee has also begun work on developing a compendium of notable papers regarding design, analysis and construction of deep founda- t ions for stabi l izat ion of landslides. This effort is being led by Dick Short. At present, the committee is soliciting nominations for papers to be inc luded in the compendium. Nominations can be sent to me or Dick Short at [email protected]. Finally, the committee was fortunate to receive funding from the DFI Committee Project Fund for this year to support work to investigate use of the strain wedge method in design of deep foundations for slope stabilization. The investigation will be conducted by Mohamed Ashour and Hamed Ardalan of the University of Alabama at Huntsville. We anticipate the study to be complete by spring 2013. J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E. Committee Chair [email protected] Find Common Ground Technical Committees are the backbone of DFI, focusing on the unique issues of major methods and technologies within deep foundations and exca- vation. Technical Committees keep DFI members and the industry up to date through publications, guidance docu- ments, educational events and reports. Members are encouraged to join one of 15 Committees (dfi.org/committees) and work with people with common interests. Send all requests on com- pany letterhead to DFI Headquarters. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2012 • 63
