DFI Technical Committee Chairs Augered Cast-in-Place Pile Mike Moran, Cajun Deep Foundations, LLC [email protected] Codes and Standards Thomas Gurtowski, Shannon & Wilson, Inc. [email protected] Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization Prof. J. Erik Loehr, University of Missouri-Columbia [email protected] Drilled Shafts Tom Hart, Black and Veatch [email protected] Driven Pile Clayton Signor, TX Pile LLC [email protected] Ground Improvement Marty Taube, Menard [email protected] Helical Piles and Tiebacks Dr. Howard Perko, Magnum Geo-Solutions, LLC [email protected] Marine Foundations Gerry Houlahan, Moffatt & Nichol [email protected] Micropiles Jonathan Bennett, Brayman Construction Corporation [email protected] Seismic and Lateral Loads Mark Petersen, Shaw Group [email protected] Slurry Walls Nicolas Willig, Case Foundations [email protected] Soil Mixing Dennis Boehm, Hayward Baker, Inc. [email protected] Sustainability Marine Lasne, Soletanche Freyssinet [email protected] Testing and Evaluation Don Robertson, Applied Foundation Testing [email protected] Tiebacks and Soil Nailing Ed Laczynski, G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. [email protected] Helical Piles and Tiebacks Seminar: June 6, 2013 Location: The Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada This seminar covers Helical Foundations, Piles and Helical Tiebacks with topics of specific local interest. Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact [email protected] or call 1-973-423-4030. The seminar is being held the day before the 21st Vancouver Geotechnical Society Symposium also at the Hyatt. For information contact www.v-g-s.ca. COMMITTEE CHAIR DON ROBERTSON Testing and Evaluation Committee In 2013, we will focus on reestablishing interest and activity in working with the committee and undertake projects that advance the understanding and use of testing and evaluation methods for deep foundations. We are committed to holding quarterly conference calls and engaging current and new members. The committee will establish an Instrumentation Subcommittee. This subcommittee will have a chair and will be encouraged to define specific, attainable goals. Those interested in serving on or chairing the subcommittee are encouraged to contact me. The subcommittee will liaise closely with representatives from the Euro- pean Instrumentation Committee to under- stand their goals and projects and relay relevant information between our groups. In the U.S., we will assess the extent and consistency of using deep foundations monitoring and testing methods by state DOTs. This project is a continuation of a previous committee project to collect DOT specifications for monitoring and instru- mentation. A small task force will be estab- lished to conduct a review of the methods for evaluating deep foundations posted on the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) website for the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) that outlines methods and tools for accelerated high- way construct ion (www.GeoTechTools. org). The task force will prepare a sum- mary of the methods for each deep foundation technique outlined by FHWA for the committee’s review. The committee will then determine the next steps, which could include an assessment of the appropriateness and comprehensiveness of the recommended methods, a summary paper outlining the state of the practice of testing and evaluation in the DOTs, a compilation of existing specifications, a plan to introduce the DOTs to new methods to replace and/or enhance current practices, etc. With the goal of being objective and unbiased, we will identify generic nonproprietary terms to be used in the testing and evaluation industry in preference to terms that reference proprietary equipment. We will identify other societies and technical committees (ACI, ASTM, etc.) that address testing and evaluation issues that the committee should be following and/or in which the committee should be participating. The committee will make active efforts to gather and share information from these entities with DFI members.
