CONTENTS I DFI DEEP FOUNDATIONS The Magazine of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is published bimonthly by DFI. 326 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ, 07506, USA T: 973.423.4030 F: 973.423.4031 Email: [email protected] Executive Director Theresa Rappaport [email protected] Executive Editor Virginia Fairweather [email protected] Managing Editor Emeritus Manuel A. Fine [email protected] DFI Executive Committee President, James A. Morrison Vice President, Patrick Bermingham Secretary, John R. Wolosick Treasurer, Robert B. Bittner Past President, Rudolph P. Frizzi Other Trustees David Borger Maurice Bottiau Dan Brown Gianfranco Di Cicco Bernard H. Hertlein Matthew Janes James Johnson Douglas Keller Samuel J. Kosa Kirk A. McIntosh Raymond J. Poletto Arturo Ressi di Cervia Michael Wysockey FEATURED INNOVATION: 51 Thermal Integrity Profiling: An Innovative Testing Technique for Drilled Shafts A new test method, Thermal Integrity Profiling, can detect the presence or absence of intact concrete both inside and outside the reinforcing cage, providing a 100% scan of the shaft. Pile Dynamics, Inc. developed the equipment with Foundations and Geotechnical Engineering, LLC. Special Features on Innovation Profile of Peter J. Nicholson, “Embracing Innovation”..........................41 Fugro’s prebid seabed investigation for siting Turkey’s Izmit Bay Bridge in an active seismic area Menard Controlled Modulus Columns bring innovation to ground improvement ..............................................44 A new micropile category: miniJET from Layne GeoConstruction 79 ........................................................ ........ DFI ACTIVITIES: 15 ICOG Wrap-up, Winter Planning Meeting Report, DFI Committee Project Funding Awards, Regional Report from DFI Europe, Educational Trust Update, DFI’s 37th Annual Conference in Houston, upcoming events and more. Digital Edition of Deep Foundations The companion electronic version of this issue is available on the home page of the DFI website at www.dfi.org. Past issues are archived in the Publications section. Correction. The Jan/Feb issue on the Dana-Farber Yawkey Center project in Boston credited Terra Drilling Co. (Terra)/Nicholson Construction Co. (Nicholson) with the tieback installation. The tiebacks were installed from late 2006 thru late 2007 solely by Terra. Terra engaged in discussions with Nicholson in mid-2008, which led to the acquisition of Terra by Nicholson on 12/31/2008, more than 12 months after this work was completed. Regular Features: President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Executive Director Update . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical Committee Reports . . . . . . . 59 DFI People and Companies. . . . . . . . . 93 New Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Ad Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 73 SPECIAL COVER STORY: 8 OPA Contender Features Innovative ACIP Pile Test The Metropolitan Development Project in Miami included the first ACIP multi-level O-Cell load test, and the largest diameter and deepest ACIP piles at that time. Langan Engineering & Environmental Services worked with HJ Foundations on the job. ISSUE : INNOVATION O T N A S D I N N U S T O I F T U E P T E E D
