The organizers are grateful to Geo Ground Engineering Operations, Delhi (Gold Sponsor), HBL Power Systems, Hyderabad (Silver Sponsors), VA TECH WABAG, Chennai, Arcelor Mittal, Luxembourg and many other companies for their encouragement and financial support. Workshop on Recent Trends in Piling and Ground Improvement Display of workshop souvenir Presentation by invited speaker Boris Even workshop. Professor A. C. Ray, chairman of the IGS-BBSR chapter, was the chairman of the workshop. The objective was to create awareness among the practicing engineers in the eastern part of India about the latest technologies in deep foundations and retaining structures. This objective was realized by inviting experts from the field to deliver presentations on a few select topics: • Pile Foundations: Design and Analysis of Various Types, I. V. Anirudhan, director, geotechnical solutions and vice chairman of DFI of India, Chennai • Bored Piles: Construction Practices and Scope of Technologies, Jeyson J. Samuel, general manager, segment head - Piling & Embedded Retaining Structures, L&T GeoStructure, Chennai • Sheet Piles: Novel Applications and Case Studies Across the Globe, Boris Even, general manager and director of commercial sheet piling, Arcelor Mittal, Luxembourg • Deep Excavation Support Systems in Urban Areas - Theory, Applications and Case Studies, A. Manickavel, general manager, Egis India Consulting Engineers, Chennai • Driven Piles: Latest Construction Practices, Dr. K. S. Rama Krishna, chairman of DFI of India, Chennai • Quality Control and Assurance in Pile Foundations, Ravikiran Vaidya, principal at Geo Dynamics, Vadodara, India This workshop evoked an overwhelming response with 120 participants coming from government departments of Odisha state, private consultants and service providers, equipment suppliers, academicians and about 15 students. The participants were predominantly from Odisha state and a few from other cities such as Kolkata, Raipur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, covering a radius of about 600 km (372.8 mi). 60 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2015 DFI-India 2015 Conference Workshop on Pile Foundations attendees DFI of India, in association with Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore, IGS-Bangalore Chapter and ASCE-India Section, is organizing a workshop and conference from September 28 - 30, 2015, at the Satish Dhawan Auditorium on the IISC Bangalore Campus. The one-day workshop will be on Pile Raft Foundation Systems and the two-day conference theme is “Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India.” Professor Siva Kumar Babu, from the department of civil engineering at IISC Bangalore will be the conference chairman, and Raghuveer Rao of the same institute, will be organising secretary. Visit www.dfi-india2015.org to register or to learn about exhibiting and underwriting opportunities. As India is one of the fastest growing economies, this conference is expected to generate a lot of interest among owner organizations, construction companies, equipment and materials manufacturers, technology providers, testing agencies and academia. DFI of India, in association with the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal and IGS Surathkal chapter, has organized a one-day workshop on July 31 for the benefit of practicing engineers, students and academia. Dr. V. Balakumar from DFI of India has coordinated this workshop with NITK and IGS Surathkal chapter. According to Professor R. Shivashankar, department of civil engineering and head of geotechnical division, the workshop will be largely supported by the Technical Education Quality Improvement Program Fund (TEQIP Fund) at NITK. About 100 to 120 delegates are expected to attend this workshop, which includes around 30 post-graduate students from geotechnical and marine structures. Bored piling is a very common foundation in this region because of the presence of a weak collapsible soil overlying hard gneissic granite rock. Participants will look for technologies that can improve the top weak soils and drilling methods that can produce quick and optimum rock socket lengths for bored piles. Visit the DFI of India website at www.dfi-india.org for more information.
