Upcoming DFI Events There are a number of technical seminars and conferences scheduled for the rest of 2016. To keep up to date with the latest information, be sure to visit www.dfi.org, like DFI on Facebook or join DFI’s LinkedIn Group. DFI-India 2016 Use of Helical Piles and Tiebacks Seminar There is still time to register for the Helical Piles and Tiebacks in Seismic & Lateral Load Conditions Seminar, taking place August 10-12 in Ontario, Calif., outside of Los Angeles. This event focuses on the proper design, application and installation of helical piles and tiebacks in seismic and lateral load conditions. In addition to a full agenda with technical presentations, attendees can attend a site tour of a helical pile installation demonstration conducted at JRW Foundations Systems in Redlands, Calif. For more information or to register visit www.dfi.org/helical16. International Conferences DFI-PFSF Conference Piled Foundations and Ground Improvement Technology for the Modern Building and Infrastructure Sector Melbourne, Australia March 21-22, 2017 DFI-ADSC-ISM International Workshop on Micropiles Vancouver, BC, Canada March 29-April 1, 2017 International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo 2018 Buena Vista, Fla. March 12-17, 2018 DFI-EFFC International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations Rome, Italy June 2018 Soil Mixing and Micropiles Seminar The Keynote Speaker for the Soil Mixing and Micropiles Seminar: States of Practice for Design, Construction and Quality Assurance, taking place September 7-9 in Orlando, Fla., is George M. Filz, P.E., Ph.D. His presentation, Material Properties and System Design for Deep Mixing Support Applications, addresses stiffness and DFI-India 2016: 6 Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India and Workshop on Soft Soil Engineering is taking place September 8-10 in Kolkata, India. Keynote presentations are noted below. th • Dynamic Testing of Driven and Drilled Deep Foundations: Professor Samuel G. Paikowsky, Sc.D., University of Massa- chusetts Lowell • Drilled Pile Systems State of Practice and Trends in The Augered Cast-In Place and Drilled Displacement Pile Industry in the United States: Seth Vaidya, P.E., Langan Engineering and Environmental Services • Optimization of Pile Lengths on the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link Project: Dr. Conrad Felice, P.E., C.W. Felice • Grid Type Deep Mixing Applications to Liquefaction Mitigation: Masaki Kitazume, Tokyo Institute of Technology • Diaphragm Walls for Infrastructure Projects: How to Deal with Complex Demands?: Franz-Werner Gerressen and Manfred Schoepf, BAUER Maschinen, Schro- benhausen, Germany strength characterization of soil-cement produced by the deep mixing method, as well as an integrated design approach for support of embankments, floodwalls and other facilities using deep-mixed elements. The impact of strength variability and the need to consider different potential failure modes are highlighted. Dr. Filz is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech. He has 26 years of experience in geotech- nical engineering education, research and practice. Since 1997, he has served as a consultant on Deep Mixing Method (DMM) construction projects for support of storage tanks and embankments in Utah, Louisiana, Florida and Virginia. Since 2001, Filz has performed research on embankments supported on deep-mixed columns for Virginia DOT, the U.S. National Deep Mixing Program, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). For more information, visit www.dfi.org/soilmixing16. Please visit www.dfi-india2016.org for additional information, or to register. DFI, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and T DFI echnology – Shibpur, Jadavpur University, and Indian Geotechnical Society Kolkata Chapter, presents: th I ® DFI-India 2016: 6 Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India KOLKATA CHAPTER September 8-10, 2016 | IIEST Shibpur, Kolkata, India ACIP Piles Seminar The Augered Cast-In Place & Drilled Displacement Piles Specialty Seminar is taking place this November in Orange County, Calif. It will focus on the design, installation methods, and quality control and assurance of augered cast in place (ACIP) piles and drilled displacement (DD) piles. The morning session will consist of a short course (design, materials, construc- tion and quality control). The afternoon session will feature industry professionals who will present case histories highlighting the wide variety of applications of ACIP and DD piles. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2016 • 33 O T N A S D I N N U S T O I F T U E P T E E D
