Attendees of the Pile Foundations Workshop Chapter events for 2017 began on a resounding note with a first quarter workshop held in association with the Institution of Engineers (India) on April 15 at Nagpur Local Centre in the central part of India. Dr. Sunil S. Basarkar was the co-coordinator for this workshop. The theme of the workshop was “Pile Foundations: With Special Context to Metro Works,” which was intended to create awareness and to disseminate the state-of-art knowledge in the field of pile foundations as applied to Metro works. This seminar evoked an overwhelming response with more than 150 participants representing contractors, designers, government agencies, private consultants, service providers, equipment suppliers and academics. The workshop was well supported by the industry. Special thanks are extended to Geo Systems Research & Consultancy, HBL Power Systems, GEO – Ground Engineering Operations India, Bauer Equipment India, Stewols India, Nagpur, Itasca India Consulting, and SKW Soil & Surveys for sponsoring the event. The chapter’s second quarter workshop/seminar was held on May 27-28, 2017, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat in the western state of Gujarat. The theme of the workshop was “Pile Foundations - Advances in Design and Construction Practices,” and was organized and hosted in association with SVNIT and IGS. Prof. S.R. Gandhi, director of SVNIT and an executive committee member of the chapter, acted as chair and Dr. C.S. Solanki, professor and head of civil engineering at SVNIT, was the coordinator of this two-day event. on October 5, 2017, a day before the 7 Annual Conference (DFI- India 2017). The theme of the workshop is “Mass Soil Stabilization and Deep Soil Mixing.” The chapter’s third quarter workshop is being held in Chennai th Speakers at the Pile Foundations Workshop DFI-India 2017: 7 Conference on Deep Foundation Tech- th nologies for Infrastructure Development in India is being organized by I.V. Anirudhan and Dr. K.S. Rama Krishna in collaboration with IIT Madras and the Chennai Chapter of the Indian Geotechnical Society. This two-day conference on October 6-7 focuses on emerging technology developments and case histories on deep foundations, deep excavations and ground improvement, and features presentations of practical importance showcasing latest technologies in a wide array of topic areas, including geotechnical investigation, analysis and design including seismic aspects, treated soil properties, and computer software. The event will be of interest to contractors, developers, local and government representatives, designers, consultants and educators involved in geotechnical design and construction. Equipment, material and instrumentation suppliers, contractors and other vendors will present their products and services in the Exhibit Hall. Visit www.dfi-india2017.org for more details and to register. DFI, in collaboration with IIT Madras and the Chennai Chapter of the Indian Geotechnical Society, presents: I DFI ® DFI-India 2017: 7 Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India th October 5-7, 2017 | IIT Madras, Chennai, India 56 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2017 O T N A S D I N N U S T O I F T U E P T E E D
