Upcoming Seminars DFI Technical Committee meetings are being held on Monday, August 28 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by two days of technical sessions on August 29-30. Equipment, material and instrumentation suppliers, contractors, engineers and other vendors will exhibit innovative products and services during the seminar. In conjunction with the SSI Seminar, the DFI Women in Deep SSI Seminar: August 28-30 There is still time to register for SSI: Stabilize, Support and Improve, a two-day seminar being held August 28-30 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. The conference, organized by seven DFI Technical Committees, focuses on the effective application of deep foundations, ground improvement and soil mixing for stabilization of slopes and excavation support. This event expands on past DFI seminars on deep foundations for landslides, slope stabilization, tiebacks and soil nails, and presents current technologies, design concepts, research and case histories for challenging slope and landslide repairs, excavation support and slope stabilization projects using deep foundation and ground improvement methods. Presentations will highlight technical and economic advantages and long-term maintenance. Design and Installation of Helical Piles and Tiebacks: September 18-19 DFI’s Helical Piles and Tiebacks Committee is hosting a one-day event on the detailed design, application and installation of helical piles and tiebacks for new construction and rehabilitation. The event is being held September 18-19 at the Hotel Omni SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AUGERCAST Compression Piles & Tension Piles • Restricted Access • Low Headroom Installations Earth Retention Systems • H-Piles & Lagging • Cut Off Wall Piles TB Soil + Rock Anchors + Walers Micro Piles Soil Nails & Shotcrete PH 330-336-8871 P.O. BOX 557 WADSWORTH, OHIO 44282 [email protected] WWW.AUGERCASTPILES.NET DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2017 • 39 Mont-Royal in Montreal, QC, Canada. Technical Committees are meeting on September 18 and the technical program is on September 19. Topics include axial, lateral, uplift, seismic, cyclic and dynamic loading; settlement analyses; and materials, construction and testing procedures for helical projects. The seminar features presentations on current technologies, design concepts, research and case histories for helical piles and tiebacks applications. The seminar features two keynote speakers. Dr. Hesham El Naggar, P.Eng., professor of geotechnical engineering and associate dean of engineering at University of Western Ontario, Canada, has 30 years of experience in analysis and design of foundations and soil-structure interaction. Dr. Amy Cerato, P.E., professor in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at the University of Oklahoma, is a geotechnical engineer whose research includes predicting expansive soil behavior using microscale properties and foundation design for alternative energy. Dr. Yasser Abdelghany of the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is the chair for this event. For more information on this event and to register, visit www.dfi.org/helical17. Foundations (WiDF) Committee is hosting an outing at Nationals Park for the Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins baseball game on Monday, August 28, following the Technical Committee meetings. For more information or to register, visit www.dfi.org/SSI2017
