CONTENTS FEATURES Departments PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE This Is Gonna Be Big! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UPDATE DFI’s Infrastructure — Continuous Improvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 DFI ACTIVITIES Recaps of the DFI-EFFC International Conference in Rome and SuperPile ’18, spring events, 43 Annual Conference update, new DFI publications, new DFI Journal, upcoming events and more . . . 23 Outstanding Project Award (OPA) winner, rd REGIONAL REPORT DFI of India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 EDUCATIONAL TRUST REPORT A message from the Trust chair, scholarships awarded, an update on the Fine Fundraising Dinner and upcoming events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 DONOR PROFILE Charles J. Berkel: Chairman of the Board of Berkel & Company Contractors . . . 67 TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES UPDATE Update on technical committees — Augered Cast-in-Place (ACIP) Pile Committee, Joint DFI-ADSC Anchored Earth Retention Committee and Energy Foundations Committee. . . . . . . . . . . 105 GUEST EDITORIAL Better Infrastructure – How Much and From Where?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 LEGALLY SPEAKING Slander of Title: When Your Mechanic’s Lien Bites Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 DFI PEOPLE AND COMPANIES News about people, companies and products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 CALENDAR & AD INDEX . . . . . . . . 126 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] SPECIAL ISSUE :SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 81 North American Tunneling – A Vibrant Industry David R. Klug and James Morrison, P.E. The authors provide a brief history and some key technological advancements of the North American tunneling industry. There is more than $25 billion of ongoing and planned major tunnel programs across North America, accounting for more than 380 mi (610 km) of under-ground construction work — combined sewer overflow, transit upgrades/expansions and water distribution systems. 89 Challenges for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Water Resources Infrastructure Portfolio David B. Paul, P.E. The USACE has built a vast network of water management infrastructure — dams, levees, lock chambers, river navigation channels and control structures, harbors and ports, and other facilities. As federal funding for new construction and major rehabilitation has declined steadily since the 1980s, the USACE adopted a risk informed framework in 2006 for managing and addressing risk of its dam and levee portfolio. 97 Innovative Foundations for a Caustic Environment — The Salt Lake Railroad Causeway Jeffrey Hill, P.E., and Carol A. Ravano, P.E. The authors provide a brief history of the development of the railroad system in the U.S. before recalling the history of the development and construction of the Great Salt Lake Trestle. The authors then describe the various challenges — technical and environmental — that needed to be overcome to construct a replacement structure over the lake. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2018 • 5
