DFI of India Virtual Conference and Webinars DFI-India 2020: Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development is being held on November 19-20, 2020, as a virtual conference. Organized by DFI of India in collaboration with Indian Geotechnical Society - Chennai Chapter, the event includes 3 to 4 hours of live, online presentations from industry experts on contemporary topics in deep foundations, including the following: • Antonio Marinucci, Ph.D., MBA, P.E., V2C Strategists: “Recent Advancements to Enhance Performance and Reduce Risks in Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement” • Professor Harry Poulos, Coffey Services Australia: “Applica- tions of Piling to Infrastructure Development” • Maurice Bottiau, Franki Foundations Belgium: Topic to be determined Leading up to the conference, DFI of India is hosting three webinars in August, September and October. The details are as follows: Thursday, August 20, 2020, 4:30 p.m. India Standard Time (IST) “Dynamic and Cyclic Applications of Grouped Helical Piles” Amy Cerato, Ph.D., P.E., Rapp Foundation Presidential Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Oklahoma Thursday, September 17, 2020, 4:30 p.m. IST “EFFC-DFI Guides to Tremie Concrete and Support Fluids for Deep Foundations” Karsten Beckhaus, Dr.-Ing, Bauer; Christophe Justino, Soletanche; and Peter Faust, Malcolm Drilling Thursday, October 22, 2020, 4:30 p.m. IST “Deep Mixing Equipment and Field of Applications of the Deep Mixing Method” Nicolas Denies and Noël Huybrechts, Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI)/ TC211 ISSMGE www.dfi.org/India2020 DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2020 • 45
