TECHNICAL PROGRAM* Day 1 | Plenary | Thursday, May 7, 2015 Nine of DFI’s Technical Committees will combine their industry expertise to present SuperPile ’15 on May 6-8 in Kissimmee, Fla. The conference will include presentations on the latest developments in driven piles, augered cast-in-place/drilled displacement piles, micropiles, marine foundations, testing and evaluation of foundation systems, seismic and lateral loads, drilled shafts, ground improvement, and helical piles and tiebacks. Technical committee meetings and exhibitor set-up will take place on Wednesday, May 6. The second day, May 7, will be a plenary (combined) session and May 8 will have two parallel sessions providing attendees the option to choose presentations of interest. Invited and selected presentations will highlight Countdown to SuperPile ’15 Piling Design and Construction Conference Wednesday - Friday, May 6-8, 2015 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Kissimmee, FL www.dfi-superpile.org exceptional performance and design of high capacity deep foundations elements based on increased allowable stresses, resistance factors and code provisions, and discussions will address the challenges presented by innovative solutions and applications. Local, national, and international case histories will supplement presentations on design and construction, new technologies and ideas for future advancements and developments. Panel discussions on interesting topics will provide attendees opportunities to share new ideas and industry experience. Exhibit Hall Plan to visit 40 manufacturers and suppliers of innovative technology and services in the Conference Exhibit Hall. The Exhibit Hall is open during all conference hours. 8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Introduction | Sun Ballroom C Theresa Engler, Executive Director Deep Foundations Institute 8:45 - 9:30 Florida Department of Transportation Projects Larry Jones, Florida DOT 9:30 - 10:15 CRSI Pile Cap Design Guide Timothy W. Mays, Ph.D., P.E., The Citadel 10:15 - 10:45 Networking Break and Exhibition 10:45 - 11:15 Laboratory and Field Testing of Side and Tip Grouted Drilled Shafts in Florida Michael McVay, Ph.D., University of Florida 11:15 - 11:45 World Record Continuous Flight Auger Piles Lindsay Ross, BSc, Vibro-Pile Pty. Ltd. 11:45 - 12:15 Micropiles in Highly Weathered Dolomitic Bedrock at the Grand River Bridge, Cayuga, Ontario, Canada Jim Bruce, P.Eng, Geo-Foundations Contractors Inc. 12:30 - 1:30 Networking Lunch 1:45 - 2:15 BIT – The Versatile Pile Inclinometer Joram M. Amir, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Piletest.com 2:15 - 2:45 A Comparison of Static Axial Compressive Load Testing and Pile Driving Analyses Testing to Determine the Capacity of Helical Piles in Alberta, Canada Jason Jagodich, MBA, P.Eng, PMP, and Pirahas Balasingam, P.Eng, P.E., Morton Jagodich Inc. 2:45 - 3:15 Large Diameter Open-End Piles for Transportation Structures Dan Brown, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Dan Brown and Associates, PC 3:15 - 3:45 Networking Break and Exhibition 3:45 - 4:15 Sustainability To Be Announced 4:15 - 4:45 Tangent Bearing Elements (TBE) Andres Baquerizo, P.E., HJ Foundation Company 4:45 - 5:15 Unique Piling Applications at the Port of Miami Tunnel Nicholas Turus, Malcolm Drilling 5:15 - 7:15 Networking Reception and Exhibition 26 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2015
