CONTENTS FEATURES I DFI [email protected] Executive Director Executive Editor Theresa Engler Barbra Rodriguez [email protected] Managing Editor and Advertising Manager Karol Paltsios [email protected] Graphic Design Faye Klein Staff Photographer Herb Engler DFI Executive Committee President Matthew Janes, P.Eng. Vice President Michael H. Wysockey, Ph.D., P.E. Secretary James O. Johnson Treasurer Gianfranco Di Cicco Past President Dan Brown, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE Other Trustees Peter Faust, Dipl.-Ing. Conrad W. Felice, Ph.D., P.E. Franz-Werner Gerressen, Dipl.-Ing. Mike Kelley K.S. Rama Krishna, Ph.D. Anne Lemnitzer, Ph.D., P.E. J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E. Dan MacLean, P.E. Matthew E. Meyer, P.E. Morgan NeSmith, P.E. David Paul, P.E. Howard Perko, Ph.D., P.E. Thomas D. Richards, P.E., D.GE Lori Simpson, P.E., G.E. Martin G. Taube, P.E., P.G. Stefano Valagussa FUTURE TRENDS 77 Member Profile: Matt Meyer, Langan Engineering, Well-Suited to Go the Distance 81 Drones to Improve Workflows Barritt Lovelace, P.E. Using two construction site examples, this article describes how drones are helping capture and replicate site specifics in detail to improve project workflows. Drone data can provide accurate models that promote project safety by reducing human exposure to unstable sites and by making visual site reviews for potential hazards easier to do, as well as improve deliverables by generating data in information-rich formats to inform project oversight and design decisions, and to reduce site visits and logistical costs. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAY/JUNE 2020 • 3 16 Holograms to Mitigate Risks COVER STORY ® Scott A. Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., Benjamin S. Rivers, P.E., Silas Nichols, P.E., and Derrick D. Dasenbrock, P.E., D.GE Unknown geotechnical conditions are a major source of risk. Using 3D-augmented reality, diverse project stakeholders can discuss real subsurface data in real space and visualize where measurements are taken, what those values indicate, and where pockets of unknowns exist that can heighten risk. In this article, learn how holographic models enhance project management and potentially reduce risks by paving the way to better communication and more thoughtfully designed investigations. O T N A S D S • I N U N S U S A T O I T F U E L P I T E A E D P E E C I S L I S S I U E C E P • S
