THE DEEP FOUNDATIONS INDUSTRY EVENT OF 2018 Attention Geo-Professional, ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC-IAFD), Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), Geo-Institute of ASCE (G- I), and Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) are hosting an international foundation engineering and construction conference that includes the largest foundation equipment and services exhibition in the world. Known as the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo or IFCEE, this mega-event will be held in Orlando, Florida, March 5-10, 2018, at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace. IFCEE 2018 has a great deal to offer, with technical short courses, educational sessions, networking opportunities, and the massive indoor and outdoor exhibition. Everything you’ve been looking for can be found in one location! Join other geo-professionals from around the world in Orlando, Florida for this once-every-three-years event. IFCEE 2018 will be bigger and better than any Congress or industry event of its kind. The technical program will feature over fifty 90-minute technical sessions, six Short Courses, prestigious lectures including the E. A. L. Smith, Karl Terzaghi, Jorj O. Osterberg, Michael W. O’Neill, Ben C. Gerwick Award, H. Bolton Seed Medal, and Ralph B. Peck Medal, as well as over 125,000 sq ft. of the latest equipment and supplies, and much, much more. Mark your calendar to attend IFCEE 2018 and go to www.ifcee2018.com to register today! Collectively, Michael D. Moore ADSC The International Association of Foundation Drilling Theresa Engler DFI Deep Foundations Institute Brad Keelor G-I Geo-Institute of ASCE Steve Hall PDCA Pile Driving Contractors Association Robert Thompson IFCEE Chairman Dan Brown & Assoc. IFCEE 2018 TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Conference Chairman Robert Thompson, P.E., D.GE, Dan Brown & Associates, Inc. Technical Program Committee Tracy Brettmann, P.E., D.GE, A.H. Beck Foundation Co. Peggy Hagerty-Duffy, P.E., ADSC Terence Holman, Ph.D., P.E., Turner Engineering Group Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE, DFI Allen Cadden, P.E., Schnabel Engineering Bernie Hertlein, GEI Consultants Mike Justason, P.E., McMaster University Anna Sellountou, Ph.D., P.E., Pile Dynamics Proceedings Editors Muhannad T. Suleiman, Ph.D., Lehigh University Anne Lemnitzer, Ph.D., P.E., University of California, Irvine Armin W. Stuedlein, Ph.D., P.E., Oregon State University