Driven Pile Committee Chair: Ben Vance, P.E., STRATA, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Matthew Janes, P.Eng., MBA, Isherwood Associates, [email protected] • Exploring possibility of presenting a driven pile webinar in conjunction with National Highway Institute. • Investigating ways to utilize the structural capacity of steel piles more efficiently in the design process. Electric Power Systems Foundations Committee Co-Chairs: Peter Kandaris, P.E., DiGioia Gray & Associates, [email protected] and Steve Davidow, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., Quanta Subsurface, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Howard Perko, Ph.D., P.E., Magnum Piering, [email protected] • Held a well-attended, committee-sponsored social event at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference and Expo in Denver, Colo., in April 2018. Similar social events are being planned at other electric industry and DFI events later this year and in 2019 to foster committee outreach efforts. • Completed a state-of-the-practice white paper on transmission line foundation engineering, design and construction. Detailed review and editing were discussed during the June SuperPile ’18 meeting and are in progress. The goal is to submit the final document to DFI by the March 2019 ASCE GeoCongress Conference. • Sponsored a panel discussion at the DFI Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., to discuss foundation design shortcomings in the electric power industry. • Presented the third in a series of papers on the industry state- of-the-practice white paper at the SEI Electric Transmission and Substation Conference in Atlanta, Ga., on November 4-8, 2018. • Holding committee meetings at the DFI Annual Conference, the March 2019 GeoCongress in Philadelphia and SuperPile ’19 in Seattle in May 2019. The committee has about two dozen active members, with a number of other utility engineers, contractors and consultants providing input. Meetings are accessible via teleconference. Energy Foundations Committee Co-Chairs: Tony Amis, GI Energy, [email protected] and Guney Olgun, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Gerry Houlahan, P.E., Moffatt & Nichol, [email protected] • Discussing ways to raise the profile of energy foundations in the U.S. • Encouraging other DFI committees to consider energy foundation projects and dissemination of design and construction information. • Compiling case histories on the use of energy foundations for infrastructure projects. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2018 • 109 Ben Vance Matthew Janes Peter Kandaris Steve Davidow Howard Perko Tony Amis Guney Olgun Gerry Houlahan • Organized a one-day seminar at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in September 2018 on energy foundations design, construction and good working practice. Considering annual road show at different universities around the U.S. • Supporting the implementation of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association’s guidance document on design and construction of piles used as geothermal heat transfer elements. Martin G. Taube Ground Improvement Committee Chair: Tanner Blackburn, Ph.D., P.E., Hayward Baker, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Martin G. Taube, P.E., P.G., Menard USA, [email protected] • Provide industry support for the DFI Committee Project Fund research project titled “Seismic Performance of Rigid Inclusion,” being conducted by Dr. Armin Stuedlein at Oregon State University. This project is investigating the soil- structure response of rigid elements subjected to seismic kinematic loading. • Continue to populate and maintain a ground improvement presentation and speaker database for DFI members offering local and regional seminars and workshops. Tanner Blackburn
