• Participating in working platform discussion regarding small diameter drilling. • Developing bridging document for 2005 FHWA Micropile Design and Construction reference manual. • Assisting with planning for 2019 ISM Workshop in Australia. • Completed database of literature for reticulated micropile projects and research (Dr. James Mason, P.E.), through DFI Committee Project Fund. Project Information Management Systems Committee Chair: Massimo Mucci, Bencor Global, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Gianfranco Di Cicco, GDConsulting, [email protected] • Held membership drives and meetings at the DFI Annual and IFSE Conferences. • Hosted a technical session and “town hall” open forum at the DFI-EFFC International Conference in Rome, June 2018. • Published a non-technical white paper titled, “Project Information Management Systems in the Deep Foundations Industry,” to introduce PIMS concepts. Available for free download from DFI website. • Published an article in Sept/Oct 2018 issue of Deep Foundations on PIMS processes for the deep foundations industry. Seepage Control Committee Chair: Michael Kynett, P.E., MBK Engineers, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: David Paul, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, [email protected] • Reviewed final draft of USACE Engineering Manual on Seepage Control Cutoffs for Dams and Levees. • Prepared and reviewed drat summary notes on the USACE Sacramento District cutoff wall workshop. • Participating in update of ICOLD Bulletin 51, Filling Materials for Watertight Cutoff Walls 1985. • Exploring opportunities to study long-term performance and aging of cutoff walls. • Working with the PIMS Committee on development of guidelines. • Assisted DFI in exploring establishing a Grouting Committee at the 2018 DFI Annual Conference. Seismic and Lateral Loads Committee Chair: Kwabena Ofori-Awuah, P.E., ENV SP., KCI Technologies, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Anne Lemnitzer, Ph.D. P.E., University of California Irvine, [email protected] • Developed Design Guidelines for Bridge Pile Foundations Subjected to Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading – Ground Motions (Researcher: Prof. Arash Khosravifar, University of Portland) through the DFI Committee Project Fund. Available Giovanni Bonita Stefano Valagussa for free download from DFI website. • Researched the Minimum Required Length for Geotechnical Lateral Stability of Rock-Socketed Pile Shafts with goal of project to develop practical solutions to resolve the issue of “un-zipping” of p-y springs in strong rock. • Developing a white paper on Practical Aspects of Pile Head Fixity. • Developing a white paper on P-Y Curves. • Preparing to roll out the Seismic and Lateral Loads Design Guide Workshops in 2019, funded through the DFI Committee Project Fund • Revising the Seismic and Lateral Load Design Guide. Slurry Wall Committee Chair: Giovanni Bonita, Ph.D., P.E., P.G., GEI Consultants, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Stefano Valagussa, TREVIICOS Corporation, [email protected] • Finalizing the Guide to Selection of Cutoff Methods. • Developing PowerPoint presentations on structural slurry wall and cutoff wall construction. • Published consensus guidelines for design and detailing of reinforced concrete diaphragm walls used as permanent basement walls in regions of high seismicity, including practical and economical design recommendations and proposals for influencing relevant building code provisions. Available for download from DFI website. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2018 • 111 David Paul Kwabena Ofori-Awuah Anne Lemnitzer Massimo Mucci Gianfranco Di Cicco Michael Kynett
