Tunneling and Underground Systems Committee Co-Chairs: David Klug, David R. Klug & Associates, [email protected] James Morrison, P.E., COWI North America, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Conrad Felice, Ph.D., P.E., C.W. Felice, [email protected] • Committee objectives: to identify and facilitate the advancement of new methods and technologies for design, construction, inspection, maintenance, and operation of tunnels and underground systems. • Collaborate with owners, design engineers, academic community, equipment suppliers and major tunnel contractors. • Address tunnel industry technical requirements for technical studies and / or research programs. • Promote the education and training of students at the graduate and undergraduate levels, fostering and developing emerging industry leaders in this field of practice. • Encourage participation in the various technical task groups globally and in North America. • Advance tunneling technologies and practices in the industry. Women in Deep Foundations Committee Chair: Maysill Pascal, P.E., USW, a Menard Group USA Company, [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Michael Wysockey, Ph.D., P.E., Thatcher Engineering Corporation, [email protected] Advisor: Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE, DFI Director of Technical Activities, [email protected] • Continue to hold committee calls on the third Thursday of month at 11:00 a.m. EST. • Organized Joint Society Women’s Professional Development Skills Workshop at IFCEE 2018. • Organized dinner meeting with ASCE Pittsburgh Section Mentoring Networking event. • Organized fourth Annual Networking Reception at DFI’s 43 Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. • Continuing to sell beaded lanyards as a fundraiser for the Women in Deep Foundations fund. Geo-Industry Risk Working Group Chair: Victor Donald, P.E., Terracon, [email protected] • Created an industry-wide working group as a clearinghouse for risk related information in the industry; recognizing that all GeoCoalition associations have risk-related activities and resources for the industry (guidance documents, seminars, white papers, etc.). • Developed group webpage (DFI website on Alliances page). • Organized annual WiDF networking reception at SuperPile ’18. rd • Held one-hour golf clinic at the 2018 DFI Educational Trust PA Golf Outing in July in Pittsburgh. Paul Gildea Terence P. Holman Matthew Meyer • Defined group purposes: to increase awareness of associations’ activities, reduce duplication of efforts, facilitate collaboration, and address risk practices that will improve the industry. • Identifying and cataloging risk resources and opportunities for publicizing widely to industry. Working Platforms Industry-Wide Working Group Co-Chairs: Paul Gildea, P.E., Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, [email protected] and Terence P. Holman, Ph.D., P.E., Turner Construction Company, [email protected] DFI Trustee Liaison: Matthew Meyer, P.E., Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, [email protected] • Continuing review of international practices for design, construction, maintenance and legal issues of working platforms for heavy tracked plant. • UK Perspective Working Platform presentation given by Jim de Waele, representing the Federation of Piling Specialists in the UK combined with Working Platform Workshop held at DFI-EFFC International conference in Rome, June 2018. • Presented paper on “Key Legal Considerations for Safe Working Platforms” (July 2018), during ADSC Summer meeting in Colorado. • Preparing consensus deep foundation industry “Position Paper on Working Platforms for Foundation Construction and Related Equipment in the United States of America.” • Conducting FPS Rig Bearing Pressure Tools webinars (taught by Dr. Derek Egan, Remedy Geotechnics). DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2018 • 113 Maysill Pascal Michael Wysockey Victor Donald David Klug James Morrison Conrad Felice
