Month: August 2011

DFI Super Pile 2012 Conference – Invitation to Speakers

Posted on by Jonathan Bennett, PE, D.GE

May 16-17, 2012
Hilton Portland & Executive Towers
Portland, OR, USA

Six of DFI’s technical committees have joined forces to organize this year’s Super Pile Conference. The two-days will consist of sessions on the subjects of Driven Piles, Augercast Piles, Drilled Shafts, Micropiles, deep foundation applications in the marine environment, testing and evaluation of foundation systems as well as design for seismic considerations. The first day will be a combined session; the second day will be two concurrent sessions giving attendees the option to choose which presentations are of interest to them.

Presentations will focus on concept/method, historical development, theory and design, system specifications, system attributes and ideas for future development. Equipment, material and instrumentation suppliers and vendors will be presenting their services as well in the exhibit hall. Complete details of the event as plan progress can be found at www.dfi.org.

Presentation proposals are solicited on the following topics relating to Driven Piles, Augercast Piles, Drilled Shafts, Micropiles, Testing and Evaluation, and Marine Foundations:

  • Seismic Considerations
  • Case Studies
  • History / Theoretical Background
  • Quality Control and Inspection
  • Unique Pile Systems
  • Marine Applications
  • Innovation
  • Practice-Oriented Research
  • New Equipment and Technologies
  • Relationship between Design, Construction and Equipment used in a project.
  • Sustainability

Potential Speakers for SuperPile 2012 should submit a brief abstract (no more than 300 words) describing the subject matter of their proposed presentation. Please include the presentation title and presenter name in the abstract document. The due date for abstract submissions is Friday, December 16, 2011. Please send proposals to DFI Headquarters via email to Katie Criqui (kcriqui@dfi.org).

Notification of acceptance and guidelines for presentation development will be returned to all submitters no later than Monday, January 23, 2012.

All authors of accepted proposals will be required to commit to presenting their topic on May 16th or 17th and will be required to submit a paper or PowerPoint presentation handout to be included in the seminar publication by Wednesday, April 25, 2012.

Questions should be directed to:

Katie Criqui, Event Coordinator
Deep Foundations Institute
326 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 USA
Tel: 973-423-4030, FAX: 973-423-4031, Email: kcriqui@dfi.org