2023 Micropile Short Course Registration is Open!

REGISTER today for the June 5, 2023 MICROPILE SHORT COURSE presented by the Virginia Geo-Institute Chapter of ASCE as part of the 2023 Foundations Short Course. The event will be held at the Smithfield Center in beautiful Smithfield, VA.

The Virginia Geo-Institute Chapter of ASCE is committed to providing premier educational opportunities to the Civil Engineering communities that we serve. The Micropile Short Course represents that ethos and is a full day of comprehensive coverage of Micropile Design and Construction State of Practice.

This course is led by nationally and internationally recognized leaders in all aspects of Micropile design and construction. The course will cover Micropile fundamentals, materials, equipment, structural design, geotechnical design, testing, and new developments in the industry. This is an awesome opportunity that is not currently available anywhere else.

CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER!

Contact Jon Bennett with any questions at jkbennett@wagman.com or (304) 707-4840.

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GeoVirginia 2022 is on in Person!

GeoVirginia 2022 will take place on April 11-13, 2022 at the Smithfield Event Center in Smithfield, Virginia! We are looking forward to seeing everyone in person in April!

This will be the BEST GeoVirginia to date!

Registration will officially open on Monday, December 27, 2021. Check www.geovirginia.org for details!

August 2019 ASCE Virginia Geo-Institute Meeting

Join the ASCE Geo-Institute Virginia Chapter for an evening of networking, professional education, fine dining, election of officers and updates on the upcoming Geo-Virginia Conference.

ONLY 24 spots available.

REGISTER HERE

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION TOPIC – LRFD FOR MICROPILES (1 PDH)
Speaker: Jonathan Bennett, PE, D.GE

Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) is the predominant design method utilized today for reinforced concrete and structural steel, and is the primary focus of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Historically, micropile design has been performed mainly with Allowable Stress Design (ASD) methodologies, and most of the micropile design manuals and specifications in existence prior to 2008 were based on ASD.

In light of this history of ASD design methodologies, and in spite of the widespread use of LRFD in general structural design disciplines, there have been a number of questions and a great deal of confusion regarding the proper use and implementation of LRFD design methodologies for micropiles. The author, as part of a DFI / ADSC Joint Micropile Committee initiative, developed a presentation in response to these questions and issues which covers the fundamentals of LRFD as it applies to micropiles, and provides an illuminating comparison with ASD methodology.

This paper is a formalized and updated snapshot of the current State of Practice of LRFD for Micropile Design based on the most current information and design codes relevant to micropiles. It will describe the fundamentals of Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), demonstrate micropile design and testing utilizing LRFD, compare the results with historical ASD design, point out the limitations of current LRFD practice relative to micropiles, and finally map out the path forward with regard to proper implementation of LRFD as a true reliability based design methodology for the design of micropiles.

2018 Engineering and Construction Exchange

Join me next Thursday in Charleston, WV for the 2018 Terracon Engineering and Construction Exchange. I will be presenting on Micropiles at the event so make sure you register below and get the latest and greatest on Micropiles! Presentation attendees will receive a PDH certificate for continuing education credit. There is no cost for registration so all the better! See you then. #micropiles #geotechnicalengineering #construction

DFI Super Pile 2013 Conference – Invitation to Speakers

Wednesday, May 15 – Thursday, May 16, 2013
Hilton Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Seven of DFI’s technical committees have joined forces to organize this year’s Super Pile Conference. This two-day conference will consist of presentations on the latest developments in: Driven Piles, Augercast Cast-In-Place / Drilled Displacement Piles, Micropiles, Marine Construction, Testing and Evaluation of Foundation Systems, Seismic Design and Drilled Shafts. Day One will be a plenary (combined) session and Day Two will have two concurrent sessions giving attendees the option to choose which presentations are of interest to them.

Presentations will focus on local and out-of-state case studies, historical development, theory and design with emphasis on practical application, new technologies and ides for future development. There is particular interest in presentations addressing challenges for deep foundation construction in cold weather environments. Equipment, material and instrumentation suppliers, contractors and other vendors will present their services in our Exhibit Hall. Visit www.dfi.org for for up-to-date details on this conference.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
SuperPile 2013 is soliciting presentations in the following areas:

• Augered Cast-In-Place and Drilled Displacement Piles
• Drilled Shafts
• Driven Piles
• Marine Foundations
• Micropiles
• Seismic Design
• Testing & Evaluation

Potential Speakers for SuperPile 2013 should submit a brief abstract (no more than 300 words) describing the subject matter of their proposed presentation. In addition, include the committee which should review your abstract, the presentation title and the speaker name within the abstract document. The due date for abstract submissions is Friday, December 21, 2012. Please email proposals to Erin Groenewal at events@dfi.org.

Notification of acceptance or declination will be returned to all authors no later than Monday, January 28, 2013. Guidelines for presentation development will be provided to all accepted speakers at that time. They will be required to commit to presenting their topic on Wednesday, May 15th or Thursday, May 16th and to submit a PowerPoint presentation to be included in the conference publication by Friday, April 5, 2013. Also, all accepted authors should consider developing their abstract into a technical paper for consideration by the editors of the DFI Journal for inclusion in a future volume.

Should you have questions, please contact:

DEEP FOUNDATIONS INSTITUTE
Attn.: Events Department
326 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 USA
Tel: 973-423-4030, FAX: 973-423-4031
Email: events@dfi.org

43rd Annual Southeastern Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference (STGEC)

Visit Brayman Construction’s Booth at the 43rd Annual Southeastern Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference (STGEC) in Richmond, VA on October 22-25, 2012! www.stgec.org

Small Diameter Geo-Support Design and Construction Seminar

Registration is now open for the ADSC / DFI Small Diameter Geo-Support Design and Construction Seminar!

The Small Diameter Geo-Support Design and Construction Seminar is a two-day event that will cover aspects of both anchored earth retention and micropile foundation support from a perspective of design, construction, and case history coverage. The seminar will feature presentations from leading North American and worldwide experts on the design and construction of small diameter geo-support systems. This practice-oriented seminar will be valuable to owners, engineers, architects, general contractors, and others in terms of understanding the fundamentals, applications, design, and construction of small diameter ground anchors and micropiles for earth retention and foundation support applications. There will be opportunities for networking and individual discussion with the panelists and presenters throughout this two-day event.

Sign up today at the link below!

https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=48477&

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

DFI / ADSC Joint Micropile Committee Meeting – October 16, 2012

The next DFI / ADSC Joint Micropile Committee meeting will take place at the DFI 37th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Houston, TX on Tuesday, October 16th from 8PM to 10PM. All committee members are encouraged to attend. The venue location is below:

The George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas Houston
Houston, TX 77010
1-713-853-8000

To see a copy of the latest Chairman’s report for the Joint Committee, click HERE.

More information on the 37th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations can be found HERE. See you in Houston!

DFI / ADSC Joint Micropile Committee Meeting – August 2, 2012

The next DFI / ADSC Joint Micropile Committee meeting will take place at the ADSC Summer Meeting in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, August 2nd from 8AM to 10AM. All committee members are encouraged to attend. The venue location is below:

The Fairmont San Francisco
950 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 772-5000

To see a copy of the latest Chairman’s report for the Joint Committee, click HERE.

More information on the ADSC Summer Meeting can be found HERE. See you in San Francisco!

2012 DFI / ADSC Micropile Seminar

The 2012 DFI / ADSC Micropile Seminar will be held as part of the 2012 Small Diameter Geo-Support Design and Construction Seminar currently scheduled for November 13-14, 2012 to be held at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport in Herndon, VA.

The Small Diameter Geo-Support Design and Construction Seminar is a two-day event that will cover aspects of both anchored earth retention and micropile foundation support from a perspective of design, construction and case history coverage. The event will feature presentations from the leading North American and worldwide experts on small diameter geo-support system design and construction. The event will be useful to owners, engineers, architects, general contractors and others in terms of understanding the fundamentals, applications, design and construction of small diameter ground anchors and micropiles for both earth retention and foundation support applications. There will be opportunities for networking and individual discussion with the panelists and presenters throughout the event. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from and network with the best in the industry!

Day 1 will be the Anchored Earth Retention portion of the seminar. Day 2 will be the Micropile Foundation Support portion. Exhibit spaces will be available. More information will be posted as the program is finalized.