2019

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) are pleased to announce the release of the EFFC/DFI Guide to Support Fluids for Deep Foundations, Edition 1.  The guide represents the state of the art of support fluid practice and aims to improve existing design, testing and practices for deep foundation elements […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust is accepting applications for the 2019 George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship, which provides scholarships to civil engineering students attending Drexel University. One $5,000 scholarship will be awarded in 2019. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2019. The George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship was established in 2019 as part […]

Registration is open for DFI’s ITS Money Webinar Series organized by the DFI Testing & Evaluation Committee. The webinars are streaming on October 2, 2019; December 4, 2019; and February 5, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST. The webinars demonstrate how foundation testing conducted during the design phase can provide data that optimizes […]

DFI announces the release of a new white paper titled “Terminology and Evaluation Criteria of Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) as applied to Deep Foundations.” The paper was produced by a CSL Task Force comprised of members of the DFI Codes and Standards Committee, Drilled Shaft Committee and Testing and Evaluation Committee. The CSL Task Force […]

For the fifth year, the DFI Educational Trust is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. Occurring this year on December 3, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting its 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, from October 13-16, 2020.  The theme of the conference is People. Purpose. Passion. The conference will showcase a profession at the top of its game, highlighting the hard work, passion, […]

The 14th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 7, 2019, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, New York. The gala was attended by more than 125 guests and raised over $25,000.  Proceeds from the event benefit the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, […]

Registration is open for the 2nd DFI-PFSF Piling & Ground Improvement Conference taking place March 23-25, 2020, at International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney in Australia. This conference — being hosted by Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and Piling & Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) is intended to promote all aspects of the deep foundations, earth retention and […]

Registration is open for the 2nd DFI-PFSF Piling & Ground Improvement Conference taking place March 23-25, 2020, at International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney in Australia. This conference — being hosted by Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and Piling & Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) is intended to promote all aspects of the deep foundations, earth retention and […]

December 19-21, 2019SVNIT Surat, Gujarat, India