Deep Foundations Institute

📢 Inspire the Industry at #DFI50! Don’t miss your chance to present at DFI’s 50th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, happening October 20–23 in Nashville, Tennessee. This year’s theme, “Celebrating 50 Years,” focuses on advancements in practices, techniques, and project delivery. Submit your impactful perspectives, case histories, and research-based presentations to be part of this milestone event. 🔗 Submit your abstract at: dfi-events.org/dfi50/ 📅 Deadline: January 13, 2025 #DFI50 #CallForAbstracts #DeepFoundations

🌟 #DFIMondayRewind 🌟 Welcome to the first post in our #DFIThroughTheDecades series, where we take you on a journey through 50 years of DFI history! Twice a month on Mondays, we’ll be sharing old photos and moments that highlight the incredible milestones and people who have shaped our legacy. To kick things off, here’s a look at the DFI Steering Committee in 1974 as they planned the first-ever DFI Annual Meeting. This historic gathering took place in San Francisco during a PileTalk seminar, laying the groundwork for what would become a global platform for innovation, collaboration, and advancement in the deep foundations industry. (P.S. Registration for DFI50 opens next week - dfi-events.org/dfi50/) 📸 Join us as we celebrate 50 years of DFI and relive these iconic moments together. Stay tuned for more throwbacks in the weeks ahead! #DFI50 #DeepFoundations #EngineeringHistory

📢 Registration Now Open for #Helical25! Join us for the 3rd Helical Piles-Tiebacks-Anchors Tradeshow & Educational Seminar on May 7–8, 2025, in Durham, Connecticut! The only #DFI conference with live demos, held only every 3 years, combines structured indoor technical education sessions with an outdoor equipment exhibition and live installation and testing demonstrations. Don’t miss your chance to learn, network, and see the latest in helical pile and anchor technology! 👉 Register today: dfi-events.org/helical25/ #Helical25 #HelicalPiles #DeepFoundations #DFI

🎉 Happy New Year from DFI! 🎉 Wishing our amazing community a joyful and successful 2025! Thank you for driving innovation and excellence in deep foundations. Here’s to a year of new opportunities and achievements! 🌟 #DFICommunity #NewYear2025 #DeepFoundations

In this special issue looking Future Forward, DFI turns to some of its forward thinkers to ask what they think the future looks like. Thank you to Joel Carson, Jeff Burton, PEng, Chris Woods and Jesus Gomez for sharing your ideas on how the industry can head into the new world of AI. Read the Roundtable in the Nov/Dec issue of #DeepFoundations magazine: https://lnkd.in/e3EMqb_b #Construction #CivilEngineering #Infrastructure

📢 DFI50 Call for Abstracts – Due Jan. 13! There’s still time to submit your abstract for #DFI50 taking place this October in Nashville. The theme of this international conference is “Celebrating 50 Years,” focusing on the evolution of the industry. 📋 Submissions we are looking for include: - Technical papers and panel discussions - Student and Young Professor Paper Competitions - MSSP Expo presentations 🔗 Learn more and submit here: https://lnkd.in/eVkhJYR4 #DFI50 #DeepFoundations #CallForAbstracts #EngineeringInnovation #Celebrating50Years

✨ Happy Holidays from #DFI! ✨ Wishing you a joyful and peaceful holiday season filled with happiness, health, and time spent with loved ones. #HappyHolidays #DFICommunity #SeasonOfGratitude #DeepFoundation

DFI is a proud supporter of Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, the largest geotechnical conference in the Americas. Geotechnical Frontiers combines the annual Geo-Congress and biennial Geosynthetics Conference, occurring only once every six years. DFI members are eligible for special member pricing. Rate increases on Jan. 3 so be sure to register soon. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejEzb4xT

📢 New Guide Release 📢 EFFC - European Federation of Foundation Contractors and DFI are proud to announce the release of the third edition of the Guide to Tremie Concrete for #DeepFoundations. What’s New? - Enhanced guidance for testing fresh concrete - Emphasis on sustainable concrete design - Updated insights into concrete flow mechanisms based on advanced numerical modeling 📥 Download your FREE copy here: https://lnkd.in/euTDeGpu #TremieConcrete #ConcreteDesign #EFFC #DFI

🎥 Catch DFI Committee Highlights: 2024 Year-in-Review Video Missed the premiere at our annual conference? Don’t worry – you can still experience the DFI 2024 Technical Activities: A Year in Review. This special recap showcases the incredible achievements, milestones and innovations from the past year, all made possible by our amazing community. 📺 Watch it now on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/eBSNycKn #YearInReview #DeepFoundations #Innovation #DFICommunity #EngineeringExcellence