Foundation Drill Rigs go to Work for Airbus Plant Expansion The Airbus Defense and Space plant Extension is in Immenstaad am Bodensee, Germany May 22, 2017 No Comments The LB 28-320 and LB 36-410 are being used for piling.Read More
Second Australia PFSF, DFI Piling Conference Being Planned Inaugural Piling, Ground Improvement Event Considered a Success May 12, 2017 No Comments PFSF executive director says second Australia conference tentatively scheduled for Sydney in 2019.Read More
You Know the Drill: Drilling In an Up and Down Economy Valerie King May 1, 2017 No Comments The earth’s makeup — including rocks, minerals and fossils — has intrigued Deborah Weible since childhood.Read More
How to Best Backream Through Shale Peter Melsheimer May 1, 2017 No Comments Shale is a layered mudrock that runs in ribbons through the earth. Though softer than many other types of rock, shale presents its own challenges during drilling.Read More
Bay Shore Systems TR40 April 24, 2017 No Comments Bay Shore Systems’ compact TR40 can be configured in several mast and Kelly bar formats.Read More
Past DFI President Presents 2017 Lizzi Lecture John Wolosick Gave 9th Annual Lecture at International Workshop on Micropiles April 19, 2017 No Comments The Lizzi lectures Dr. Fernando Lizzi, “the father of micropile technology.”Read More
LB 24-270 Rig Takes on German Port Piling Project Approximately 270 Piles are Being Installed April 18, 2017 No Comments The deep foundation work is being applied to a project aiming to modernize the Port of Gernsheim.Read More
Diedrich Drill Makes Substantial Upgrades to D25-D Rig New Drilling Rig Offers 25 Percent More Spindle Torque April 17, 2017 No Comments The hydraulic layout has been redesigned and includes a new control panel.Read More
Longtime Geotechnical Engineer Honored by ASCE Keller Foundations Director Recognized by Geo-Institute April 16, 2017 No Comments The Wallace Hayward Baker Award was established in 2000 by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.Read More
DFI Accepting Scholarship Applications for Next School Year At-Large Scholarship Program and Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Included April 15, 2017 No Comments Students pursuing a career in deep foundations have until May 15 to apply.Read More