The Helical Piles and Tiebacks Committee of the Deep Foundations Institute is working on a broad study of current practices and is seeking input from professionals in the industry.
Geokon’s Model 4820 Jackout Pressure Cell is designed for installation in diaphragm walls, to monitor soil pressure on the back of the wall as excavation proceeds.
The Deep Foundations Institute announced that two Bauer Group companies will be given the 2013 Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations. The award will be presented Aug. 1 in Seattle at the group’s Marine Foundations Seminar.
Kelly Tractor has introduced a redesign of the IMT A125 hydraulic drill rig to the North American market. The rig, built in collaboration with IMT and Caterpillar OEM Solutions Group, is Tier 4 compliant and designed to lay flat for easy transport.
The Deep Foundations Institute announced recently that the keynote address at this year’s 38th annual Conference on Deep Foundations will be given by Jerry A. DiMaggio, principal at Jerry A. DiMaggio LLC. The conference will be held Sept. 25-28 in Phoenix.
Kelly Tractor has named two new sales representatives: Daniel Cox for the southwestern U.S. and Hawaii, and Matt Morrison as for the northwestern U.S., Alaska and Canada. Both will work for the company’s Crane and Foundation Group.
The Port of Miami has been a problem since the Reagan administration, causing traffic snarls and wasted time. Nearly 16,000 vehicles—almost 5,000 of which are semi trucks—travel to and from the port each day.
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) recently announced that the project to reinforce the Wolf Creek Dam foundation in south central Kentucky won the group’s 2013 Outstanding Project Award.
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