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International Conference on
Deep Foundations and
DFI Ground Improvement
®

Smart Construction for the Future

May 18-20, 2022 | Berlin

Call For Abstracts For Technical Papers And Panel Sessions
We are seeking industry specialists to share smart approaches
and technological innovations with client attendees at the
DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and
Ground Improvement to be held May 18-20, 2022, in Berlin,
Germany. Please submit abstracts for original technical papers
and panel sessions that demonstrate how state-of-the-art
technologies and approaches provide high value, sustainable,
and resilient geotechnical solutions for complex projects.
* Challenges and Achievements of Digitalisation (all
aspects of BIM, design phase and process data, costs and
building schedule, monitoring data, etc.)
* Ground Improvement Advancements (new technologies,
design methods, highly compressible and other difficult
ground conditions)
* Smart Solutions for Non-monotonic Loading Conditions
(construction technologies and design methods
considering dynamic loading, low and high cyclic loading,
multi-directional loading, response of reinforced/improved
soils, application and limits of current codes and
methods)
* International Case Histories (smart, innovative
construction and application of deep foundations, ground
improvement, retaining walls and other geotechnical
structures)

All accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings and selected papers will be presented orally by the
author during the technical sessions. Speakers and attendees
will be invited to participate in-person and virtually. Proposals
for panel sessions are welcomed and encouraged. Please
describe the panel topic and list the proposed speakers in panel
abstracts. Paper guidelines are at www.dfi.org/effcberlin2022.
Abstracts are accepted on the following topics:
* Deep Foundations Advancements (special construction
methods, large diameter and very deep drilled and driven
elements, semi-rigid and rigid inclusions, advanced design
methods)
* Smart Monitoring and Testing (planning and execution,
sensors and instrumentation, integrity testing methods,
noise and vibrations, project information and data
management systems)
* Sustainability, Life Cycle, and Circular Economy in
Geotechnics (re-use of soils, groundwater, and
geotechnical materials and constructions, embodied
carbon, geothermal foundations, wind energy foundations)
* Risk and Contracting Methods (bid leveling among varying
proprietary methods and techniques, decision making
considering variety of available methods, innovative
project delivery methods)

Conference Chair: Frank Rackwitz, Professor, Technical University of Berlin,
frank.rackwitz@tu-berlin.de

IMPORTANT DATES
Abstracts Due:

Program Co-Chairs: Rolf Katzenbach, Professor, Technical University of
Darmstadt, katzenbach@geotechnik.tu-darmstadt.de and Frank Haehnig,
Managing Director, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH frank.haehnig@bauer.de
For technical questions, contact: Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE,
Director of Technical Activities, DFI melarge@dfi.org

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: MARCH 19, 2021

March 19, 2021

Decision on Abstracts: April 2, 2021
Draft Papers Due:

June 18, 2021

Decisions on Papers:

October 22, 2021

Final Papers Due:

November 19, 2021

Submit here: www.dﬁ.org/effcberlin2022
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