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MARY ELLEN BRUCE LARGE, P.E., D.GE
DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES
TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES
Technical Committees Are Active!
DF I t echn i ca l
committees have been meeting regularly
online, having honed their virtual
meeting skills during the pandemic.
Cameras on, members are connecting
routinely across the globe to maintain
momentum, productivity and collaborative
energy. All technical committees
COMMITTEE CHAIR MARY NODINE, P.E.
Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations
DFI and the Subsurface Characterization
for Deep Foundations
Committee are pleased to support the
Federal Highway Administration's
(FHWA's) Every Day Counts initiative
ca l l ed Advanced Geo t echni ca l
Methods in Exploration (A-GaME).
Every Day Counts is a state-based
model that identifies and rapidly
deploys proven, yet underutilized,
innovations to shorten the project
delivery process, enhance roadway
safety, reduce traffic congestion and
integrate automation. A-GaME is
a imed at mi t i gat ing r i sks and
improving reliability by optimizing
geotechnical site characterization with
proven, effective exploration methods
and practices. The main technologies
being advanced are cone penetration
testing (CPT/SCPT), electrical methods
(ER, IP, SP), measurement while drilling
(MWD), seismic methods (refraction,
surface waves, FWI, tomography, and
reflection), and optical and acoustic
televiewers (OTV/ATV). DFI is hosting
A-GaME's winter webinar series
(http://www.dfi .org/update/agame_webinars.pdf)
on its YouTube
channel. Contact Ben Rivers, FHWA
Resource Center, at benjamin.
rivers@dot.gov for more program
COMMITTEE CHAIR DAVID MILLER, P.E.
Soil Mixing
David Miller
Members of DFI's
Soil Mixing Committee
are actively
supporting Deep
Mixing 2021, the
seventh edition of this conference that
showcases all aspects of deep mixing
occurring internationally. For 25 years,
this conference series has been a forum
for global exchange of important
advances in materials, equipment,
process control, design, research and
project delivery mechanisms. Deep
Mixing 2021 is an all-online workshop
presented in six sessions (June 1 and 3,
8 and 10 and 15 and 17 - with three
hours per session). Sessions will
include keynote lectures, featured
presentations, research and detailed
discussion on specific aspects of the
following topics: the state of the
practice internationally and lessons
learned, material properties, field
per formance , des i gn ana l yses ,
l i q u e f a c t i o n m i t i g a t i o n a n d
environmental soil mixing. Workshop
chairs will lead overview presentations
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met during Midyear Committee Week
in March, and are active on a range of
projects. These include event programs,
technical papers and reviews, research
projects and white paper studies, workshops
and creating technical libraries of
case histories. Over 20 DFI committees,
including online members, met as well
during the International Foundation
Congress and Equipment Exhibition
(IFCEE) in Dallas in May, and will have
the same opportunity again at SuperPile
'21 in Philadelphia, June 23-25, 2021.
As always, remote login will be
available for all who are unable to join
in person.
information, and subscribe to A-GaME
e-News at www.fhwa.dot.gov.
DF I and t he
c ommi t t e e a r e
also working with
FHWA to host the
Geo-Industry CPT
User's Group webpage,
an industrywide
effort open to
anybody interested in CPT, with the
DFI-hosted website serving as a hub for
sharing the group's information. For
more information on the CPT User's
Group, visit the committee page at
www.dfi.org.
Mary Nodine
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOTFHWA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDOTFHWA_135 http://www.dfi.org/update/a-game_webinars.pdf http://www.dfi.org/update/a-game_webinars.pdf http://www.dfi.org/update/a-game_webinars.pdf http://www.dfi.org
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