DFI 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations Water — Resiliency — Infrastructure Oct 7-Oct 10, 2024 – Aurora, CO

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DFI‘s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations is October 7 – 10, 2024, in Aurora, Colorado – just outside of Denver. The theme of this international conference is Water — Resiliency — Infrastructure. This conference features two concurrent technical tracks. One covering traditional topics and the other focused on water related topics.

Highlights
Sustainability and Resiliency in Practice
Surface Water
Deep Foundation Advancements
Groundwater
Evolving Practice with National, State and Local Codes
Innovation in Equipment and Materials
Working with Geo and Natural Hazards
Advances in Testing, QA/QC and Information Management
Project Delivery
Case Histories
And more!

Schedule Overview
Monday, October 7
Conference Day 1: Technical Committee Meetings, Lunch and Learn and Women in Deep Foundations Networking Reception.

Tuesday, October 8
Conference Day 2 (Full Day): Exhibits, Opening Plenary and Technical Sessions, Welcome Luncheon and Welcome Reception.

Wednesday, October 9
Conference Day 3 (Full Day): Exhibits, Technical Sessions, Business Meeting Luncheon and Hal Hunt Lecture.

Thursday, October 10
Conference Day 4 (Half-Day): Exhibits, Technical Sessions and Closing Plenary

COMMITTEE AND SMALL GROUP MEETINGS*
All Committee Meetings will be located in Red Rock Meeting Rooms, Level 3

Anchored Earth Retention
Joint ADSC-DFI
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Red Rock 8/9
Augered Cast-in-Place and Drilled
Displacement Pile
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Red Rock 8/9
Codes and Standards
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Red Rock 10
Deep Foundations for Landslides/
Slope Stabilization
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Red Rock 4/5
Drilled Shaft
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Red Rock 8/9
Driven Pile
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Red Rock 2/3
Electric Power Systems Foundations
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Red Rock 2/3
Foundation Reuse
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Red Rock 4/5
Geo-Industry Risk Working Group
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Red Rock 10
Ground Improvement
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Red Rock 2/3
Helical Piles and Tiebacks
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Red Rock 8/9
Information Management Systems
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Red Rock 10
International Grouting
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Red Rock 4/5
Leadership Meeting
(Trustees and Chairs)
5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. | Red Rock 2/3
Manufacturers, Suppliers and Service
Providers
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Red Rock 4/5
Micropile, Joint ADSC-DFI
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Red Rock 8/9
DFI Risk and Contracts
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Red Rock 10
Seismic and Lateral Loads
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Red Rock 10
Soil Mixing
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Red Rock 2/3
Structural Slurry Wall and
Seepage Control
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Red Rock 4/5
Student Engagement
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Red Rock 10
Subsurface Characterization
for Deep Foundations
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Red Rock 8/9
Sustainability
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Red Rock 2/3
Testing and Evaluation
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Red Rock 10
Tunneling and Underground
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Red Rock 4/5
Women in Deep Foundations
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Red Rock 8/9
Working Platforms Industry-Wide
Working Group
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Red Rock 2/3