The Deep Foundation Institute (DFI), the International Association of Foundation Drilling, conference chair John Anderson (Specrete-IP) and program chair Jon Sinnreich, P.E. (GRL Engineers, Inc.) invite people to submit an abstract to SuperPile ’25, supported by technical committee members from both organizations.
Presentations that highlight design approaches for foundation optimization, innovative approaches to foundation construction and case studies/topics relevant to the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley are encouraged.
Panel discussions and an exhibit hall of material, equipment and service providers are also part of the annual event.
DFI is asking for presentations on:
- ACIP and DD Piles
- Drilled Shafts
- Driven Piles
- Helical Piles
- Micropiles
- Information Management
- Risk and Contracts
- Seismic and Lateral Loads
- Subsurface Characterization
- Sustainability
- Testing and Evaluation
Topics and case studies include, but not limited to:
- History, innovation and advancements in deep foundation design, installation and testing
- Designing and constructing safely and effectively in urban environments (e.g., sonic drilling of deep foundations, electric equipment, support of excavation, working platforms, etc.)
- Deep foundations in support of tunneling, inland waterway and aging infrastructure projects
- Challenges of deep foundations with glacial deposits, peat, alluvial soils, shale, karst and abandoned mines
- Trends in grout and concrete mixes for deep foundations
- Instrumentation, load testing and short and long-term monitoring of deep foundations
- Sustainability (e.g., energy piles, equipment/material development, carbon savings, etc.)
- Non-destructive testing of existing and new
deep foundations - Pile installation data (MWD or pile driving monitoring)
- Use in design and quality control
- Data management and presentation
- Benefits and challenges of design-bid-build versus alternative project delivery, or of performance versus prescriptive specifications
- Design considerations and case histories for the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) in the Ohio River Valley
SuperPile ‘25 takes place June 18–20, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio. The 300-word abstracts are due
on Dec. 4 at dfi-events.org/superpile25. For inquiries, contact speakers@dfi.org or call 973-423-4030.