Piling & Foundations North Africa will take place in Cairo, Egypt on 22-25 November 2010. Piling & Deep Foundations North Africa, an exclusive North African focussed instalment of the industry leading four-day Piling & Deep Foundation event series, will provide exclusive case study presentations, best-practice discussion, regulatory updates and an exchange of innovative methods. Read more...

This reference book provides engineers and researchers with the essential knowledge for a clear understanding of the process of rock failure under different conditions. It contains an introductory chapter explaining the role of rock failure in engineering projects plus a summary of the theories governing rock failure and an explanation of the computer simulation method. Read more...

Construction IQ is proud to announce the 2nd Bridge Construction Europe conference, taking place 3rd-5th November 2010, at the Hotel Le M?ridien Bristol, Warsaw, Poland. Bridge Construction Europe will gather key clients, contractors, consultants, and engineers involved with bridge construction and delivery in Warsaw, Poland in November. Read more...

The final version of the Conference Program is now available in electronic format. Read more...

Iraq scholars hosted by Geocomp as the country prepares to rebuild infrastructure and expand its skilled workforce. Read more...

The latest edition, August 2010, of Fine Ltd. E-Newsletter has been published. Read more...

The DFI Educational Trust announces the formation of a Scholarship Committee for the purpose of raising funds to support an endowed scholarship of at least $10,000 per year to the City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Department. Read more...

The latest edition, June 2010 Vol. 4 Issue 2, of Geocomp Corporation E-Newsletter has been published. Read more... Read more...

John Dunnicliff, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, independent geotechnical engineering consultant in the United Kingdom, was recently named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Read more...

IQPC, the global leader in conferences, has announced the launch of Tunnel Design & Construction Northeast Asia, a two-day conference to bring the industry experts and best practices in the regional tunnelling industry onto a common platform. The conference will feature 20 international and regional experts from design, construction and asset owning fraternities. Read more...

Vancouver, Washington Mayor Timothy D. "Tim" Leavitt, P.E., director of civil engineering services for PBS Engineering + Environmental, and INC. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Larry Taylor will keynote the upcoming Fall Meeting of ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association, October 7-9, at The Nines hotel, Portland, OR. Leavitt will address engineering leadership through public service. Read more...

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honor of Professor I.M. Idriss are now available. Read more...

IQPC's "Piling and Deep Foundations Europe" will take place at Warsaw, Poland on January 26-27, 2011. An ambitious agenda has been developed to cover a variety of piling challenges including: Solidifying understanding of deep foundations for various structures, translating ground investigation into applying innovative piling design techniques, maximising the flexural strength of the pile, etc. Read more...

IQPC's "Bridge Construction Europe" will take place at Warsaw, Poland on September 03-04, 2010. Infrastructural development has taken off throughout Eastern Europe. Building railways, motorways and bridges are an essential component to achieving integration and stimulating economic recovery. Read more...

The Committee of DFI's 4th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing, Marriott New Orleans LA, February 15-18, 2012, is accepting abstracts for papers, and session proposals until August 31. Read more...

DFI's Technical Lecture on "Use of Slurry Walls for Cutoffs" will take place at Radisson Hotel Sacramento, CA on July 22, 2010. Lectures by industry experts will cover topics on Slurry Wall and Cutoff Wall applications for Dams and Levees for new or repair projects. Read more...

IQPC's Tunnel Design & Construction Northeast Asia Event will take place in Hong Kong on 24-25 November, 2010. It is a comprehensive event on trends and technologies for the cost effective tunnel design, construction and maintenance for tunnels. Read more...

The latest edition, March 2010 Vol. 4 Issue 1, of Geocomp Corporation E-Newsletter has been published. Read more...

DFI's Super Pile 2010 will take place at Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans on June 10th-11th, 2010. This seminar will include sessions on the desig? and construction of Augered Cast-in-Place Piles, Driven Piles and Micropiles. Read more...

DFI's Drilled Shafts Specialty Seminar will take place at Embassy Suites Hotel - Bloomington Minneapolis, MN on July 12th, 2010. This seminar will give attendees the opportunity to learn from experts on the latest developments in drilled shaft design and construction. Read more...

The 2nd Annual Osterberg Memorial Lecture and Dinner will take place at Hotel Commonwealth, Boston, MA on June 24th, 2010. This lecture has been established in honor of the memory of Dr. Jorj O. Osterberg, to emphasize innovations or contributions to the deep foundation industry. Read more...

DFI's Educational Trust will hold its Golf Outing at the Chartiers Country Club, Pittsburgh, PA on July 12th 2010, in order to raise monies for DFI's existing memorial and scholarship funds. Read more...

Piling & Deep Foundations India 2010. Mumbai, India. 25-27 October, 2010. The event will ensure best practice in design, construction and implementation of the latest piling and deep foundation techniques. Read more...

DFI's 4th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing. Marriott New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. February 15-18, 2012. This conference, organized by the Internationl Conference Organization for Grouting, Inc. (ICOG) and the Deep Foundations Institute, is the 4th International Conference on the state-of-practice and state-of-the-art in grouting technology. The conference continues the series started in 1982 and its ten-year updates in 1992 and 2003. Read more...

Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the launch of "Professor Ralph Peck's Legacy Website". The Website has been developed to celebrate his life and legacy and to honor such a distinguished geotechnical engineer for his dedication and contribution.

Tunnels & Underground Constructions India. New Delhi, India. 13-16 September, 2010. The agenda for Tunnels & Underground Construction India has been designed by the industry with the aim of providing insight into the many complex issues surrounding major tunnel projects. Read more...

James W. "Jay" Martin, P.E. is the new president of ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association, a not-for-profit association of geoprofessional firms that employ some 125,000 individuals worldwide. Read more...

GEER Association is pleased to announce the posting of the GEER preliminary report on the geotechnical effects of the 2010 Chile Earthquake. The February 27, 2010 Maule, Chile earthquake (Mw = 8.8) is the fifth largest earthquake to occur since 1900. Its effects were felt along 600 km of the central Chile coast. Read more...

GEO-FRONTIERS 2011. The Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA. 13-16 March 2011. The objective of Geo-Frontiers 2011 is to share new developments in geotechnical engineering technologies. Read more...

The latest edition, December 2009 Vol. 3 Issue 4, of Geocomp Corporation E-Newsletter has been published. Read more...

Members of GEER (Geo-Engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance), will be presenting several special sessions during the Fifth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honor of Professor I.M. Idriss. These experts will address issues surrounding recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Peru, Italy, China, Japan, Pakistan and Honduras, and the tsunami in American Samoa. Read more...

Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination (no application) for young persons (45 years) primarily from practicing engineers from all over the world. Nominations are invited so as to reach the Honorary Secretary on or before June 30, 2010. Read more...

Abstracts and session proposals are being accepted for the First International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM) to be held April 11-13, 2011 in Hyattsville, Maryland. The conference will include the Fifth International Symposium on Uncertainly Modeling and Analysis (ISUMA). Abstracts should describe the theme and content of the proposed paper and address one or more of the topics noted on the conference Web site. Read more...

The ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management is organizing the 1st International Conference on Vulnerability & Risk Analysis & Management (ICVRAM) at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Washington Metropolitan area, April 11-13, 2011. Papers to be presented at this session will address ground engineering risk assessment, the management of risk, reliability and related issues from research to case studies. The abstracts are to be submitted on line by April 29, 2010. Read more...

Dataforensics, maker of geotechnical data management software, and EarthScience Information Systems, developer of the environmental data management software program ESdat, are pleased to announce a technology partnership. Additionally, EarthScience Information Systems has been granted rights to represent Dataforensics data management software applications in Australia. Read more...

The International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM)and ISUMA 2011Fifth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis will take place on 11-13 April, 2011 at Marriott Inn & Conference Center, Maryland, USA. More information available here. Abstract submission deadline: April 29, 2010. Click here to Submit Abstracts.

After 2 years of development, Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the launch of GeoLiFi, a searchable online database of Geoengineering Papers. GeoLiFi allows users to search, query, identify and purchase the publications of their interest in an effective, easy and immediate manner. Read more...

Dataforensics, a leader in data management software development and implementation, has released PLog version 6 and PLog Environmental. PLog v6 builds on the success and power of previous editions of PLog. PLog Environmental maintains all capabilities of PLog and adds on powerful modules to enable field personnel to record environmental testing and monitoring data as well as record information required to develop a chain of custody of form. Read more...

TNO DIANA BV is pleased to announce further details about its International Geotechnical Seminar "Geotechnical Advances in Urban Renewal: Analysis & Design". The event will take place at Imperial College London, UK on the 20th of April 2010. Due to the large number of registrants for this event you will need to reserve a place by submitting a registration form. Read more...

The latest edition, March 2010, of Fine Ltd. E-Newsletter has been published. Read more...

Following the earthquake of 12 January 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, researchers from numerous organizations worked collaboratively as a GEER team to perform a reconnaissance of geological, seismological, and geotechnical aspects of the earthquake effects. The results are summarized in a report recently published on the GEER web site. Read more...

DFIs Board of Trustees announces the appointment of Mary Ellen Bruce, P.E., as Technical Activities Manager, after a year-long search. Read more...

The latest edition, February 2010, of Fine Ltd. E-Newsletter has been published. Read more...

You are invited to register for the Fifth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honor of Professor I.M. Idriss, and take advantage of the Early Bird discount. Registration is available online. Click here for more information.

Nicholson was awarded a subcontract by Traylor Bros./Frontier-Kemper JV that includes temporary shoring and the construction of the permanent reinforced concrete diaphragm walls for the a new light rail station near the University of Washingtons Husky Stadium in Seattle. Read more...

Nicholson was recently awarded a subcontract by E.E. Cruz and Tully Construction Co., a Joint Venture that includes approximately 200,000 SF of diaphragm walls for the construction of the 96th Street station box as part of New York Citys Second Avenue Subway project. Read more...

The book covers all of the major geotechnical topics in the simplest possible way adopting a hands-on approach with a very strong practical bias. There are a few carefully selected review exercises at the end of each chapter with answers given whenever possible. Read more...

Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination (no application) for the 2010 SHAMSHER PRAKASH RESEARCH AWARD. Nominations are invited on or before March 31, 2010. For more information click here.

ADSC's informative seminar will take place on March 19 2010, at Doubletree Hotel, Houston Intercontinental, Houston, Texas. To download the registration brochure for the upcoming event click here.

You are invited to register for the upcoming 2nd International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing, CPT'10 to be held May 9-11, 2010 at the Hyatt Hotel in Huntington Beach, California. Please register early to take advantage of the early registration discount. This special price is only available until February 12! Read more...

TNO DIANA BV is pleased to invite you to its promotional training course on 3D Finite Element Analysis for Geotechnical & Tunnel Engineering, that will be held in TNO Zuidpolder Complex, Delft - The Netherlands, on 4-5 March 2010. Read more...

TNO DIANA BV is pleased to announce the International Geotechnical Seminar "Geotechnical Advances in Urban Renewal: Analysis & Design", that will be held in London, UK, on 20 April 2010. Read more...

Andy Brengola, P.E. has been named District Manager of Nicholson Construction Companys New England district office in Hudson, MA. In his new position, Mr. Brengola will oversee Nicholsons New England construction operations and business development efforts. For more information click here.

The Piling and Deep Foundations Southeast Asia Conference will take place at the Prince Hotel & Residence in Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, on the 23rd to 24th March 2010. It will be the first comprehensive Asian event covering all the aspects of pile design, pile construction, deep foundation best practices and efficient soil investigation and improvement practices across the Asian region. For more information click here. To download the brochure click here.

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) announces its 2nd Annual Student Paper Competition. Winners will present their papers at Dam Safety 2010, ASDSOs Annual National Conference, to be held in Seattle, September 19-23, 2010. More information is available here.

DFI's 35th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations will take place in October 12-15 2010 at Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa Hollywood, California. For more information click here. DFI is seeking original, quality papers for consideration of inclusion in the 2010 conference program. For more details click here.

The latest edition, December 2009, of Fine Ltd. E-Newsletter has been published. GEO5 version 10 has been released bringing substantial improvements. Read more...

W. Allen Marr, Ph.D., P.E., President and CEO of Geocomp Corporation has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Dr. Marr, was selected for the NAE for his innovative applications of numerical methods, risk analysis, advanced laboratory techniques, and field instrumentation to geotechnical engineering and construction. Read more....

A comprehensive guide to the use of duty-cycle crawler cranes for constructing deep foundations is now available to engineers, students and planners. Publication of Special Deep Foundation: Compendium Methods and Equipment. Volume II: Drilling machines and hydraulic crawler cranes follows the publication last year of Volume I that focused on piling rigs. Read more...

Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have increased their capability to collect vibratory core (vibracore) sediment samples. Gregg recently purchased two types of pneumatic vibracores that now give them the ability to collect 20', 30' and 40' long sediment samples. Read more.

Geocomp publishes an informative newsletter entitled "Below the Surface". To view the latest Issue, September 2009, click here.

Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination (no application) for the 2010 SHAMSHER PRAKASH RESEARCH AWARD for young engineers, scientists and researchers (40 years or younger, Date of Birth 03-31-70 or later) from all over the world. Nominations are invited so as to reach the Honorary Secretary on or before March 31, 2010. Read more...

Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce a new partnership between our organization and the ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling. ADSC is a 1,000 plus corporate and individual member not-for-profit professional trade association. Read more...

The main scientific and engineering goal of this book is to deal simultaneously with soil dynamics/vibrations and wave propagation in soils (including seismic waves). Read more...

DFI Educational Trust & ACE Mentor Program - Golf Outing Fundraiser. A great opportunity to network while enjoying one of Californias premier golf courses! Castlewood Country Club Pleasanton, California on Monday, November 2, 2009. Read more...

Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust Board of Trustees Cordially Invites You to the Fourth Annual Gala Fundraising Dinner with President of the New York Building Congress on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at Chart House Restaurant, Pier D-T Lincoln Harbor Weehawken, New Jersey. Read more...

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced, at this invitation-only gathering of top users from around the globe, that it has acquired gINT Software. Read more...

ADSC's Drilled Shaft Foundation and Anchored Earth Retention Systems Seminar & Exhibits. Date: 10-11 November, 2009. Location: Westin O'Hare / Rosemont, Illinois. For more information please read the Seminar Brochure.

Novo Tech is pleased to announce that it has become a gINT Software Developer Partner. Novo Techs newly released tools, NovoSPT, NovoLiq and Vislog, will officially become add-ons to gINT within the coming weeks. Read more...

gINT Software will be hosting a series of webinars in September and in October covering a wide variety of subsurface data management topics. The series, will be presented by Salvatore Caronna, president and founder of gINT Software. Read more...

Professor Paul Marinos has been named the 2010 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer by the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists(AEG) and the Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA). Click here for more information, as well as to invite Prof. Marinos to give a lecture.

TNO DIANA cordially invites you to attend its 2-days training course: 3D Finite Element Analysis for Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineering that will take place on 12-13 November 2009 at Delft, The Netherlands. Read more...

ADSC welcomes you to participate in the Micropile Design & Construction Seminar, that will take place on September 16-17 2009 at Grandover Resort, Greensboro - North Carolina. Read more...

You are invited to attend the 2009 2nd Annual Ben C. Gerwick Awards Banquet for Innovation in Design and Construction of Marine Foundations. Date: Saturday, 26 September 2009. Location: Hearst Mining Building, University of California Berkeley Campus. Read more...

Cetrus is now offering an on-demand, metered-usage version of the popular GEO5 geotechnical analysis software suite by FINE Software to users in North America. Global access to the service is available via the Internet, and the software runs locally on an individuals computer. Read more...

In a joint project between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), PLog Enterprise was chosen as a key software component in developing a web-based, searchable database of geotechnical investigation data. Read more...

The book is a comprehensive reference for foundation engineers that presents both classical and state-of-the-art design and analysis techniques for earthen structures, and covers basic soil mechanics and soil and groundwater modeling concepts along with the latest research results. Read more...

The book offers clear, concise, and hands-on guidance for choosing and executing a variety of field investigations. Read more...

A must have reference for any engineer involved with foundations, piers, and retaining walls, this remarkably comprehensive volume illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail a wealth of practical considerations. Read more...

The book provides the tools necessary for fusing geological characterization and investigation with critical analysis for obtaining engineering design criteria. Read more...

The book sets forth the basis for recognizing, understanding, and treating geologic hazards, using general concepts rather than rigorous mathematical analyses. Read more...

Properly understanding and characterizing geologic materials and formations is vital for making critical engineering decisions. Identifying and classifying rock masses and soil formations allows reasonable estimation of their characteristic properties. Read more...

Considered the standard engineering reference on shallow foundations, this edition strengthens that position. Completely reworked and written by one of the top men in the field, it covers all the latest developments and approaches. Read more...

This book presents the latest developments in the research that is carried out to unravel these effects. It contains current contributions by world wide leading academics. Read more...

This handbook provides practical guidance on assessing ground gas risk and the design of appropriate protection measures. Read more...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (USACE NO) has issued a contract to Dataforensics, a leader in geotechnical data management software development and implementation, for its PLog Enterprise software. Read more...

FINE Softwares GEO5 FEM and Tunnel software is newly available in North America through its exclusive distributor, gINT Software. GEO5 FEM is designed for civil engineering firms looking for cost-effective solutions. Read more...

DFI's Educational Trust will hold its Golf Outing at the Harborside International Golf Center to raise monies for DFI's existing memorial and scholarship funds. Read more...

DFI's Educational Trust will hold their annual fundraising event at the Chartiers Country Club to raise monies for DFI's existing memorial and scholarships funds.Read more...

The latest edition, June 2009, of Fine Ltd. E-Newsletter has been published. Read more...

Gregg Drilling & Testing Inc. has published the 8th Issue of "The Gregg Geo News" May 2009. Read more...

Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination (no application) for the "2009 SHAMSHER PRAKASH PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE PRACTICE OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING" for young persons(45 years) primarily from practicing engineers from all over the world. Read more...

The Geoengineer.org Website is pleased to announce the launch of its new, completely redesigned, dynamic home page (http://www.geoengineer.org). The new webpage is not just an aesthetic improvement, but marks a new era in the development of the website and the management of the information collected, classified and distributed by our Center. Read more...

The latest edition, May 2009, of Fine Ltd. E-Newsletter has been published. Read more...

gINT Software announces the release of gINT Enterprise, a new SQL Server version of gINT. gINT Enterprise offers unlimited centralized data storage as well as multi-project reporting and extended querying power. Read more...

The only book available that provides geoscientists with a thorough account of coring methods and the interpretation of data gathered from core observation and analysis. This new edition has been brought up-to-date and incorporates modern developments in coring techniques and core handling. Read more...

Geoengineer.org Donors Fund solicits proposals for geo-projects that can make a valuable contribution to the geoengineering profession. Proposals are due on May 15th 2009. Read announcement

The leadership of four of DFIs committees has recently changed hands with the appointment of new chairmen by DFI President Rudy Frizzi. Read more...

Drilled Shafts Short Course: Design Methods for New Technology, 20 October 2009, Kansas City, MO. Read more...

Augered Cast-in-Place & Displacement Piles Short Course, 20 October 2009, Kansas City, MO. Read more...

DFI-CSCE 12th Annual Geotechnical Seminar - Infrastructure Repair and Geotechnical Engineering, 25 September 2009, Berlin, CT. Read more...

One-day Seminar in Ground Improvement Technology and Applications, 17 September 2009, Orlando, FL. Read more...

2009 Helical Foundations & Tiebacks Seminar, 09 June 2009, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. Read more...

Slurry Wall Technical Lectures, May 8 2009, University of Chicago - Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL. Read more...

Due to many requests from authors, the deadline for abstracts for the above conference has been extended to FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009. The Call for Papers and instructions for submitting your abstract are listed on the conference website. Read more...

Call for papers: 2009 Helical Foundations and Tiebacks Seminar, June 9, 2009 in Edmonton, Canada. Deadline for abstracts is April 20, 2009. Read more...

The DFI and EFFC are delighted to announce the 11th International Conference in the DFI series: Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regenaration, 26th - 28th May 2010, ExCeL London. Read more...

Marine Foundations Specialty Seminar: Land Reclamation, Geotechnical Investigation and Design Considerations, April 17, 2009, Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel Norfolk, VA. Read more...

A record-breaking 575 DFI members congregated in New York City for the 33rd Annual Meeting and 11th International Conference in October. Chair of the highly successful event was William F. Loftus, a founding member of DFI and past president. Read more...

Seth Pearlman, DFIs Immediate Past President, welcomed Rudy Frizzi to the position of DFI President for 2009, James A. Morrison of Kiewit Construction Group Inc. as incoming Vice President, Patrick Bermingham of Bermingham Foundation Solutions as incoming Treasurer and Robert B.Bittner of Ben C. Gerwick Inc. as incoming Secretary. Read more...

Elections for trustees to the board of the Deep Foundations Institute were held by a ballot distributed to the membership per DFI Bylaws in advance of the 2008 Annual Conference and Members Meeting in October 2008.Read more...

DFI is pleased to present the 2008 Deep Foundations Institute Outstanding Project Award to MRCE, the firm who nominated The Opening of the New South Ferry Subway Station project, at the Awards Banquet during DFIs 33rd Annual & 11th International Conference on Deep Foundations in New York, NY, October 16, 2008. Read more...

The DFI Educational Trust announces the winners of its 2008 Paper Competitions. Each year papers are solicited from students and entry-level faculty members on topics relating to deep foundations design and construction. Read more...

Hurricane Gustav struck the New Orleans area on September 1, 2008 with the first significant storm surge loading of the area levees since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. On Oct 2 and 3, 2008, a group of civil engineers, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Geoengineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association, visited the New Orleans, LA area to assess levee performance. The report, now available on the GEER Association web site, describes the team reconnaissance observations; information gathered about the storm, surge, and system performance; and conclusions.

Strata Systems, Inc. today announced it has begun worldwide distribution of its latest StrataSlope brochure to the geotechnical engineering community. Read more...

SP FOUNDATION invites nominations, worldwide, for the 2009 SP RESEACH AWARD in geotechnical engineering, and/or geotechnical earthquake engineering for young engineers/scientists, 40 years or younger. The award consists of cash prize of US$ 1100, and a plaque. The last date of nominations is May 31, 2009. For details of nomination, please visit SP Foundation Website.