CWRU Alumni Frank Rausche and Garland Likins presented the Higley Lecture at Case Western Reserve University in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
PDI's Ryan Allin writes about the DFI Technical Committee's efforts to create introductory videos on deep foundation testing methods. Allin hold's a chair on DFI's Technical Committee and utilizes his expertise on deep foundations to educate DFI members.
In 2020, GRL Engineers provided integrity testing on the Seattle Climate Pledge Arena which has been recognized by DFI with the 2023 "DFI Outstanding Project Award". As a net-zero carbon emissions building, the arena has made significant strides in utilizing energy efficient designs.
Ben White, P.E. has been named the office manager for the Ohio branch of GRL Engineers. He has managed the development of and performed significant load test programs for design load test instrumentation plans, and has assisted with the development of many of GRL’s products and test and analysis methods.
GRL Engineers, Inc., is proud to announce Benjamin (Ben) White, P.E. will take over as the new manager of GRL-Ohio branch office. Ben has been with GRL Engineers since 2003 providing deep foundation consultation and testing services for a variety of public and private projects across the United States and on international offshore installations.
Transitioning from GRL Engineers, Inc.’s Ohio Branch Manager to PDI’s Education and Training Team is Michael Morgano, Principal Engineer, P.E. Michael joins the growing department in supporting client trainings, technical support, and product development.
Diane Fischer is recognized for her efforts at Pile Driving Contractor's Association (PDCA) with the PDCA Associate of the Year Award. She holds a position on the Communications Committee, Social Media Committee, and th
Diane Fischer is recognized for her efforts at Pile Driving Contractor's Association (PDCA) with the PDCA Associate of the Year Award. She holds a position on the Communications Committee, Social Media Committee, and the Associate Member Council.
In 2023 Anna Sellountou-Rausche was promoted to the Director of Global Sales for Pile Dynamics, Inc. Anna has been at PDI since 2012 championing product development for international markets, while serving on technical committees for the deep foundation industry.
This article focuses on the benefit of static load testing and the utilization of the incremental rigidity method. Van Komurka writes about strain measurements obtained through static load testing and converting those measurements to calculate internal forces of the mobilized shaft.
Pile Buck features the Thermal Integrity Profiler in this article about drilled shaft defects. The TIP offers integrity assessments of concrete in drilled shaft excavations.
Van Komurka's technical article on the Incremental Rigidity Method is featured in 2023 Issue 1 of Pile Driver Magazine. The article discusses the method that is a more direct determination of a pile's characteristics.