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CONTENTS FEATURES
Departments
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Sustainability Simplified for DFI . . . . . 7
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UPDATE
Collaboration, Networking, Education
and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DFI ACTIVITIES
SuperPile '23 program, updates on
upcoming events, announcing the next
DFI Traveling Lecturer, news about the
DFI Journal and more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
REGIONAL REPORT
DFI Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
EDUCATIONAL TRUST REPORT
New trustee, upcoming fundraisers at
DFI events and 2023 golf outings . . . 59
TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES UPDATE
A message from the director and
reports from International Grouting,
Risk and Contracts, Codes and
Standards, Deep Foundations for
Landslides/Slope Stabilization, Helical
Piles and Tiebacks committees. . . . . 63
MEMBER PROFILE
From Design Engineer to Equipment
Sales, Mike Ormsby Sets a High Bar. . . 69
FOUNDATIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE
Carbon and Cost Savings on Toronto
LRT Shoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
RISK CORNER
Part II: Why Should I Carefully Review
and Negotiate My Subcontract? . . . 101
WOMEN IN DEEP FOUNDATIONS
COMMITTEE COLUMN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
LEGALLY SPEAKING
DFI PEOPLE AND COMPANIES
Termination for Convenience: Often
Overlooked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
News about people, companies and
products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
CALENDAR & AD INDEX. . . . . . . . . . 118
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93 Geosetta: Unearthing Geotechnical Data
for the Benefit of All
Ross Cutts, P.E., MSCE, Geosetta
73 Talking Dirty: How the Language We Use
Affects the Foundation Industry
Ashley Shirer, Ph.D., P.E., RPA, Holocene Engineering
79 Role of the CPT in Rigid Inclusion Design
and Quality Assurance
Jesús Gómez, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, GEI Consultants, and Mary
Nodine, P.E., Federal Highway Administration Resource Center
87 Geotechnical Exploration Users Groups
Gerald Verbeek, Allnamics USA, Jean Benoit, University of
New Hampshire, and Jeff Reid, P.G., Hager-Richter Geoscience
14 Wick Drains Into the Unknown
Brian McGlynn, P.E., Farrell Design-Build, a Menard Group Company
Despite bidders being in line with the project specifications
and requirements, a wick drain installation contract ended up
costing the owner significantly more than anticipated in both
time and money. In this case study, discover why an appropriately
phased geotechnical investigation, as well as a contract
structure that allows for changes to means and methods to accommodate
new information, would have made all the difference.
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