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2012 Conference Information

Hilton Americas - Houston Hotel Parking: Self parking is available for $19 a day; or valet parking is also availablefor $30 a day.

Transportation:Super Shuttle Van service is available from the airport and can becontacted at http://www.supershuttle.com/Locations/IAHAirportShuttleHouston.aspx. Taxis are also available at the airport.

Registration:Category Through 9/1/2012 After 9/1/2012Member $795 $895 Non-Member $895 $995 Young Professional (under 30) $395 $395Government Employee $395 $395 Student $ 25 $ 25 Individual Sessions $175 $175Companion’s Program $350 $350Day 1 or 2 only $425 $425Day 3 only $200 $200

Registration in the first 4 categories includes Conference SessionsAdmission, Exhibit Area Admission, Welcome Luncheon, WelcomeReception, Annual Members’ Meeting and Lunch, Hal Hunt Lecture,Awards Reception, Morning and Afternoon Breaks and a proceedings flashdrive. (Non-Member fee also includes DFI individual membership throughDec. 31, 2012)

Discounted Student Registration is available on a limited basis. Studentmust provide a copy of their ID card.

Day 1 registration includes Breakfast, Break, Welcome Lunch, Session Iand Welcome Reception.

Day 2 registration includes Breakfast, Breaks, Business Meeting Lunch,Hal Hunt Lecture, the day's sessions and the awards reception.

Day 3 registration includes Breakfast, Break and Session VI.

Student and Individual Session categories do not include lunches,receptions or a proceeding but those may be purchased separately.

Additional Options:n Color Conference Proceedings Book - $95n Awards Banquet Tickets - $100 per person/$150 per couple/$600 per

table of 8.All proceeds from banquet tickets benefit the DFI Educational TrustScholarship Fund and are a 100% tax-deductible donation.

n Bauer Site Tour Complimentary with conference registration. Sign uprequired. Space limited.

Payment:Payment must accompany your registration. Register on-line or fax yourregistration with credit card information included, or mail with credit cardinformation, check or money order.

Acknowledgement:If your registration is received at DFI Headquarters prior to Friday, October5, 2012, you will be sent a confirmation.

Cancellation:Sorry, No Refunds after September 28, 2012. If you are unable to attend,your registration may be transferred to another individual provided theyare a DFI member. All cancellations must be made in writing via fax oremail.

Have your Portrait Taken!DFI will have a photographer on site to take yourportrait. Electronic photo files will be providedapproximately three weeks after the conference at nocharge.

Portrait Times: Wednesday, October 17th................................... 8:00 am – NoonThursday, October 18th ........................................ 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Hotel Accomodations/Awards Reception &

Dinner:Hilton Americas - Houston

1600 Lamar StreetHouston, TX 77010

The Hilton Americas is connected to the GRBConvention Center and the most convenientplace to stay for the DFI Conference.

Reservations:Click here for online reservations.Call 1-800-236-2905, mention group rate for DFI: $226/night ++Please make your reservations early. This discounted room rate isfor DFI Attendees, subject to availability and a cut-off date ofSunday, September 23, 2012. The special rate will also behonored 3 days prior and 3 days following the conference, basedon availability.

Travel ArrangementsBlue Ribbon Travel is DFI’s official travel coordinator. Call or email Lorraine Engelman for assistance: 718-767-5455 / Lorraine@travelblueribbon.com

Conference Venue:The George R. Brown Convention Center

1001 Avenida De Las AmericasHouston, TX 77010

Location: Welcome to Houston!America's fourth-largestcity is a cosmopolitandestination, filled withworld-class dining, arts,hotels, shopping andnightlife. Take a strollthrough the historicHeights, spend the dayexploring the Museum District or head down to Space Center Houston.Later on, grab a bite in one of dozens of award-winning restaurants, orhang out with the cool kids on Washington Avenue. There's alwayssomething to do in this Southern-hospitality-meets-urban-chic city.

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2012 Conference At A Glance*Tuesday • October 167:30 am - 5:00 pm Pre-Conference Events (see pg 10)

n Design & Constructability of Diaphragm Walls Short Coursen Augered Cast-in-Place Piles Short Course & Specialty Seminarn Use of Computer Software for Lateral Analysis Short Course

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Conference Exhibitor & Poster Presenter Set-up3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Conference Registration Opens 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Student Competition6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Committee Meetings

Wednesday • October 178:00 am - Noon Committee Meetings8:00 am - Noon Registration8:00 am - Noon Portraits12:10 pm - 1:40 pm Welcome Lunch and

Competition Presentations1:30 pm - 8:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Viewing1:45 pm - 2:25 pm Keynote Lecture: Stability Analyses for Slope

Stabilization Measures – Lessons Learned2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Session I: THE INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE OF

DRILLED, DRIVEN AND OTHER FOUNDATION ELEMENTS

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Companions’ Welcome Tea6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

Thursday • October 187:30 am - 8:00 am Attendee Breakfast in Exhibit Hall7:30 am - 8:30 am Companions’ Continental Breakfast8:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Viewing

8:05 am - 11:40 am Concurrent Sessions: Session II: ALTERNATIVE DEEP FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS OFFERED BY GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUE

Session III: MODELING - STATIC ANALYSIS, DYNAMIC/EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS, OTHER

8:45 am - 4:00 pm Companion’s Tour11:45 am - 1:30 pm Luncheon: DFI Business Meeting and

Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications

1:45 pm - 5:20 pm Concurrent Sessions:Session IV: FOUNDATIONS OF MARINE STRUCTURESSession V: IN-SITU TESTING OF DEEP FOUNDATIONS

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Companions’ Refreshments 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Viewing5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Portraits6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Awards Reception6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Awards Banquet (Separate Ticket Required)

Friday • October 198:00 am - 8:30 am Attendees Breakfast in Exhibit Hall8:00 am - 9:30 am Companions’ Continental Breakfast8:35 am - 9:15 pm Keynote Lecture: Continuous Advancement of Drilling

Efficiency through New Methods and Equipment Technology

9:20 am - 12:20 pm Session VI: CURRENT ISSUES IN THE DEEP FOUNDATIONS INDUSTRY

9:00 am - 10:30 am Exhibits and Poster Viewing11:15 am - 12:45 pm 2013 Phoenix Conference Exhibit Space Registration12:25 pm - 12:45 pm Closing Remarks1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Post Conference Tour of Bauer-Pileco - Optional

The Presidential Suite will be open to allCompanions’ Program Attendees for the duration ofthe Conference.

Wednesday, October 17, 20123:00 - 4:00 pm Welcome Tea in the

Presidential Suite6:00 - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception

in Exhibit Hall(with conference attendees)

Thursday, October 18, 20127:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast in the

Presidential Suite9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Space Center Houston and KemahBoardwalk Tour (Meet in Lobby for Bus Boarding-beginning 8:45 am)

SPACE CENTER HOUSTON TOUREnjoy a guided tour ofSpace Center Houston,where you will learneverything about itsdramatic history, excitingpresent and compellingfuture.

LUNCH AT LANDRY’SLocated on the KemahBoardwalk in GalvestonBay. Enjoy scenicviews, exquisiteseafood as well as othertraditional southernfares.

KEMAH BOARDWALKThe Boardwalk boastsmany activities, games,shopping, a Ferriswheel, wooden rollercoaster, traditionalboardwalk snacks, andmuch more.

4:30 - 5:30 pm Refreshments in the PresidentialSuite

6:00 - 6:30 pm Award Reception (withconference attendees)

6:30 - 9:00 pm Awards Banquet (withconference attendees)Separate Ticket Required

Friday, October 19, 20128:00 - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast in the

Presidential Suite1:00 - 4:00 pm Bauer Site Tour (Optional at no

charge) Sign up required

*schedules subject to change

Companions’ Program*

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Conference Exhibitors

Underwriters

Contact DFI HQ to become a sponsor at staff@dfi.org.

n Click here for most recent exhibitor floor plan.n Contact DFI HQ to reserve one of the few remaining spaces at staff@dfi.org.

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Day 1 • Wednesday, October 17

Pre-Conference • Tuesday, October 16

Full Conference Schedule*

*subject to change

7:30 am - 8:00 am REGISTRATION8:00 am - 8:30 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION8:30 am - 5:00 pm Practical, Prudent, and Effective Use of Computer Software for

Lateral Analysis of Deep FoundationsPresented by DFI's Seismic & Lateral Loads Committee

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Augured Cast-in-Place Pile Short Course & Specialty SeminarPresented by DFI's Augered Cast-in-Place Pile Committee

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Design and Constructability of Diaphragm Walls Presented by DFI's Slurry Wall Committee

2:00 pm - 8:00 pm EXHIBIT AND POSTER SET-UP6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Committee Meetings

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Committee Meetings8:00 pm - 12:00 pm EXHIBITOR SET-UP / REGISTRATION12:00 pm - 1:40 pm WELCOME LUNCH1:45 pm - 2:25 pm KEYNOTE LECTURE: Stability Analyses for Slope Stabilization Measures – Lessons Learned

Dr. Stephen G. Wright, P.E., Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm The Road to Innovation in Geotechnical Construction Peter Nicholson, Nicholson Consulting Company

2:50 pm - 3:05 pm Large Tanks on Piled FoundationsBengt Fellenius, Dr.Tech, P.Eng., Consulting Engineer

3:10 pm - 3:25 pm Driven Piles in Central Texas Expansive SoilsClayton Signor, Signor Enterprises, LP

3:30 pm - 4:10 pm BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Design of Bearing Plates for Anchors in Geo-Applications

Jesús Gómez, P.E., D.GE., Ph.D., Schnabel Engineering LLC

4:35 pm - 4:50 pm Case History: Innovative Load Test Program Optimizes Pile Capacity in Challenging Ground ConditionsEmad Farouz, P.E., CH2M Hill Consulting Engineers

4:55 pm - 5:10 pm Pile Settlement Design Using Continuous Surface Wave Testing and Modulus Degradation Henni Barnard, Aurecon South Africa

5:15 pm - 5:30 pm Monitoring Construction and Load Testing Auger Cast in Place Pile in Compression and Tension in Hard Clay Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, P.E., Ph.D., University of Houston

5:35 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Presentation Introduction6:00 pm - 8:00 pm WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL

SESSION I: THE INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE OF DRILLED, DRIVEN AND OTHER FOUNDATION ELEMENTSModerators: Binod Sapkota Ph.D., P.E., Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.; Abhishek Shethji P.E., Furgo Consultants, Inc.

Committee Meeting Schedule:

Tuesday, October 16:6-8 pm Codes and Standards

Augered Cast-in-Place PileSustainability

8-10 pm MicropilesDriven PileSoil Mixing

Wednesday, October 17:8-10 am Landslides and Slope

Stabilization Helical Foundations & Tiebacks

Seismic and Lateral LoadsTesting & Evaluation

8-11 am Slurry Wall

10-Noon Tiebacks and Soil NailingDrilled ShaftMarine FoundationsGround Improvement

Full Conference Schedule* (continued)

SESSION II: ALTERNATIVE DEEP FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS OFFERED BY GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUEModerators: Reda Moulai-Khatir P.E., Bechtel Corporation; Pramod Rao Ph.D., P.E., Chevron Energy Technology Company

SESSION IV: FOUNDATIONS OF MARINE STRUCTURESModerators: Zenon Medina-Cetina, Ph.D., Texas A&M University;Francisco Gabriel Hernandez- Martinez, Ph.D., Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Inc.

Day 2 • Thursday, October 18

8:05 am - 8:25 am Cased Auger Piles (CAP): An Effective Piling SolutionFederico Pagliacci, P.Eng., M.Sc. (C.E.), SOILMEC S.p.A.

8:30 am - 8:50 am Building a High-Rise Adjacent to Transit Tunnels in San FranciscoLori Simpson, P.E., G.E, Treadwell & Rollo, a Langan Company

8:55 am - 9:15 am Seismic Behavior of Full-Scale Piles in Improved Soft ClayBradley Fleming, Iowa State University

10:05 am - 10:25 am Seismic Response of Foundations Supported on the Sites Improved Using Aggregate PiersM. Hesham El Naggar, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

10:30 am - 10:50 am Marine Prefabricated Vertical Drains for the Craney Island Eastward ExpansionIra Brotman, P.E., Moffatt & Nichol

10:55 am - 11:15 am A Case History on the Design, Construction, and Field Quality Control of Cement Deep MixingDominic Parmantier, P.E., Condon-Johnson

11:20 am - 11:40 am A Case History on the Design, Construction, and Performance of Stone Column Ground Improvement Beneath an MSE EmbankmentKaren Dawson, CH2M Hill Inc.

1:45 pm - 2:05 pm Driving and Extraction of Steel Pipe Piles in Nearshore EnvironmentNihal Bohra, Golder Associates

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Numerical Evalution for Lateral Bearing Capacity of Mono and Group Suction Piles under Horizontal LoadingsJu-Hyung Lee, Korea Institute of Construction Technology

2:35 pm - 2:55 pm Natomas Levee Improvement Program Cutoff WallsMatthew Marks, Magnus Pacific Corporation

3:45 pm - 4:05 pm Construction of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Path Located West of the Henry Hudson ParkwayAlfranio Prado and David Coleman, Underpinning and Foundation Skanska

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm Equipment, Diplomacy and Innovation: Octakong and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge ProjectDavid White, American Piledriving Equipment

4:35 pm - 4:55 pm Experiences and New Developments in Offshore FoundationFranz-Werner Gerressen, Dipl.-Ing., BAUER Maschinen GmbH

5:00 pm - 5:20 pm Preliminary Assessment of Reliability and Sampling Requirements for Deep Mixing Method (DMM) Foundations for LNG Processing Facility and Storage TankEdward Clukey, BP America

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11:45 am - 1:00 pm LUNCHEON (Technical Committee Reports / Treasurer's Report / General Business Discussion)1:00 pm - 1:30 pm HAL HUNT LECTURE ON COMMUNICATIONS

James Pappas, VP, Ultra-Deepwater Programs for RPSEA

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm AWARDS RECEPTION6:30 pm - 9:00 pm AWARDS BANQUET

7:30 am - 8:00 am BREAKFAST IN EXHIBIT HALL

9:20 am - 10:00 am BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL

3:00 pm - 3:40 pm BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL

SESSION III: MODELING - STATIC ANALYSIS, DYNAMIC/EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS, OTHERModerators: Tracy Brettmann P.E., D.GE, Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.; Xiaoyan Long, Ph.D., P.E., Fugro GeoConsulting, Inc.

SESSION V: IN-SITU TESTING OF DEEP FOUNDATIONSModerators: Sahadat Hossain, Ph.D., P.E., The University of Texas; Gerald Verbeek, Allnamics USA

• Concurrent Sessions

8:05 am - 8:25 am Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis for Base-Isolation Design of the Evergreen Point Bridge, Seattle, WashingtonJeremy Butkovich, Shannon & Wilson, Inc.

8:30 am - 8:50 am Self Hardening Slurry Wall Installation by Hydromill at the Herbert Hoover Dike – An Innovative SolutionMario Mauro, Treviicos

8:55 am - 9:15 am Observational and Numerical Evaluation of Defects in Deep Mixing Method Columns Used for LNG Process Train Structural Foundation SupportPaul Sabatini, Ph.D., P.E., Geosyntec Consultants

10:05 am - 10:25 am Numerical Modeling of Foundation Deformation due to Fault RuptureAmalia Giannakou, Ph.D., P.E., Fugro Consultants, Inc.

10:30 am - 10:50 am Numerical Study on the Behavior of Inclined MicropileSepideh Damavandinejad Monfared, University of Tabriz

10:55 am - 11:15 am Measured and Modeled Settlements of Piled Raft FoundationsGianni Chieruzzi, P.E., GZA GeoEnvironmental of New York

11:20 am - 11:40 am Pile-Supported Raft Foundation SystemEmre Biringen, Bechtel Power

1:45 pm - 2:05 pm Hydraulic Drive Head Performance Curves for Prediction of Helical Pile CapacityDonald Deardorff, P.E., Foundation Supportworks, Inc.

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Integrity Evaluation of Driven Concrete Piles Utilizing Embedded Data CollectorsDonald Robertson, P.E., Applied Foundation Testing Inc.

2:35 pm - 2:55 pm New Non-Destructive Testing Method for Drilled Shafts and ACIP PilesGeorge Piscsalko, P.E., Pile Dynamics, Inc.

3:45 pm - 4:05 pm Optimization of Drilled Shaft Design for a Highway Bridge in Arizona Using Load Test ResultsSamer Rabab'ah, Gannett Fleming, Inc.

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm New CIGMAT Downhole Penetrometer for Use During Drilled Shaft ConstructionCumaraswamy Vipulanandan, P.E., Ph.D., University of Houston

4:35 pm - 4:55 pm Uncertanities in CSL Test Interpretations and Recommendations Towards a More Efficient ProcessMark Rohrbach, P.E., Lachel Felice & Associates Inc.

5:00 pm - 5:20 pm Analysis and Performance of Sheet Pile Cofferdams under Demolition Blast LoadsMichael Oakland, Weidlinger Associates, Inc.

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11:45 am - 1:00 pm LUNCHEON (Technical Committee Reports / Treasurer's Report / General Business Discussion)1:00 pm - 1:30 pm HAL HUNT LECTURE ON COMMUNICATIONS

James Pappas, VP, Ultra-Deepwater Programs for RPSEA

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm AWARDS RECEPTION6:30 pm - 9:00 pm AWARDS BANQUET

7:30 am - 8:00 am BREAKFAST IN EXHIBIT HALL

9:20 am - 10:00 am BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL

3:00 pm - 3:40 pm BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL

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Day 3 • Friday, October 19

*subject to change

9:20 am - 9:35 am Student Paper Competition Winner Presentation9:40 am - 9:55 am Young Professor Paper Competition Winner Presentation10:00 am - 10:20 am Thermo-Mechanical Testing of Energy Piles at Virginia Tech

Guney Olgun, Ph.D., Virginia Tech

10:25 am - 11:05 am BREAK11:10 am - 11:30 am Closed Loop Standing Column Well Technology

Paul Suver, American Piledriving Inc.

11:15 am - 12:45 pm 2013 PHOENIX CONFERENCE EXHIBIT SPACE REGISTRATION11:35 am - 11:55 am East Boston Branch Sewer Relief Project – Support of Excavation Case Study

Eric Bregman, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Repair Methods for Corroded Steel PilesCumaraswamy Vipulanandan, P.E., Ph.D., University of Houston

12:25 pm - 12:45 pm CLOSING REMARKS1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Post Conference Tour of BAUER-Pileco

SESSION VI: CURRENT ISSUES IN THE DEEP FOUNDATIONS INDUSTRYModerators: Jeremy Clark, BAUER-Pileco Inc.;John Ziebell, Deneef Construction Chemicals Inc.

8:00 am - 8:30 am BREAKFAST IN EXHIBIT HALL8:35 am - 9:15 am KEYNOTE LECTURE: Continuous Advancement of Drilling Efficiency through New Methods

and Equipment TechnologyProfessor Sebastian Bauer, Managing Director, BAUER Maschinen GmbH

Full Conference Schedule* (continued)

n Numerical Modeling of Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction in Bridges withHP Driven Piles

Yu Bao, Andrew Rietz and Steve Halewski,Rochester Institute of Technology

n Optimization of Design of Drilled ShaftFoundations by Lateral Load Testing

Donald Clark,Terracon Consultants, Inc.

n Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity ofThe Coastal Coralline Limestone of Jeddah,Saudi Arabia: Precautions andRecommendations for Deep Foundations

Mohammad Eliwah,Omar Jazzar Consulting Engineers

n Using Design-Build Synergy to Deliver PileFoundations

David P. Sauls, P.E.; Larry D. Sant, P.E.; Sunil Malla, P.E.; GeoEngineers, Inc.

Poster Session Presentations*Note: Posters will also be on display during receptions and breaks throughout the conference.

n Load Tests on Large Diameter Bored Pilesin Cemented Sands

Nabil F. Ismael, Civil Engineering Department, Kuwait University

n Experimental Studies on Behaviour ofSingle Pile Under Combined Uplift andLateral Loads

K. Madhusudan Reddy, Ph.D.,Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

n Axial Behavior of Auger Cast Piles inInner Coastal Plain Geology

Brian Ladd, S&ME, Inc.

n Acrylamide Grouting: SuccessfullyControlling Groundwater from Canada toSouth America

Jim Gentry and Daniel Magill,Avanti International

n Alternative Deep Foundation Solutions –DMM at LPV-111 in New Orleans

Wesley Schmutzler, Treviicos

n Pile Design and Construction Challengesin Partially Thawed Alaskan Soils

John Thornley, P.E.,Hattenburg Dilley & Linnell

n Mini-Pile Design and ConstructionMethods Change to Mitigate Soil Lossthrough Glacial Till

Cassandra Wetzel, P.E., GZA GeoEnvironmental

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Student & Young ProfessorPaper Competition Awards:Each year the DFI Educational Trust sponsors apaper competition for students and young professors.The purpose of the competitions is to encouragestudents and young professors to write papersrelating to deep foundation design and construction.

Student and professor submissions are judged separately by the DFI papercompetition committee with assistance by DFI technical committee membersin order to determine the best papers each year. Winners are provided apresentation spot at the conference, publication of their winning paper in theconference proceedings or DFI Journal, full conference registration, $750travel stipend, two-year complimentary DFI individual membership and 20publications from DFI’s library. Join us at the Awards Banquet tocongratulate this year’s winners.

Career FairDFI will hold a Career Fair during theAnnual Conference in the exhibit hall.Exhibiting companies are encouraged tosubmit job openings to DFI HQ(egroenewal@dfi.org) to have posted during the conference. Representativesfrom the participating companies will be available to meet and network withstudents and young professionals at their booths in the exhibit hall. We expectthis to be a great networking opportunity for all who participate.

DFI Student Spaghetti BridgeCompetitionThis competition will kick-off the three-day-long conference for collegestudents and recent graduates on Tuesday, October 16th. Five teams ofstudents from various colleges and universities will participate. Studentteams will present their bridges on Wednesday, October 17th during thewelcome lunch to attendees where they will be tested for load capacity.The winning bridge will be determined by the highest load/bridge weightratio. The winning team will receive a cash prize of $1,000 from DFI.

Young Professional RegistrationIn an effort to meet DFI’s goal ofhaving young professionals andstudents make up half of the totalattendance, DFI is offering adiscounted rate to YoungProfessionals. A full conferenceregistration is offered for industrypersonnel under the age of 30 at half

price. Just $395!! This rate includes all conference activities that donot require a separate ticket, providing students and youngprofessionals with the total conference experience. Networking,learning from senior level personnel and interacting with peers arejust some of the benefits. Bring two of your under 30 colleages forthe price of one!

For Young Professionals and Students

Wind down after a full day of conference activities at the Awards Reception.This event takes place prior to the Awards Dinner (separate ticket item)

and is open to all conference attendees. Enjoy live country musicand learn the two-step during the reception, then settle

in for the banquet and the award presentations.

The Distinguished Service Award and the new Bill Bermingham Innovation Award will be presentedat the Award Banquet - winners to be announced!

2012 Awards Reception and BanquetThursday, October 18

Outstanding Project Award • Thursday, October 18, 2012

The 9A Pedestrian Underpass is a cut-and-cover tunnel connecting New YorkCity’s World Financial Center (WFC) at its new Wintergarden Pavilion to theWorld Trade Center (WTC) Tower 1, crossing beneath the heavily traffickedRoute 9A (9A). The underpass replaces the former North Pedestrian Bridgewhich was destroyed on 9/11. It was designed by the Port Authority of NewYork and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and the Downtown Design Partnership (DDP),a Joint Venture of STV, AECOM, and PTG). The design utilizes a perimetersecant pile wall to accommodate conventional bottom-up construction of thetunnel box.

Project Title: Top-Down Construction and Complex SOE Design KeepsHudson River out of the New 9A Pedestrian Underpass

Project Summary:

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Three concurrent events will take place the day before the conference. A separate registration fee is required. DFI and its technicalcommittees welcome your participation in one of them to enhance your conference experience. Additionally, the 15 committees willmeet Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to discuss past business and future activities. Their meetings are open to the public at nocharge, so sit in on one and see DFI’s mission in action.

Attendees receive a certificate verifying Professional Development Hours (amount to be determined)(NYS approval pending. Florida Sate Provider Number 4072 – include your license number on registration form).

Register for one event only as they run concurrently.

Pre-Conference Events* • Tuesday, October 16

*subject to change

Augered Cast-in-PlacePile Short Course &Specialty SeminarAugered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles, also knownas continuous flight auger (CF A), are beingincreasingly used for supporting buildings,bridges, sound barrier walls and many otherstructures around the world. Auger piles, withtheir load-displacement behavior generally fall inbetween that of a drilled shaft and a driven pile,and hence need to be designed for variousapplications. ACIP piles are being also socketedin rocks. Different design methods are availablein practice to estimate the ultimate bearingcapacity of ACIP piles based upon in-situ soilproperties, unit skin friction and unit end bearing.There are various types of ACIP piling systemscurrently in use and designing and constructingissues (installation process and equipment),specifications including the QA/QC procedures,for ACIP piles will be discussed. Load testresults from various geological formations will bediscussed. Several case studies including ahighway bridge totally supported on ACIP pileswill be presented.

Design & Constructability of Diaphragm WallsThis short course will provide an oversight of thedesign and practical application of the use ofdiaphragm walls as support of excavationsystem and will be of particular interest tocontractors, developers & transportationauthority representatives, designers andconsultants involved in major earth retentionprojects of a challenging nature especially inurban environment. The design oversight willprovide an introduction of the d-wallperformance compared to other earth retentionsystems, design of circular shafts and top-downsystems and review of recommendedmaintenance and repair procedures. Thepractical application oversight will focus onequipment selection & characteristics, type ofpanel joints, logistic requirements, quality controland specific features that can be incorporated ina d-wall. A panel composed of slurry wallcontractors and design engineers will presentthis short-course based on case histories toillustrate the application of the d-wall techniquepresented in the course.

Practical, Prudent, andEffective Use ofComputer Software forLateral Analysis of DeepFoundationsA short course entitled "Practical, Prudent, andEffective Use of Computer Software for theLateral Analysis of Deep Foundations" is beingplanned for the Deep Foundations Institute's2012 Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. Thepurpose of this short course is to provideengineers, designers, contractors and softwareproviders with the opportunity to share opinionson the effective and practical use of computersoftware for geotechnical analysis and design.The focus of the session is oriented towardproviding attendees with the information neededfor selection and appropriate application ofsoftware for lateral analysis of deep foundationsfor building support and slope stabilization.

“BAUER Manufacturing, Inc.”

Post Conference Tour* • Friday, October 19 • 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Complimentary to conference attendees, Sign up requiredBAUER Manufacturing Inc. is located in Conroe, Texas, approximately 40 minutesnorth of Houston. The manufacturing complex consists of three production halls,situated on an 80 acre site, to build foundation drilling equipment and fabricatesteel accessories.The tour will provide viewing of the following facilities*:n The Steel Production Hall, where BAUER manufactures Casing, Tooling and

Drill Rig components.n The environmentally friendly Finishing Hall, which can accommodate complete

BAUER Drilling Rigsn The Assembly Hall where building and testing takes place on a variety of BAUER and KLEMM branded,

track-driven, Drilling RigsAlso included on the tour are beverages and snacks on the bus ride and lunch when you arrive. Attendees will bebrought back to the Hilton-Americas at approximately 4pm.

*facility tours are subject to change dependent on availability and time constraints.

Full program schedules and presenter names can be viewed at www.dfi.org

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2012 Keynote Lecture • Wednesday, October 17, 2012: 1:45 pm

“Stability Analyses for Slope Stabilization Measures – Lessons Learned”Dr. Stephen G. Wright, P.E.

Presentation Summary:Slope stabilization with piles, piers, soil nails andtieback anchors is usually analyzed employing someform of conventional limit equilibrium slope stabilityanalysis software adapted to include such reinforcingelements. While the inclusion of reinforcing elementsinto such software is straightforward, the analysesare sometimes complex with unexpected oruncertain results. Examples of lessons learned fromsuch analyses and recommended practices forreducing potential problems and errors will bepresented.

About Dr. Stephen Wright: Dr. Wright is a professional engineer and professoremeritus of the University of Texas at Austin. Hereceived B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from theUniversity of California, Berkeley. He has over 40years of experience with teaching, research andconsulting in geotechnical engineering withspecialization in the area of soil shear strength andslope stability. He is the author of numeroustechnical papers and reports, co-author of the bookSoil Strength and Slope Stability by John Wiley andSons, and the current U. S. Army Corps ofEngineers Manual EM 1110-2-1902 Engineering andDesign - Slope Stability. He is also the sole author of

the computer codesknown as UTEXAS4and TexGraf4 for slopestability analyses. Hehas served asconsultant to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers andnumerous private organizations on slope stability.He was a member of the Design Review Team forthe Corps of Engineers' project on slope stabilizationof bluff slopes in loess at Natchez, Mississippi, and amember of Interagency Performance EvaluationTeam for the performance of the New Orleans floodprotection system during Hurricane Katrina.

Conference Lecturers

2012 Hal Hunt Lecture on Communication • Thursday, October 18, 2012: 1:00 pm

“Different Challenges with Changing Technologies”James Pappas

About James Pappas: James Pappas is Vice President of Ultra-DeepwaterPrograms for RPSEA, the Research Partnership toSecure Energy for America, in Sugar Land, TX. Hehas held the positions of Global TechnologyCoordinator, Facilities Engineer in the Deepwater &International Well Engineering & Facilities Division,Deepwater Project Coordinator for Devon Energy inthe past, as well as Production Engineer in the Gulfof Mexico Division for Devon, and Santa Fe Snyder.He has also held drilling, completions, production,operations, reservoir, and A&D positions with Fina,UPRC, and Amoco.

He has been involved with the Society ofPetroleum Engineers for 33 years. He is both theimmediate past SPE International Production andOperations Technical Director and SPE Technical

Programs and Meetings Committee Chair, and is aformer chair of the GCS Scholarship Committee,General Meeting, Drilling Study Group, and SPE-Gulf Coast Section Board of Directors. He is amember of the GCS Scholarship and NominatingCommittees. He has served on several technicalprogram committees for the OTC, ATCE, LACPEC,SPE R&D Conference, and the SPE P&OConference.

He is also the immediate past Private IndustryPractice Chair and Executive Committee member ofthe Texas Society of Professional Engineers andserves on that body’s Legislative and GovernmentalAffairs Committee. James has authored over 70papers or spoken at conferences and interviews onvarious technical and professional topics.

James earned aBS in ChemicalEngineering and a BAin Chemistry from theUniversity of Texas atAustin in 1979. Hegraduated with a MBAhighest honors from the University of Texas at Tylerin 1993.

He has earned the SPE-Gulf Coast Section andSPE Gulf Coast Region Service Awards, as well asboth the Houston Area Engineer of the Year in 2007and Texas Engineer of the Year by the Texas Societyof Professional Engineers in 2008, and he wasselected Distinguished Engineer in Texas by theTexas Engineering Foundation in 2008. He has beena Registered Professional Engineer in since 1985.

2012 Keynote Lecture • Friday, October 19, 2012: 8:35 am

“Continuous Advancement of Drilling Efficiency through New Methods andEquipment Technology”Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Bauer

Presentation Summary:The efficiency of construction equipment on the siteis more important than it has been ever before. Itdepends on using the right construction method,which has to be supported by the equipment, on theefficiency factor of the equipment and on the perfectsupport of the operator by the equipment, involvingadvanced electronic control and assistant systems.The construction method however, has the largestinfluence on efficiency. The number of methods hasbeen increasing for decades up to now and lots ofeffort is taken every year into their optimization.

About Prof. Sebastian Bauer: Prof. Bauer is Managing Director of BAUERMaschinen GmbH. He is responsible for the R&D ofall Bauer equipment with a team of some 250people. He was also heavily involved in theinternational production strategy of Bauer,dramatically increasing the production capacity inChina and building a big production facility fromscratch in the USA. He is a direct descendant of theBauer family who originally founded the company in1790 and is one of the major shareholders of theBAUER Group.

Prof. Bauer studied Mechanical Engineering atthe Technical University of Munich and after workingthere as a Research Assistant he achieved adoctorate degree. He has been lecturing as honorary

professor at theUniversity of Bochum(RUB) in the field of OffRoad Machinery since2001 with courses inHydraulics of MobileEquipment and Computational Mechanics forConstruction Machinery.

Amongst others, he is Vice Chairman of theExecutive Board of VDMA BuB (Association ofGerman Manufacturers of Construction Equipmentand Building Material Machinery), Chairman of FVB(Research Association for Construction Equipmentand Building Material Machinery) and a member ofthe Council of the Ingolstadt University of AppliedSciences.

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