2017 DFI-PFSF Conference Preface-Paper

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The preface introduces the inaugural joint 2017 conference of Australia’s Piling and Foundation Specialist Federation (PFSF) and the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), held in Melbourne. It brought together professionals from across the geotechnical industry to discuss piling, ground improvement, foundations, and basement retention for building and infrastructure projects.<br /><br />Four keynote presentations addressed major industry challenges: Dan Brown discussed deep foundations for transportation infrastructure; Harry Poulos covered pile design for seismic events; Chris Haberfield examined geotechnical considerations for rock-socketed piles; and Philippe Vincent presented dynamic replacement ground improvement in mangrove mud for the ICTHYS LNG project in Darwin.<br /><br />The publication contains peer-reviewed technical papers selected from a strong field of submissions. The organizers thank the speakers, authors, reviewers, attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers, committee members, and DFI staff for making the conference possible, and acknowledge the leaders who helped establish the PFSF–DFI partnership in Australasia.

Keywords

PFSF

DFI

geotechnical conference

piling

deep foundations

ground improvement

basement retention

pile design

seismic events

rock-socketed piles