Editorial Note - Vol. 5, No. 2, 2011-Article

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The December 2011 DFI Journal introduces its first themed issue, devoted to testing foundations and foundation elements. The editors report a strong response to the call for papers, with some submissions deferred to later issues. They hope the edition will become a useful reference on foundation testing and plan to publish additional themed issues alongside the journal’s regular mixed-topic editions.<br /><br />The editors thank the reviewers, including experts from outside the journal’s testing and evaluation committee, for their contributions to improving the papers. The next issue is expected to feature work from the 2011 DFI Young Professor and Student paper competitions; three of the four competition authors chose to revise their papers for publication in the journal. Additional testing papers will also appear in that volume.<br /><br />The journal welcomes practice-oriented, high-quality research across deep foundations engineering, including piling, drilled shafts, ground improvement, anchors, innovative construction methods, marine foundations, retaining systems, seismic retrofit, case histories, and state-of-practice reviews. The issue also lists the 2011 DFI Board of Trustees, editorial team, publisher, and contact information.

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DFI Journal

foundation testing

foundation elements

deep foundations

piling

drilled shafts

ground improvement

anchors

seismic retrofit

case histories