Editorial Note - Vol. 7, No. 1, 2013-Article

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The August 2013 issue of the <em>DFI Journal</em>, published by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), presents practice-oriented research and guidance in deep foundations engineering. Its scope includes piling systems, drilled shafts, ground improvement, soil nailing and anchors, retaining and cutoff-wall systems, marine foundations, seismic retrofit, and innovative construction methods. Case histories and state-of-practice reviews are especially encouraged.

The editors highlight the issue’s first paper authored by a DFI technical committee: guidance on selecting, designing, and specifying ground improvement to mitigate earthquake-induced liquefaction. It is followed by Timothy C. Siegel’s synthesis report on liquefaction mitigation, produced through a DFI Committee Project Fund program. Other featured papers examine grouted micropiles for foundation remediation in expansive soils—the subject of the Michael W. O’Neill Memorial Lecture—and the relationship between installation torque and axial capacity of helical piles in cohesive soils.

The editors thank the journal’s reviewers for helping improve paper quality and invite further submissions, particularly case histories. DFI technical committees are also encouraged to propose topics for future themed issues. The journal’s publisher and editors disclaim responsibility for authors’ statements, and reprinting its contents requires written permission from DFI.

Keywords

Deep Foundations Institute

DFI Journal

ground improvement

liquefaction mitigation

deep foundations engineering

piling systems

grouted micropiles

helical piles

earthquake-induced liquefaction

case histories