DFDTA to be offered twice in 2021

Orlando FL (November 13, 2020): A small group of engineers convened in Orlando in November to take part in the Deep Foundation Dynamic Testing and Analysis seminar (DFDTA), a program and proficiency test offered twice a year from PDCA and Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI.) 

Due to ongoing health concerns related to COVID-19, PDCA and PDI strictly adhered to Federal recommendations to ensure a safe and successful event for attendees. Social distancing was accommodated, face masks were required when they were unseated and the hotel implemented new cleanliness protocols throughout the public facilities and guest rooms.

The program consisted of a one-day seminar titled Deep Foundation Integrity Testing and Wave Equation Analysis and a two-day workshop titled High Strain Dynamic Foundation Testing. On the third-day, PDCA administered the Dynamic Measurement and Analysis Proficiency Test, a 90-minute, multiple-choice exam on the theory of Wave Mechanics, Case Method (PDA) equations, data quality assessment, data interpretation and basic CAPWAP analysis.

If you missed the 2020 DFDTA programs, PDCA and PDI are planning to offer the course twice in 2021; the three-day program returns to Orlando over the dates of March 8-10, 2021 at the Doubletree by Hilton Orlando Airport Hotel. Register here. Also, stay tuned for information about a second DFDTA in Fall 2021 in Cleveland, OH.

PDCA 2021 Officers and Board of Directors

 

We are very pleased to announce the result of the election for the PDCA 2021 Officers and Board of Directors. Listed below are the individuals that have been unanimously elected and who will serve beginning January 1, 2021. We would like to offer our congratulations to the new Officers and Board of Directors and thank them for their commitment to serve and lead PDCA in the upcoming year.

PDCA 2021 Officers

President Kevin Gourgues Patriot Construction and Industrial, LLC Port Allen, Louisiana

Vice President Brian Heck Richard Goettle, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary Kustaa Mansfield Pacific Pile and Marine Seattle, Washington

Treasurer Scott Webster GRL Engineers, Inc. Harrisburg, North Carolina Past President Jason Moore Palmetto Pile Driving, Inc. Charleston, South Carolina

PDCA 2021 Board of Directors

Director Harold Baur Boh Bros. Construction Company, LLC New Orleans, Louisiana

Director Greg Canivan S&ME, Inc. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Director Herbert "Buck" Darling Herbert F. Darling, Inc. Tonawanda, New York

Director James Dempsey Blakeslee, Arpaia, Chapman, Inc. Branford, CT

Director Diane Fischer Pile Dynamics, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio

Director Mike Juneau Premier Geotech and Testing, LLC Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Director Doug Keller Richard Goettle, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio

Director Bruce Langan Equipment Corporation of America Brielle, New Jersey

Director Emmett Waggenspack Coastal Contractors Baton Rouge, Louisiana