It's a Boy! Meet the newest member of the PDCA Community


You might recall reading in the March edition of 'A Pile of News,' a teaser alert when we noted that "one influential pile driving industry professional is expecting." For those who guessed Jill Harris, the Publisher of PileDriver magazine, you are correct!

Jill, Dad and brother Arlo welcomed Baby Sam into the world on his due date of July 13th.

One would expect that a newborn and his family would be settling in their house that's just slightly more 'full' than it was mere weeks ago. But in the case of this Winnipeg family, they are busy showing their home as they prepare to move into a new residence.

Please join PDCA in sending a hearty congratulations to Jill and her very handsome, new baby boy!

Webinar on Pile Driving Vibrations Aug. 3; Register Today

PDCA Past President and current president of Herbert F. Darling Inc., Buck Darling (pictured, left) has offered insightful perspectives to pile driving contractors throughout his years of involvement in PDCA. He recently indicated that the PDCA 2021 Education Webinar Series installment slated for August 3rd from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT featuring Dr. Cathy Aimone-Martin (pictured, right) will be an enlightening program, certain to provide valuable perspectives on a key consideration in pile driving - vibrations. 

"Catherine was a featured speaker for the Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) at the recently held International Foundation Construction and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE) conference held in Dallas, Texas," stated Darling. "Her knowledge of not only the technical aspects of vibration and vibration control, but the effects they have on the pile driving industry and its practitioners (mostly undeserved) is unparalleled. She has the education and academic experience to back up a career in industry and consulting on one of the most vexing problems perceived with the pile driving industry, to go along with her overall expertise in geology and mining! Her presentation is not to be missed."

Dr. Martin's August 3rd presentation is entitled Pile Driving Vibrations - Monitoring and Analysis and will review and discuss the following:
  • Best practices used to monitor and manage ground and structure vibrations during pile driving
  • The origins and justifications of vibration limits found in many pile driving project specifications

  • Use of seismographs to develop a site vibration attenuation model

  • Projects where claims of structure damage were circumvented or easily refuted based on sound measured data
     

Click here to reserve your spot in this webinar.

The program on pile driving vibrations featuring Dr. Martin is brought to you by valued PDCA sponsors Hammer & Steel, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual - Patrick A. Di Cerbo.

PDCA 2021 Education Webinar Series events offer attendees up to 2.0 hours of Professional Development Hours. Forthcoming virtual programs from PDCA are scheduled for the first Tuesdays in October and December. We hope you can join us!

PileDriver magazine - Issue #3 2021

July 6, 2021:  The latest issue of PileDriver magazine is now available, click on the image to be directed to the digital version - PDCA members and subscribers are receiving hard copies in their mailboxes at the time of this writing.

In this issue of PileDriver, PDCA provides a photographic review of its week at the International Foundations Congress & Equipment Expo, which took place in Dallas in May. Relive the first in-person industry event since March 2020 by flipping through the pages.


PDCA is also excited to highlight two of its innovative engineering affiliate members Smart Structures and RACE Coastal Engineering. Learn more about these two amazing companies and the work they do in the driven pile market.
 
This edition of PileDriver magazine also highlights the reason behind PDCA's "A Driven Pile is a Tested Pile" slogan the quality assurance and quality control of driven pile applications.

Inside the pages of the latest PileDriver, you can read more on QA/QC in the industry through these and many more articles:                  
1. "Lessons for Young Engineers"A few words of advice for engineers just beginning their careers, such as reviewing their work through their company's QA/QC processes

2. "Faster, Better, Safer: Today's Safety QC Challenge" - A checklist for a safety program that inspires compliance.

3. "QA/QC of Steel Piling"Ric Anderson, P.E., S.E. with Nucor Skyline highlights the advancements in technology that have improved the versatility of steel construction.



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