DICEP 2023 Registration Open, Speakers Announced


(L-R) Timothy C. Seigal, P.E., G.E., D.GE, Silas Nicols, P.E., among DICEP 2023 presenters


PDCA 24th Annual Design & Installation OF cOST-Efficient Piles Conference; SEPTEMBER 12-13 IN hOUSTON, tx

 
Topics
 
  • Installation of Offshore Platforms
  • Vibrations in Urban Areas
  • The Roll of Sustainability in Future Design
  • A Case Study Experimental Pile Load Testing (PLT) for Evaluation of Skin Friction in Sandy and Clayey Soils
  • Tale of Two Shorings: Dallas Rail Yard & Lake Austin Water Control Pond
  • Optimizing Pile Lengths with an Embedded Instrumentation Load Test Program for a Large Industrial Plant
  • Innovative Methods for Pile Installation
  • Design Considerations for Displacement Rigid Inclusions
  • and more!
 
Speakers
  • Gerry McShane, Director of Piling Sales, Service Steel Warehouse
  • Silas Nichols, P.E., Principal Geotechnical Engineer, FHWA
  • Brandon Phetteplace, P.E., Project Engineer, GRL Engineers, Inc.
  • Clayton Signor, Owner, Texas Pile, LLC
  • Timothy C. Seigel, P.E., G.E., D.GE, CEO/Senior Principal, Dan Brown & Associates
  • Daniel Sprunk, Project Manager, Cajun Industries, Inc.
  • Bob Stevens, PhD, P.E., F.ASCE, D.GE, Principal Consultant, Fugro Marine
  • Jamal N. Tahat, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University
 
* Licensed PEs can earn up to 8.50 professional
development hours (PDHs) by attending this conference.



Hotel Accommodations

Conference Hotel


Houston Marriott West Loop by the Galleria

1750 West Loop S.
Houston, Texas 77027

  • PDCA has secured a conference rate ranging from $179, at the Houston Marriott West Loop, for reservations made through Friday, August 18, 2023.
  • Reservations made after this date will be subject to the hotel's standard rates.
Make Your Reservation

PDCA does not use a housing or room reservation service for its events. There are only two ways for you to make your hotel reservations:

 
  • By visiting the Houston Marriott West Loop online - HERE.
  • By calling the Houston Marriott West Loop, toll free, at 800-228-9290 and reference Pile Driving Contractors Association.

** Exhibit and Sponsor Opportunities are Available at DICEP
*** Click the button below to participate in this annual, technical event; see you in Houston, Sept. 12-13

 

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Driven Pile Represented at Annual SuperPile Conference


Contractors, engineers, equipment manufacturers, and material suppliers who are PDCA members and supporters of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), are returning from Atlanta, Ga where DFI, in partnership with ADSC, hosted the annual SuperPile '23. Event attendees participated in committee meetings, an exhibit hall, a variety of technical presentations, the Women in Deep Foundations reception, foundation industry networking opportunities, and more. PDCA is a Cooperating Organization for DFI functions and staffed the June SuperPile at the Mariott Marquis Downtown Atlanta. 

Subject matter experts on components of the pile driving industry who are PDCA members were among the many presenters during program. Member companies to give SuperPile '23 presentations; ICE-International Construction Equipment, Inc., (pictured), Fugro USA Land, Inc., Keller, The Citadel, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dan Brown and Associates, PC, Cajun Industries, LLC, Geosciences Testing & Research, Inc., GRL Engineers, Inc. Several PDCA members sponsored the two-day event in various capacities, they included: APE-American Piledriving Equipment, Inc., PileCo, Inc., Liebherr, Junttan USA, Richard Goettle, Inc., GRL Engineers, Inc., Keller, and Nucor Skyline.

See which PDCA members were SPOTTED at SuperPile '23:
 

Committee Meetings
PDCA attended the Working Platforms Industry-Wide Working Group (not pictured); PDCA Safety & Environmental Committee Chair Chris Normand spoke on behalf of the pile driving industry and how it is prioritizes safety in every facet of the practice, including the working platforms.

Also, PDCA attended the DFI Driven Pile Committee Meeting. Longtime PDCA Engineering Affiliate members and new Driven Pile Committee Co-chairs Seth Hamblin and Greg Canivan took the reins to the committee earlier this year and presided over their first live meeting during the DFI event. PDCA President Brian Heck, Executive Director Frank Peters, US-DOT Federal Highway Administration Principal Bridge Engineer Silas Nichols, PileDriver magazine publisher Jill Harris, and a host of PDCA Contractor, Associate, and Engineering Affiliate members participated in the proceedings.



Women in Deep Foundations Networking Reception
 
 

exhibit hall

VIRTUAL EDUCATION (6/8): 2023 Legal Developments to Enhance Your Profits


Rick Kalson (L) chairs the PDCA Contracts & Risk Committee, addresses attendees of a 2022 committee meeting

Don't miss the next installment of the PDCA Value Driven Webinar Series coming June 8, 2023, at 2 PM EDT when PDCA Contracts & Risk Committee Chair Rick Kalson offers participants legal perspectives on some of the latest judicial opinions that can impact their company's bottom line. Entitled Legal Developments that Will Make You More Profitable, the Partner at Benesch Friedlander law firm in Pittsburgh will delve into several opinions that have been issued during the first five months of 2023 and involve important issues such as Surety Payment Fund Plans, Pay if Paid clauses, Claims for Unforeseen Conditions, among others. Mr. Kalson's program is scheduled for one hour and eligible attendees will receive 1 PDH upon the completion of the program.

The PDCA 2023 Value Driven Webinar Series is produced in collaboration between the PDCA Associate Member Council and Education Committee. It provides PDCA members with the opportunity to gain at least one FREE PDH each month, non-members of PDCA are welcome to attend the seminars and gain PDH for a nominal cost. Each month brings a different topic which addresses subject matter of interest to the driven pile industry. Topics to date have included driven pile case studies, technology updates, actual project conversion methods, job site safety, legal, and more. This program is scheduled the second Thursday of each month from 2 - 3 PM ET. Watch your inbox for information about the next installment of the Value Driven Webinar Series, coming July 13, 2023.

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