(L-R): Maria Clara Anjos Gonçalves with Geoprova Engenharia Ensaios e Monitoramentos Ltda in Sao Paulo stands with DFDTA instructor Garland Likins of Pile Dynamics, Inc.

The first of two 2024 offerings of the Deep Foundations Dynamic Testing & Analysis Seminar/Workshop (DFDTA), a program available through an ongoing partnership between Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) and PDCA, concluded March 6 in Orlando, FL. If you missed it, the program will be available again in November in Cleveland, OH. The three-day engagement provides expert training on topics such as wave mechanics, non-destructive testing, PDA Applications, CAPWAP, and more. Attendees are provided a copy of the presentation (digital/hard copies), a Certificate of Completion, and proficiency certification for those who took and passed the exam. Watch your inbox and the PDCA website for forthcoming announcements containing further details about DFDTA in November 2024.


The March 2024 DFDTA brought a variety of engineers, project owners, contractors, and other deep foundations professionals to the Lake Nona Wave Hotel in Orlando, FL, where the students heard a one-day seminar on Deep Foundation Integrity Testing and Wave Equation Analysis. Then, it participated in a workshop on High Strain Dynamic Foundation Testing, concluding with an optional proficiency test.

Subject matter experts including Ryan Allin, PE, Michael Morgano, PE, and Garland Likins, PE, M.ASCE, all from PDI and sister engineering firm, GRL Engineers, Inc., presented during the span of three days, on various topics pertinent to the testing and analysis.

PDCA commends the Spring 2024 DFDTA class for its participation in this rigorous, professional development program.