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INVITATION TO SPEAKERS CALL FOR PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS 2016 Helical Piles & Tiebacks Seminar on Use of Helical Piles and Tiebacks in Seismic & Lateral Load Conditions DFI’s Helical Piles & Tiebacks Committee is planning a seminar on the proper design, application and installation of helical piles and tiebacks in seismic and lateral load conditions. Topics specific to seismic and lateral loading, materials, construction, and testing procedures will be presented. Local presentations are welcomed from engineers, contractors, building officials and public agencies. Presentation proposals are solicited on the following topics relating to helical piles and tiebacks:
Building codes related to the design of helical pile elements Case studies on the design and use of helical piles systems and helical tiebacks on new and retrofitted projects Helical pile and helical tieback performance studies Advancements and innovations in design, construction, and equipment for helical piles and tiebacks Quality control and inspection Practice-oriented research
Speakers interested in presenting at the seminar are encouraged to submit an abstract (up to 300 words long) using the attached Abstract Submission Form, describing the presentation topic. The due date for abstracts is Friday, March 25, 2016. Notification of acceptance or declination will be returned to all authors no later than Friday, April 4, 2016. Guidelines for presentation development will be provided to accepted speakers at that time. Authors will be required to commit to presenting their topic at the seminar by Friday, April 15, 2016 and to submitting a PowerPoint presentation for the seminar proceedings website by Friday, June 24, 2016. Full papers are not required for this seminar; however, accepted authors are invited to develop their presentations into technical papers for consideration by the editors of the DFI Journal for a future volume. Email abstracts by Friday, March 25, 2016 to
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