DFI Makes Free Post-Grouted Drilled Shafts Report Available
Federal Highway Administration plans to use workshop results for ongoing research
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has released a free, 187-page report from a workshop on quality assurance practices for acceptance of post-grouted drilled shafts. The workshop was organized by DFI in partnership with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and with support from the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC). The 1.5-day workshop was held in conjunction with DFI’s 40th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in October 2015.
The workshop was organized to assist Caltrans in better understanding issues related to acceptance of post-grouted drilled shafts on highway projects. The primary goals of the workshop were to: