• Interviews with the Industry Episode 7 - April 2025
    Apr 28 2025

    Welcome to Interviews with the Industry, DFI’s current affairs podcast, bringing you up-to-date industry news and insights.

    In this first episode of 2025 join Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero as he travels through:
    Miami FL to explore bi-directional testing.
    York PA, where he explores Driven Piles in Karst.
    Then, through 2 locations in Colombia, Bogotá and Medellín where explores load testing.

    Series Sponsor Bauer Equipment America
    (https://www.bauer-equipment.com/en)

    Contents of this Video:
    0:00 Welcome
    2:48 Miami FL
    6:26 York PA
    10:56 Bogotá COL
    13:25 Medellín COL

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    24 mins
  • Interviews with the Industry Episode 6 - September 2024
    Sep 23 2024

    Welcome to Interviews with the Industry, DFI’s current affairs podcast, bringing you up-to-date industry news and insights.

    In this final episode for 2024, hosts Lucky Nagarajan of Geocomp; Timothy Siegel, P.E., of Dan Brown and Associates; and Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE, of American Geotechnical & Environmental Services, interview a dynamic group of deep foundation professionals:

    - Professor Luis Arboleda (University of Central Florida) on pile testing equipment step through.
    - Matthew Glisson (Director of Technical Activities) discusses his and your role at DFI.
    - Ryan Allin (Pile Dynamics) with a quick tour through history of Pile Dynamics
    In addition, Michael Bennett, P.E., Gannett Fleming, contributes his Geohistory segment.

    Contents of this video:
    00:00 Intro
    0:05 Luis Arboleda
    4:05 Matthew Glisson
    13:51 Ryan Allin
    16:53 Michael Bennett – Geohistory

    On behalf of DFI, we hope you enjoy this presentation.
    The views, information or opinions expressed during Deep Foundations Institute’s
    podcasts are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily
    represent those of DFI, the board of trustees, members or employees.
    DFI is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy
    of any information contained.
    Nor does it warrant that the information contained herein
    is suitable for any general or specific use.
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    Editing, modification or redistribution of this podcast is prohibited.

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    24 mins
  • Interviews with the Industry Episode 5 - August 2024 Deep Dive Part 2
    Aug 16 2024

    Welcome to Interviews with the Industry, DFI’s current affairs podcast, bringing you up-to-date industry news and insights.

    In the second part of this Deep Dive special presentation, host Timothy Siegel, P.E. (DBA), and guest Tayler Day (UES) discuss the Modulus of Subgrade Reaction.

    References are as below:
    - Terzaghi (1955): https://geotechpedia.com/PUBLICATION/SHOW/3386/EVALUATION-OF-COEFFICIENTS-OF-SUBGRADE-REACTION
    - ACI SP-152: https://www.concrete.org/store/productdetail.aspx?ITEMID=SP152&FORMAT=DOWNLOAD&LANGUAGE=ENGLISH&UNITS=US_UNITS


    On behalf of DFI, we hope you enjoy this presentation.
    The views, information or opinions expressed during Deep Foundations Institute’s
    podcasts are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily
    represent those of DFI, the board of trustees, members or employees.
    DFI is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy
    of any information contained.
    Nor does it warrant that the information contained herein
    is suitable for any general or specific use.
    The podcast is available for private, non-commercial use only.
    Editing, modification or redistribution of this podcast is prohibited.

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    32 mins
  • Interviews with the Industry Episode 4 - July 2024
    Jul 23 2024

    Welcome to Interviews with the Industry, DFI’s current affairs podcast, bringing you up-to-date industry news and insights.

    In this episode, hosts Timothy Siegel, P.E., of Dan Brown and Associates and Lucky Nagarajan of Geocomp interview a dynamic group of deep foundation professionals:
    - Mary Nodine (FHWA)– Geo Poem
    - Luigi Rosa (Amtrak) and Lucky interview
    - Tian Dong (Malcolm drilling) & Tim interview
    In addition, Michael Bennett, P.E., Gannett Fleming, contributes his Geohistory segment.

    On behalf of DFI, we hope you enjoy this presentation.
    The views, information or opinions expressed during Deep Foundations Institute’s
    podcasts are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily
    represent those of DFI, the board of trustees, members or employees.
    DFI is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy
    of any information contained.
    Nor does it warrant that the information contained herein
    is suitable for any general or specific use.
    The podcast is available for private, non-commercial use only.
    Editing, modification or redistribution of this podcast is prohibited.

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    31 mins
  • Interviews with the Industry Episode 3 - June 2024 Deep Dive Part 1
    Jun 27 2024

    Welcome to Interviews with the Industry, DFI’s current affairs podcast, bringing you up-to-date industry news and insights.

    In this episode, host Timothy Siegel, P.E., and Tayler Day (UES) discuss the Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, in the first part of this special presentation Deep Dive episode.

    On behalf of DFI, we hope you enjoy this presentation.
    The views, information or opinions expressed during Deep Foundations Institute’s
    podcasts are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily
    represent those of DFI, the board of trustees, members or employees.
    DFI is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy
    of any information contained.
    Nor does it warrant that the information contained herein
    is suitable for any general or specific use.
    The podcast is available for private, non-commercial use only.
    Editing, modification or redistribution of this podcast is prohibited.

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    22 mins
  • Interviews with the Industry Episode 2 - May 2024
    May 21 2024

    Welcome to Interviews with the Industry, DFI's current affairs podcast, aimed at bringing you up to date industry news and insights.
    In this episode, hosts Timothy Siegel of Dan Brown and Associates, Lucky Nagarajan of Geocomp, and Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero of American Geotechnical & Environmental Services, interview a dynamic group of deep professionals:

    - Adam Blazejowski - DBA
    - Silas Nichols - FHWA
    - Tugce Baser – University of Illinois
    - Will Shaffer – PHD student at UofCali
    - Jeff Segar – Committee chair/GSI
    In addition, Michael Bennett, P.E., Gannett Fleming, contributes a solo segment.

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    18 mins
  • Interviews with the Industry Episode 1 - April 2024
    Apr 18 2024

    In this episode, hosts Timothy Siegel of Dan Brown and Associates, Lucky Nagarajan of Geocomp, and Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero of American Geotechnical & Environmental Services, interview a dynamic group of deep professionals:

    • Bernardo Jimenez, H Solís
    • Cassie Rutherford, Ph.D., and Yuderka Trinidad, Ph.D., Iowa State University
    • Rick Ford, Suffolk
    • Anahita Modiriasari, P.Eng., WSP Canada

    In addition, Michael Bennett, P.E., A.G.E.S., contributes a solo segment.

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    18 mins