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Call for Abstracts for the Helical piles – Tiebacks – Anchors Tradeshow and Educational Seminar

DFI Helical Pile and Tieback Committee planning next Helical Piles – Tiebacks – Anchors Tradeshow and Educational Seminar on May 7-8, 2025.
Written by Piling Canada
September 2024

The Deep Foundation Institute Helical Pile and Tieback Committee is currently planning their next Helical Piles – Tiebacks – Anchors Tradeshow and Educational Seminar on May 7-8, 2025, in Durham, Conn. The committee is currently accepting abstracts for indoor presentations and outdoor demonstrations.

Submit abstracts for indoor PowerPoint presentations on the following topics:

  • Unique helical pile or anchor use on projects
  • Unique design issues or construction site limitations and methods to overcome challenges
  • Innovative use of technology or methods in the application of helical piles or anchors
  • New applications or research for helical piles or anchors
  • Helical pile use challenging sites (loose sands, organics, clays, etc.)
  • Case histories documenting production rates, costs, lessons learned, comparisons to other deep foundation or anchor types, or other information useful for expansion of the industry
  • Advances in helical materials: grout, piles, equipment, connections, corrosion protection, etc.
  • Quality assurance and control
  • Adoption of helical elements in building codes and standards

Outdoor demonstrations include a live demonstration or showcase that will be observed by all attendees. Each outdoor demonstration will have one time slot to present their booth. Attendees will also have a chance to visit each booth during exhibit time. There are ten live demonstrations available.

Submit abstracts for outdoor demonstrations on the following topics:

  • Unique/creative uses for helical piles
  • Advancements in lateral load support for helical piles
  • New technology showcases
  • Safety and quality control
  • Advancements in helical testing procedures
  • Diversity of helical applications
  • Techniques and advancements for flood zone and wetlands applications

Submission deadline is Nov. 13. Submit 300-word abstracts at dfi-events.org/helical25.



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