This year, the Hal Hunt Lecture is being delivered at SuperPile on June 18-20, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mohamad Hussein, P.E., of GRL Engineers and Pile Dynamics, Inc., is presenting “Dynamic Testing Results Explained: From Basic to Advanced Analyses.”
Hussein is the principal engineer and executive vice president of GRL Engineers, Inc. and executive director of Global Industry Relations at Pile Dynamics, Inc., the world’s oldest and largest specialty deep foundations testing services and testing equipment manufacturing companies, respectively.
In his more than 40-year career he has consulted on more than 1,000 deep foundations projects in 35 states in the U.S. and several countries. He frequently organizes educational courses and seminars on deep foundations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Continuing Education Class: Deep Foundations Design, Construction and Quality Control.
Hussein is a member of technical committees of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), ASTM International, Pile Driving Contractors Association, ASCE and Transportation Research Board, and chaired the Deep Foundations Committee of the ASCE’s Geo-Institute (2002–2009). He is the recipient of several professional and industry awards and recognitions and has published over 60 technical papers and co-edited 10 engineering books.
He has achieved Expert Level Dynamic Measurement and Analysis; and is a registered professional engineer in several states. Hussein conceived and chaired the first International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE-2009) that has been periodically repeated and is now an industry landmark. Hussein personally knew Hal Hunt during the early years of the DFI.