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DFI renames two technical committees to reflect its wider geotechnical scope

DFI dropped 'deep foundations' from the names of two committees, which are now the Landslides and Slope Stabilization Committee and the Subsurface Characterization Committee. The executive director presented the change as a sign that the institute's work now reaches beyond deep foundations alone.

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DFI dropped 'deep foundations' from the names of two committees, which are now the Landslides and Slope Stabilization Committee and the Subsurface Characterization Committee. The executive director presented the change as a sign that the institute's work now reaches beyond deep foundations alone.

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Changes at DFI shape the standards and research the industry relies on.

Source: Deep Foundations Institute. Summary written by the Helical Pile USA editorial team.

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