Feature
52 Dealing with
Vibration and
Noise from Pile
Driving
Addressing and
alleviating negative
public perceptions
of pile driving
58 Raising the Bar
The Academy of
Geo-Professionals
has two initiatives
for advancing skills
and recognition
CONTENTS
PDCA Special Events
38 The 8th Professors’
Driven Pile
Institute
Wrapping up one
of PDCA’s most
important events
44 The Costeffective
Design
and Installation
of Driven Pile
Foundations
Member Profiles
63 Meever USA
65 Company Wrench
69 Viking International
Foundation
Equipment LLC
71 Herbert F.
Darling Inc.
73 Gulf Equipment
Corporation
75 McCarthy Building
Companies, Inc.
Project Spotlights
78 The Biosolids
Energy & Recovery
Facilities Project
Foundation Pile, Inc.
82 Loyalsock Creek
Bridge Replacement
Project
Glenn O.
Hawbaker, Inc.
88 Foss Maritime
Rainier Shipyard
Load-out Bulkhead
PND Engineers, Inc.
ARTICLES
On the Cover:
The Professors’ Driven Pile Institute (PDPI) is one of PDCA’s most important programs. Held on a biennial
basis, the PDPI teaches professors who instruct the next generation of engineers about the benefits of driven piles.
Read more about the recently completed 8th PDPI, starting on page 38.
76
QUARTER 3 2015
Cover photo: Courtesy of Steve Hall
Top photo: Courtesy of Meever USA
63
PILEDRIVER | 5