SuperPile ’25 Program Highlights
Technical Program
Invited Speakers
SuperPile ’25 will feature speakers sharing their expertise in the deep foundation field.
ACIP Piles at Cleveland Cavaliers Sports Performance Center
W.
Morgan Nesmith, P.E., BC.GE
Berkel & Company Contractors,
Inc.
Nick
Zadd
Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
Bedrock Management, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Cleveland Clinic are partnering to design and construct a unique sports performance center along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. This facility will be the new training home for the Cavaliers and a state-of-the-art medical center for the Cleveland Clinic. Strategically located on the riverfront, the center will support the Vision for the Valley Master Plan, which aims to enhance community connectivity, create vibrant public spaces, and improve the environment...
Painting a Masterpiece With Drilled Shafts – Building the Sherwin-Williams Headquarters
Michael Culbertson
KELLER
The Sherwin-Williams Company, founded over 150 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, has recently reinforced its local legacy with the development of a new three-building headquarters in the city. This campus includes a pavilion, a parking garage, and a 36-floor office tower. The unique layout of the campus, characterized by irregular spans between columns and the need to maximize the tower's footprint, necessitated a robust foundation system capable of supporting significant axial and lateral loads. In contrast, the two smaller buildings did not present such demanding loading requirements...
Analyses of the Thermo-Mechanical Responses of Energy Pile Foundation
Xiong
(Bill) Yu, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Energy foundation is promising to allow harvesting geothermal energy while fulfilling its role in supporting structural loads. These are the resultants of the coupled thermo-mechanical processes driven by the cyclic thermal boundary conditions. This presentation describes the study of the coupled thermo-mechanical behaviors of energy pile. A computational model was developed to t holistically simulates the thermomechanical behavior of energy pile foundation that considers the heat exchanger pipe flow.
Panel Discussion
The Birth and Evolution of Augercast Piles
Moderator: John Anderson
Specrete-IP Incorporated
W.
Morgan Nesmith, P.E., BC.GE
Berkel & Company Contractors,
Inc.
Thomas L.
Monaco, P.E.
Gannett Fleming Engineers and Architects
Thomas M.
Monaco
Retired
George Piscsalko, P.E.
Pile Dynamics, Inc.
Nicholas
Turus, P.E.
Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc.
Tad Kellish
Grout Systems, Inc.
Retired - President
Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
An increasing number of professional engineering licensing organizations require members to pursue professional development on a formal basis. DFI is pleased to provide a general Certificate of Participation for all its technical programs. This certificate is accepted by most licensing boards and serves as documentation of your pursuit of continuing education credits.
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The number of general PDHs for this conference will be announced soon.