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Coming Soon: February 2025 Dinner Meeting
DVGI will continue its 2024-25 meeting schedule on Tuesday, February 18th, by co-hosting a dinner meeting with the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), one of DVGI’s peer technical groups within the Philadelphia Chapter of ASCE. The event will be at the Valley Forge Casino and will feature a presentation by Sitotaw Fantaye, P.E., of Mueser Rutledge on “The Design and Construction of a Challenging Cofferdam for a Large Pump Station and Outfall Structure in Charleston, SC.” Details will follow soon; be sure to mark your calendars!

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Recap: January 2025 Dinner Meeting
DVGI resumed its 2024-25 meeting schedule on Tuesday, January 21st as Glenn Santulli, P.E., of GRL Engineers gave a dinner presentation on “Load Test Drilled Displacement Piles in Difficult Conditions: The Jane Hotel Project, Manhattan, NY.” Glenn delivered an excellent talk on the geotechnical and logistical challenges involved in the dynamic testing of helical piles installed for an elevator shaft recently added to the Jane. The presentation and dinner, topped off with pound cake, were enjoyed by all.

Glenn Santulli, P.E., of GRL Engineers commands the room’s attention as he reviews the difficulties of dynamic pile testing in a low-overhead setting.

DVGI Receives 2024 Best Chapter Award from ASCE Geo-Institute
During ASCE’s GeoCongress 2024, held February 25th to 28th in Vancouver, BC, DVGI was honored to receive the ASCE Geo-Institute’s 2023 Best Chapter Award. With the award, the Geo-Institute recognized DVGI’s accomplishments for its members and community. DVGI thanks the many volunteers whose dedicated service led to its selection out of the many deserving local Geo-Institute chapters.

DVGI members attending GeoCongress, including several present and former board members, accept the ASCE Geo-Institute’s 2023 Best Chapter Award from G-I President Jie Han, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, at GeoCongress 2024 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.