Award Papers
The DFI Educational Trust awards an annual recognition for outstanding technical papers submitted to DFI’s Paper Competitions in the category “student paper award” and “young professor paper award”. Runner up papers, and other outstanding submissions not selected as award winners may be given an honorable recognition. All award papers are published in the DFI Journal and undergo and independent review process in addition to the review and selection process of the competition.
Editors Choice papers are papers selected by the editorial board for a special recognition. Editorial Choice papers are chosen annually.
Student Paper Competition Award Papers
Young Professor Paper Competition Award Papers
Award Year | Authors | Paper Title | Affiliation |
2020 | ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ | SKIN FRICTION DIRECTIONALITY IN MONOTONICALLY- AND CYCLICALLY-LOADED BIO-INSPIRED PILES IN SAND | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS |
2019 | None Awarded | ||
2018 | ALESSANDRO F. ROTTA LORIA, PH.D., P.E. | PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN OF ENERGY PILE FOUNDATIONS | SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY |
2017 | ARASH KHOSRAVIFAR, PH.D., P.E. | MODIFIED DESIGN PROCEDURES FOR BRIDGE PILE FOUNDATIONS SUBJECTED TO LIQUEFACTION-INDUCED LATERAL SPREADING | PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (PSU) |
2015 | AARON S. BRADSHAW | PILE LOAD TRANSFER FROM STATIC LOAD TEST INVERSION | UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND |
2014 | JOSEPH THOMAS COE, JR. | COMPARISON OF BOREHOLE ULTRASOUND AND BOREHOLE RADAR IN EVALUATING THE LENGTH OF TWO UNKNOWN BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS | TEMPLE UNIVERSITY |
2013 | ARMIN STUEDLEIN | FACTORS AFFECTING RELIABILITY-BASED SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATE DESIGN OF AUGERED CAST-IN-PLACE PILES IN COHESIONLESS SOILS | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) |
2012 | JOHN McCARTNEY and KYLE MURPHY | SEASONAL STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS IN FULL SCALE ENERGY FOUNDATIONS | UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER |
2011 | ANNE LEMNITZER and LEONARDO MASSONE | IMPACT OF SHEAR-FLEXURE INTERACTION ON P-Y CURVES OF PILE FOUNDATIONS | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE |
2010 | ANNE LEMNITZER | LATERAL LOAD TESTING OF PILE FOUNDATIONS | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON |
2009 | DEBRA LAEFER | IMPACT OF CLAY ON EARLY JET GROUTING STRENGTH (published in DFI conference proceedings) | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN |
2008 | LANCE A. ROBERTS | LRFD FOR DEEP FOUNDATIONS: REPLACING THE TRADITIONAL FACTOR OF SAFETY IN DESIGN (published in DFI conference proceedings) | SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY |
2006 | THOMAS J. WEAVER | INCREASING LATERAL PILE STIFFNESS THROUGH LIMITED SOIL IMPROVEMENT (published in DFI conference proceedings) | UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO |
2005 | MONICA PREZZI | OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES OF AUGER CAST-IN-PLACE AND DRILLED DISPLACEMENT PILES (published in DFI conference proceedings) | PURDUE UNIVERSITY |