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The Pile Driving Contractors Association
(PDCA) is an organization of pile driving contractors that advocates the increased use of
driven piles for deep foundations and earth retention systems.
http://www.piledrivers.org/
GRL Engineers Inc. is an associate member of PDCA.
Pile Dynamics Inc. is an associate member of PDCA.
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The Deep Foundations Institute
can best be described as being a technical association of firms and individuals in the deep foundations
and related industry. DFI covers the gamut of deep foundation construction and earth retention systems.
http://www.dfi.org/
GRL Engineers Inc. is a corporate member of DFI.
Pile Dynamics Inc. is a corporate member of DFI.
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ADSC: The International
Association of Foundation Drilling represents the drilled shaft (drilled pier,
cast-in-place piles, drilled caisson) and anchored geo-support earth retention (shoring
systems, tiebacks, soil nails, micropiles, mini-piles) industries.
http://www.adsc-iafd.com/
GRL Engineers Inc. is a corporate technical affiliate of ADSC.
Pile Dynamics Inc. is an
associate member of ADSC.
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The Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers is a specialty organization focused on
the geo-industry. It has more than 10400 members and encompasses several committees among which the
Deep Foundations Committee. It focuses on
the career development of geo-professionals through specialty conferences, journals and practice-oriented
publications and educational programs.
http://www.geoinstitute.org
GRL Engineers Inc. is an organizational member of the Geo-Institute.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.asce.org/ |
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Foundation QA Pty Ltd (FQA) is an Australian company that provides examination and certification of PDA testers,
as well as training and workshops in foundation engineering. A schedule of workshop and test dates, locations
and fees can be obtained by contacting Foundation QA
http://www.foundationqa.com |
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The International Association for Continuing
Education and Training has as its mission "to promote and enhance quality in continuing
education and training through research, education and the development and continuous improvement
of IACET criteria, principles, and standards."
http://www.iacet.org/
GRL Engineers, Inc. and Pile Dynamics, Inc.
are IACET Authorized Providers
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the American Concrete Institute is advancing concrete knowledge by conducting
seminars, managing certification programs, and publishing technical documents.
The American Concrete Institute currently has 98 chapters and about 15,000
members spanning 108 countries.
http://www.aci-int.org |
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American Society for Testing and Materials
promotes public health and safety, and the overall quality of life;
contributes to the reliability of materials, products, systems and
services; and facilitates international, regional, and national commerce.
http://www.astm.org/ |
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ASFE's mission is to help
members profit from professionalism, by enhancing their management skills so they can
respond effectively to a changing business climate, without compromising the quality of
technical service. http://www.asfe.org/ |
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ARTBA is a federation whose primary goal is to aggressively grow and protect
transportation infrastructure investment to meet the public and business demand
for safe and efficient travel.
http://www.artba.org
The Ohio Office of GRL Engineers is a member of ARTBA |
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