INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR: Steel Piles: Design, Execution, and Performance

December 1, 2026 - São Paulo, Brazil

The São Paulo Regional Chapter of the Brazilian Association for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS) is holding its year-end technical event, "Estacas Metálicas: Projeto, Execução e Desempenho" (Steel Piles: Design, Execution, and Performance), on December 1, 2026, at Hotel Panamby São Paulo. The morning follows steel piles from design to installation to performance in the ground, with sessions from Eng. Urbano Alonso on design, Eng. Rafael D. Sena on execution, and Eng. Rafael Valverde, PDI representative, on performance. Rafael's session covers how engineers use dynamic load testing with the Pile Driving Analyzer® (PDA) to evaluate steel pile capacity, driving stresses and integrity. A round-table discussion follows, and the event closes with the chapter's annual networking lunch. The event runs from 9:30 AM to 12:45 PM (local time) and is open to ABMS members and non-members. Presentations are in Portuguese.