This year marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the covered bridge over the Sangamon River at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve Park in Mahomet, Ill., and local officials plan to mark the event on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, with a seminar about the bridge presented on the University of Illinois campus by […]
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Dr. Michael Wysockey to give the first DFI lecture on Nov 5, 2014
Michael Wysockey received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at the Citadel, his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at MIT, and earned a Doctorate degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois. The lecture will discuss the renovations at […]
Welcome to DFI at the University of Illinois (UIUC)
Foundation engineering and deep foundations in particular are two growing fields in the profession of civil engineering. Deep foundations are attractive elements that are used to provide support for high-rise buildings and bridge structures. Construction of deep foundations, specifically in the case of bridge structures, requires input from and close collaboration with different fields within […]