John Wolosick to Deliver Special Lecture at ISM’s 16th International Workshop on Micropiles

John Wolosick, P.E., S.E., BC.GE, senior advisor to Keller North America, is delivering a special lecture at ISM’s 16th International Workshop on Micropiles in Valencia, Spain, taking place September 24-26.

His presentation, “Proposed Modified Davisson Criteria to Evaluate the Ultimate and Safe Service Loads for Micropiles,” presents a method to interpret the load test results from micropiles tested either in compression or tension.

Wolosick has almost 45 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and contracting and is the author of more than 35 technical papers. Wolosick is a past president of DFI (2014-2016). He was the DFI Traveling Lecturer in 2018-2019 and the trustee liaison to DFI’s Micropile Committee. He is the recipient of the 2008 ASCE Geo-Institute Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award. In addition, he was named the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers ‘Engineer of the Year – Industry’ in 2017 and awarded the George F. Sowers Piedmont Award by the Georgia Geo-Institute in 2019. In 2013, he was the recipient of DFI’s highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The workshop includes lectures, discussions, panel sessions on all aspects of micropile technology, and social events. The workshop also features the 10th Lizzi Scholarship and the 5th World Cup of Micropiles.

Learn more and register at https://ismicropiles.org/16th-workshop/