Regional Winners to Compete for the International Society for Micropiles’ World Cup of Micropiles

The regional winners have been selected to represent their regions in the International Society for Micropiles’ (ISM’s) 5th World Cup of Micropiles Competition being held at ISM’s 16th International Workshop on Micropiles, September 24-26, 2025, in Valencia, Spain.

This is an international competition to seek out a micropile project that stands above all others. Five regions of the globe will compete to bring home the Micropile World Cup: North America, South and Central America, Europe, Africa and Central Asia (Russia, Middle East and India) and Australasia.

The regional contestants are:

Europe – High-capacity Micropiles in the San Ignacio Bridge

  • Pablo Ruiz-Terán, Ph.D. | Ferrovial Construction | Spain
  • Amadeo Vilar, S.E. | Dywidag | Spain
  • Rodrigo Malo, S.E. | Cimsa | Spain

South and Central America – Foundation of the General Manual José Arce Bridge Joining El Salvador and Guatemala

  • Tomás Murillo Pérez | InGeAp – Ingeniería Geotécnica Aplicada | Spain

North America – Historic Low Battery Wall Rehabilitation, Charleston, South Carolina

  • Will Snow, Jr., P.E., and W.L. “Bill” Snow, Sr. | Palmetto Gunite Construction Company, Inc. | USA

Australasia – Future Proofing 330kV Circuits 1 & 2 Between Murray and Dederang Using the Art and Science of Micropiles

  • Allan Herse | PCA Ground Engineering | Australia

Africa and Central Asia – Optimised Combined Micropiled Post-Tensioned Raft Foundation (CMPRF) for Sabkha and Salt Dome Conditions: A Case Study in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

  • Hamzah Al-Hashemi | GeoStruXer | Bahrain
  • Yassir Hussain | Friedr Ischebeck GmbH | Germany

Authors of each selected project will select a delegate to present the project during a session at the workshop. The presentation will be a maximum of 20 minutes in length, followed by a short question period.

ISM delegates will vote for the winner during the workshop. The authors of the winning project will receive the Micropile World Cup to keep until the next ISM Workshop.

For more information on the workshop, visit https://ismicropiles.org/16th-workshop or contact Technical Program Chair Natalia Maca at natalia.maca@titan.com.pl

 

 

About ISM

The International Society for Micropiles (ISM) is a consortium of international representatives involved in the design, construction, research/development and instruction/promotion of micropile technology. ISM provides an international forum for debate, advice, problem-solving and support to micropile specialists and nonspecialists throughout the world. Members of the Society can actively seek advice and experience from other members within this international group. ISM aims to be respected internationally as the preeminent center of knowledge for the development, advancement and promotion of micropile technology.