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TGEP 39: 5 Benefits to Joining Professional Societies: How Engineers Can Get and Stay Involved

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In this episode, we talk to Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE, Regional Business Development and Client Care Program Manager at Nicholson Construction (formally the Director of Technical Activities for the Deep Foundations Institute) about the value of professional societies. She discuss five great benefits of joining professional societies and how engineers can get and stay involved.

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joining professional societies

joining professional societies

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TGEP 35: Exploring Deep Foundations in Geotechnical Engineering

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In this episode of The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast, we talk to Maurice Diong, P.E. an engineer at Skanska, USA about deep foundations in geotechnical engineering, the importance of getting out on the field, and using the most effective solutions on the field.


Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Maurice in This Episode:

  • What are deep foundations and what kind of deep foundations do you work on?
  • What are some of the different construction techniques for deep foundations that geotechnical engineers should be aware of?
  • Tell us about a deep foundation project that you have been involved in and how it benefited your engineering career.
  • The focus on getting things right sometimes becomes an obsession with obtaining perfection. How do you resolve this?
  • What final piece of advice would you like to give engineers out there?

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