Yes. Among other things, the DFI defines the generally accepted testing, tolerance, and acceptance criteria.
Testing can open a whole other can of worms if your specification is not written very tightly. I would consult Larry Olson to cover that aspect.
http://olsonengineering.com
Regards,
Harold Sprague
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:00:45 -0500
> From: mike.maryjones@gmail.com
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: Re: AC Piles vs Drilled piers.
>
> On 7/8/08, Harold Sprague <spraguehope@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The DFI produces the Augered Cast-In-Place Piles Manual.
>
> Was the manual worth $25.00 (plus shipping)?
>
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