In this episode, Lucky and Tim talk with all of our series' guests about problems with communication.

If you want to see more from any of our guests, here are the links to their full episodes:

Billy Camp: Interview with a Survivor: Getting Sued: An Engineer’s Tale.
https://youtu.be/inrpJRL5p1w

Kord Wissmann: Interview with a Survivor: There Will Be Rocks Ahead!
https://youtu.be/DIOoNT_HrZI

Greg Righter: Interview with a Survivor: Claims, Trains and Automobiles
https://youtu.be/i84036mdeWg

Cassandra Wetzel: Interview with a Survivor: Putting on the Owner’s Shoes
https://youtu.be/RZiyT0DwFAM

David Wilshaw: Interview with a Survivor: Suits with Integrity
https://youtu.be/3GH1SzdG6fs

Tom Richards: Interview with a Survivor: Beware of the Water
https://youtu.be/ncmnrLymICM

Also, don’t forget about our Live at Game Day interviews:
Live at Game Day (Wednesday)
https://youtu.be/Cl611In2pgk

DFI46 Live at Game Day (Thursday)
https://youtu.be/n4YiSS9MJoA

Contents of this video

0:00 Intro
0:45 Billy Camp
4:33 Kord Wissmann
9:57 Greg Righter
15:16 Cassandra Wetzel
22:58 David Wilshaw
28:25 Tom Richards

Music By Scott Holmes

Tom Richards, former chief engineer with Nicholson Construction Company, talks about a joint venture to install micropiles for a bridge. With the best of intentions when accepting the offer to joint venture, Tom and his team encountered problems ranging from an unexpected aquifer to difficulties implementing new design details. Listen as Tom shares his exasperation – even several years after the fact.

Thank you for watching, this episode concludes the first series from Broadcasting Common Ground - DFI's podcast channel. We will return later in 2022 with more discussions for the deep foundations industry. If you have any questions or would like to be involved, please reach out to podcast@dfi.org.

Music by Scott Holmes

The episode features David Wilshaw, President of Integrity Drilling and Geophysical Services, LLC, who shares insight on being an expert witness and adventures in the legal system which is not everyone’s cup of tea. He has testified about 40 trials and given over 160 depositions. Episode covers conversations on challenges of being a valued expert witness, differences between trials and depositions, why are they important, cross examinations and much more. Music by Scott Holmes