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The President’s MessageD ear Fellows/
Members,
Season's greetingsand best wishes for the New Year-2014.
Since its establishment in the year 1948,our Society has grown year after year andhas done marvelous job in disseminatingGeotechnical knowledge within India andalso across the world. Our members haverepresented IGS at international level andhave contributed to important projectsaround the world.
India has embarked on massive Energy,Irrigation and Infrastructure developmentplan to make our country IndustrialSuperpower within next few decades. Theplan includes construction of Thermal &Nuclear power plants, Highways &Expressways, Underground metros, andDams….. all requiring Geotechnicalexpertise for their successful and safeinstallations. The country also facesproblems of recurring earthquakes,landslides, floods and other naturalcalamities requiring ingenious disastermitigation techniques and solutions tominimize risk to human life and property.Further, if we look it broadly, there is asaying: Roti-Kapada & Makan i.e. Food-Clothes & Shelter; these are humans'basic needs. Therefore, as long as humanrace exists, demand for shelter andinfrastructure will remain. Thus,requirement of geotechnical expertise willbe never ending.
Let us also think Outside the Box.Currently research is going on to use
October-December, 2013Editor : Mr. Jai BhagwanVol. 45 No. 4
genetically engineered micro organismsto manufacture high strength materials.Smart materials and Self-repairingmaterials may see the day light soon.Metallic memory is being tried inincorporating during manufacture ofmaterials such that upon deformation, theimplanted memory will bring the materialback to its original shape. Knowledge hasno boundaries. Principles of one area ofcivil to other areas of civil, one area ofengineering to other areas of engineering,Engineering principles to Medicine andvice versa…...are being applied. So thereis going to be plenty of opportunities forall future engineers.
For success of any project, three phasesare important: 1st Design, 2ndConstruction and 3rd Instrumentation &Monitoring. We are fairly good with 1stphase, weak with 2nd phase due to pooror deliberate poor QC while the 3rd phaseis hardly given any serious consideration.Thus there is a general concern withregard to the quality of work beingproduced and this is being echoed bymost of us time and again. The qualityrelated problem is faced by otherprofessions also. We all need to stop tobe too greedy about money and startworrying about the safety and economyof our structures. This can happen fast ifwe common people change ourperception and start respecting honestyand integrity of our citizens more thantheir wealth.
Friends, when I took over as IGS Presidentin December last year, I had promised thatwe shall continue with the usual routine
activities of the Society but we shall alsomake reforms and modifications in ourprocedures wherever needed and alsotake new initiatives in IGS activities.Because of the faith you have reposed inme as your President and the support,cooperation and advice I have receivedfrom the excellent team you have givento me-the Executive Committee members;I have been able to move to great distancein fulfilling my promise during 1st year ofmy tenure. I ask you to refer to my reportincluded in 55th AGM notice for thedetails. Among new initiatives, two arelatest: (1) Young Geotechnical Engineers(YGE) are the future of IGS. To encouragethem to get involved and participate inGeotechnical research and field work,biannual Best Paper Awards especially forYGE are now instituted. The first set ofeven-year Awards totaling eight (8) willbe given during IGC-2014. I ask all YGE toparticipate and submit their papers whencalled for. (2) We are going to issue IDcards to our members starting from year-2014. Details are provided in this NewsBulletin.
The last but not the least, the magnificentIGC-2013 was organized by the RoorkeeChapter during 22-24 December, 2013. TheConference was a grand success. I amconfident that after three days ofdeliberations, the participants went homeenriched with further knowledge, havingenjoyed good hospitality and made newfriends. Congrats to all the members ofIGC-2013 organizing committee.
Prof. G. N. [email protected]
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IGC-2014INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE
Geotechnics for Inclusive Development of India (GEOIND)
December 18-20, 2014
Venue:Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University, Kakinada
Organized by:IGS-Kakinada Chapter and Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University, Kakinada
InvitationIndian Geotechnical Society, Kakinada Chapterand Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,Kakinada extend you a hearty invitation toIGC-2014 to be held in Kakinada during 18-20December 2014.
IGS Kakinada Chapter
Inaugurated in the year 1989, IGS KakinadaChapter has been one of the most vibrantchapters of the national professional body. Thechapter, which has ever 150 members, hasorganized several conferences, seminars,symposia and work-shops over the years. Twomajor conferences, Terzaghi-1996 andCONCEPTS-2006 are still green in the memoryof the participants. Members of the chapterhave contributed significantly to research inthe areas of expansive soils and groundimprovement.
About JNTU Kakinada
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,Kakinada has been started in 2008, bytrifurcating JNTU Hyderabad. The Universityhas been striving to grow into a world-classuniversity. A Series of reforms have beeninitiated recently to make learning on 'out come- based' experience rather than a teacher -centric and monotonous exercise. Excellenceis its watch - word.
Conference Themes
The main theme of the conference is'Geotechnics for Inclusive Development ofIndia'.
The Sub-themes are:
Innovative Techniques in Field andLaboratory Testing
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering andnatural Disaster Mitigation
Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics
Design and Construction Practices for RuralRoads
Environmental Geotechnics
Remote Sensing and GIS Applications
Numerical and Physical Modeling
Rock Studies in Geotechnical Engineering
Registration Fees
Category Up to After31st Oct. 31st Oct.2014 (Rs.) 2014 (Rs.)
IGS Member 4000 4500
Non-IGS Member 4500 5000
SAARC Countrydelegates 6000 7000
Other Countries 300 USD 400 USD
Senior Citizens 2000 2500(above 60 years as on18th December, 2014)
Students PG 2000 2000 UG 1500 1500
Accompanying 1500 2000Persons
All payments should be made through demanddraft/at par cheque drawn in favour of IGC-2014, payable at Kakinada.
Sponsorship
The Tariffs for sponsorship are as under:
Category Sponsorship Free Free SouvenirFee Delegates Advertisement
Diamond*Platinum Rs.2 Lakhs 6 Full-page ColourGold Rs.Lakh 4 Full-page ColourSilver Rs.50,000 2 Half-page ColourBronze Rs.25,000 1 Half-page colour
*Contact the Organizing Secretary for more details
Besides, sponsorship slots are available forbanquet, cultural programme, lunch anddinners.
ContactProf. K. RamuPhone: +91 9704198555E-mail: [email protected]. R. Dayakar BabuPhone: +91 9985678426E-mail: [email protected]/o Department of Civil EngineeringUniversity College of Engineering KakinadaJawaharlal Nehru Tech. University KakinadaKakinada-533003, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaE-mail: [email protected]: www.igc2014kakinada.org
Developments in Design and Constructionof FoundationsRisk Analysis and ReliabilityEmbankments, Slope Stability and EarthDam EngineeringGreen Practices and SustainableDevelopment of InfrastructureForensic Geotechnical EngineeringGeotechnical Education and ProfessionalPractice
Proceedings
Proceedings of the Conference in CD willconsist of key-note addresses and invited papers.Besides, they contain contributed papers. A CDof the proceedings will be sent to the delegateswho register before 31st October 2014, a monthahead of the conference.
Call for Abstracts
Authors interested in contributing papers forthe Conference are requested to send extendedabstracts not exceeding 300 words by e-mail onthe sub-themes mentioned, by furnishing thefollowing information along with them;(i) Sub-theme number(ii) Tile of the paper(iii) Names(s), affiliation (s) and e-mail ID(s)
of the authors
Important Dates
Submission of abstracts 15 April 2014
Acceptance of abstracts 5 May 2014
Last date for receipt offull-length paper 15 July 2014
Acceptance of full-length papers 5 Sept. 2014
ExhibitionA technical exhibition will be arranged near theconference venue. An enclosed space of 3m x3m with a table, two chairs and power supplywill be made available at a tariff of Rs.30,000/- for domestic exhibitors and US$ 1500 forexhibitors from abroad. Exhibitors will get twofree delegates. Manufacturers, Consultants,Contractors, Equipment Suppliers, ServiceProviders etc. are invited to avail of theopportunity.
KAKINADA CHAPTER
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IGS Membership CardsIt has been decided to issue membership card (ID card) to individual members. All IGS individual members are requested toprovide information in the following format along with recent photograph on or before April 30, 2014 to IGS Secretariat, NewDelhi. Early response will facilitate issue of cards at the early date. The Student membership-a special category by its nature isan annual membership and is not eligible for ID card.
Note: Details be provided in BLOCK LETTERS in black ink.
Name:
Membership Category and No.
Address
Name of City State Pincode
Mobile : E-mail:
Blood Group: Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY):
Signature of member in the box
A BRIEF REPORT ON INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCEA BRIEF REPORT ON INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCEA BRIEF REPORT ON INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCEA BRIEF REPORT ON INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCEA BRIEF REPORT ON INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE(IGC(IGC(IGC(IGC(IGC-2013)-2013)-2013)-2013)-2013)
The IGS Roorkee Chapter organizedIndian Geotechnical Conference (IGC2013) in association with IndianInstitute of Technology (IIT) Roorkeeand CSIR-Central Building ResearchInstitute (CSIR-CBRI) Roorkee. Theconference was held in the Departmentof Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee duringDec 22-24, 2013. The primary theme ofthe conference was GeotechnicalAdvances and Novel GeomechanicalApplications (GANGA).
After announcement of the conference,the enthusiasm of geotechnicalfraternity became evident in the formof an over whelming response whenthe technical committee received morethan 500 abstracts covering all aspectsof geotechnical engineering in 14 sub-themes. About 500 delegates attendedthe conference. The conference wasinaugurated by Er. Anoop Kumar Mittal,
Chairman and Managing Director, NBCCNew Delhi. Prof G. N. Gandhi, President,Indian Geotechnical Society(IGS)presided over the inaugural function. ProfPradipta Banerji, Director IIT Roorkee andDr. S K Bhattacharyya Director CSIR-Central Building Research Institute(CSIR-CBRI) Roorkee graced the occasionas Patrons of the conference. The IGSannual lecture was delivered by Dr.Mahavir Bidarasia on the topicGeotechnical Problems in Dams - CaseStudies. IGS awards were presentedduring the inaugural function. 180 fulllength papers were presented in 17technical sessions in addition to 15invited keynote lectures in 4 plenarysessions. The key note lectures weredelivered by seven experts from abroad;four from Japan and one each fromAustralia, Germany and Singapore. Therewas a Special Session on the Disaster ofUttarakhand - Facts and Lessons. IGC
2013 has provided an excellent platformfor interaction among experts fromconstruction industry, design andconsultancy organisations, Govt.,public and private sectors as well asmulti-national organisations andresearch and academic institutions. AGeotechnical Exhibition was alsoorganised in which 32 exhibitors fromall over India exhibited their productsand capabilities. Prof Deepak Kashyap,Head Department of Civil Engineeringinaugurated the exhibition. TheValedictory function was graced by ProfIkuo Towhata of University of Tokyo-Vice President Asia, InternationalSociety of Soil Mechanics andGeotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)with President, IGS presiding over thefunction.
For photo feature on IGC-2013please refer page 10-11
Colour
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Local Chapter NewsIGS Indore Chapter
IGS Indore Chapter in association withVindhya Institute of Technology &Science Indore organized a one dayNational Training Workshop on "SoilHighway Material Testing & Concrete MixDesign (SHMMD-13)" on 21st September2013. The inaugural function of the eventwas arranged at 10:30 am in the auditoriumof VITS, Dr .S. S. Bhadoria, Director ofSGSITS was the Chief Guest, Dr.R.S.TareDirector of VITS Indore presided overthe function, Dr. H.S.Mehta organisingChairman of SHMMD-13 delivered thewelcome address, Dr. Vandana Tare Hon.Secretary narrated various activities ofthe chapter and about the program , Dr.H.K.Mahiyar expressed about the
background and need of such event andproposed the vote of thanks. Er. PriyaChouhan Head of Civil Engg. DepartmentVITS Indore presented mementos to theguests.
IGS Kochi Chapter
The Indian Geotechnical Society, KochiChapter (IGS-Kochi) in association withthe Association of Piling Specialists(API), Kochi Centre organized the secondannual Lecture in the memory of late Sri.Praphulla Kumar, the founder ViceChairman of IGS-Kochi Chapter. Thelecture was delivered by the eminentGeotechnical Engineer Dr.N.V.Nayak,Principal Consultant, Gammon India Ltd.,and the Managing Director of Geocon
International P.Ltd. on 28th Sept 2013 atthe Hotel Mercy, Kochi. The topic was'Innovative Developments in Bored Cast-in-situ Piling Practices'.
The function was presided over by SriM.D.Nair, Chairman of IGS Kochi Chapter.He gave a brief account of thebackground of the lecture series heldannually. He also narrated the serviceSri. Praphulla Kumar rendered to theGeotechnical Community. He expressedsatisfaction that the idea of Dr.Babu TJose, Patron of IGS Kochi Chapter that
the lecture series from second yearonwards would be a full day activity togain benefits to the participants, byincluding more interactive sessions.A brief message of Good Wishes fromMrs.Sadhana Verma, wife of Sri.PraphullaKumar was video cast to the audience.The Chief Guest Dr.G.N.Gandhi, PresidentIGS expressed his admiration to theorganizers that the day's deliberationswere extremely useful to both thepractising engineers and to the studentcommunity. Dr. Gandhi later released the
About 200 student delegates from variousgovt. and private institutions attended theprogram. This activity has been arrangedsince 2002 every year and it is havingoverwhelming response.
IGS Indore chapter in association withCivil Engineering & Applied MechanicsDepartment SGSITS Indore organizedGeotechnical Day-2013 celebration as
Releasing Proceedings of Workshop
Karl Tarzaghi's Birthday & IGS gold medalceremony on 21st Oct 2013 in GoldenJubilee Auditorium of SGSITS, Dr.Sudheer Bhadauria Director, SGSITS
A View of the Inaugural
and need of such event .Dr Vijay Rodehighlighted the life sketch of KarlTarzaghi.
Six Gold Medals sponsored by variousagencies were awarded to: Mr RahilGupta, Ms Sunita Jain, Mr Faraz Ahamad& Mr Gaurav Khadelwal. On this occasionEr Mukesh Chouhan Chief Engineer andSecretary of Narmada Control Authoritydelivered lecture on Lower Narmada ZoneProjects- Geology & FoundationTreatment. Dr. H. K. Mahiyar proposedthe vote of thanks. Dr. Vijay Rode and Er.Kapil Bhalla presented mementos to theguests. This is the regular activity of IGSIndore chapter and is organised everyyear.
Indore was theChief Guest of thefunction. Prof. H.S.Mehta Chairman ofIGS Indore chapterdelivered thewelcome address.Dr. Vandana TareHon. Secretarynarrated variousactivities of thechapter andexpressed aboutthe background
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IGS Shimla Chapter
IGS Shimla Chapter organized a lecture on "Physical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering" on 21 Sept 2013 in Waknaghat, Solan.The lecture was delivered by Dr. R.G. Robinson, Professor of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. Nearly 75 people attended the talk.
lecture copy and presented toRev.Dr.Clement Valluvassery, Manager ofAlbertian Institute of Science andTechnology (AISAT), who was presentduring the occasion for signing, laterduring the session, an MOU with IGSKochi Chapter for a very intimateindustry-institute interaction. As a partof the MOU, an IGS Kochi-AISAT awardwas announced by Dr.Babu T Jose forthe best M.Tech project in GeotechnicalEngineering to be given out every year,which will include a cash prize ofRs.10,000, a memento and a certificate tothe winner. Eventhough the MOU withIGS-Kochi Chapter was signed only lateron during the day’s deliberations, thecompetition was held earlier to decidethe winning project. The Director ofAISAT and Patron of IGS Kochi ChapterDr.Babu T Jose was the chairman of theselection committee to decide the winner.
Dr.N V Nayak delivered a very informativeand interesting talk on innovations inmodern piling practices, citing examplesof many installations in the country wherehe was involved intimately as designerand also as a contractor. He gaveelaborate details of some of theshortcomings in piling practices andinnovative remedial measures adopted toovercome those. He also spoke of newand improved methods using simple toolsto improve the efficiency of piling process
and to prevent failures. Following thelecture, there was overwhelming responsefrom the participants which led to a verylively question-answer session. Thestanding ovation and the long applausegiven to Dr.Nayak was itself a proof of agreat appreciation from the participants.
Earlier, Mr. Martin Kuruvilla, President ofAPI-Kochi Centre extended a warmwelcome to the Guest speaker, Chief Guestand all other participants, Dr. Anil Joseph,Hon. Secretary of IGS-Kochi Chapterintroduced the Guest Speaker andMr.Chandra Mohanan, Secretary, APS-Kochi Centre proposed the vote ofthanks.
With great fanfare, the website of IGS-Kochi Chapter was formally inaugurated
by the President,IGS, Dr.G.N.Gandhi.
After lunch, an illuminating talk was givenby Sri. Alexander Vaidian, who is one ofthe pioneers in the field of Piling. Hespoke on 'Problems and Prospects ofPiling' His talk mainly concentrated onthe problems faced by the practisingengineers while on the job of casting ofthe piles and thereafter.
A Panel discussion was organized underthe leadership of Dr.Babu T Jose andDr.Chandrakaran from NIT Calicut asModerators. The panelists wereDr.K.Balan from CET Trivandrum,Dr.K.S.Beena from CUSAT, Prof.G.Harifrom Saingits College of Engg,Dr.Jallaludeen Shah from IES College ofEngg., Dr.K.K.Babu from ThejusEngineering College, Prof.V.Rani fromMarian Engg. College. All of them areconducting the M Tech (Geotch) Coursein their respective colleges. Mr.RameshKulkarni, IGS-EC member and the formerHon.Secreatry of IGS Dr.R.Kuberan alsogave valuable suggestions during thepanel discussions. The outcome of thediscussions will lead to evolve themethodologies to be adopted in the futureto improve the interaction of the studentswith practising engineers.
A vote of thanks was proposed byIGS Kochi EC member Sri. A.V.S.Chakravarti.
Prof. G.N. Gandhi, President, IGS delivering the inaugural address
Dr. Babu T. Jose, Patron, IGS Kochi Chapter delivering the inaugural address
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The prestigious36th IGS
Annual Lecture 2014will be delivered by
Prof. P.V. Sivapullaiah, IISc, Bangalore duringIGC-2014, Kakinada (December 18-20, 2014).
The topic of his lecture is“Influence of Minerology and MinerologicalChanges on the Geotechnical Behaviour of
Soils in Normal and Contaminated Environment”
36TH IGS ANNUAL LECTURE 2014
The IGS Kueckelmann Award is presented once in two yearsto honour an eminent geotechnical engineer for theoutstanding cumulative contribution made to geotechnicalengineering in India. All IGS Members with IndianNationality are eligible for this award. The award comprisesRs.30,000/- plus Rs.5000/- to cover travel expenses and aplaque. The award for the period 2012-2013 will be presentedat the IGS Annual General Session at JNTU-Kakinada inDecember 2014. Nominations for the award are invited onthe prescribed form available on IGS Portal. The completednomination form in quadruplicate should reach IGSSecretariat not later than 31st May 2014.
IGS KUECKELMANN BIENNUALAWARD 2012-2013
IGS Secretariat will update the above information in the database, and use the same for future correspondence.Please hurry and sent above information at the earliest.
Members may give their suggestion, if any, on the web portal to the email ID: [email protected]
Jai BhagwanHon. Secretary
ATTENTION IGS MEMBERS
Name:
Membership No:
Email ID:
Mobile No:
Members, please send your email ID and mobile number to the IGS Secretariat in the following format
CALL FOR NOMINATION
The award is presented once in two years to an eminentgeotechnical engineer for best Innovative GeotechnicalPractice in India. All IGS Members with Indian Nationalityare eligible for the award. The award carries a cash prize ofRs.5000/- and a plaque.Nominations for the award for above years are invited.Nominations for the award should be on the prescribed formavailable on IGS Portal. The completed nomination form inquadruplicate should reach IGS Secretariat not later than31st May 2014.
IGS-PROF. DINESH MOHAN AWARD2012-2013
The prestigious IGS-Ferroco TerzaghiOration (IFTO Oration) the fourth in theseries is scheduled on 11th October 2014at Ludhiana at Guru Nanak Dev Universityorganized by IGS-Ludhiana Chapter.
The Oration shall be by the eminent Professor Dr.A.Sridharan, an authority in Geotechnical Engineering whotaught at the famed Indian Institute of Science, Bangalorefor several years and retired as its Dy. Director. The topicof the Oration shall be announced soon.
The earlier three Orations were delivered by Prof. Harry G.Poulos, Prof. M.R. Madhav and Prof. Kerry Rowerespectively, alternatively by an eminent foreign and aneminent Indian Geotechnical Engineer.
4TH IGS-FERROCO TERZAGHI ORATION
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IGS-Sardar Resham Singh Biannual Award for"Innovative Original Research Applications or Proceduresto Benefit Infrastructure Projects in the Field were jointlygiven to Prof. Pijush Samui and Prof. Satyendra Mittalfor the years 2011-12.
IGS-H.C. Verma Diamond Jubilee Biannual Award for"Innovative Instrument Design" were jointly given to"Development of a Large Scale Test Apparatus forMeasuring Interface Bond Resistance BetweenGeosynthetics/G.I. Strips and Backfill" by P.S. Prasad, S.Gangopadhyay and M.R Madhav, and "MultipurposePermeability/Consolidated Test Apparatus with InternalPWP Measurements" by Chandan Ghosh for the years2011-12.
IGS-Prof. G.A. Leonards Biannual Prize for the bestDoctoral Dissertation in Geotechnical Engineering titled:"Some Studies on Uplift Capacity of Pile Anchors andHorizontal Plate Anchors" by Vivek Balwantrao Deshmukh.
IGS-Prof. A.V. Shroff Biannual Prize for the best paperon "Grouting Technology/Environmental GeotechnicalEngineering" titled: "Gas Breakthrough Characteristics ofSoil Barriers of Landfill Cover System Subjected toDeformation" by S. Rajesh, J.P. Gourc and B.V.S.Viswanadham published in the Proceedings of IGC-2012(pp.854-857).
IGS-Dr. Shamsher Prakash Biannual Prize for the bestpaper on "Soil Dynamics" titled "Seismic Response of PilesUnder Earthquake Force" by Indrajit Chowdhury andShambhu P. Dasgupta published in the Indian GeotechnicalJournal, Vol.42, No.2, April-June 2012 (pp.57-74).
IGS-Dr. B.B. Rai - S.N. Gupta Biannual Prize for thebest paper on "Earth and Earth-Retaining Structures" titled"Some Studies on the Seepage Analysis of GeosyntheticReinforced Soil Walls Constructed with Low - PermeabilityBackfill Soils" by Dipankana Bhattacherjee, Sreeja
IGS AWARDS PRESENTED DURING IGC-2013
IGS WEBSITE !IGS is now accessible on Website !
Please log on: www.igs.org.infor all information about IGS.
Your valuable suggestions if any are welcome.
IGC-2015IGC-2015 would be hosted by
IGS-Pune Chapter.The Venue, Theme, scheduled dates etc. are being
worked out and shall be announced soon.
Balakrishnan and B.V.S. Viswanadham published in theProceedins of IGC-2012 (pp.347-350).
IGS-Shri R.N. Prasad Biannual Prize for the best paperon "Slope Stability and Land Slides" titled "Investigationand Design for Restoration of Hill Slope in Mizoram" byR.K. Panigrahi, U.K. Guruvittal, P.S. Prasad, Sudhir Mathurand Pankaj Gupta published in the Indian GeotechnicalJournal, Vol.41, No.4, October 2011 (pp.215-255).
IGS-Shri M.S. Jain Memorial Biannual Prize for thebest paper on "Innovations in Piling and other FoundationTechniques" titled "Multi Helix Micropile for Retrofitting ofBridge Foundations" by D.P. Doshi, A.K. Desai and C.H.Solanki published in the IGC-2011 (pp.247-250).
IGS-Prof. Dinesh Mohan Biannual Prize for the bestpaper on "Pile Foundation" titled "A Model Study onMicropiles Subjected to Lateral Load and Oblique Pull" byBinu Sharma published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal,Vol.41, No.4, October 2011 (pp.196-205).
IGS-Shri B.N. Gupta Biannual Prize for the best paperon "Shallow Foundations" titled "Influence of HeavilyLoaded Mat Foundation on Adjacent Drilled ShaftsConstructed in Clayey Soils" by Pravin Jha, Sanjeev Kumar,Vijay K. Puri, Prabir K. Koley and Shamsher Prakashpublished in the Proceedings of IGC-2012 (pp.584-587).
IGS-HEICO Biannual Prize for the best paper on "RockMechanics" titled "Ultimate Bearing Capacity of ShallowFoundations on Jointed Rock Mass" by Ajay Bindlish,Mahendra Singh and N.K. Samadhiya published in the IndianGeotechnical Journal, Vol.42, Issue 3, July-September 2012(pp.169-178).
IGS-AIMIL Best Local Chapter Award for the year 2013is presented to IGS-Chennai Chapter for best overallperformance amongst various IGS Chapters. The awardcarries a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a Memento.
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International Conference on DeepFoundation Technologies forInfrastructure Development in India wasjointly organized by the DeepFoundations Institute(DFI), IndianGeotechnical Society(IGS), IndianInstitute of Technology-Bombay(IITB)and Association of PilingSpecialist(APS)-Mumbai during 14-16November, 2013 at IITB. The Conferencewas intended to bring latest technologiesand practices in deep foundationindustry to the Indian market by invitingexpert speakers from India and abroad.
To summarize the event, the first day ofthe event, 14th November, ear-marked forthe workshop titled "Large Diameter RockSocketed Piles". The workshop covereddesign aspects, various constructionmethods, state-of-art equipment, latestinspection testing and QC/QAprocedures, material specifications andcase studies. Two distinct methods ofconstruction (Kelly drilling and piling topdrilling methods) were presented byexperts from reputed industries.Inspection, testing and QC/QA methodssuch as dynamic testing and integrity
November. The conference had fourthemes, with two keynote presentationson each theme, followed by presentationson experiences and case studies by
selected speakers. The themes focusedon the field practices and case studiesrelated to Driven and Bored cast in situpiles; Deep Excavation support systemsand Ground Improvement techniques. There were 20 exhibition stalls withdisplays from all major sectors of theFoundation Industry, like EquipmentSuppliers, QC/QA agencies, Consultants,Infrastructural and piling agencies, whichevoked enthusiastic response andintensive networking.The event realized its earmarkedobjectives of technology availability; it'ssharing and practicing in India anddissemination of the deep foundationknowledge.
DFI-IGS-IITB-APS Conference-2013
Prof. G.N. Gandhi, President-IGS AddressingDelegates
Mr. J.A. Morrison, Immediate Past President-DFIAddressing Delegates
inspection methods, bi-directional loadtesting, sonic calipers and embeddeddata collectors were presented by expertsfrom India and abroad. This workshopevoked an overwhelming response withas many as 138 participants and thepresentations included rock socketedpiles in land and marine environment.The conference on Deep FoundationTechnologies evoked very healthyresponse with as many as 258 delegatesattending this two day event: 15th -16th
Young Geotechnical Engineer Awards (Biannual)To motivate and encourage Young GeotechnicalEngineers(YGE) to get involved and participate inGeotechnical research and field work, biannual Best PaperAwards especially for YGE are recently instituted for bestpaper in various areas of geotechnical engineering. Allinterested YGE are requested to participate and submit theirpapers when called for. Following even-year Awards totallingeight(8) will be given during IGC-2014 at Kakinada.
1. IGS-Kochi Chapter YGE Award for Best Paper on DeepFoundations.
2. IGS-FERROCO YGE Award for Best Paper on DamEngineering and Allied Areas.
3. IGS-Ahmedabad Chapter YGE Award for Best Paperpublished during immediate past Indian YGE Conference.
4. IGS-HEICO YGE Award for Best Paper on Slope Stabilityand Landslides.
5. IGS-Baroda Chapter YGE Award for Best Paper on GroundImprovement.
6. IGS-Delhi Chapter YGE Award for Best Paper onComputational Geomechanics.
7. IGS-Dr. M.D. Desai Memorial YGE Award for Best Paperon Geosynthetics and Natural Fibres.
8. IGS-Guwahati Chapter YGE Award for Best Paper on SoilDynamics and Earthquake Engineering.
Note: The YGE for Awards of 2014 is defined as an Engineer of Indian origin who is of the age of thirty five(35) years or less on1st January, 2013. Invitation to submit/nominate papers and other related information will be published in due course of timevia IGS website, January-March-2014 issue of IGS News and other suitable medium.
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G L I M P S E S —
Inaugural Function Welcome Address by Prof M N Viladkar
Presidential Address by Prof. G N Gandhi
IGS Annual Lecture by Dr. Mahavir Bidasaria Felicitation of Dr. Bidasaria by Prof. G.N. Gandhi
Cultural Program Cultural Program
Information about IGS by Shri Jai Bhagwan
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Lighting of Lamp
Inauguration of Exhibition
Prof. Banerji and Prof. Bhattacharyya, Patrons Shri Amitabh Ghosh handling Plenary Session
Valedictory Function Valedictory speech by Prof Ikuo Towhata, ISSMGE, V.P. - Asia
I G C - 2 0 1 3
Inaugural Speech by Er. Anoop Kumar MittalLighting of Lamp
Vote of Thanks by Prof. N.K. Samadhiya
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The 15th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics andGeotechnical Engineering (15ARC) will be held under theauspices of the Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS) in theCity of Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan on 9th - 13th of November2015. The subtitle of this conference is "New Innovations andSustainability" which indicates not only new technologies andmethods in Geotechnical Engineering but also the sustainabilityof a better human life are the main topics of interest at thisconference.
Prospective authors should submit the abstract in English up
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
to 300 words related to the theme topics. The work in theproposed paper must be original and not have been submittedelsewhere. Please check the website www.15arc.org for moredetails.
Abstract submission to IGS Hq by - 30th April 2014
Note: Only members of ISSMGE can submit the abstract. Allthe authors should enroll for membership of ISSMGEbefore submitting the abstract. For details please logon to our wesite: www.igs.org.in
15 ARC OF ISSMGE, FUKUOKA, KYUSHU, JAPAN9-13 NOVEMBER 2015
IGS-STUDENT MEMBERSHIPThe concept of a separate student membership has been approved both by the Executive Committee and AGM recently.Broadly the following shall be the guidelines for Student Membership. This is a great opportunity for the Student fraternity, toavail all advantages offered by IGS but at an easy affordable subscription:-
Criteria : Student : UG/PG/Doctoral
Membership : Annual
Subscription : Rs.300/- Admission Fee (Onetime)Rs.500/- Annual SubscriptionRenewable Calender year basis
Notes: 1. Student Membership does not entitle the Member to contest/vote for IGS Election.2. Full amount of Annual Subscriptions paid by the Students will be adjusted against the Regular Membership fees
when Student Membership is converted to Regular Membership.For details, contact: www.igs.org.in
Affiliation : Directly under IGS
Privileges : Online Journal, Membership CertificateConcessions in IGS/IGC ConferencesConvertible to regular membership uponcompletion of studies/joining assignment.
NEWS ABOUT ISSMGEAffiliated Countries 88Total Individual Members 20000Technical Committees 30Corporate Associates 59President (2013-2017) Professor Roger FrankVice-President Asia (2013-2017) Professor Ikuo TowhataSecretary General Professor R.N. TaylorAdvantages being ISSMGE Member:1. Write MISSMGE after your name.2. Identification with a distinct Identity Number allotted by
ISSMGE and displayed on their Website.3. Consideration for Submission of papers for International
Conferences of ISSMGE, quota of which is allocated to eachMember Society.
4. Concessions in Registration fees for all InternationalConferences sponsored by ISSMGE.
5. Access to ISSMGE Website.
About ISSMGEThe ISSMGE is the pre-eminent professional body representing
the interests and activities of Engineers, Academics and Contractorsall over the world that actively participate in geotechnical engineering.As a truly global organisation, for the ISSMGE to provide a focusfor professional leadership to 88 Member Societies and over 20,000individual members, the website is created: to provide the membership with regular and up to date news and
information about the activities of the society around the world,including webinars, lectures, conferences.to provide communication platform for the effective managementand administration of the society.to provide a communication platform for the effectivecoordination of the Technical Committees and the disseminationof TC publications and reports.to provide a single point of access for our members to obtaininformation on upcoming events and conferences.
For more details visit at :ISSMGE WEBSITE: www.issmge.org
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INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNALVol.43, No.4, October-December 2013
CONTENTSARTICLES OF PROFESSIONAL INTERESTEditorial 281S.K. Shukla
STATE OF THE ART/PRACTICE PAPEREarthquake Load Attenuation Using EPSGeofoam Buffers in Rigid Wall Applications 283R.J. Bathurst, S. Zamani
ORIGINAL PAPERSReliability Based LRFD Approach for ExternalStability of Reinforced Soil Walls 292B.M. Basia, G.L.S. Babu
Influence of In-Isolation Properties of Geogridson Their Pullout Performance in aDense Graded Aggregate 303K. Hatami, T. Mahmood, R. Ghabchi, M. Zaman
Friction at Geosynthetic Interfaces onInclined Plane Shear 321M.L. Lopes
A Multiple Regression Equation for Predictionof Bearing Capacity of Geosynthetic ReinforcedSand Beds 331G.M. Latha, A. Somwanshi, K.H. Reddy
Study of the Effect of Pile Type for SupportingBasal Reinforced Embankments Constructed onSoft Clay Soil 344A.Bhasi, K. Rajagopal
Bearing Capacity of a Strip Footing Resting onReinforced Fly Ash Slope: An Analytical Approach 354J.N. Jha, A.K. Choudhary, K.S. Gill, S.K. Shukla
Transfer of Phenolic Compounds ThroughLandfill Bottom Liners 367N. Touze-Foltz, M. Mendes, J. Mery, L. Mazeas
Comparing Erosion Control Products'Performance Results from Field andLarge Scale Laboratory Testing 382M.H. Li, J. McFalls, Y. Yi
Ecological Erosion Control by Limited LifeGeotextiles (LLGs) as well as with Vetiverand Ruzi Grasses 388J. Maneecharoen , W. Htwe, D.T. Bergado, P. Baral
MEMBERS NEWSProf. B.A. Mir(LM-2072)Prof. B.A. Mir attended Third InternationalConference on Geotechnique,Construction Materials and EnvironmentGEOMATE 2013, Organized by Nagoya
Institute of Technology and GEOMATE InternationalSociety Japan in Nagoya, Japan from Nov. 13-15,2013.
He also successfully chaired a Technical Session in thisInternational Conference on Nov. 15, 2013 and alsopresented Research Paper No. 3343 titled: "Permeabilityand Consolidation Behaviour of Composite GroundReinforced with Sand Columns" in this Conference.
Dr. Mohammad Ali(LM-0751)Shri Mohammad Ali has been conferredwith the degree of Doctor of Philosophyby National Institute of Technology,Warangal (NITW) on acceptance of his
thesis on "Performance evaluation of flexible pavementlaid over stabilized sandy subgrade" in September 2013.
Our hearty Congratulations!
ISSMGE BULLETINVol.7, Issue 6, December 2013
Table of Contents (Main)R Frank President Message 1By Roger Frank
Report 18ICSMGE Paris 4By Philippe Mestat, Jacques Robert
Report on 5iYGEC Paris 9By Yu-Jun Cui
Kevin Nash Gold Medal 12
ISSMGE Foundation Award Recipients Reports 14
ISSMGE's International Journal of GeoengineeringCase Histories 82
TECHNICAL ARTICLEIzu-Oshima Disaster 85Ikuo Towhata
(For details refer ISSMGE Website: www.issmge.org)
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LIFE FELLOWSAJIT KUMAR LF 0499C.V. KAND LF 0500MUKAT LAL SHARMA LF 0501SOUMENDRA NATH JASU LF 0502S. SENTHAMIL KUMAR LF 0503R. JAYA SANKAR LF 0504P.A. KRISHNAN LF 0505G. SWAMINATHAN LF 0506C. NATARAJAN LF 0507P. JAYABALAN LF 0508
LIFE MEMBERSABHISHEK SINGH LM 3634ANIL KUMAR MISHRA LM 3635BHARAT VENKATA TADIKONDA LM 3636SASANKA BORAH LM 3637A. ANANTHI LM 3639R. ARACHELVI LM 3640M. ASHOK LM 3641B. BALASURRAMANIAN LM 3642R. BHARATHI MURUGAN LM 3643K. BASKAR LM 3644CHETAN R. BHOLE LM 3645M.K. HARIDHARAN LM 3646S. JAYALEKSHMI LM 3647R. JAYANTHI LM 3648B. KARTHIKEYAN LM 3649R. LATHA LM 3650A. LINGAM LM 3651M.R. LOKESWARAN LM 3652R. MANJULA LM 3653M. MURUGAN LM 3654NISHA RADHAKRISHNAN LM 3655N.S. PADMAVATHY LM 3656A.R. PRAKASH LM 3657R. GANDHIMATHI LM 3658S.T. RAMESH LM 3659K. RAVICHANDRAN LM 3660J.S. SANKAR JEGADESH LM 3661S. SARAVANAN LM 3662V. SRIRAMULU LM 3663
Welcome to New MembersThe Executive Committee of IGS extends hearty welcome to the following members who have been admitted to the Societyrecently/Elevated to Fellowship.
SUGALI SREENIVASULU LM 3664M. SUMESH LM 3665V. SUNITHA LM 3666K. VAIRAKANNU LM 3667G. VANI LM 3668G. VENKATA SURESH LM 3669J.S. EDLABADKAR LM 3670PRANAV KAPUR LM 3671VINIL KUMAR GADE LM 3672A.YERRAMSETTY LM 3673M. SIVAKUMAR LM 3674J. SATISH LM 3675RAJEEV GUPTA LM 3676SANDEEP LAMBA LM 3677NIKITA GUPTA LM 3678LAMANTO T. SOMERVELL LM 3679N.E. GREESHMA LM 3680ABHILASH JOY LM 3681SUNIL BINDU LM 3682M. KALYANI KRISHNA LM 3683V.A. RATHISH LM 3684BEETHA LM 3685S. NETHRAVATHI LM 3686R. SRIDHAR LM 3687SUNIL BHARDWAJ LM 3688S. VIJAYASEKHARA REDDY LM 3689
STUDENT MEMBERSK. SRIDHAR SM 0011J. AMIRTHAVARSHINI SM 0012N.S.L. APARNA SM 0013G. ARAVIND SM 0014S. ARTHI SM 0015ANIL KUMAR BADITHA SM 0016G. BALAMURUGAN SM 0017P. BHARATHIRAJA SM 0018S. BUCKLE SM 0019J. CYRIL SANTHOSH SM 0020S. DIVYA SM 0021ETURI DHANUNJAYA SM 0022G. GURUNATH SM 0023S. ISWARYA SM 0024
L.S. KALAISELVAN SM 0025K.R. KARTHIK SM 0026R. KATHIRAVAN SM 0027R. KAVIYA SM 0028K.V. MADHAV SM 0029D. LATHA SM 0030R.K. MANIKANDAN SM 0031Y. MOHAMED IBRAHIM SM 0032K. NAGARAJAN SM 0033NAVYATHA METTA SM 0034GIREESH KUMAR PALA SM 0035D. PAVANI SM 0036T. POOVIZHIPPRABA SM 0037PULI SRIDHAR SM 0038A. RAGUPATHY RAJA SM 0039R. RAJKUMAR SM 0040S. RAMARAJAN SM 0041V. RAMYA SM 0042S. SELVA KUMARAN SM 0043M. SHANMUGAPRIYA SM 0044B.S. SHASHANK SM 0045R. SIBIDURAI SM 0046V. SINDHUJA SM 0047S. SOORYA SM 0048A.S. SREEJA SM 0049B. SRIRAM PRASAD SM 0050M. SUBHASHINI SM 0051SUNNY DHRUVA SM 0052M.S. SWAPNIL SM 0053SWARNAVA GANGULY SM 0054SYED SAHIR SM 0055D. THULABAMANI SM 0056S. UTHIRAPATHY SM 0057CH. VENKATA KRISHNA SM 0058S. VIJESH SM 0059M. VINOTH KUMAR SM 0060B. PRAVEEN KUMAR SM 0061M. SIVA ARUN KUMAR SM 0062RAGHVENDRA SAHU SM 0063Y.N. SHRIVASTAVA SM 0064S. BHARATH SM 0065
IGS-Delhi Chapter has been given an appreciation award during IGC-2013 for hosting a very memorable andsuccessful IGC-2012. The Award was received by their Executive Member Mr. Sorabh Gupta.Our hearty Congratulations!
APPRECIATION AWARD FOR HOSTING IGC
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GEOTECHNICAL CALENDAR
2014March 24 - 25
Istanbul, Turkey15th EU/ME Workshop on MetaheuristicsAlgorithms.For details:Visit Website: http://mh.bilecik.edu.tr
March 30 - April 2Philadelphia, PA, USA
29th IC on Solid Waste, Technology &Management.Contact:Ronald L. MerskyWidener UniversityConference ChairWebsite: redir.targetx.com/cgi-bin
May 28-30Vancouver, British Columbia
IC on Bettering EnvironmentalStewardship & Technology.For details:Contact: www.civil.ubc.ca
June 04-06Rome, Italy
1st IC on "Geotechnical and StructuralMonitoring".For details:www.geotechnicalmonitoring.com
June 10-12Oslo, Norway
3rd IS on Frontiers in OffshoreGeotechnics under TC 209 of ISSMGEContact:Philippe Jeanjean, Ph.D, P.E.Chairman, TC-209, ISSMGEE-mail: [email protected]
June 30Athens, Greece
2nd Eastern European TunnellingConference (EETC 2014).For details:Contact: www.eetc2014athens.org
ABROAD
July 2-4Sydney, Australia
Conference on Unsaturated Soils:Research & ApplicationsGuideline on Website:www.unsat2014.com/abstract
July 20-22Hubei, China
GeoHubei IC 2014 on SustainableInfrastructures Using InnovativeTechnologies & Material.Contact:Dar Hao Chen, Ph.D., P.E.Website: Geohubei2014.geoconf.org
August 25-27Seoul, South Korea
8th IS on Geotechnical Aspects ofUnder-ground Construction in SoftGround.Contact:Prof. Yong-Joo LeeE-mail: [email protected]: www.is-seoul2014.org
September 9-11Vienna, Austria
50th Anniversary of Danube-European Conferences onGeotechnical Engg.Contact:Chairman/Co-ChairmanAustrian Society of Soil Mechanicsand Geotechnical EngineeringVienna University of Technology,Institute of GeotechnicsKarlsplatz 13, A-1040 Vienna, AustriaE-mail: [email protected]: www.decge2014.at
2015September 2015Edinburgh, UK
XVI European Conference on SoilMechanics and Geotechnical Engg.For DetailsE-mail: [email protected]: www.tri.co.uk
INDIA
2014December 18-20Kakinada, India
Indian Geotechnical Conference 2014 onGeotechnics for Inclusive Developmentof India (GEOIND).Contact:Prof. K. RamuPhone: +91 9704198555E-mail: [email protected]. R. Dayakar BabuPhone: +91 9985678426E-mail: [email protected]/o Department of Civil EngineeringUniversity College of EngineeringKakinadaJawaharlal Nehru Technical UniversityKakinadaKakinada-533003, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaE-mail: [email protected]: www.igc2014kakinada.org
November 9-13Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
15th Asian Regional Conference on SoilMechanics and Geotechnical Engineering(15 ARC) on New Innovations andSustainability.Contact:Dr. Yoichi WatabeSecretary of the Japanese GeotechnicalSocietyPort and Airport Research Institute3-1-1, Nagase, Yokosuka, 239-0826, JAPANTel: +81-46-844-5053E-mail: [email protected]: www.15arc.org
2016August 14-18
Chicago, Illinois, USAGeo-Chicago 2016: Geoenvironment &Sustainability Speciality Conference.For DetailsWebsite: www.asce.org/geo/conferences
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