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The President’s MessageD ear Fellows/

Members,The world is goingthru' several changes

at economic front, political and otherwise.The crude oil prices have dropped almostby half, economic recovery is on the wayin the US and interest rates are expectedto go up there making dollar strong andrupee weak which will help our export butwill lead to other economic difficultiesincluding at import level. "Make in India"is certainly good for export purposes but"Make for India" is also needed fordomestic use. Terrorism has spread fromeast to west and north to south inflictingterrorist heaven countries also. India isemerging as powerful country withinfluence around the world. Withcommitted and strong pro-reformleadership at the centre and wiseunrelenting RBI governor, India isexpected to continue its march towardshigher industrial and economic growthand higher FDI in several segments.Since me and my team of ExecutiveCommittee members are completing twoyear (2013-2014) term, let me brief youabout Reforms, Modification and newInitiatives undertaken in IGS activitiesin last two years.1. IGS is now using electronic media for

almost all its activities: e-correspondence, e-directory, e-IGCand Indian YGEC proceedings, e-governance and now e-AGM bookletsaving good amount of money andtime and moving greatly in thedirection of making our Societypaperless and environment friendly.

2. For the first time IGS had 100%Election by online mode: e-nominations, e-correspondence, e-

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bio-data of candidates, e-ballot paper& voting and e-counting leading tohigher efficiency & transparency andmuch cost effective. Our efforts topursue members to cast their votesshowed good results. The averagevoter turnout as compared to lastseveral elections went up almost100%.

3. Rules and Selection Procedure forvarious Awards were reviewed andmodified to enhance clarity andtransparency and to removeambiguity, if any.

4. Service Rules and Regulations andbenefits other than salary for IGS HQemployees have been established.

5. Fiscal discipline has beenimplemented. IGS has started takingmeasures to reduce expenses, toidentify avoidable expenses and toaugment corpus fund. I am happy toinform you that IGS balance sheethas come out of red ink of year 2012-13 and has been able to save overRs.8.0 lakh for year ending 31-03-2014. I am confident that for thecurrent year ending 31-03-2015 also,we will further be able to save andadd to the corpus fund.

6. The issue of utilization ofaccumulated building fund had beenhanging for the last over eight years.The Executive Committee(EC)deliberated the issue seriously andnoticed that maximum one EC meetingis held at IGS HQ each year and thereis no need to buy another property.Besides buying another property willdrain out substantial amount fromIGS corpus fund and interest on thisamount will not be generated to meetwith IGS expenses leading to possible

financial difficulties for future officebearers. Therefore, EC has decidedto pay the income tax on the fundwhen called for by I.T. authority.

7. India is the youngest country of theworld having over 65% of itspopulation below the age 35 years.To motivate Young GeotechnicalEngineers(YGE), IGS has nowinstituted by sponsorship 15biannual Best Paper Awards for YGEof which even-year 8 awards werepresented during IGC-2014 atKakinada and odd-year 7 awards willbe presented during IGC-2015 atPune. To further encourage YGE toget involved in GTE research andfield activities and publish papers atISSMGE affiliated internationalconferences, IGS has establishedYGE Technical Activity PromotionFund to provide partial financialassistance.

8. A well defined criteria and procedurefor approving establishment of newLocal Chapters have been enactedand implemented successfully.Under the new criteria, four newChapters have been established.

9. Our journal, IGJ has improvedsignificantly with higher number ofpapers received and published fromforeign authors indicating higherinternational interest andrecognition. Theme based specialissues have also been published.Thanks to Prof. GLS Babu and histeam.

10. We have initiated the task ofscanning old IGJ issues for placingthem on IGS web for providingaccess to our members.

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PAYMENT RECEIVEDNote: IGS Executive Committee during its 201st meeting onDecember 17, 2014 at Kakinada has earmarked Rs.4.0 lakhs forYGE TAP Fund from IGS savings of the accounting year 2013-14.Platinum Sponsors (Rs.50,000=00)1. Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu (Bangalore)2. IGS-Roorkee Chapter3. IGS-Ahmedabad Chapter4. IGS-Delhi Chapter5. IGS-Ludhiana Chapter6. Dr. Anil Joseph (Kochi)Gold Sponsors (Rs.25,000=00)1. Prof. G.N. Gandhi (Ahmedabad)2. Infinite Civil Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad3. Late Dr. R.C. Sonpal-IGS Ahmedabad Chapter4. Dr. H.N. Ramesh (Bangalore)5. Aimil Ltd., New Delhi6. IGS-Kochi ChapterSilver Sponsors (Rs.15,000)NilBronze Sponsors (Rs.10,000)1. IGS-Coimbatore Chapter2. M.K. Soil Testing Laboratory, Ahmedabad

IGS YGE Technical Activity Promotion Fund

3. Mrs. Nehal G. Dalal (Surat)4. Map Technolab Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad5. Unique Engg. Testing & Advisory Services, Surat6. Prof. S.K. Prasad (Bangalore)7. Dr. Satyendra Mittal (Roorkee)8. Geo-Design & Research Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara9. Shri Jai Bhagwan (Delhi)10. Geo Engineering Services, Vadodara11. Dr. Jigisha Vashi (Surat)12. Prof. D.L. Shah (Vadodara)13. Shri Ravikiran Vaidya (Vadodara)14. Dr. Chandresh Solanki (Surat)15. Shri Mrugesh Anandiwala (Ahmedabad)16. M/s Geo Engineering Services, Adipur, Gujarat17. M/s Grimtech Projects India Pvt. Ltd., SuratCommitments1. IGS-Pune Chapter, members and organizations from Pune

area (by Er. Ramesh Kulkarni) : Rs.100,000=002. HEICO, New Delhi : Rs.25,000=003. IGS-Guwahati Chapter : Rs.25,000=004. IGS Bangalore Chapter :Rs.25,000=005. Dr. A. Srirama Rao (Kakinada) : 25,000=006. IGS Baroda Chapter : Rs.15,000=00

All members are invited to help IGS to augment the Fund by participating as sponsor of the category of their choice. They mayalso motivate other individuals and firms/organizations to be sponsors for the noble cause.

DETAILS OF FUND AS ON 31-12-2014

11. Process of obtaining Income Taxexemption certification under I.T.Sec. 80 G for IGS has been initiated.Hopefully, we may have it soon.

The following more issues were tried butcould not be reached to their logicalobjectives within a period of two years.a. Review and amendments to IGS

constitutionb. Technical PublicationsLast two years have been full of technicalactivities covering major part of thecountry. Large number of local chaptershave organized seminars/workshops intheir respecting regions. FourthInternational Seminar on ForensicGeotechnical Engineering was conductedby TC-302 at Bengaluru. Fourth Indian

YGE Conference was hosted by ChennaiChapter. IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi Orationwas hosted by Ludhiana Chapter. IGC-2013 at Roorkee and IGC-2014 at Kakinadawere successfully organized by respectivelocal chapters.A large delegation of 26 participants fromIndia attended 18th ICSMGE at Paris. Ajoint India-Japan-Workshop is plannedalongside ARC-2015 at Fukuoka, Japan.I consider myself honoured and privilegedto serve as President of our Society forthe last two years and the work doneduring the period has been possiblebecause of support, cooperation andadvice I received from the team you hadgiven to me, the Executive Committee. Ienjoyed working with the team. I alsoenjoyed interacting with you at differentforums wherein I received a lot of loveand cooperation which I shall cherish for

rest of my life. We have been able to movea great distance in enacting reforms andtaking new initiatives but lot more needsto be done in future.At the end, I congratulate Dr. A. SriramaRao for having been elected as the nextPresident of IGS and also extend the sameto all newly elected Executive Committeemembers and wish them great success intheir efforts to secure new higher frontiersfor our IGS. It is needless to mention thatmy services will always be available toour Society.Last but not the least; I thank Shri JaiBhagwan, Govindanji, Sanjay, Priyanka,Shishpal and Kishan for the excellent andtimely work done at the Secretariat.Wish you Very Happy New Year-2015.

Prof. G. N. Gandhigngandhi9002@yahoo.co.in

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Local Chapter NewsIGS Chennai ChapterIndian Geotechnical Society, ChennaiChapter, in association with IndianInstitute of Technology Madras andAnna University, Chennai, organized aone-day workshop on "Liquid limit andbeyond" on 16th August 2014. Theworkshop was held at ViswesvarayaSeminar Hall, Department of CivilEngineering, IIT Madras.The registration was made free for all the

participants. The response wasoverwhelming and ninety delegatesparticipated in the workshop. Thedelegates represented studentcommunity, academic and practicingengineers. The workshop was organizedin three sessions. The first session wasmoderated by Prof. S. V. Ramaswamy,Anna University (Retd.) followed by thesecond session moderated by Dr. KumarPitchumani, Technical Director, AECOMIndia.

IIT Delhi, was the guest of honour duringthe inauguration. Leadership Award,instituted by IGS Ludhiana chapter, wasgiven to Prof. Jatindra Prakash, Ex-HOD(Civil Engg.), GNDEC. Prof. G.L.SivaKumar Babu, Professor, IISc,Bandalore graced the occasion as specialguest. Dignitaries lighted the lamp andreleased the proceeding. All the national

IGS Ludhiana chapter in association ofDept. of Civil Engg., GNDEC, Ludhianaorganized two day National Conferenceon Geotechnical Engineering Practice andSustainable Infrastructure Developmentfrom 11.10.2014 to 12.10.14. Prof.G.N.Gandhi, President, IndianGeotechnical Society(IGS) was the chiefguest and Prof. Manoj Datta, Professor

The last session was devoted fordiscussions coordinated by Prof. K.Ilamparuthi, who summarized all thepresentations and initiated discussion.The discussions covered the effect ofpretest conditions, admixtures, test typeon the value of liquid limit and alsoaddressed some issues related tocorrelations with engineering property.The organizers thank the parent body forthe support.

IGS Ludhiana ChapterIGS Ludhiana Chapter, in association withtechnical Committee-TC 302 of ISSMGEand Department of Civil Engineering,Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College(GNDEC), Ludhiana organized, a one dayworkshop on Forensic GeotechnicalEngineering on 10th October 2014. Theworkshop was coordinated by Prof. GLSivakumar Babu. A total of 196 memberscomprising academician, researchers,professional from industry, governmentorganizations and students participatedin the Workshop. The workshop wasinaugurated by Prof. M.R.Madhav, Ex-

Vice President-Asia, ISSMGE and ShriMahesh Kumar, Engineer in Chief,

PWD(B&R), Haryana was the Chief Guestduring the valedictory function.

EC members present during theconference were honoured by the ECmembers of IGS Ludhiana chapter andmembers of the organizing committee ofthe conference. Chairman of theconference Dr. J.N. Jha briefed theaudience about the conference and otherassociated activities, which was coinedas 3-in-1 technical activities. Just after theinauguration of the conference,President-IGS Prof. G. N. Gandhi alsoinaugurated the technical exhibition. Sixcompanies had put the stall in thetechnical exhibition. 233 delegatesregistered for the conference. Out of threeplenary sessions, one special plenarysession was arranged as Industrysession. Ten(10) invited papers and 48other papers out of 105 papers publishedwere presented. Maj. Gen. (Retd.)V.K.Bhatt, Technical Advisor to ChiefMinister Punjab was the chief guestduring the valedictory.

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200th ECM of Indian Geotechnical Society was conducted at GNDEC, Ludhiana on 11.10.14 at 2.30pm which was hosted by IGSLudhiana Chapter.

LIFE FELLOWSTAPAS DASGUPTA LF-0515ASHISH D. GHARPURE LF-0516A.BOOMINATHAN LF-0517R. CHITRA LF-0518JYANT KUMAR LF-0519Y. SHYAM PRASAD LF-0520S. MOHAN LF-0521S.K. KITUKALE LF-0522

LIFE MEMBERSRANJODH SINGH LM-3827MALISETTI SRINIVAS LM-3828VELAGALA LAKSHMANA LM-3829REDDYRAJIB SARKAR LM-3830

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.

SUBIR KUMAR SAHA LM-3831G.V. PRASAD REDDY LM-3832SUPRIYA MOHANTY LM-3833V.R.K. KAMMULA LM-3834SATHI RAM BABU LM-3835MALAVIKA VARMA LM-3836ANNIE JOY LM-3837MANJEET BANSAL LM-3838USHA THOMAS LM-3839V. NAGESWARA RAO LM-3840V.M. VASIYA LM-3841V. CHANDRAN LM-3842AMARNATH HEGDE LM-3843S. SIVARAMAN LM-3844SHAHID NOOR LM-3845AMARDEEP SINGH LM-3846

P.B. UTTARWAR LM-3847ANIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA LM-3848AJANTA KALITA LM-3849D. ASHER JOHN LM-3850A.C. SEKHAR LM-3851R. MANI KUMAR LM-3852ASHOKA LM-3853U. SHALINI LM-3854SUNIL RANJAN MOHAPATRA LM-3855S. SWAPNA VARMA LM-3856S. NITHIN LM-3857SUDHANSHU SEKHAR LM-3858V.V. SULAKHE LM-3859TULSIRAM DADARAO ZORE LM-3860JAYA MOHAN J. LM-3861TUMMALA SRI RAMBABU LM-3862

IGS Membership CardsIt has been decided to issue membership card (ID card) to individual members. All IGS individual members are requested to provide information inthe following format along with recent photograph on or before March 31, 2015 to IGS Secretariat, New Delhi. Early response will facilitate issueof cards at the early date. The Student membership-a special category by its nature is an 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

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The prestigious biannual event of IGSNew Delhi -- IGS-Ferroco TerzaghiOration-2014, the 4th in the series wasdelivered on 11.10.2014 by the eminentProfessor A. Sridharan on the topic Soil

Report on 4th IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi OrationClay Mineralogy and Physico-chemicalMechanisms Governing the Fine-GrainedSoil Behaviour at GNDEC under the aegisof IGS, Ludhiana Chapter. More than 196delegates attended the oration, which

included academicians, researchers andfield engineers from across the country.After the oration, Prof. G.N. Gandhi,President, IGS handed over the Citationand Memento on behalf of IGS to Prof. A.Sridharan and vote of thanks wasproposed by Prof. J.N. Jha, Chairman, IGSLudhiana Chapter.

MEMBERS NEWSProf. M.R. Madhav(HF-0009)

Prof. M.R. Madhav, JNTU, Hyderabadnewly elected as President for IALTCouncil for the years 2014-2018.

Prof. T.G. Sitharam(LF-0311)

Dr. T.G. Sitharam, Professor, Departmentof Civil Engineering, Indian Institute ofScience, Bangalore is honoured withGopal Ranjan Research Award of

Rs.1,00,000/-, and a Citation for his Innovativeand Creative work in the field of GeotechnicalEngineering.

Dr. Satyendra Mittal(LM-0811)

Dr. Satyendra Mittal, Life Member ofSociety has been conferred upon 'BestEngineer Award' by Uttarakhand StateCentre of the Institution of Engineers, on

15 September, 2014 (Engineers Day). He has also beenselected for Maharashtra State National Award foroutstanding Research work in Engg. & Technology forthe year 2014.

President : Srirama Rao, A.

Immediate Past President : Gandhi, G.N.

Members : Boominathan, A.Choudhury, DeepankarJoseph, AnilKulkarni, R.K.Mittal, SatyendraMurali Krishna, A.Nair, M.D.Raju, G.V.R. PrasadaRama Rao, M.Ramaswamy, S.V.Ramesh, H.N.Reddy, C.N.V. SatyanarayanaSamadhiya, N.K.Shahu, J.T.Shukla, J.C.Singh, MahendraSitharam, T.G.Sivakumar Babu, G.L.Solanki, C.H.Tare, VandanaTripathy, L.K.Vaidya, Ravikiran

Hony. Secretary : Jai Bhagwan

Exec. Secretary : Arora, Sanjay

IGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2015-16

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RESULTS OF IGS ELECTION 201 4 (TERM (2015- 1 6)

Prof. A. Srirama Rao

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (17)

PRESIDENT

ASSOCIATE MEMBER (1)

M/s AIMIL Ltd., New Delhi(Declared elected unopposed)

INSTITUTION MEMBERS (2)

Congratulationsto the Newly Elected

IGS Executive Committee2015-16

Director, IIT-Delhi, New Delhi(Declared elected unopposed)

Prof. Deepankar Choudhury Dr. Anil Joseph Shri R.K. Kulkarni

Dr. Satyendra Mittal Dr. A. Murali Krishna Prof. G.V.R. Prasada Raju Prof. M. Rama Rao

Dr. S.V. Ramaswamy Prof. H.N. Ramesh Prof. C.N.V.Satyanarayana Reddy

Dr. J.C. Shukla

Prof. Mahendra Singh Prof. T.G. Sitharam Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu Dr. C.H. Solanki Shri Ravikiran Vaidya

Prof. A. Boominathan

Head, Civil Engg. Dept., IIT-Roorkee(Declared elected unopposed)

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Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC-2014 got off to a brightstart on 18th December 2014 in the Jawaharlal NehruTechnological University Kakinada. Organized by the KakinadaChapter of IGS in association with JNTUK, the conferencewas inaugurated by Shri V. B. Gadgil, Chief Executive and theManaging Director, L&T Metro Rail, Hyderabad and presidedover by Prof. G.N. Gandhi, President, IGS, New Delhi. In hisinspiring speech, Chief Guest V.B.Gadgil commended the themeof the conference, i.e., Geotechnics for Inclusive Developmentof India (GEOIND) and said it is very apt in the present context.He observed that over - population, urbanization and lack ofresources are creating a hiatus in the inclusive developmentof India. He said, man knows more about space but little aboutwhat exists under his feet. He urged geotechnologists to findsolutions to problems by applying modern techniques andapplying scientific approach and removing conservatism infacing global challenges.

Presiding over the function, Prof. G.N. Gandhi said thatknowledge has no boundaries and the principles of fluidmechanics were applied in medical science. He exhortedengineers to observe quality, safety and integrity whileexecuting works. He said that IGS is giving thrust to encourageyoung geotechnical engineers by giving best paper awardspublished by them and providing financial assistance to themfor presenting papers abroad. Shri Jai Bhagwan, Honorarysecretary of IGS gave an account of the origin and birth of IGSand its activities.

In his speech, the President Elect Prof. Ajjarapu Srirama Raoadvised the local chapters of IGS to hold specialty sessionson topics of contemporary relevance which will be helpful inthe preparation of guidelines for use in the field. He furtherurged geotechnologists to concentrate more on appliedresearch for the benefit of the society. Earlier, Prof. G.V.R.Prasada Raju, Registrar, JNTUK gave an idea about the

conference and its main theme. He said that 15 Key notelectures, 22 theme lectures by experts were arranged. 330contributed papers were accepted for presentation duringthe conference. 8 Speakers from abroad were invited. Prof.M.R.Madhav, former President of IGS traced the history andculture of JNTUK, the host university. Prof. K. Ramu,Organizing Secretary, IGC -2014 proposed a vote of thanks.IGS annual awards for the year 2012- 13 were presented duringthe inaugural function. Honorary fellowships of IGS wereconferred on Prof. B. R. Srinivasa Murthy and Dr. MahavirBidasaria. Later, Shri M. V. Subba Rao, senior Vice - President,KG D6 Reliance Industries Limited, Gadimoga near Kakinadainaugurated the technical exhibition.In the Annual General Meeting held in the evening, Prof. G.N.Gandhi handed over the symbolic key of IGS to the in - comingPresident Prof. A. Srirama Rao. In his acceptance speech, Prof.Srirama Rao paid tributes to Prof. Gandhi for his imaginativeleadership. He thanked the members and called upon the localchapter to conduct their activities with greater vigor andpurpose.Besides five plenary sessions, 20 parallel sessions were heldduring the conference. Delegates expressed satisfaction aboutthe technical content and the manner in which the conferencewas organized during the valedictory session held on 20th.About 500 delegates attended the conference. Three pre-conference workshops were held on 17th in the topics of FiniteElement Analysis software( Plaxis), Ground Improvement andGeotechnical Investigation.Scintillating dance and music performances and a thought -provoking Indian Expo by M.Tech. Students of JNTUK werethe highlights of the cultural programme put on boards on19th December 2014.

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A REPORT ON THE INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE,IGC-2014 HELD IN KAKINADA

Indian Geotechnical Society takes immense pleasure to announce the award of Honorary Fellowship of theSociety, to the following eminent members during IGC-2014.

HONOURED

Our hearty congratulations!

Dr. Mahavir Bidasaria Prof. B.R. Srinivasa Murthy

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Inaugural Function Address by Chief Guest Shri V.B. Gadgil

Conferring IGS Honorary Fellowship to Dr. Mahavir Bidasaria

Conferring IGS Honorary Fellowship to Prof. B.R. Srinivasa Murthy Speech by Prof. Ikuo Towhata, VP-Asia, ISSMGE

Cultural Programme Cultural Programme

Presentation of Awards by Chief Guest

IGS Annual Lecture by Prof. P.V. Sivapullaiah

Handing over charge by President Prof. G.N. Gandhi to New PresidentProf. A. Srirama Rao

Address by New President Prof. A. Srirama Rao

Valedictory Function IGS EC members for Term 2015-16

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IGS Report Presentation by Shri Jai BhagwanPresidential Speech by Prof. G. N. Gandhi

Presentation of Awards by the President

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IGS - Prof. Dinesh Mohan Award for “Excellence in GeotechnicalPractice” was given to Prof. M. R. Madhav for the years 2012-13.IGS-AIMIL Biannual Award for the Best Paper Published in theIndian Geotechnical Journal: Paper titled "Experimental and NumericalStudy on Pile Behaviour Under Lateral Load in Clayey Slope" byS.V. Sivapriya and S.R. Gandhi published in the Indian GeotechnicalJournal, Vol.43, Issue 1, January-March 2013 (pp.105-114).IGS-AIMIL Biannual Award for the Best Paper on"Instrumentation" : Paper titled "Back Prediction of Radial Co-efficient of Consolidation of Clay Soil Based on Real Time Monitoringof PVD" by M. Vinoth and M. Bhanuchitra published in theProceedings of IGC-2013.IGS-AFCONS Biannual Award for the Best Paper on "CaseHistories": Paper titled "Sulfate Induced Heaving of a Taxiway: ACase Study" by Anand J. Puppala et al. published in the IndianGeotechnical Journal, Vol.42, Issue 4, October-December 2012(pp.257-266).IGS-Smt. Indra Joshi Biannual Award for the Best Paper on"Environmental Geotechnology": Paper titled "Strength Behaviourof Lime Treated Black Cotton Soil Reinforced with Coir Fiber inPresence of Calcium Chloride" by H. N. Ramesh et al. published inthe Proceedings of IGC-2012 (pp.842-845).IGS-Geotech Biannual Award for the Best Paper on "Innovationsin Field Exploration": Paper titled "Use of GIS Based Maps forPreliminary Assessment of Subsoil of Guwahati City" by Binu Sharmaet al. published in the Proceedings of IGC-2013.IGS-Prof. C.S. Desai Biannual Award for the Best Paper on"Constitutive Modeling for Geologic Materials": Paper titled "SpatialVariability Modelling of Geotechnical Parameters and Stability ofHighly Weathered Rock Slope" by Amit Srivastava published in theIndian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.42, Issue 3, July-September 2012(pp.179-185).IGS-Shri A.G. Dastidar Biannual Award for the Best Paper on"Ground Improvement": Paper titled "Soil Improvement UsingAccelerated Consolidation Treatment to Improve Load Bearing ofSoft Soil" by S. Sahu et al. published in the Proceedings of IGC-2013.IGS-Z-Tech Biannual Award for the Best Paper on "Geosyntheticsand Allied Construction Products": Paper titled "GeosyntheticReinforced Unpaved Road Resting on C-ø Subgrade" by A. Dey andS. Meena published in the Proceedings of IGC-2013.IGS-Warangal Chapter Biannual Award for the Best Paper on"Solutions to the Problems of Expansive Soils": Paper titled "Influenceof Bentonite Proportions on Swelling Characteristics of Clay Mixes"by J.M. Kate et al. published in the Proceedings of IGC-2012(pp.135-138).IGS-Chennai Chapter Biannual Award for the Best Paper on"Deep Foundation/Retaining Structures": Paper titled "Influence ofRock Socketing on the Lateral Response of Single Pile" by S.Karthigeyan and K. Rajagopal published in the Indian GeotechnicalJournal, Vol.42, Issue 1, January-March 2012 (pp.49-55).IGS-P.J. Rao-Y.R. Phull Biannual Award for the Best Paperon "Geotechnical Professional Practice": Paper titled "ISOCertification for Geotechnical Laboratory-Important Points" by

Hitesh H. Desai et al. published in the Proceedings of IGC-2012(pp.1134-1137).

IGS-ONGC Biannual Award for the Best Paper on "MarineGeotechnical Engineering". Paper titled "Lateral and Axial Capacityof Monopiles for Offshore Wind Turbines" by A. Haiderali et al.published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.43, Issue 3, July-September 2013 (pp.181-194).

IGS-Kochi Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on "DeepFoundation" : Paper titled "Analysis of Single Pile in Liquefied SoilDuring Earthquake Using FLAC3D" by V. Dilli Rao published in theProceedings of the International Conference on "State of the Art ofPile Foundation and Pile Case Histories" PILE-2013, June 2-4, 2013,Bandung, Indonesia, Vol.1, pp. F5-1 to F5-7.

IGS-M.D. Desai Memorial YGE Award for the Best Paper on"Geosynthetics and Natural Fibers": Paper titled "Improvementof Soft Clays by Combined Vaccum Consolidation andGeosynthetic Encased Stone Columns" by S. Ganesh Kumarpublished in the Indian Geotechnical Journal Vol.44, Issue 1, January-March 2014 (pp.59-67).

IGS-Ahmedabad Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper Publishedduring immediate past Indian YGE Conference: Paper titled "Effectof Infill Materials on the Performance of the Geocell ReinforcedClay Beds" by A. Hegde published in the Proceedings of FourthIndian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference 2013, Chennai.

IGS-Baroda Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on "GroundImprovement": Paper titled "Pasternak Model for Oblique Pulloutof Inextensible Reinforcement" by Shantanu Patra published in theASCE, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironment Engineering,December, 2012.

IGS-Delhi Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on"Computational Geomechanics": Paper titled "Effect of Uncertaintiesin Site Characterization Using Surface Wave Techniques" by RaviSankar Jakka published in the Proceedings of the IGC-2012 (pp.191-194).

IGS-FERROCO YGE Award for the Best Paper on "DamEngineering and Allied Areas": Paper titled "Liquefaction PotentialAnalysis and Dynamic Displacement of Tailings Dam UsingFLAC3D" by Debarghya Chakraborty published in the Proceedingsof the Second International Conference on Performance-Based Designin Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, 2012, Taormina (Itlay).

IGS-Guwahati Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on "SoilDynamics and Earthquake Engineering": Paper titled "NonlinearResponse of Pile Foundations Under Horizontal Excitation ActingBelow the C.G. of the Pile Cap-Loading System" by B. Mannapublished in the 7th Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference(7AYGEC), 2012, Tokushima, Japan (pp.193-198).

IGS-HEICO YGE Award for the Best Paper on "Slope Stability andLandslides": Paper titled "Stability Analysis of a High River TerraceDeposit at a Hydel Reservoir" by S. Khan published in the Proceedingsof IGC-2013.

IGS-AIMIL Best Local Chapter Award for the year 2014 ispresented to IGS-Delhi Chapter for best overall performance amongstvarious IGS Chapters. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- and a Memento.

IGS Awards Presented during IGC-2014

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INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNALINDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNALINDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNALINDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNALINDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNALVol. 44, No. 4, October-December 2014

CONTENTS

INVITED PAPERS

Fourth IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi Oration: 2014 - SoilClay Mineralogy and Physico-Chemial MechanismsGoverning the Fine-Grained Soil Behaviour 371A. Sridharan

ORIGINAL PAPERS

Behaviour of Micropile Groups under ObliquePull Out Loads in Sand 400B. Sharma, P. Buragohain

3D Soil-Structure Interaction Analyses ofAnnular Raft Foundation of Tall RC ChimneysUnder Wind Load 409S.V. Jisha, B.R. Jayalekshmi, R. Shivashankar

Influence of Random Heterogeneity of Cross-Correlated Strength Parameters of BearingCapacity of Shallow Foundations 427K. Ranjbar Poya, N. Zhalehjoo, R. Jamshidi Chenari

TECHNICAL NOTESNumerical Analysis of Piles Under Cyclic Lateral Load 436S. Banerjee, O.N. Shirole

A Field Monitoring Study on Pre-compression of SoftDeposit for Ballastless Railway Tracks for ChennaiMetro Rail: Evaluation of Compressibility Parameters 449N.K. Pitchumani, M.R. Madhav

The Use of a Relevance Vector Machine in PredictingLiquefaction Potential 458P. Samui, J. karthikeyan

Liquefaction Hazard Assessment Using SPT and V,for Two Cities in India 468D.N. Satyam, K.S. Rao

Vertical Pullout Capacity of a Group of HelicalScrew Anchors in Sand: An Empirical Approach 480S. Mittal, S. Mukherjee

ISSMGE BULLETINVol 8, Issue 6, December 2014

Table of ContentsResearch Highlights 1University of Western Australia - The Centre forOffshore Foundation Systems (COFS)

Major ProjectThe Chacao Bridge 23by M. SanchezReport from Vice-President for Africa 31by F. BalighReport from Vice-President for Europe 33by A. GensReport from Czech and Slovak Society (CSS) 38

Reports from recipients of ISSMGE Foundation Awards 42COBRAMSEG Conference (9th - 13th Sep 2014)by S. BoubakerThe 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics(21st - 25th Sep 2014)By Manju G.S.The XIV Colombian Geotechnical Conference and theIV South American Young Geotechnical EngineersConference (15th - 18th Oct 2014)By G. Orlando BogadoThe 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics(10th - 14th Nov 2014)by Sampurna Datta

Hot News 49New Asian Technical Committee (ATC-6)The Portuguese Environmental GeotechnicsCommission (CPGA)New journal - International Journal of Geosyntheticsand Ground Engineering

Obituary - Prof. Milan M. Maksimovi 56by Serbian Society for Soil Mechanics andGeotechnical EngineeringEvent Diary 58Corporate Associates 64News from Corporate Associates 68GHD and Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA)Foundation Donors 69

The prestigious

37th IGSAnnual Lecture 2015

will be delivered byProf. S.R. Gandhi, IIT- Madras, during IGC-2015, Pune

(December 17-19, 2015).

37TH IGS ANNUAL LECTURE 2015 Appreciation Award for Hosting IGC

IGS-Roorkee Chaper has been given an appreciationaward during IGC-2014 for hosting a very memorableand successful IGC-2013. The Award was receivedby Prof. M.N. Viladkar, Chairman and his team.

Our hearty Congratulations!

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GEOTECHNICAL CALENDAR

2015March 15-18

Philadelphia, PA, USAThe 30th International Conference onSolid Waste.Contact:E-mail: solid.waste@widener.edu

May 1-2Hammamet, Tunisia

International Symposium on ISP7-PRESSIO 2015 supported by the TC102and TC211 of ISSMGE.Contact:Website: www.cramsg2015.org

June 4-6Tuscany, Italy

Second International Course onGeotechnical and Structural Monitoring.For Details:Website: www.geotechnicalmonitoring.com

June 15-17Rome, Italy

The 3rd International Conference on theFlat Dilatometer.For DetailsWebsite: www.dmt15.com

August 10-11Colombo, Sri Lanka

IC in Geotechnical Engineering - ICGE -2015 organised by the Sri LankanGeotechnical Society (SLGS).For DetailsPresident: E-mail: sas@uom.lkHony.Secy: E-mail: gm@ceebsl.com

September 2015Edinburgh, UK

XVI European Conference on SoilMechanics and Geotechnical Engg.For DetailsE-mail: mwinter@tri.co.ukWebsite: www.tri.co.uk

October 13-16Rotterdam, The Netherlands

5th International Symposium forGeotechnical Safety and Risk ISGSR2015.For DetailsWebsite: www.isgsr2015.org

November 2-4Christchurch, New Zealand

6th International Conference onEarthquake Geotechnical Engineering.Contact:www.6icege.com

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: watabe@ipc.pari.go.jpWebsite: www.15arc.org

November 15-18Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires

Sixth International Symposium onDeformation Characteristics ofGeomaterials.Contact:Contact: www.saig.org.ar/isdcg2015

November 26-28Tirana, Albania

International Conference on Geo-Environment and Construction EuropeanConference.Contact:Website: erion.bukaci@gmail.com

2015January 21-23Chennai, India

Sixth Inernational GeotechnicalSymposium on Disaster Mitigation inSpecial Geoenvironmental Conditions.

For Details:E-mail: 6igs.chennai2015@gmail.comWeb: www.igschennai.in/6igschennai2015

March 14-15Vadodara, India

5th Indian Young GeotechnicalEngineer's Conference (5IYGEC-2015)organized by IGS-Baroda Chapter.For Details:Organising Secretary - 51YGECC/o Geo Dynamics49, Atmajyoti Nagar Society,Near Amarjyoti Ashram,Ellora Park,Vadodara-390023, GujratE-mail: 5iygec@gmail.com

2016August 1-6

New Delhi, India6th International Conference onRecent Advances in GeotechnicalEarthquake Engineering and SoilDynamics.For further details, please visitWebsite: www.6icragee.com

INDIA

ABROAD 2016August 14-18

Chicago, Illinois, USAGeo-Chicago 2016: Geoenvironment &Sustainability Speciality Conference.For DetailsWebsite: www.asce.org/geo/conferences

I G C - 2 0 1 6IGC-2016 would be hosted byIGS-Chennai Chapter.

The Venue, Theme, scheduled dates etc. are beingworked out and shall be announced soon.

I G S W E B S I T E !IGS is now accessible on Website !

Please log on: www.igs.org.infor all information about IGS. Your valuable suggestions if

any are welcome.

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IGC-2015INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE

Geotechnics for Infrastructure & Foundation Techniques (GIFT)

December 17-19, 2015

Venue:College of Engineering,

Pune

Organized by:IGS-Pune Chapter and College of Engineering,

Pune

InvitationIGS Pune Chapter & College of Engineering, Pune extends you a warminvitation to the IGC-2015 to be held at Pune during 17-19 December2015.

College of Engineering, PuneThe College Of Engineering, Pune established in the year 1854, is oneof the oldest and premier engineering institutions in the country. TheCollege of Engineering, Pune has many eminent outstanding alumnilike Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, and they are heading severalleading engineering industries and organizations. It is situated at adistance of 2 kms from Shivajinagar bus stand Pune, 3 kms from PuneRailway Station, and 8 kms from Pune Airport. Pune is approximately150 kms from Mumbai, 100 kms from Mahabaleshwar, 300 kms fromShirdi, 200 kms from Aurangabad & 400 kms from Goa. It has apleasant climate through out the year with December having rosywinter.

About CWPRSIn the beginning of the 20th century, the need for small scale laboratoryinvestigations to study the twin problems of irrigation and drainagewas recognised by the Government. The Central Water and PowerResearch Station (CWPRS), Pune, as it is known today, was establishedin 1916. The Research Station was shifted to Khadakwalsa, about 16km southwest of Pune, with a larger campus in 1925. It also hosted theIGC symposia way back in 1965 at Pune.

Conference ThemesThe main theme ofo the conference is "Geotechnics for Infrastructure& Foundation Techniques".The Sub-themes are:

Geotechnics for Infrastructure & High rise structuresGeotechnology in Coastal AreasInvestigations-Geotechnical, Geological & GeophysicalApplications of GIS & Remote sending in Geotechnical Engg.Design of Foundation in Urban areasPractices in Geotechnical ConsultancyPhysical & Numerical ModellingDevelopments in Rock Mechanics for InfrastructureGeotechnical Applications in Marine EnvironmentGeotechnics for TransportationChallenges in BC SoilNew Techniques in Instrumentation & MonitoringEarthquake Geotechnical EngineeringNew Concepts in Professional Practices & Geotechnical EducationGeosynthetics & their applicationsEnvironmental Geotechnics

Landslides, Disaster Mitigation & Risk Management in Urban AreasSeismologyGround Improvement Techniques

Important Dates

Submission of abstracts : 15 March 2015Acceptance of abstracts : 30 March 2015Submission of full-length paper : 15 May 2015Acceptance of full-length paper : 30 July 2015

Registration Fees

Delegate Up to After ForeignCategory 31st Oct. 31st Oct. Delegates

2015 ( ` ) 2015 ( ` ) ($)IGS Members 4500 5000 400Non-IGS Members 5000 5500 450SAARC Country delegates 7000 7500 –Retired Senior Citizens 2500 3000 350Students 2000 2000 250Accompanying Spouse 2000 2000 200

ExhibitionExhibitors should contact conference office.

SponsorshipThe Tariffs for sponsorship are as under:

Category Sponsorship Free FreeAmount Delegates Advertisement

Diamond To Contact Organizers for DetailsPlatinum 5,00,000 5 Full PageGold 3,00,000 3 Full PageSilver 2 ,00,000 2 Full PageBronze 1,00,000 1 Full PageDonors 50,000 1 Half PageIGS Local Chapters 25,000 1 –

ContactProf. Yashwant Apparao KolekarSecretary (IGC-2015)Associate ProfessorDept. of Civil EngineringCOEP, Shivajinagar, Pune-411005Phone: +91 9420963672Email: igs2015pune@gmail.comWebsite: www.igc2015pune.in

PUNE CHAPTER

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