Charles-Augustin COULOMB : A geotechnical tribute
In 1773, Charles Augustin COULOMB submitted to the Academy of Sciences his memoir entitled "Essay on an application of the rules of maximis and minimis to some problems of Statics relating to Architecture".
This text is considered to be the foundation in geotechnics of subsequent work on the stability of slopes, pressures on retaining walls, bearing capacity of foundations, etc.
In order to pay tribute to the contributions of Coulomb in geotechnics and to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the publication of his memoir, the French Committee for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (CFMS) is organizing an international symposium intended to highlight the various contributions of Coulomb's theory to geotechnics. It will give the opportunity to French and European experts to testify to the importance of the legacy of Coulomb's work in today's geotechnics, including in its most recent developments.
During the symposium the annual honorary lecture "Coulomb Lecture" will be presented by Professor Robertson. This two-day symposium is placed under the patronage of the Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Technologies, the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and has received the support of the National Federation of Public Works (FNTP).
This event received sponsorship from :
| First Day : Monday September 25 | ||||
| Event | Schedule | Speaker | Abstract and presentation | Chairman |
| Opening and welcome | 9h-9h45 | Pr. A. Pecker | A. Pecker - Professor ENPC ; CFMS President Emeritus | |
| Introduction ISSMGE | 9h45-10h | Dr. M. Ballouz, President of ISSMGE | Philosophie globale en géotechnique | |
| 1st session | 10h-10h45 | Pr. J. Salençon |
Coulomb’s contribution to soil mechanics |
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| Coffee break | 10h45-11h | |||
| Honorary Coulomb’s lecture | 11h-12h30 | Pr. P.K. Robertson |
Developments in Seismic CPT and links to the Ménard Pressuremeter Test |
N. Utter - Soletanche Bachy ; President of CFMS |
| Lunch | 12h30-14h | |||
| 2nd session | 14h-14h45 | Pr. Callisto |
Retaining structures including seismic analysis From "De la pression des terres et des revêtements" to the seismic analysis of retaining structures |
E. Faccioli - Formerly Professor Politechnico de Milano Chairman Studio Geotecnico Italiano |
| 14h45-15h30 | Pr. Krabbenhoft |
Computational limit analysis and extensions |
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| Coffee break | 15h30-16h | |||
| Workshop on retaining structures calculation methods (bilingual session) | 16h-17h30 | J.-D. Vernhes, UniLaSalle Institut Polytechnique | S. Burlon - Terrasol S. Borel - Soletanche Bachy ; President of EFFC | |
| S.Burlon, Terrasol |
Assessment of active and passive earth pressure : what do we owe to Boussinesq and Caquot? |
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| C. Maurel & G. Haiun, Cerema | ||||
| E. Bourgeois, Université Gustave Eiffel | ||||
| Gala dinner | 19h30-22h30 | Dinner cruise on La Seine river | ||
| Second Day : Tuesday September 26 | ||||
| Event | Schedule | Speaker | Chairman | |
| 3rd session | 9h-9h45 | P. Schmitt |
French practice for design of embedded walls: history and background, limitations of models |
S. Springman - Emeritus Professor ETH Zurich |
| 9H45-10h30 | Pr. P. de Buhan |
Application of the yield design theory to the stability analysis of reinforced soil structures |
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| Coffee break | 10h30-11h | |||
| 4th session | 11h-11h45 | Dr. J. de Sauvage |
An adaptation of Limit Equilibrium Methods for the design of soil-nailed walls facings An adaptation of Limit Equilibrium Methods for the design of soil-nailed walls facings |
V. Bernhardt - Terrasol ; CFMS President Emeritus |
| 5th Session | 11h45-12h30 | Dr. S. Lacasse | R. Frank - Honorary Professor ENPC ; Former President of ISSMGE | |
| Lunch | 12h30-14h | |||
| Workshop on retaining structures execution methods (bilingual session) | 14h-16h | N. Freitag, Terre Armée | S. Burlon S. Borel | |
| F.Louvel, Spie Batignolles Fondations |
Execution of diaphragm walls and anchors – The latest innovations |
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| C.Justino, Soletanche Bachy | ||||
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T.Huyghues-Beaufond, Société du Grand Paris |
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| Closure of symposium | 16h-16h15 | N. Utter | ||
Symposium location: FNTP, 3 rue de Berri - 75008 PARIS
The main language of the symposium is English.
Proceedings
The proceedings are published as a special issue of the Revue Française de Géotechnique. The special issue includes all contributions to the symposium plus a copy of the original Coulomb’s memoir to the Academy of Sciences.
Download the articles here : https://www.geotechnique-journal.org/articles/geotech/abs/2023/02/contents/contents.html
Register here: https://www.ecolloque.com/coulomb2023/en/new/
Steering Committee
- Laurent BRIANÇON, INSA de Lyon (former treasurer of CFMS) ;
- Fahd CUIRA, Terrasol (past President of the CFMS Scientific and technical Committee) ;
- Fabrice EMERIAULT, laboratory 3SR Grenoble (Vice-President of CFMS) ;
- Philippe GOTTELAND, National French Federation for Civil Works FNTP (Technics and research dir.) ;
- Alexandre LOPES, Terrasol (President of CFMS young members Committee) ;
- Farimah MASROURI, Université de Lorraine, editor in chief of French Journal of Geotechnics (Revue Française de Géotechnique) ;
- Alain PECKER, consultant (President emeritus of CFMS) ;
- Nicolas UTTER, Soletanche Bachy (President of CFMS).
