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th
International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris 2013
9 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
The technical committees of the region are:
Category
TC #
TC Official
Name
TC Short
Name
Host
Country
TC Chair
Members Nominated
by TOC (4)
TOC Liaison
Fundamentals
TC
102
Ground Property
Characterization from
in-situ tests
In-Situ Testing
USA
P. Mayne
F. Schnaid (Brazil)
An-Bin Huang (Taiwan)
Tom Lunne (Norway)
John Powell (UK)
A. Wissa
Applications
TC
206
Interactive Geotechnical
design
Interactive
Design
Canada
K. Been
Albert Ho, (Hong Kong)
Dennis Becker, (Canada)
G. Scarpetti, (Italy)
Alain Pecker (France)
D. Jamiolkowski
TC
208
Stability of
Natural Slopes
Landslides
Canada
J. Fannin
Lee, Seung Rae (Korea)
F. Nadim (Norway)
H.N. Wong (Hong Kong)
Denis Demers (Canada)
Hongsung
TC
209
Offshore Geotechnics
Offshore
USA
P. Jeanjean
Chu, Yun Wook (Korea)
P.Watson (Australia)
K.H. Andersen (Norway)
R. Gilbert (USA)
S. Lacasse
TC
214
Foundation Engineering
for Difficult Soft Soil
Conditions
Soft Soils
Mexico
J.L. Rangel
Fritz Nowacki (Norway)
B. Indraratna (Australia)
J.P. Magnan (France)
Sherif Wissa
All committees have been working satisfactorily as
described in their reports to TOC. Direct information on their
activities to the North America V.P. would be appreciated.
ISSMGE TC 214 organized a successful workshop on
“Land Subsidence and Geotechnical Engineering” on October
17th, 2010 in Querétaro, Mexico.
Acknowledgment is due to Dra Patricia Lopez Acosta for
her assistance in the preparation of regional reports during this
period.
Mexico City, June 12th, 2011
Gabriel Auvinet
ISSMGE VP for North America
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