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ACTIVITIES IN EACH NATIONAL SOCIETY
For the better understanding it will be describe the activity in
each country separately.
6.1
Argentine Society For Geotechnical Engineering -
Sociedad Argentina De Ingenieria Geotecnica (Saig):
The Argentine Society is the oldest in the region, and has more
than 80 members. There were 5 main events in Argentina
during 2010. It president is Pablo Torres, whose term ends this
year. The Argentinean Society of Geotechnical Engineering
(SAIG), in partnership with Argentinean Society of Structural
Engineers (AIE) made a Seminar on “Piles Design for Building
and Infrastructure” on August, 2 – 2010, at the Borges Cultural
Center in Buenos Aires. There was 3 lectures, the first given by
Prof. Eduardo Nunez, on "Design of drilled piles, driven piles
and piled raft foundations”, the second about “Control of deep
foundation construction” given by Juan Fernandez Vincent and
the third by Tomas Van Cauwelaert on “Design and
Construction of CFA Piles”. More than 200 people participate
in this event.
In August 25/27, 2010, the Auditorium of Civil Engineers
Council of Cordoba, held the “International Symposium on
Landslides and Associated Risks” organised together between
SAIG and the Argentine Association for Engineering Geology
and Environment (ASAGAIA). The Seminar has 3 main
lectures given by Prof. Pedro Seco e Pinto and Dr. Raul Sarra
Pistone (Portugal) and Prof. Roberto Terzariol (Argentina). The
event has more than 70 participants, 15 papers exposed, and the
presence of Pablo Torres President of SAIG and Jorge
Bejerman Secretary od ASAGAIA. All the attendants could
make a technical tour to the mountain road named “El
Cuadrado” under construction, were they saw problems
associated with landslides and new construction techniques
applied in that project.
During October 6 to 9 of 2010, in Auditorium A. Bustillo
(Convention and Expositions Center) of Mendoza, SAIG
organize, together with the National and Technological
Universities, the “XX National Conference on Soil Mechanics
and Geotechnical Engineering – CAMSIG2010”. These
Conference receive more than 270 participants, 140 scientific
and technical papers, and has 5 international lectures given by
Carlos Santamarina (Georgia Tech – USA), Carlos Costa (Univ.
of San Luis, Argentina), Luis Ortuño (Politechnic University of
Madrid, Spain), Pedro Ortigosa (Chile) and Oscar Varde
(Argentina). After the meeting the participants could attend
technical visits to Potrerillos Dam. This is a Concrete Face
Rockfill Dam, 140 meters high, placed in a very high seismic
zone on the Andes Mountains, near the international road that
link Argentina and Chile.
The “International Course on Advanced Numerical
Geomecanichs – PLAXIS” was held in Buenos Aires, between
October 25 to 29, 2010, with more than 40 participants from
Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and
Venezuela. There was 2 main lectures given by Dr. Esteban
Hormazabal (SRK Consulting) and Dr. Raul Bertero (Buenos
Aires University). The teachers were, Cesar Sagaseta Millán
(University of Cantabria, Spain), Juan Pestana Nascimento
(University of California, Berkeley), Alejo Sfrisso, Juan
Fernadez Vincent and Jorge Laiún (University of Buenos
Aires), and Dennis Waterman & Alfonso Alvarez Manilla
(PLAXIS VB).
Finally on November, 30 took place in the Borges Cultural
Center of Buenos Aires, the “Seminar on Excavations, Braced
Cuts, and Underpinning”, organize together between SAIG and
the Association of Structural Engineers. The Seminar host more
than 450 attendants including professionals and students. In the
event various recognized professionals shared his experiences,
recommendations and possible solutions to the various risks
presents in the excavation, underpinning and building of
basements. The first lecture was given by Prof. Alejo Sfriso,
SAIG Secretary, who spoke about the problem of “Excavations
and support methods”.
During 2011, Argentine Society for Geotechnical
Engineering (SAIG) plans the organization, among other events,
of the “Symposium on Geotechnical Problems in the Design
and Construction of Mountain Roads” in Tucumán, together
with the Association for Engineering Geology (ASAGAIA). In
Córdoba, together with the locals Councils of Engineers and
Architects be made two courses regarding geotechnical
implications in construction management.
Additionally the Argentine Society continues, as it did in
2010, participating in developing the Argentine standards in
geotechnical tests (IRAM) and for the civil construction
(CIRSOC).
Also during April 2011, SAIG elects its news authorities for
the next 2 years.
6.2
Brazilian Association for Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering - Asociacao Brasilera de
Mecanica dos Solos e Engenharia Geotecnica (Abms)
The Brazilian Society is one of the more active in the region
with more than 700 members, divided in Regional Chapters for
the different states in the country, and has a continuous
participation in the ISSMGE´s Technical Committees and
Conferences. A distinguished member of ABMS, Prof. V. De
Mello, was President of ISSMGE between 1981 and 1985.
From 12 to 14 April, 2010, in association with the Faculty of
Public Health of University of Sao Paulo, took place in Sao
Paulo, the Conference “Ecos da Sardenha”, about urban solid
waste treatment and deposition.
In Sao Paulo on April 16, the Engineering Institute held the
Tribute to Professor Milton Vargas an emeritus member of
ABMS and past president of it. Authorities of ABMS presents
in that occasion a document about Natural Disasters in Brazil.
During April 21-23, 2010, Foz do Iguacu (PR) held the
Regional Conference “GEOSUL2010”, organized by the
Regional Chapter of Paraná/Santa Catarina, with more than 350
attendants, and featured national lecturers.
Between March and June of 2010, the Chapter Center and
West of ABMS, together with the Federal Net of Technical and
Professional Education, held the Course for Bore Holes
Operators, and qualify 29 of them. The same chapter organized
in Guarujá (SP), the “Symposium on soft Soils” on May 21-.23,
2010.
From May 23 to 27, 2010, ABMS organize the 9º
International Conference on Geosynthetics. This conference
took place also in Guarujá and was organized together with the
International Geosynthetics Society (IGS). The conference had
800 participants, and more than 75 booths of exhibition.
This conference had 7 keynotes and special lectures.
Lecturers was Professors S. Sandroni (Brazil), J. Giroud (USA),
R. Holtz (USA), H. Brandl (Austria), D. Cazzuffi (Italy), S.
Perkins (USA) and A. Fourie (Australia). Also was present Dr.
Jorge Zornberg President of IGS and member of ISSMGE.
In Cuiabá, from October, 30, 2010, Professor Roberto
Quental Coutinho gives the “6ª Conference on “Management of
Urban Landslides Risks”, organized together for the Regional
Chapters of ABMS from, Cuiabá, Salvador, Minas Gerais, Sao
Paulo, Paraná-Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio do
Janeiro and Nordeste, with more than 600 of participants from
all the locations.
Gramado (RS), from October 17 to 22, 2010, held the “XV
Brazilian Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering
–
COBRAMSEG2010”.
During
COBRAMSEG2010, took place also the “Luso-Brazilian
Symposium” and the “Geojovem”, the first was organized
together with the Portuguese Geotechnical Society and the
second was directed for young geotechnical engineers and
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