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rock for civil works in complex geology”, organized by the
ACG in the Hotel San José Palace. This event was successful
with a participation of more than 160 participants (40 from
Central America, and 15 from the rest of Latin America).
Also the ACG in collaboration with the National Emergency
Committee, the Justice Secretary, the Presidency of the
Republic and the CFIA, all of Costa Rica, makes inspections
and assistance in many civil facilities and projects, like the road
San José-Caldera and a slope in the Women Penitentiary “Buen
Pastor” of San José.
The Society is interested in active participation in
international conferences like de 5 ICGE held in Chile last
January, and in the next Pan American Conference to be held in
Toronto, Canada.
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Cuban National Committee of Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnics - Comité Tecnico Nacional de Mecanica de
Suelos y Geotecnia de Cuba (CTNMSG)
The Cuban Society is under the direction of Professor Rolando
Armas Novoa from the National University of Cuba “José
Antonio Echevarria” and is part of the National Union of
Architects and Engineers of Cuba (UNAICC).
The CTNMSG in association with the University of Las
Villas, organized the “9º Symposium on Structures,
Geotechnics and Materials” during November 23-26, 2010, in
Santa Clara, Cuba. Also Cuban professionals at this symposium
participate colleagues from Colombia, Mexico, Spain and
Brazil. The CTNMSG present 15 papers, and 5 of which were
select 5 in order to be send for the next Pan American
conference in Toronto, Canada. Professor Rolando Armas
Novoa give the main lecture titled “Causes of catastrophic
failure in earth dams: Priority and Sequences”. In the same
Symposium the CTNMSG had it Assembly where Professor R.
Armas Novoa give information to all members, about the
Meetings held in Gramado, in August of 2010.
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Dominican Society for Geotechnics, Foundations and
Materials - Sociedad Dominicana de Geotecnia,
Fundaciones y Materiales (SODGYM)
The SODGYM is presided by Professor Luis Carpio, and is one
of the newest society in the region, only 3 years old.
Nevertheless Professor Carpio has imposed a very particular
dynamic to the Society.
The Society are working in the elaboration of the Handbook
titled “Behavior of Citizens under Earthquakes”, and the
translation of the “Soils Laboratory Handbook” from Professor
Braja M. Das (USA). They expect to publish these works during
2011.
In April, 2010, SODGYM organize together the ISSMGE, a
series of technical tours, seminars and courses.
In April, 11, 2010, Professor Carpio organize a trip to Puerto
Principe, Haiti, with Professors Briaud and Seco e Pinto,
ISSMGE president and past president respectively, and Prof. B.
M. Das, in order to see the damages generated by the Haiti
Earthquake, in January, 2010, wich causes hundreds of
thousands of victims and destroy the city of Puerto Principe.
This trip was prior to the seminar on Earthquake
Geotechnical Engineering held on April 12, 2010, in Santo
Domingo. The Seminar was part of the Touring Lectures
sponsored by the ISSMGE and had a very important number of
attendants.
In April, 14, Professor Braja M. Das give a lecture titled
“Poverty does not justify Mediocrity” in the auditorium of the
Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic.
Finally during June 5, 2010, SODGYM organized the
“Presentation of the conclusions of the “1st. International
Seminar on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and related
problems in the Caribbean Dominican Republic”.
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Ecuatorian Society of Soil Mechanics and Rocks -
Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Mecanica de Suelos y Rocas
(SEMSIR)
The SEMSIR is presided by Alejandro Velazco Fili, from
Guayaquil. The Society was founded on May 10, 1961. Is a
Scientific Society nonprofit, and nongovernmental dedicated to
the promotion of Science and Technology in Earth Sciences,
linked to Civil Engineering, Geology and Environment.
SEMSIR organizes a series of Lectures on "Landslide and
Slope Stability" in 26-27-28 May, 2010. The lecturers were:
• Mr. Stalin Benitez: Landslides in the city of Guayaquil.
• Mr. Xavier Vera G.: Analysis and geotechnical designs
for mitigation in unstable banks of via Sabanetilla and
Zaruma sector.
• Mr. Miguel Chávez: Sliding hillside slopes, and soft
soils/rocks of Ecuatorian coast.
Other series of Lectures were about "Introduction to Flexible
Pavements" held on 23, 24, June 25, 2010. This time the
lecturers were:
• Mr. Alejandro Velasco Fili: Features, quality control
and failure modes.
• Mr. Victor Nuques: Design of the asphalt pavement
structure.
The third Lecture Series were about "Earthquake and its
Impact on Guayaquil" during 8, 9, 10 September 2010. Its were
given by:
• Mr. Stalin Benítez Coast: Geology and Seismicity in
Guayaquil.
• Mr. Xavier Vera Grunauer: Performance and dynamic
response of subsurface
in the city of Guayaquil.
• Mr. Alex Villacrés Sanchez: Structural vulnerability in
the city of Guayaquil.
On October, 21, 2010, the Seminar on “Dynamic Methods
for Testing and Analysis of Deep Foundations”, was realized
and the speaker was Mr. Camilo A Álvarez.
The last series of Lectures on "Geotechnical Aspects and
Construction Processes on Bridges and Roads. " was developed
during December, 1,2 and 3, 2010, and given by the following
colleagues:
• Mr. Nelson Caicedo Aspinall (CPR) and Mr. Victor
Bastidas Serra (CPR): Foundations: Evaluation results
regarding the design procedure by dynamic test results
on-site application in the San Vicente Bridge.
• Mayor Fausto Erazo (CIE): Bridges System and Roads
in Esmeraldas.
• Mr. Marcelo Romo and Colonel Pedro Mosquera
Burbano (ICE): Project on Chone River estuary, San
Vicente Bay Bridge.
The upcoming activities for year 2011 will be the following:
• Solemn Session in the auditorium of the University of
Guayaquil, in tribute to 50 SEMSIR and 75 anniversary
of the ISSMGE. May 10, 2011.
• Second Conference of Geotechnical and Environmental
Engineering Students and Young Engineers and V
Ecuadorian Congress of Soil Mechanics. Quito and
Guayaquil,November, 16-18, 2011.
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Salvador Geotechnical Society - Sociedad Salvadoreña
de Geotecnia (SSG)
Professor Luis Pineda is the president of the SSG and Carmen
Rico is the Secretary. Carmen Rico participates in the Pan
American and South American Representatives Meetings,
developed in Gramado, Brazil, during August, 2010.
Regarding the activities for this year's SSG will have the
following:
• Colloquium about OPAMSS changes to the regulations
of Slope Stability, during May, 2011.
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