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th
International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris 2013
TC No.
TC Short Name
TOC
Liaison
Assessement
of Annual report*
Reason for
on-conformance
Recommended
follow-up
TC208
Stability of natural
slopes
Hongsung Lee
Satisfactory
TC209
Offshore geotechnics
Lacasse
Satisfactory
Excellent progress and ambitious
plans for 4 yrs
TC210
Dams
Lacasse
Satisfactory
New TC, needs guidance
Provide guidance over summer
2011
TC 211
Ground improvement
Correia
Satisfactory
Survey of member expertises;
Participation of chairman and vice-
chairman in lectures and technical
sessions;
Main activities planned: International
Symposium & Short Courses in
2012.
TC211 Website available
TC212
Deep foundations
Jamiolkowski
Unsatisfactory
Activity still have to be
planned and started
High potential to do a good
work.
Clarify the status quo and
perspectives with Chair
TC213
Soil erosion
Bouassida
Satisfactory
Well done work
TC214
Soft soils
Wissa
Satisfactory
TC215
Geo-environmental
Soga
Satisfactory
Good progress
TC216
Frost
Karlsrud
Accepted
,
but slow progress
Has not succeeded to
arrange
committee
meeting yet
Wait until planned meeting this
fall is verified
TC301
Historic sites
Jamiolkowski
Satisfactory
Activity well planned and
in progress
TC302
Forensic
Wissa
Satisfactory
TC303
Hurricanes and floods
Bray/
Lacasse
Satisfactory
Good plans for entire 4-yr period
Keep in touch over summer
TC304
Ris
Cassidy
Satisfactory
TC305
Megacities
Verdugo
Satisfactory
TC306
Geo-education
Soga
Satisfactory
* Satisfactory or unsatisfactory
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GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE LIAISON
MEMBERS IN THE TOC
These are suggestions for the time being, and will be part of a a
recommendation at the end of the term of the TOC.
1. There should be more interaction between the TC Chair and
the TOC Liaison.
2. The TC Chairs should be encouraged to assign
responsibility to their Executive members to develop task forces
for their activities (where this has not been done).
3. Assessment of progress and results are based on the TORs,
which vary in ambition.
4. There are inactive members on several of the TC’s. TOC
should contact Chair and encourage inactive members to
contribute. If this fails, Chair should consider substituting these
members (or ask countries to substitute them).
5. The activities of some TC’s seem to be “confined
regionally”, in most cases, a reflection of the Chair’s
geographical area of activity. One can observe e.g. strong South
East Asia activities for some TC’s and likewise, strong
USA/South-America activities for others. While this is
understandable, it is worthwhile in the future to request the TC
Chairs to strive for a regional distribution of TC members. TOC
realizes that many Chairs in the current TC’s have attempted to
do so.
6. The “revolutionary” approach to put the TC’s into
operation, despite many innovative and positive, took too long
and was confusing for some chairs, and the nomination process
was unclear. If the next President plans are to continue on the
same path, the procedure should be simplified, with the TC’s
expected to commence the activities not later than 6 to 8 months
after the Paris ICSMGE.
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