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ISSMGE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT
TC211 - GROUND IMPROVEMENT
GROUND IMPROVEMENT
Period covered by this report: October 2009 – May 2011
Prepared by: Serge Varaksin
Chair:
Serge Varaksin
Vice-Chair:
Prof Jan Maertens
Secretary:
Noel Huybrechts
1.
Have you distributed the Terms of Reference
to the TC members?
YES
2.
Are any TC members not responsive?
YES
It may be somewhat rude to communicate names at this
stage. I propose to send them a reminder from the TC.
3.
Is your TC webpage on the ISSMGE website
up to date?
YES
4.
Please list the conferences and workshops and other activi-
ties you have held or plan to hold.
From memory the activities and comments are.
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Survey of the field of knowledge of members
Done
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Lecture by Prof Jan Martens in Montevideo on "Analyti-
cal or empirical methods for ground improvement design.
Done
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Lecture by Serge Varaksin in Perm Russia on invitation
of Prof Ponomarioff.
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Presentation and chairing of sessions by Serge Varaksin
at Semarang Gedmar conference in Indonesia, May 2011
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Presentations and organization of a TC211 ground
improvement Technical session at ARC 14 Asian confer-
ence, May 211 by Prof. Jan Maertens and Serge Varaksin.
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International symposium & short courses Recent Research,
Advances & Execution Aspects of Ground improvement
works 30 May–1 June 2012, Brussels, Belgium TC211
IS-GI Brussels 2012
The main objective: is the organization of a Symposium on
Ground improvement in Brussels hosted by the Belgian soil
mechanics society, The comité Français de mécanique des
sols and organized by the BBRI, to be held on 30
th
of May
to 1
st
of June 2012; at this stage more than 100 abstracts
have been submitted.
5.
Please list the work ask(s) you assigned to TC members and
comment on progress and future plans. Include, where rele-
vant, target deadline and deliverable(s)
Work task
Responsible/deadline/deliverable
Progress
Future plans
Survey of interest
Done
Resend to non-responsive members
Newsletter
Prof. Jan Maertens
Done
Prepare No. 2
Website
Noel Huybrechts
Keep it maintained. New website name:
www.bbri.be/go/tc211 ;when typing the link, this
will go directly to the actual TC211 website under
development
Symposium Brussels
Serge Varaksinm Jan Maertens,
Noel Huybrechts
Jan 2011
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