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I have had some technical problems but will now contact
each TC-member individually. Maybe we can manage to
organize a joint meeting via Skype in May 2011.
In my opinion, the most realistic alternatives for 2011 are
Skype-meetings, Athens in September or Berlin in December (a
visit to the metroline in Berlin in December sounds very
interesting). I will discuss this directly with each of you.
Codes, standards or similar used in geotechnical design related
to frost
I have received the following responses from members:
• EUROPEAN UNION: CEN-TC 227/WG4, Task Group 5,
Frost susceptibility. Seppo Saarelainen participates in this
work.
• GERMANY: RStO 01 Richtlinien für die Standardisierung
des Oberbaues von Verkehrsflächen (2001). In German.
• NORWAY: NTNF Sikring mot teleskader (1976). In Norwe-
gian.
• POLAND: Polish code PN-81/B-03020. Tomasz Kozłowski
reports that the polish code is not taking the correct physical
properties into consideration when estimating for example
frost depth.
• USA: ASTM D5918 - 06 Standard Test Methods for Frost
Heave and Thaw Weakening Susceptibility of Soils
I suppose that European Union code will apply to all mem-
bers of the European Union including Norway. We still have
to collect information from countries outside the European
Union: USA, Canada, Russia, Kasakhstan, Japan, Korea,
China.
Please find below the terms of reference 2010-2013 and my
comments on the progress of the work. I think we will agree on
that we have to have closer communication in order to achieve
the goals.
TERMS OF REFERENCE 2010-2013
Objective 1 Disseminate knowledge and practice
1. Organization of conferences, symposium and workshops.
TC216 will participate in the organization of a specialty
conference during the period. We will investigate if it is
possible to re-vitalize the Ground Freezing Symposiums.
We will also look into organization of workshops in
connection with well-established conferences such as the
ASCE Cold Regions Engineering. Conference (no date set
for the period 2010-2013), ICECORD and regional confer-
ences. In 2012 the International Permafrost Association is
organizing the 10th international conference on permafrost
in Tyumen, Russia. We will organize a work shop during
this conference.
2. Keynote lectures, state-of-the-art lectures
Members will be encouraged to initiate lectures related to
frost topics.
3. Participation of ISSMGE individual members
The TC will carry out a survey among previous participants
in conferences and projects related to frost geotechnics. We
will also contact member societies to access new potential
(young) participants within the field.
4. Generate a list of major publications on frost geotechnics
(suggestion by Jean-Louis Briaud).
STATUS OBJECTIVE 1
We have to aim at organizing a frost geotechnics conference,
symposium or workshop in 2013. During our committee-meet-
ing in 2011 we have to decide on an organizing committee and
location for this conference.
Objective 2 Guidelines and technical recommendations
1. Collection of available standards.
2. Overview of standards, codes and guidelines will be estab-
lished during the period.
3. Evaluation of similarities and differences will be carried out
during the period.
4. Based on the previous items 1-3, guidelines and recommen-
dations for practice will be discussed.
STATUS OBJECTIVE 2
We have made some progress here. Still need more input from
countries outside Europe.
Objective 3 Assist with technical programs of international
and regional conferences organized by ISSMGE
STATUS OBJECTIVE 3
Several members of the TC216 is on the international advisory
committee of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation
Geotechnics (ICTG), see
I need some feed-back from you on other ISSMGE-conferences
that we should get involved in.
Objective 4 Interact with industry and overlapping
organizations
1. Cooperate with International Permafrost Associations Work
Group for Permafrost Engineering. Several of the TCs
members are also member of this group.
2. Re-establish cooperation with organizations working on
artificial ground freezing.
STATUS OBJECTIVE 4
We have good co-operation with IPA, but we have to get in-
volved with organizations working on artificial ground freez-
ing.
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