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ISSMGE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT
TC302 - FORENSIC
FORENSIC GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Terms of Reference
Prepare a book either as a manual or as an introductory guide
on the forensic procedures to be followed in failure investiga-
tions pertaining to geotechnical engineering. The book shall
contain procedures for systematic scrutiny of every stage of
planning, investigations (both field and laboratory), evaluation
and selection of design parameters, analysis and design,
construction techniques adopted, detailed documentation
regarding quality control, problems encountered including
meteorological conditions, etc.
To achieve the objective, the following task forces with their
respective Leaders are constituted. These task forces have
worked during TC40 and hence partial work which has been
done will now be brought to completion:
- TF 1: Collection of data - P.W. Day
- TF 2: Characterization of distress. – David Starr
- TF 3: Development of failure hypothesis. – J. Mecsi
- TF 4: Diagnostic tests. – W.F. Lee
- TF 5: Back analysis – Popescu
- TF 6: Instrumentation. – Y. Iwasaki
- TF 7: Reliability aspects. – GLS Babu
- TF 8: Legal Issues – Jan Hellings
- TF 9: Case Histories. – Hwang.
- TF 10: Technical vulnerabilities. – Rob Jessop
All the task forces are active and their final reports are expected
to be completed by Dec. 2012.
Please list the conferences and workshops and other activities
you have held or plan to hold.
a. A workshop on "Failures, Disputes, Causes and Solutions
in Geotechnics" organized by Prof. Mesci during 24-25,
September 2010, in Budapest.
b. A symposium on "Forensic Approach to Analysis of Geo-
hazard Problems" on 14-15 December 2010 in Mumbai,
India, was Organized by V.V.S. Rao.
c. A separate session on FGE is organized by Prof. Lee as a
part of ARC 2011 in Hong Kong
d. An International symposium on "Backwards Problem in
Geotechnical Engineering and Monitoring of Geo-
Construction" is organized in Osaka on July 14 & 15, 2011
by Prof. Yoshi Iwasaki
e. Prof. Babu is organizing a seminar in Kochi (India) during
Dec. 2011 on the theme of Forensic analysis of geosyn-
thetic constructions.
f. Prof. Popescu and Mr. David Starr are planning to hold
seminars in USA and in Australia respectively, during
2012.
Technical Committee TC302 FORENSIC Geotechnical
Engineering
Name Function e-mail address Country
Dr. V.V.S. RAO Chair India
Prof. M.R. MADHAV Vice-chair India
Prof. G.L.S. BABU Secretary and Leader, TF 7 India
Mr. P.W. DAY Member of Executive, Leader, TF 1 S. Africa
Mr. DAVID STARR Member of Executive, Leader, TF 2 Australia
Prof. J. MECSI Member of Executive, Leader, TF 3 Hungary
Prof. W.F. LEE Member of Executive, Leader, TF 4 Taiwan
Prof. M. POPESCU Member of Executive, Leader. TF 5 USA
Prof. Y. IWASAKI Member of Executive, Leader, TF 6 Japan
Dr. JAN HELLINGS Member of Executive, Leader, TF 8 UK
Dr. R. HWANG Member of Executive, Leader, TF 9 Taiwan
Mr. ROB JESSEP Member of Executive, Leader, TF 10 UK
MEMBERS:
ALAIN PECKER France
AXEL NG Hong Kong
CICHY, W. Poland
DIRK LUGAR Netherlands
ENRICO CONTE Italy
ENRIQUE DAPENA Spain
FILATOV, A.V. Kazakhstan
GRANT MURRAY New Zealand
HIGHT, D. UK
ITOH, K. Japan
MALEK BOAZZA Australia
MARCO UZIELLI Italy
PHOON, K.K. Singapore
PUPPALA, ANAND USA
ROBERT, J. France
SURAJ de SILVA Hong Kong
VINCENZO CAPUTO Italy
Tony Barry UK
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