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ISSMGE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT
TC305 - MEGACITIES
GEOTECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MEGA CITIES
AND NEW CAPITALS
Date: May 21, 2011
Period covered by this report: October 2009 – May 2011
Prepared by: Makoto Namba-
Chair:
Arsenio Negro Jr
Vice-Chair:
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Secretary:
Makoto Namba
1.
Have you distributed the Terms of Reference
to the TC members
?
NO
The Terms of Reference will be distributed by May 3
1
st
.
2.
Are any TC members not responsive
?
NO
3.
Is your TC webpage on the ISSMGE website
up to date?
NO
Target date: June, 20 2011
4.
Please list the conferences and workshops and other activi-
ties you have held or plan to hold.
-
As the first event of 2011 and taking opportunity of the
14
th
Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering, to be held on 23 to 26 May in
Hong Kong, the committee will accomplish the Work-
shop on Recent Projects in Megacities and New Capitals.
The workshop was conceived and organized through the
efforts of Prof. Askar Zhusupbekov, from Kazakhstan,
Vice-President of ISSMGE for Asia, with a modest sup-
port of the TC305 Secretariat. The committee managed
the gathering of six leading geotechnical professionals
from Asia, to cover topics on Megacities projects ranging
from airports, metro systems, underground spaces and
other infrastructures. The Technical Program is as fol-
lows:
2011, May 26, 1
st
Session : 13:50–15:50
Chairman: Prof. Askar Zhussupbekov (Eurasian Na-
tional University, Kazakhstan, Vice Presi-
dent of ISSMGE for Asia)
Moderator: Mr. Makoto Namba (TC305 Secretary,
Bureau de Projetos, Brazil)
Secretary: Dr. Rauan Lukpanov (TC305 Member, KGS
Ltd, Kazakhstan)
1.
Dr. Yoshinori Iwasaki (Prof. Dep. of World Heritage,
Cyber University/Executive Director Geo-Research
Inst., Japan),
"Mega City above Hidden Active Fault"
2.
Dr. John Chien Chung Li (CECI Engineering
Consultants - Taiwan),
"Damages
and
Rehabilitation of Morakot Typhoon Disaster in
Taiwan".
3.
Dr. Eun C Shin (University of Incheon - Korea),
"Metro Construction Work in Incheon, Korea"
2
nd
Session : 16:20–17:50
Chairman: Prof. Askar Zhussupbekov (Eurasian Na-
tional University, Kazakhstan, Vice Presi-
dent of ISSMGE for Asia)
Moderator: Mr. Makoto Namba (TC305 Secretary,
Bureau de Projetos, Brazil)
Secretary: Dr. Rauan Lukpanov (TC305, KGS Ltd,
Kazakhstan)
4.
Dr. Yoichi Watabe (Port and Airport Research Insti-
tute - Japan), "Development History of the Tokyo
International Airport".
5.
Dr. Daman Lee (ARUP - Hong Kong), "Mega City –
Hong Kong Underground Space".
6.
Dr. Askar Zhusupbekov (Eurasian National Univer-
sity - Kazakhstan), Dr. Viktor Popov (KaragandaGIIZ
and K, Ltd-Kazakhstan) and Dr. Talgat Baitassov
(Eurasian National University-Kazakhstan)
7.
"Geotechnical Issues of Megaprojects on Problemati-
cal Soil Ground of Kazakhstan".
-
The second event programmed to 2011 (December) is the
Twin Cities Seminar in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil (Term of Reference, in Annex 2). Until now it has
been defined topics and authors. Two books will be ed-
ited based on the proceedings of the seminar, under the
title "Soils of the City of Sao Paulo" and "Soils of the
City of Rio de Janeiro". The subjects and the authors for
Sao Paulo are as follows:
1.
Geology of Great Sao Paulo, Claudio Riccomini,
Hugo Cássio Rocha
2.
Hydrogeology of Great Sao Paulo, Ricardo Hirata,
Hugo Cássio Rocha
3.
Shearing Resistance and Deformability of Sedimen-
tary Soils of Sao Paulo Basin, Faiçal Massad,
Fernando Marinho
4.
Shearing Resistance and Deformability of Residual
Soils, Marcos Massao Futai, Carlos de Souza Pinto
5.
Correlations Between Geotechnical Parameters,
Luciano Decourt, Arthur Quaresma Filho
6.
Foundations, Frederico Falconi, Werner Bilfinger,
Waldemar Hachich
7.
Natural Slopes, Claudio Michael Wolle, Eduardo
Macedo, Makoto Namba, Frederico Bohland Neto
8.
Excavations, Jaime Marzionna, Ivan Grandis
9.
Tunnels, Tarcísio Barreto Celestino, Marco Aurélio
Peixoto
10.
Ground Contamination, Paulo Ivo Braga Queiroz,
Barbara Chiodeto de Paula Silva, Vivian Leme
Sanches
11.
Proposal for Register of Subsurface Interferences,
Sérgio Pallazo, Nestor Tupinambá, Francisco Ribeiro
Neto
12.
Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Landfills, Maria
Eugenia Boscov, Fernando Marinho
13.
Site Investigation, Scandar Ignatius, Antonio Sérgio
Damasco Penna
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
Workshop at 14
th
ARC
Askar Zhussupbekov/Makoto Namba
As planned
Makes available the presenta-
tions on the webpage
Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro Local
Twin Cities Seminar organization
Argimiro Ferreira/Makoto Namba; deadline:
Dez-2011
Delayed
Collect the papers until the end
of September
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