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TC305 GEOTECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MEGA
CITIES AND NEW CAPITALS
ANNEX 1
Terms of Reference
The main goal of this technical committee is to contribute to the
general practice of those working in a Mega City scenario, to
gather and share their experience on foundations, tunnels,
excavations, earthquake engineering, slope stability, soft soils,
environmental geotechnics and others.
Mega Cities demand a General Practitioner Geotechnical Engi-
neer and requires the need for gathering and collating previous
experience to encourage technical development.
Having this in mind, the objectives of TC305 for the period
2010-2013 are as follows.
1.
To stimulate interaction between infrastructure
geotechnical engineers for mega cities, new capitals and
twin (sister) cities
1.1.
At an international level
- To promote a workshop during the 14
th
Asian Regional
Conference, Hong Kong, May 2011;
- To promote organization of the Twin Cities Geotechni-
cal Seminars (basic planning in annex) in 2012;
- To promote a session or a workshop during the next
ICSMGE, Paris 2013;
- To encourage and stream the preparation of papers from
TC305 members to the ISSMGE International Journal
of Geo-Engineering Case histories.
1.2.
At a regional level
- To organise regional workshops at the occasion of large
or challenging projects:
- To encourage the active participation (papers, lectures,
workshops) of TC305 members at regional conferences.
2.
To gather and collate geotechnical information
To set up data and cartographic instrument specification;
To establish access to public data;
3.
Interact with other TCs and organisations concerned
by Geotechnical Infrastructure for Mega Cities:
To establish or maintain contact with TCs having close
interests such as TC204 - (Underground Construction in
Soft Ground), TC211 - (Ground Improvement), TC212 –
(Deep Foundation), TC215 – (Environmental Geotech-
nics).
To cooperate with Deep Foundation Institute during the 4
th
International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing,
15 - 18 February 2012, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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