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ISSMGE Council Meeting, Paris, France, September, 2013
Moreover, several member countries have now formed their
own national societies and joined ISSMGE such as Hong
Kong, Singapore, and Thailand. There is a current campaign
to recruit members from other member countries in ASEAN
such as Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Touring Lectures
among these countries were done by Prof. Jean-Louis Briaud,
ISSMGE President and Prof. Dennes T. Bergado, Secretary-
General of SEAGS. The Touring Lectures were held from 18-
21 February 2013.
15 SRI LANKA
15.1 Geotechnical Forums:
To keep its members and the interested public informed of
latest developments in geotechnical engineering, SLGS in
January 2005 had formalized a monthly interactive event of
1½ hr duration, referred to as the “Geotechnical Forum”.
• Geotechnical Forum on “Slope Instability and Early
Warning Systems”, 12th December 2011. The lecture was
delivered by a world renowned personality in the field, Prof.
Ikou Towhata of the University of Tokyo.
• Geotechnical Forum on “Landslides, Why is it still so
difficult to Predict?” 26th November 2012. The lecture was
delivered by Dr. Gamini Jayathissa, Scientist, Landslide
Studies and Services Division, National Building Research
Organization, Sri Lanka.
• Geotechnical Forum on “Use of Limit State Design in
Foundation Engineering”, 14 th March 2013. The lecture was
delivered by Prof. Ashok Peris, Dean/Faculty of Engineering,
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.
15.2 SLGS Annual Conference:
The Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society organised and
successfully held its annual conference at Wimalasurendra
Auditorium of Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka on 29 th
September 2012 preceding the last General Meeting. Three
presentations on contemporary topics were made as follows:
a) Stabilization of Highway Cut Slopes – Prof. S A S
Kulathilaka, Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Moratuwa
b) Analysis of the settlement monitoring data to assess the
long term performance of the soft soil deposits subjected to
surcharging – Prof. Saman Thilakasiri, Department of Civil
Engineering, University of Moratuwa
c) Ground Improvement for Road Projects-Australian
Experience – Dr Jayantha Ameratunga, Senior Principal
Coffey Geotechnics, Australia
15.3 SLGS Newsletters:
The Newsletter of SLGS has been published in a new format
since July 2005. The following issues of the Newsletter were
published during the above period.
• SLGS Newsletter, November 2012 Issue
• SLGS Newsletter, February 2013 Issue
15.4 SLGS Geotechnical Journal:
• SLGS Geotechnical Journal, Volume 5: Number 1 issue
of the SLGS Geotechnical Journal in August 2012. The issue
includes four articles of which the first one is on the
development of high capacity torsional shear apparatus for the
measurement of small strain deformation properties of soils.
The second and third articles related to rain-triggered
landslides while the last one establishes empirical correlations
for Sri Lankan peaty soils.
Geotechnical Seminar
Seminar on Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis using
Plaxis Programs, 22nd February 2013 by Dr. William Cheang
who is currently a Principal Geotechnical Consultant in Plaxis
AsiaPac. Pte. Ltd.
15.5 SLGS Project Day:
The Society organises this event comprising of commendable
undergraduate projects in Geotechnical Engineering in Sri
Lankan Universities. This is an annual event of SLGS and is
organised with the objective of promoting research among
undergraduates and young engineers. They are required to
submit a four page paper and to make a 20 minutes
presentation. The best project is presented with an award.
• 27th September, 2012. Six young presenters
15.6 Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference:
This event is specifically intended for young practicing
engineers involved in the field of geotechnical engineering
encouraging them to share their experience in problem
solving.
• The first event of this kind took place on 02nd April 2013.
The proceedings included 8 papers from Young Geotechnical
Engineers
15.7 18th ICSMGE and Representation of SLGS:
The 18 th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering organized by the International
Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is
scheduled to be held during 2-6 September 2013 in Paris,
France. SLGS submitted three abstracts which were
eventually reviewed and accepted. Full papers have also been
submitted accordingly.
16 SINGAPORE
International Geotechnical Seminar with BCAA and support
from ISSMGE
Recent Developments, Construction Challenges and Forensic
Investigation of Geotechnical Works, 24th & 25th October
2012
Jack-in Piling – Environmental Friendly Piling System by
CSC Holding, 7th Nov 2012. 52nd Rankine Lecture by Prof
Malcolm Bolton, 4th December 2012. 5th AGM, 4th December
2012. GeoSS 2012 Awards: Outstanding Geotechnical
Engineers and Outstanding Geotechnical Entrepreneurs, 4th
December 2012
GeoSS – BCA Industry Learning Trip to Taiwan 17 th -20th
March 2013 and networking with Taiwan Geotechnical
Society
17 SYRIA
• Organization and participation national meeting related
with Reconstruction of old foundation of historical
monuments. Damascus, 2011.
• 21-22/11/2011 attendance and participation of the 51th
Science Week at Damascus University, Damascus, 2011.
• Attendance and participation of the Sixth Conference of
water management, energy and waste. (Investment in
sustainable energy and water), in Paradise Tower Hotel,
Damascus. March, 2012.
• Organization and participation of symposium
“engineering tests reality and prospects”. At Engineers
Syndicate, Damascus. May, 2012.
• Organization and participation national workshop
related with Earthquake Geotechnical engineering, Higher
Institute for Earthquake Researches and Studies (HIERS)
Damascus University, May , 2012.
18 TAJIKISTAN
18.1 International conference, symposiums:
• 14th Asian Regional Conference on soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering. Hong Kong, China, 2011.
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