IGS News
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Vol. 42 No. 3
Editor : Shri Jai Bhagwan
July - September, 2010
The President’s Message
D ear
Members,
Fellows/
While I am writing this
message, most of you
must be preparing for
Indian Geotechnical Conference - 2010,
'Geotrendz' at IIT, Bombay, which is going to
be yet another memorable event. Prof. G.
Venkatachalam and his team of dedicated
professionals have been leaving no stone
unturned for making the 'Geotrendz' a very
fruitful conference. The organisers are making
all out efforts for rich technical deliberations
and making the stay of delegates as
comfortable as possible. The Organisers have
lined up an array of invited lectures to be
delivered by distinguished experts from across
the globe and over 290 papers to be presented
in different sessions of the Conference. A few
other activities are also organised on the
sidelines of IGC-2010. Forensic Geotechnical
Engineering Conference for TC 302 is
scheduled for 14-15 Dec 2010 at IIT, Bombay.
Dr. V.M. Sharma, a well known Researcher as
well as Field Practitioner, will deliver the
prestigious IGS Lecture-2010 on 16th Dec.
2010, 11.00 AM at P.C. Saxena Hall at IIT,
Bombay. I take great pleasure in inviting you
all to the Conference and the IGS Annual
Lecture.
Friends, the present Executive Committee is
going to complete its two year term on
December 15, 2010 and it is time to review
the activities / achievements of two years.
During this period, the society on the
recommendations of EC, took several
initiatives to improve the working of
geotechnical professionals and also the image
of the society. An incentive of Rs 20,000/was provided for every activity of the IGS
chapter and also for the Technical Committee.
Several of our chapters took advantage of the
initiative and organised series of activities on
different geotechnical aspects, however, the
work of Technical Committees could not
materialise and did not make
much progress.
Inspite of all odds, the IGC 2009 was
rescheduled and was successfully organised
in February 2010 at Guntur. Special efforts
were made by the Organising committee, and
were fully supported by EC. A large delegation
from India was sent to participate in ICSMGE
at Alexandria, Egypt. The delegation
participated in meetings, chaired/ co-chaired
technical sessions and also made presentations
during the conference. Likewise, IGS could
forward over 45 abstracts for 14th ARC at
Hong Kong and subsequently, forwarded 34
full length papers, which is probably a record
of its sort. IGS forwarded 19 nominations for
different Technical Committees of ISSMGE,
which were accepted by the International
Society. Dr. VVS Rao and Prof G L S Babu
continue to remain Chairman and Secretary
respectively of TC-302 on Forensic
Geotechnical Engineering, whereas, Prof.
Deepankar Chaudhry has been nominated as
secretary of TC-212 on Deep Foundations.
These are certainly proud achievements of
Indian Geotechnical society and also the global
recognition of Indian Geotechnical
professionals.
As you are aware, IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi
Oration (IFTO) series was instituted by IGS
in 2008 to recognise eminence in geotechnical
engineering in India as well as International
level. The First Oration was delivered by Prof.
Harry G. Poulos of Australia, a renowned
International Geotechnical Engineer on
October 2008 at Indore. The Second Oration
was delivered by Prof. M.R. Madhav in
October 2010 at Bangalore, which was
followed by a one day workshop at
Mysore. Both these activities were organised
by Karnataka Geotechnical CentreBangalore.
6th ICEG was organised at New Delhi from
8-12 Nov 2010 on 'Environmental
Geotechnics for Sustainable Development'.
The 5-day congress was attended by 328
delegates from all over the world, representing
about 40 countries. The Congress was
concluded on 12th Nov 2010 with 60 delegates
visiting the 40m high Okhla Landfill and 20m
high Badarpur ashpond. Several other
International activities were also organised on
the sidelines of 6th ICEG, which includes the
1st US-Indo Co-operation workshop on 7th
Nov 2010, ISSMGE Board meeting, 75th
anniversary of ISSMGE, TC-215 Meeting etc.
It was a meticulously planned and well
organised - a truly magic carpet International
Congress. The event has greatly enhanced the
prestige of Indian Geotechnical society. On
behalf of members of IGS, I express hearty
congratulations to Prof. Manoj Datta and his
team for these achievements.
In addition to activities organised by IGS
Chapters, initiatives were taken at
international level to improve co-operation
among geotechnical professionals. I thank all
colleagues of IGS Executive Committee for
their whole hearted co-operation and support
for all these activities.
Friends, recently the democratic process of
electing new Executive Committee were
successfully completed by IGS. The newly
elected EC will take over on 16th Dec 2010
during forthcoming AGM at Mumbai. I
congratulate the newly elected team of EC
and wish them a grand success. I hope that
under the able leadership of Prof. K S Rao as
President, IGS would attain new heights. I
thank the fellow members who participated
in the elections and also the election
office bearers for holding the elections
successfully.
The membership of ISSMGE is still an issue
which is to be followed rigorously to induct
as many members for ISSMGE as possible.
IGS has membership of about 3500, however,
the membership of ISSMGE is yet to touch
400 mark. I hope that the new EC will pursue
the initiative and continue to further the
objectives of IGS.
I wish all members a very happy New
Year!!
Er. Mahavir Bidasaria
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IGC-2011
INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE (GEOCHALLENGES)
15 - 17 December, 2011
Venue:
Hotel Gokulam Park,
Kaloor, Kochi
Organized by:
Indian Geotechnical Society, Kochi Chapter and
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)
INVITATION TO IGC-2011
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
The Annual Conference of the Indian
Geotechnical Society, IGC - 2011 will be held
in Kochi. The Conference aims to bring
together professional engineers, academicians,
researchers, industrialists and others, with
interest in geotechnical engineering and provide
a forum to exchange their experiences.
IGS Kochi Chapter and Cochin University of
Science and Technology(CUSAT), Kochi extend
a hearty invitation to all to attend the
Conference.
Proceedings of the Conference will consist of
papers from keynote, invited and contributing
authors. A CD of the same will also be brought
out.
Cochin University of Science and Technology,
which is cast in the mould of a federal university
and distinctly different from other universities
in the state, is a premier science and technology
university of the country. While striving to
live up to the expectations of the society, the
university has spread its wings far and wide to
encompass new and emerging frontiers across
the academic horizon.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts of Papers on the Conference themes
are invited. Prospective authors are requested
to submit an abstract of about 300 words by
email to: igc2011kochi@gmail.com
The title of the paper, name(s), affiliation(s),
address(es) and email(s) of authors should be
indicated at the top. The theme should be
indicated at the top right corner.Full length
paper shall be in 4 pages in A4 size.
Official language of the Conference is English
IMPORTANT DATES:
1. Last date for submission
of abstract
: March 31, 2011
CONFERENCE THEMES
2. Intimation of acceptance
of abstract
: April 30, 2011
The main theme of the conference is 'Soft Clay
Engineering'
3. Last date of submission
of full length of papers : July 15, 2011
The sub-themes are:
01.
Developments in Geotechnical
laboratory Testing
02.
Field investigations in difficult sub-soil
conditions
03.
Marine Geotechnology
04.
Foundations in problematic soils
05.
NDT and Rehabilitation of foundations
of old structures
06.
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
07.
Field Instrumentation and Monitoring
08.
Innovations in Ground Improvement
09.
Geosynthetics with Natural and
Synthetic Fibres
10.
Deep excavations, earth retaining
structures, land slides and slope stability
11.
Environmental Geotechnics
12.
Remote sensing and GIS applications in
Geotechnical Engineering
13.
Numerical and physical Modelling.
14.
Rock Engineering, tunneling and
underground construction
15.
Case studies in geotechnical Engineering
4. Intimation of acceptance
of full-length papers
: Sept. 15, 2011
REGISTRATION FEES
Upto 31st
Oct.2011
IGS Members#
INR 3,500
Non-IGS Members# INR 4,000
SAARC Countries INR 5,000
Other Countries
USD 250
Senior Citizens,*
INR 1,500
Companions,
Students
After 31 st
Oct. 2011
INR 4,000
INR 4,500
INR 6,000
USD 300
INR 1,500
# IGS Kochi Chapter Members get Rs. 500/- additional
discount.
*Age above 65 years as on October 31, 2011
All payments should be made by Demand Draft in
favour of "Indian Geotechnical Conference - 2011",
payable at Eranakulam
SPONSORSHIP
Annual conference of Indian Geotechnical Society is a prestigious event in which several
professionals and academicians from all over
the world participate. IGC-2011 will provide
an excellent opportunity for interaction
among fraternity representing industries, consulting organizations, construction companies,
government agencies, suppliers, academic and
research institutions and decision makers. An
event like this, with the objective of disseminating recent trends can only be successful
with the help of generous sponsorships. Sponsorships at the following rates of tariff are
welcome from different agencies.
Category
Diamond sponsor*
Platinum sponsor
Gold sponsor
Silver sponsor
Bronze sponsor
Sponsorship
Fee
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
200,000
100,000
50,000
20,000
No. of
free
delegates
5
3
2
1
* Contact Organising Secretary for more details.
In addition, there are sponsorship slots available
for banquet, high tea(s), lunches, dinners, cultural
programme, spouse programme, delegate kit, etc.
EXHIBITION
Geotechnical and environmental consultants
and research organisations, Contractors,
Manufacturers and suppliers of earth equipment, geotechnical laboratory, field testing and
field instrumentation, geosynthetics, technical publications and data acquisition system
developers and suppliers, are invited to display their products in the exhibition arranged
during the conference. An enclosed space of
approximately 3m x 3m with a table, two
chairs and power connection will be available
at a tariff of Rs. 30,000/- for national and US
$ 1200 for foreign exhibitors.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondence should be addressed to:
Dr. Benny Mathews Abraham,
Organizing secretary, IGC-2011,
Division of Civil Engineering,
School of Engineering,
Cochin University of Science and
Technology,
Kochi- 682 022, Kerala.
E-mail: igc2011kochi@gmail.com
URL: www.igc2011kochi.org
Phone:0484-2862402, 2368327
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IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi Oration - 2010
The Karnataka Geotechnical
Centre, Bangalore and the Indian
Geotechnical Society, New Delhi,
has organized the IGS-Ferroco
Terzaghi Oration on Monday, the 4th
October 2010 at 6.00 PM in The
Atria Hotel, Bangalore. Prof M R
Madhav, Professor Emeritus,
JNTU Hyderabad, has delivered this
prestigious oration and the response
was very good. Prof. M.R. Madhav
has been felicitated in the function.
Er. Mahavir Bidasaria, President,
Indian Geotechnical Society has
presided over the function and Prof
B N Raghunandan, Chairman,
Division of Earth & Environmental
Sciences, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, was the Chief Guest for
the function. Prof T G Sitharam,
Chairman, Karnataka Geotechnical
Centre, Bangalore Chapter,
ANNOUNCEMENT
IGS-MR. H.C.VERMA DIMOND
JUBILEE AWARD
Title:
IGS- Mr. H. C. Verma Diamond Jubilee
Award for Innovative Instrument
Design.
Frequency: Biennial
Award:
Rs. 25,000/- Cash, Memento and
Citation to be awarded in 2011.
GUIDELINES
The Entries Should Include:
z
Detailed description of the instrument.
z
Its need, utility and detailed design.
z
Fabrication and calibration procedures
z
Procedure for its use, limitations
z
Results obtained and their validation
z
Schematic sections/diagrams/photographs
z
Papers/reports/documents related to
z
Names and Address of 3 Referees who are
the instrument familiar with the work
Entries shall be Called for during 2011.
For further details please watch
forthcoming IGS NEWS.
welcomed the gathering and Prof
G L Sivakumar Babu, Secretary,
Karnataka Geotechnical Centre,
Bangalore Chapter, has proposed
the vote of thanks. A printed version
of his oration was also circulated
amongst the audience.
INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
Vol. 40, No. 3, July 2010
CONTENTS
PAPERS
Dynamic Analysis of Earth Dam and Embankments
under Earthquake Force
Indrajit Chowdhury and Shambhu P. Dasgupta
143
Ultimate Pullout Capacity of Granular Pile Anchors in
Homogenous Ground
159
Vidyaranya B., M.R. Madhav and Kumar M.
Modelling of Ground Deformation above Circular
Unlined Tunnels in Sand using Geo-Centrifuge
Ashish Juneja and Subhra Dutta
167
Compression Index of Highly Plastic Clays an Empirical Correlation
Vinod P. and Bindu J.
174
Friction Reducer Effects to the Pushed
Pressuremeter Cone Tip
Farid Messaoud and Abdelkader Houam
181
TECHNICAL NOTES
Influence of Pile Diameter on Effective Pile Length
under Earthquake Load
Ayothiraman R. and Chandra Prakash G.
190
Effect of Liquid Waste on the Index and
Engineering Behaviour of Cohesive Soils
Muthukkumaran K.
195
Active Earth Pressure on Retaining
Wall Backfilled with c-φ Soil
Sima Ghosh
201
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3rd INDIAN YOUNG GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS CONFERENCE
(3IYGEC)
NEW DELHI
25-26 March 2011
INVITATION: On behalf of the Indian Geotechnical Society,
the IGS Delhi Chapter invites geotechnical engineers who are
below the age of 35 years (age proof is required) to participate
in the conference. All participants shall be the members of IGS
or IGS Delhi Chapter.
Enthusiastic practicing engineers are also welcome to participate
and share their knowledge of professional practice. Through
this Conference, IGS Delhi Chapter hopes to forge a stronger
symbiotic relationship between the academia and the
professional world.
Please
visit
IGS
Delhi
Chapter ’s
www.igsdelhichapter.com for further details.
website
VENUE: The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) takes pride
in hosting the Conference along with IGS Delhi Chapter.
REGISTRATION FEE: A token registration fee of ` 1000/- is to
be paid by all the participants. Payment shall be made by cheque/
demand draft favoring “IGS Delhi Chapter” payable at Delhi.
THEMES: (i) Theoretical Geotechnics and Numerical Methods
(ii) Laboratory Testing and Instrumentations (iii) Field
Investigations and Case Studies
CALL FOR PAPERS: Young geotechnical engineers who are
members of IGS or IGS Delhi Chapter (aged less than 35 years
as of 31.3.2011) are invited to send extended abstracts of their
papers not exceeding 500 words by e-mail to 3iygec@gmail.com.
The papers may have joint authorship with a senior;
however it has to be presented by only the young geotechnical
engineer.
The abstract should be neatly typed in Times New Roman (font
11) on A-4 size paper and sent to the Organizing Secretary so
as to reach him on or before 31st Dec. 2010. Two hard copies of
the abstract shall be accompanied by the following:
•
Age proof of the Young Geotechnical Engineer
•
Membership number of IGS / IGS Delhi Chapter.
The hard copies shall be sent to Dr. R. Ayothiraman, IIT Delhi.
Chairman
:
Organizing Secretaries :
Authors of papers whose abstracts are selected for presentation
will be intimated by 25th Jan. 2011 for preparing the full-length
paper. Instructions for the preparation of paper will also be
sent along with the intimation.
Full-length papers should reach the organizing committee on
or before 15th February 2011. Papers received after the scheduled
date may not be considered for publication in the conference
proceedings.
SPECIAL ATTRACTION: Attractive prizes will be given for
the best two papers. The awardees may get the opportunity to
participate in a forthcoming International Conference organized
by ISSMGE.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Receipt of abstracts
Intimation to authors
Receipt of Full-length papers
Dates of the Conference
:
:
:
:
31st Dec. 2010
25th Jan. 2010
15th Feb. 2011
25-26 Mar. 2011
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE:
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016.
Email: 3iygec@gmail.com
SPONSORSHIP: The IGS Delhi Chapter invites industry,
government agencies and others to sponsor the conference.
This will provide encouragement to the young engineers in the
pursuit of excellence in Geotechnical Engineering. The names
of the sponsors shall be displayed on the banners at the
conference venue.
The following categories of sponsorship are being offered:
Patron
:
Rs. 25,000/3 delegates free, advertisement on back page of Proceedings
Sponsor
:
Rs. 15,000/2 delegate free, 1 page advertisement in Proceedings
Co-Sponsor :
Rs. 10,000/1 delegate free, half-page advertisement in Proceedings
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Mr. Ravi Sundaram
Co-Chairman
Dr. Vasant Havanagi & Dr. R. Ayothiraman
Treasurer
MEMBERS
Mr. Manish Gupta
Dr. Bappaditya Manna
:
:
Mr. Jai Bhagwan
Dr. G.V. Ramana
Dr. R. Chitra
Dr. Altaf Usmani
Dr. Atul Nanda
Dr. B. Munwar Basha
Mr. G.L. Bansal
Mr. Raunaq Singh
Er. M. Bidasaria
Dr. V. V. S. Rao
Prof. Manoj Datta
Mr. Sanjay Gupta
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Prof. T. Ramamurthy
Prof. Shashi Gulhati
Prof. K. G. Sharma
Dr. A. K. Dhawan
Dr. D. G. Kadkade
Prof. G. V. Rao
Prof. K. S. Rao
Mr. Murari Ratnam
Dr. S. Gangopadhyay
Dr. D.N.Naresh
Dr. D. V. Thareja
Mr. Sudhir Mathur
Mr. Sorabh Gupta
Dr. M.R. Madhav
Dr. V. M. Sharma
Dr. A. Srirama Rao
Mr. Jattinder Singh
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6 ICEG : A Brief Report
6ICEG was awarded to the Indian Geotechnical Society in
October 2007 at the ISSMGE Council Meeting at Brisbane.
A 15-member Organizing Committee planned and executed
the activities with the guidance and help from the Congress
Advisory Committee (headed by President ISSMGE),
Environmental Geotechnics TC5, a National Advisory
Committee and a Technical Committee of the Congress.
The website www.6iceg.org was launched in the second
half of 2008. Abstracts were received till August 2009 and
final papers till June 2010.
6ICEG was held in New Delhi, in India from 8th to 12th
Nov. 2010 with the final day being reserved for site visits.
The theme of the Congress was Environmental Geotechnics
for Sustainable Development. 304 abstracts were received
from 40 countries. 253 papers were finally accepted (69
from India) and published in a 1800 page proceedings (2
Volumes + CD) along with 22 invited papers (including
Mercer lecture). The Congress attracted 328 delegates
from 31 countries of which 88 were from India. The largest
numbers of overseas participants were from Japan, USA
and UK. 161 papers (from amongst 253) were presented
in person in 14 parallel sessions. 18 invited lectures (from
amongst 22) were presented in person and one by video
mode in 8 plenary sessions. An exhibition was organized in
which 28 exhibitors displayed their products and services
at 32 stalls and also made presentations in a dedicated
100-minute Industry Session. There was "A Young
Geoenvironmental Engineers Debate" which focused on
Career Challenges and a panel discussion on R&D
collaborations which deliberated on Opportunities for
Research Partnerships. A special session was held as a
mark of the ISSMGE 75th Anniversary celebration which
dwelled into the past, the present and the future.
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On 12th Nov., 60 delegates undertook a site visit to the 45
meter high Okhla landfill and the 20 meter high Badarpur
Ash pond.
Beside these knowledge sharing sessions and evening
events, a companions program and a fun counter were
arranged to showcase the rich culture and heritage of India
and also to create a festive mood among the delegates
from all round the world. Evening events comprised of a
cultural program featuring dances of India and Bollywood
followed by a welcome banquet (with a band in attendance)
on 8th Nov.; a visit to the Red Fort and its sound & light
show on 9th Nov.; and a reception on 10th Nov. in the
form of a mela (rural fair with juggler show, puppetry, clay
pottery, bangle making on display). The companions
program comprised of 6 visits - to Dilli Haat, Humayun's
Tomb, National Museum, Cottage Emporium, Qutub Minar,
Akshardham Temple - and demonstration of Saree Tying,
Rangoli, Mehendi etc. The Fun Counter provided elephant
rides, camel rides, autorickshaw rides, cycle rickshaw rides,
yoga session, meditation session and laughter session to
interested delegates.
PHOTO FEATURE
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Local Chapter News
IGS Bangalore Chapter Mysore
A one day National Workshop on
"Geotechnical Engineering for
Infrastructural Development" was
organized at Sri Jayachamarajendra
College of Engineering, Mysore on
Tuesday, the 5th October 2010.
Karnataka Geotechnical Center of
Indian Geotechnical Society, Sri
Jayachamarajendra College of
Engineering and National Institute of
Engineering were the joint hosts.
Mysore, the cultural capital of
Karnataka has grown rapidly over the
years. It has been declared as the
second cleanest city in the country
(rating by Urban Development
Ministry) and fourth important tourist
attraction in the world (according to
New York Times Survey).
The national focus has been on the
development of railway and road
network
including
golden
quadrilateral, introduction of metro
trains and increase in mass transport
system in cities, enhancing the growth
IGS Baroda Chapter
Under the auspicious of Indian
Geotechnical Society - Baroda
Chapter in association with Applied
Mechanics Dept. of M.S. University
and Gujarat Engineering Research
Institute (GERI), two days national
workshop on 25-26 June, 2010 was
organized at Conference Room of
GERI, Race Course, Vadodara. The
subject of the Workshop on "Soil
of energy sectors, improving tourist
inflow etc. There has been considerable
increase in urban population with the
migration from villages. All these lead
to the necessity of constructional
activities and structures such as
bridges, embankments, retaining walls,
tunnels and underground structures,
foundations for tall and complicated
structures, transmission line networks,
buried pipe lines are the important
ingredients of infrastructure and basic
amenities.
A total of about 175 delegates
participated in the program. Er. Mahavir
Bidasaria,
President
Indian
Geotechnical Society, New Delhi
inaugurated the workshop. Prof. M. R.
Madhav, Professor Emeritus, J.N.T.U,
Hyderabad, Visiting Professor, IIT,
Hyderabad, President, International
Association of Lowland Technology,
Vice President for Asia, International
Society of Soil Mechanics &
Geotechnical Engineering (2005-09)
was the guest of honour. The workshop
was conducted at the Seminar Hall of
Center for management Studies at Sri
Jayachamarajendra College of
Engineering, Mysore.
Apart from Indian Geotechnical Society
many organizations supported the
workshop financially for whom the
organizers are highly obliged. Ferro
Concrete Constructions (India) Pvt.
Ltd. - Indore, Ultra Tech Cements Bangalore, Visvesvaraya Technological
University - Belgaum, Karnataka Rural
Exploration and Foundation Design".
About 100 delegates from various parts
of the country of educational insti-
Infrastructural
Development
Corporation - Mysore, M. G.
Constructions - Mysore and a few
local engineers were the other
sponsors.
Prof. S. K. Prasad of Sri
Jayachamarajendra College of
Engineering and Prof. K. V. Shivaram
of National Institute of Engineering
were the Organizing Secretaries. Prof.
B. G. Sangameshwara, Principal, Sri
Jayachamarajendra College of
Engineering, Prof. Syed Shakeeb Ur
Rahman, Vice Principal and HOD,
Civil
Engineering
at
Sri
Jayachamarajendra College of
Engineering, Prof. G. S. Suresh, HOD,
Civil Engineering, National Institute of
Engineering, Prof. T. G. Sitharam,
Chairman and Prof. Shivakumar Babu,
Secretary of Karnataka Geotechnical
Center, Er. Jai Bhagawan, Honorary
Secretary, Indian Geotechnical
Society expressed happiness that
many top personalities from across the
country gathered under one roof to
discuss on the issue of infrastructural
development which is the need of the
hour. The deliberations were well
received by the audience
tutions, Government organizations
and professional bodies, participated.
The Workshop inaugurated by shri
Navalqwala, Technical Advisor of
C.M., Govt. of Gujarat and presided
by Shri Hari Mishra, Dean, Faculty
of Tech. & Engg., M.S. University
of Baroda. Shri V.N. Tailor, City
Engineer, VMSS and Shri K.S. Rana,
DGM, GERI were the guest of
honour of inaugural function.
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Dr. A.V. Shroff introduced dignitaries
and narrated the achievements of
Indian Geotechnical Society. Shri U.K.
Sarvaiya welcomed the dignitaries and
delegates. Various experts Speakers:
Dr. V.V.S. Rao, Dr. S.K. Prasad,
Shri D.B. Mahajan, Dr. A.R. Katti,
Shri Sanjay Gupta, Dr. K.S. Rao,
Shri H.P. Pandya, Dr. C.H. Solanki,
Shri Jattinder Singh, Dr. N.H. Joshi,
Dr. D.L. Shah, Dr. Kandarp Thakkar,
Dr. D.M. Pancholi, Dr. A.M.
Deshmukh, Shri Hitesh Desai, Dr. D.M.
Dewaikar, Shri A.K. Shah, Dr. Naresh
Gor, Dr. Sweta Dave delivered the
lectures on various themes of Soil
Exploration and Foundation Design
during these two days National
Workshop.
Valedictory address was delivered by
Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. S.M. Joshi
of M.S. University. At the end Shri
Prakash Santwani extended the vote
of thanks.
IGS Kakinada Chapter
Kakinada, hailed the contributions of
Terzaghi. He said that many wonders
in geotechnical engineering were
possible because of the theories
postulated him. He cited the
construction of the Shanghai airport in
China and Burj Dubai as only a few
examples possible only with the
application of principles of geotechnical
engineering, he added.
Delegates and Speaker in the Hall during the
Inauguration
Indian Geotechnical Society, Kakinada
Chapter celebrated the 127th of birth
Anniversary of the father of soil
mechanics Karl Von Terzaghi on 2nd
October 2010. In this connection, a
seminar on Foundations and
Construction Techniques in Soils
(FACTS) was organized.
Inaugurating the seminar, Prof. Allam
Appa Rao, Vice-chancellor, Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University:
Release of Seminar Proceedings
IGS Kolkata Chapter
The Geotechnical Study Circle,
Kolkata has started organizing
"GEOTECHNICAL LECTURE
SERIES" by eminent speakers across
the globe with the objective of bridging
between the practicing engineers and
academicians considering specific
projects dealing with Planning,
Presiding over the function, Prof.
Ajjarapu Srirama Rao, Chairman, IGS
Kakinada Chapter, recalled the words
of Terzaghi, who cautioned about the
danger of treating foundations as step
children. Prof. GVR Prasada Raju,
chairman of the organizing committee
gave an account of the activities of IGS
Kakinada chapter since its inception.
Dr. K. Ramu, Organising secretary
presented a report on the seminar. Er.
V.S. Chalapathi Rao proposed a vote
of thanks. Dr. V. Ravindra, Registrar
of JNTU Kakinada released the
proceeding volume of the seminar
while Dr. E.V. Prasad, Principal,
University College of Engineering,
Kakinada released CDs of the
proceedings of the seminar.
Over 150 delegates attended the
Seminar. Prof. K. Prakash, Prof. S.V.
Rama Swamy, Prof. P. V Sivapullaiah,
Prof. K. Rajagopal, G.L. Siva
Kumar Babu and others delivered
lectures.
exploration, design, construction
(difficulties and site-solutions) and
instrumentation if any. These high
quality lecture notes will be made
available to the geotechnical fraternity
in bound volume.
The Fifth geotechnical lecture series
was oraginized by Geotechnical Study
Circle, Kolkata in association with Civil
Engineering Department, Bengal
Engineering and Science University
Shibpur at BESUS on October 01,
2010. On the day Prof. K. S. Rao
delivered lecture on Slope Stability
Analysis of Chenab Bridge Abutments
in the Himalayas. The lecture was
extremely well attended by experts from
the industry, academics and various
Government organizations. Budding
Engineers also participated in the
Lecture. About 110 delegates and
invitees participated and actively took
part in the deliberations during the
above mentioned presentation. The
resounding success of this
GEOTECHNICAL
LECTURE
SERIES has acted as a huge morale
booster to the local chapter.
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IGS Visakhapatnam Chapter
A two day Workshop on "Soil
Investigations-Case Studies" was
organized during October 1-2, 2010
by Indian Geotechnical Society,
Visakhapatnam Chapter in association
with the Department of Civil
Engineering, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam. The workshop was
inaugurated by Prof. Beela
Satyanarayana, Hon' Vice-Chancellor,
Andhra University. Prof. C.N.V.
Satyanarayana Reddy, college of
Engineering, Andhra University and
Honorary
Secretary,
IGS
Visakhapatnam Chapter coordinated
the workshop.
During inaugural address, Prof. Beela
Satyanarayana stressed the need for
proper soil investigations for stability
of structures and safety of people.
Prof. G.S.N. Raju, Principal, A.U.
college of engineering appreciated the
efforts of Department of Civil
engineering and Indian Geotechnical
Society Visakhapatnam chapter in
organization of such workshop of
greater importance for practicing Civil
Engineers. Sri B. Jayarami Reddy,
Chief
Engineer,
GVMC,
Visakhapatnam urged the engineers of
various organisations to actively
involve in the workshop and to gain
knowledge on planning of soil
investigations
for
proposed
constructions
On 1st October 2010, 5 lectures were
delivered by Prof. V.B. Sarma, former
Professor, Andhra University, Prof.
C.N.V. Satyanarayana Reddy, Sri K.
Rama Chandra Rao, Chief Engineer,
Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Prof. K.
Nagendra Prasad, S.V. University,
Tirupati and Prof K. Jagadeeswara Rao,
Andhra University.
On 2nd October, 5 more lectures were
arranged by Prof. R. Rama Rao,
Former Professor, Andhra University &
Chairman, IGS Visakhapatnam Chapter,
Prof. E. Saibaba Reddy, JNT University,
Hyderabad, Prof. S.R. Gandhi, IIT
Madras and Sri C.V. Krishna Rao,
Former Assoc. Prof., Andhra
University.
valedictory function of workshop.
The 127th Birthday of Karl Terzaghi
and birthday of Father of Nation
"Mahatma Gandhi" were celebrated
during the valedictory function. Prof.
R. Rama Rao, Chairman, IGS
Visakhapatnam presided over the
valedictory function. Mr. Naga
Venkat, Final B.E (Civil Engg.) student
was awarded with cash prize for
securing highest percentage of marks
in Geotechnical Engineering courses.
About 120 Delegates from different
engineering departments namely
GVMC, VUDA, Visakhapatnam Port
Trust, Essar Steels, Coramandal
Fertilizers Limited, HPCL, Irrigation
Department, Public Health Engg.
Dept., R&B Dept., Essar Steels,
DCIL, AP police housing corporation
ltd., NCC, IVRCL, Sheladia
Associates, SGS Pvt. Ltd., etc.,
researchers and academicians
participated in the event.
Prof. S.R. Gandhi and Prof. E. Saibaba
Reddy were the guests of honour at the
OBITUARY
Professor B V Ranganatham (1930-2010)
It is with profound sorrow, we announce the passing away of Prof B V Ranganatham of Department of
Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on 6th August 2010 at Chennai.
Prof Ranganatham graduated from Madras University from the College of Engineering, Guindy in 1954.
He served for a short period in the Irrigation Department. After obtaining DIC and M.Sc.(Engg) from
London University, he joined IISc. in 1957 as a faculty member in the then Civil and Hydraulic Engineering
Department and started his research, teaching and consultancy career in the field of Geotechnical Engineering. Later, he
obtained his PhD from Liverpool University. Prof Ranganatham served IISc. right from 1957 till his retirement in 1990, in various
capacities as warden of Students Hostels, as Chairman of Civil Engineering Department and as Dean of Engineering Faculty.
In his illustrious career, he guided 18 PhD's, 4 M.Sc.(Engg), theses, besides a large number of M.E. dissertations. His research
publications number more than 100. He also organized many symposia and conferences, including the 5th ARC at IISc. in 1975.
In the sad demise of Prof Ranganatham, his students and colleagues in particular, and the Indian Geotechnical Community in
general, have lost a much-respected intellectual and a warm-hearted person.
May his soul rest in peace.
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PRESIDENT
Congratulations
to the Newly Elected
IGS Executive Committee
2011-12
K.S. Rao
(DF-0041)
M E M B E R S (17)
Hitesh H. Desai
(LF-0349)
G.N. Gandhi
(LF-0196)
Abhay Gupta
(LM-1616)
R.K. Kulkarni
(DF-0049)
Satyendra Mittal
(LM-0811)
A. Murali Krishna
(LM-2131)
Dasaka S. Murty
(LM-2468)
V. Padmavathi
(LM-2434)
S.K. Prasad
(LM-1881)
G.V.R. Prasada Raju
(LF-0450)
S.V. Ramaswamy
(LF-0107)
H.N. Ramesh
(LM-1550)
M. Rama Rao
(LM-1973)
M.V. Ratnam
(DF-0021)
A S S O C I AT E M E M B E R (1)
N.K. Samadhiya
(LF-0396)
D.L. Shah
(LM-0656)
R.K. Srivastava
(LF-0388)
I N S T I T U T I O N M E M B E R S (2)
Vacant
Vacant
CRRI, New Delhi
(IM-0017)
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GEOTECHNICAL CALENDAR
INDIA
2010
ABROAD
2011
May 23-27
Hong Kong, China
March 13-16
Dallas, Texas, USA
14th ARC on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering organized by The Hong
Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES), Dept.
of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong
Kong Polytechnic University (Poly U)
Conference: Geo-Frontiers 2011
"Advances in Sustainable Barrier Materials/
Geo-Environmental Engineering"
Contact:
Gemmina Di Emidio
Asst. Academic Personnel
Laboratory of Geotechnics
Ghent University, Technologiepark 905,
9052 ZWIJNAARDE
E-mail: gemmina, diemidio@ugent.be
http://terzaghi.ugent.be
May 16-18
Roma-Italy
7th TC28 International Symposium
"Geotechnical Aspects of Underground
Construction in Soft Ground" to be held in
Roma (Italy)
Contact:
Conference Secretariat
Well Done Group
Via Bevagna, 46-00191, Roma, Italy
E-mail: info@tc28-roma.org
Website: www.tc28-roma.org
May 18-20
Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
3rd IC on "Geotechnical Engineering for
Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation 2011
and 5th IC on Geotechnical and Highway
Engineering" supported by ISSMGE TC-39,
TC-4 and TC-3.
Contact:
Secretariat: Ir. H. Wuryanto, MSc (IRDA),
Indonesia, Indonesian Road Dev. Association
(IRDA) of Central Java
Jl. Puri Anjasmoro Blok I.1 No.12
Semarang - 50144, Indonesia
E-mail: hpjijateng@yahoo.co.id
geoconfina@yahoo.com
Website: http://reliability.geoengineer.org/
GEDMAR2011
Key Dates :
Abstracts
31 Dec.2009
Acceptance
31 March 2010
Full Papers
30 Sept.2010
Acceptance
December 2010
Conference Fees:
Registration fees:
US $450 (HK $3500)
Concession for students & young engineers
Conference website:
http://www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/14arc
For Details Contact:
Prof. J.H. Yin
Dept. of Civil & Structural Engg.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kowloon, Hong Kong
E-mail: 14arc.2011@polyu.edu.hk
August 31 - September 03
Seoul, Korea
5th IS on Deformation Characteristics of
Geomaterials (IS - Seoul 2011) supported by
ISSMGE TC-29
Contact:
Prof. Dong-Soo Kim
Gen. Secretary of IS - Seoul 2011
E-mail: is-seoul@kaist.ac.kr
2012
February 15-18
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
4th IC on "Grouting and Deep Mixing"
Corrspond:
Grouting and Deep Mixing 2012
C/o DFI
326 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506 USA
E-mail: staff@dfi.org
Website: www.grout2012.org
December 14-15
IIT Bombay, Powai
IS on Forensic Approach to Analysis of
Geohazard Problems will be held at IITBombay, Powai, Mumbai. The Conference
is held under the auspices of ISSMGE TC302 in collaboration with Indian
Geotechnical Society and Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay.
Key Dates:
Submission of Abstracts: Aug.16, 2010
Acceptance
: Sept.01, 2010
Full Paper
: Oct.01, 2010
Participation Fee:
Foreign Participants
Indian
*Does not include accommodation
For Details Contact:
Org. Chairman: Dr. V.V.S. Rao
Org. Secretary: Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu
Dept. of Civil Engg.
I.I.Sc. Bangalore - 560 012, India
E-mail: gls@civil.iisc.ernet.in
Website: www.org.igs.in
December 16-18, 2010
Mumbai
Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC-2010
organised by IGS-Mumbai Chapter & Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Theme of the Conference GEOtrendz.
Address for Correspondence:
Prof. B.V. S. Viswanadham
Organising Secretary, IGC-2010
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 INDIA
Email: igc2010@civil.iitb.ac.in
igc2010@gmail.com
URL: www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~igc2010/
http://igsmumbai.wordpress.com
Tel: +91-22-25767344/25767322
Fax: +91-22-25767302
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