Contents Message from President Towards Best Practices in Geotechnical Engineering IGS signs MoU with DIPM Conference Reports and Chapter News Report on Sixth IGS- Ferroco Terzaghi Oration 2018 Report on ISSMGE TC-207 Workshop Guidelines for Professional Forum A Brief Report on IGC-2018 Glimpses – IGC-2018 IGS Awards Presented during IGC-2018 Guidelines for the Formation of Student Chapters of IGS Members News Geotechnical Events Calendar Welcome to New Members FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY Message from President Volume 50 No. 04 IGS NEWS October-December 2018 Editor : Prof. J.T. Shahu A Bulletin of the Indian Geotechnical Society Dear distinguished colleagues During the period October to December 2018, many chapters conducted technical programs and communicated the reports to IGS. They include Agartala, Baroda, Bangalore, Kochi, Kolkata, Indore, Goa, Indore, Ludhiana, Tirupati, Guntur and Visakhapatnam. Finally the mega event of IGS, Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018 was conducted in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Thus, many chapters through out the year, have conducted technical programs of high quality and relevance on important themes in Geotechnical engineering for the benefit of professionals, academicians and students. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and IGS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and it is agreed that a number of workshops need to be conducted to create awareness about quality in geotechnical investigations in the country. The first workshop was conducted by Bangalore Chapter and many chapters have agreed to host similar workshops in different places. The current process of accreditation is by a few disconnected individual tests and this practice does not give sufficient information for geotechnical design and analysis. However, laboratories claim recognition based on limited tests. IGS members need to highlight that a few standard tests (in situ and laboratory) are required to make proper assessment of soil response to loading and in some special cases, a few additional tests are also required to provide a better understanding of response in expansive soils, liquefiable soils, organic deposits, waste like materials such as municipal solid wastes, sludges etc. The strength parameters need to be based on effective stresses and this is not done in most of the situations as direct shear tests are used for evaluation. As a result, some of the test results report high cohesion and low friction angle for normally consolidated soils which is in complete disagreement with concepts of critical state soil mechanics! This leads to overestimation of safety factors as most of the factor of safety equations demonstrate the overriding influence of cohesion term. It is hoped that the proposed workshops in association with NABL lead to better approaches for design and analysis in geotechnical practice. The Indian Geotechnical Conference held in Bangalore was very successful and the technical content, quality of lectures and the organization of the programs including the pre-conference workshop by the ISSMGE Technical Committee on Soil Structure Interaction and Retaining Walls (TC-207) were excellent. IGS places on record the sincere thanks and appreciations to the organizing Team of Prof. P V Sivapullaiah, Prof. Madhavi Latha, Prof. H N Ramesh, Dr. Parthasarathy, Prof. K.V. Vijayendra and others for the excellent work. The conference also became a fertile ground for announcement and initiation of many technical programs by various Technical Committees of ISSMGE representing IGS. Foremost is the International Symposium of Geotechnical Aspects of Heritage (ISGHS2019) scheduled to be held at IIT Madras during 16-18 September 2019 by IGS-Chennai Chapter and National Centre for Safety of Heritage Structure (NCSHS-IITM) with the support of ISSMGE (TC301). Let us support the conference, understand the latest trends and also pay rich tributes to ancient traditions in geotechnics which gave us the legacy of ancient heritage. I thank Prof. J T Shahu, members of the Executive Committee of IGS and members of different Sub Committees (SCs) during the term 2017-18, IGS office and many other experts for the contributions, cooperation and guidance in the mission of IGS. On behalf of IGS, I welcome the new EC team, sub-committee members and other experts who can contribute to geotechnical engineering through IGS. Wish you all a very and prosperous New Year 2019. Let us promote better Geotechnics to create better world! Prof G L Sivakumar Babu
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Message from President Towards Best Practices in Geotechnical Engineering IGS signs MoU with DIPM Conference Reports and Chapter News Report on Sixth IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi Oration 2018 Report on ISSMGE TC-207 Workshop Guidelines for ProfessionalForum A Brief Report on IGC-2018 Glimpses – IGC-2018 IGS Awards Presented during IGC-2018 Guidelines for the Formation of Student Chapters of IGS Members News Geotechnical Events Calendar Welcome to New Members
FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY
Message from President
Volume 50No.
04 IGS NEWSOctober-December 2018
Editor : Prof. J.T. Shahu
A Bulletin of the Indian Geotechnical Society
Dear distinguished colleagues
During the period October to December 2018, many chapters conducted technical programs and communicated the reports to IGS. They include Agartala, Baroda, Bangalore, Kochi, Kolkata, Indore, Goa, Indore, Ludhiana, Tirupati, Guntur and Visakhapatnam. Finally the mega event of IGS, Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018 was conducted in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Thus, many chapters through out the year, have conducted technical programs of high quality and relevance on important themes in Geotechnical engineering for the benefit of professionals, academicians and students.National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and IGS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and it is agreed that a number of workshops need to be conducted to create awareness about quality in geotechnical investigations in the country. The first workshop was conducted by Bangalore Chapter and many chapters have agreed to host similar workshops in different places. The current process of accreditation is by a few disconnected individual tests and this practice does not give sufficient information for geotechnical design and analysis. However, laboratories claim recognition based on limited tests. IGS members need to highlight that a few standard tests (in situ and laboratory) are required to make proper assessment of soil response to loading and in some special cases, a few additional tests are also required to provide a better understanding of response in expansive soils, liquefiable soils, organic deposits, waste like materials such as municipal solid wastes, sludges etc. The strength parameters need to be based on effective stresses and this is not done in most of the situations as direct shear tests are used for evaluation. As a result, some of the test results report high cohesion and low friction angle for normally consolidated soils which is in complete disagreement with concepts of critical state soil mechanics! This leads to overestimation of
safety factors as most of the factor of safety equations demonstrate the overriding influence of cohesion term. It is hoped that the proposed workshops in association with NABL lead to better approaches for design and analysis in geotechnical practice.
The Indian Geotechnical Conference held in Bangalore was very successful and the technical content, quality of lectures and the organization of the programs including the pre-conference workshop by the ISSMGE Technical Committee on Soil Structure Interaction and Retaining Walls (TC-207) were excellent. IGS places on record the sincere thanks and appreciations to the organizing Team of Prof. P V Sivapullaiah, Prof. Madhavi Latha, Prof. H N Ramesh, Dr. Parthasarathy, Prof. K.V. Vijayendra and others for the excellent work. The conference also became a fertile ground for announcement and initiation of many technical programs by various Technical Committees of ISSMGE representing IGS. Foremost is the International Symposium of Geotechnical Aspects of Heritage (ISGHS2019) scheduled to be held at IIT Madras during 16-18 September 2019 by IGS-Chennai Chapter and National Centre for Safety of Heritage Structure (NCSHS-IITM) with the support of ISSMGE (TC301). Let us support the conference, understand the latest trends and also pay rich tributes to ancient traditions in geotechnics which gave us the legacy of ancient heritage.
I thank Prof. J T Shahu, members of the Executive Committee of IGS and members of different Sub Committees (SCs) during the term 2017-18, IGS office and many other experts for the contributions, cooperation and guidance in the mission of IGS. On behalf of IGS, I welcome the new EC team, sub-committee members and other experts who can contribute to geotechnical engineering through IGS.
Wish you all a very and prosperous New Year 2019.
Let us promote better Geotechnics to create better world!
Prof G L Sivakumar Babu
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TOWARDS BEST PRACTICES IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN AUSTRALIADr Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES IN CANADASai K. Vanapalli, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor, Génie Civil | Civil Engineering, Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa
161 Louis-Pasteur St. | Room A015 (CBY) Ottawa ON K1N 6N5E-mail: [email protected]; (Tél.) 613-562-5800 x. 6638; (Fax) 613-562-5173
National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), Australia is Australia’s leading autonomous body assessing the competence of organisations, implementing standards across the broad range of social and commercial fields, including mining and construction materials, health and pathology. The assessment by NATA increases confidence and trust in services, mitigates the risk and improves the tendering process. Since 1947, NATA is responsible for the accreditation of laboratories, inspection of bodies, and calibration services. It also provides reference materials and details of testing scheme providers throughout the Australia. Currently, NATA’s mutual recognition arrangements cover more than 60 organisations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. The list is expanding as the value of accreditation to international trade is recognised and NATA looks to the future and Australia’s place in the global market.
In the field of geotechnical and civil construction materials testing, NATA has provided its application document in ISO/IEC 17025 which recommends to follow the guidelines at each accredited site, including that for sampling and field testing. Any of the following test plans need to be endorsed by the NATA for the compliance with international standards.
In Canada, all geotechnical testing is undertaken by only certified or approved labs, who hire trained technicians. And, these labs go thru an accreditation process once in four years. The technicians working in the labs are qualified individuals (at least undergraduate degree or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering) even only college degree is a minimum qualifications. In some cases they receive additional training in university or research labs such that they are more familiar with ASTM or other regulatory protocols. Some testing is also undertaken by University labs; however, they are typically busy. In many cases, university help with some specialized tests. More specialized test results have to be certified by
• Purpose of the test
• Test methods
• Applicable standard/specification
• Test results
NATA can also tailor its services to meet the needs of particular organisations. Indeed, NATA has a strong record of developing specialist accreditation programs for particular industry or professional needs. NATA has also extended its scope for accreditation to the following:
Considerable information on geotechnical related information can be obtained from the website (https://www.nata.com.au/) by searching using geotechnical keywords.
a Professional Engineer, who is licensed. When licensed engineer signs the test results report, they are accountable.
Also, these technicians have professional licenses (or memberships from professional organizations) to conduct these tests. They are members of professional organizations and they have to renew their membership on a regular basis. Their membership is renewed only if they get their mandatory hours of training or education on an annual basis (it is about 20 to 40 hours training, annually). These technicians go to conferences or workshops or webinars on a regular basis and provide evidence that they are familiar with the state-of-the-art practice of laboratory tests / field tests.
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IGS signs MoU with DIPM
DIPM (Defence Infrastructure Planning & Management) Council of India is a registered non-profit educational, literary, Scientific Society working in the field of Infrastructure Technology, Innovations, Sustainable Development, Project Management, Contract Management, Project Delivery, Skilling India etc. in general and Defence sector in particular, in Government/Public/Private sectors. It is an association of engineering officers of GoI working in different areas such as railways, defence etc. IGS and DIPM have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 16th November 2018 at IIT Delhi to work together and create a common platform to share knowledge and help their members learn from Industry experts. Some key features of this MoU are given below:
DIPM Council of India & IGS shall exchange information on the latest developments in their respective areas that are of common interest, and jointly work in conducting programs to benefit the members of the infrastructure Industry.
DIPM Council of India will give due publicity to IGC by posting one promotional page on their website. IGS
will reciprocate by promoting DIPM Council of India exhibition and conference.
IGS & DIPM Council of India will consider sending Speakers with domain expertise to one another’s Conferences/Seminars to facilitate cross-flow of knowledge.
DIPM Council of India will authorize IGS to promote DIPM Council of India learning programs by offering these courses to IGS members at concessional rates.
IGS will welcome DIPM Members to attend IGS organised Education & Training Programs.
IGS and DIPM Council of India will make their publications available to the members of the two organizations at concessional prices.
DIPM Council of India would support the development of joint articles on the issues that concern DIPM and Indian Geotechnical Society.
DIPM Council of India & IGS will both encourage Members of their Society to apply for the membership of the other Society.
41ST IGS ANNUAL LECTURE 2019The prestigious
41st IGS Annual Lecture 2019will be delivered by Prof. K.S. Rao, IIT-Delhi
during IGC-2019, Surat(December 19-21, 2019)
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CONFERENCE REPORTS AND CHAPTER NEWS
IGS Agartala ChapterNewly formed IGS Agartala Chapter organized a two-day National Conference during 2-3 Nov., 2018 on Geo-hazards and Future Developments of Civil Engineering and a formal inauguration of IGS Agartala Local Chapter also held on 2-11-2018. The Hon’ble Minister for Education (Higher & School), Law etc. Dept., Govt. of Tripura, Mr. Ratan Lal Nath graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The Hon’ble Director of NIT Agartala Prof. H. K. Shama addressed the gathering. A lecture programme also was organized in a Hotel at Agartala City with high level field engineers/academicians of State & Central Govt. and other organisations. In the Inaugural programme on 02-11-2018 morning in the Auditorium of NIT Agartala, more than 325 (approx.) participants attended. The programme was very much successful in presence of Prof. D. Choudhury of IIT Bombay, Prof.
IGS Baroda ChapterIGS Baroda chapter organised a two day national seminar on Software Applications in G eotechnical Engineering during 6,7 October,2018. The event is inaugurated by Prof Dr Arun Prata, Dean Faculty of Technology & Engineering, M S University of Baroda & presided by Prof Sarad Joshi, ex- Pro-ice Chancellor, M S University. Prof A V Shroff welcomed the dignitaries, experts , & delegates. Er H P Pandya introduced the dignitaries while Prof DL Shah explained the technical contents of the seminar.
G2 & ALP have delivered lectures on numerous applications of software in geo technology and exhibited the same by taking part in Exhibition which was inaugurated by PVC Prof Joshi. Various experts from IITs, consultants and academicians from various Universities presented various case studies utilising these softwares. About 150 delegates attended the seminar and participated in the discussion during seven technical sessions. At the end of first day, banquet was arranged on the eve of grand seminar followed by melodious orchestra musical evening program.
In concluding session, Prof Shroff introduced the dignitaries while Prof D L Shah summarised the proceedings of the seminar held during the two days. Dr R C Chobe, GMD-HR, Gujarat energy Training Institute (GETRI), Govt, of Gujarat gave convocation address & distributed the certificates to the delegates. Mr Santwani extended with vote of thanks to dignitaries, experts, representatives of the soft ware companies, sponsor & delegates.
Mahajan and many more. Prof. Sujit Kumar Pal, Chairman of IGS Agartala Local Chapter presented the inaugural speech and Dr. Rajib Saha, Secretary of IGS Agartala Local Chapter presented the vote of thanks. In the programme, 03 key note speeches, 01 special speech and 22 technical papers all together 26 papers published & 25 papers presented in three different technical sessions of two days Conference.
D. K. Baidya of IIT Kharagpur, Prof. A. Ghosh of IIEST Shibpur & Dr. R.
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Dr. Luiz de Mello inaugurating the event
A view of the Program
Symposium on Women in Geotechnics – awardees with chief guests
IGS Goa ChapterGoa Engineering College (GEC) in collaboration with Indian Geotechnical society (IGS), Goa chapter recently organized its annual flagship event, Dr. Victor de Mello Goa lecture which was second in the series and delivered by his own son Dr. Luiz Guilherme de Mello from Sao Paolo, Brazil on 15th October. He delivered the lecture on “Some case studies with lessons to learn from Dam Engineering” which was the topic always at heart of Dr. Victor de Mello, who was Goa-born geotechnical engineer and internationally recognized authority in dams, the only Indian who delivered the prestigious Rankine lecture in UK in 1977. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Luiz de Mello, Professor at Escola Politécnica Universidade de São Paulo and Director Vecttor Projects, Brazil, recalled his and his father’s memories of Panaji Goa. He presented the detailed and in-depth case studies of two major dams in Amazon basin of Brazil. Earlier, he inaugurated the Lecture series in the presence of Prof. Sivakumar Babu, President of Indian Geotechnical Society and Prof Deepankar Choudhury, Institute chair Professor at IIT Bombay and Executive Committee member IGS. Prin. V N Shet, Prof. K G Guptha, Prof. Purnanand Savoikar and Prof Nisha Naik were also present on the dais. Mrs.
Cecilia de Mello- wife of Luiz de Mello and Mr. Savio de Mello and Mr. Manuel Pereira, Victor’s close relatives were also present.
GEC toppers Ms. Mandira Mhablu Faldesai was presented with IGS Gold Medal for topping in M. E. foundation Engineering Exams of Goa University at the hands of Luiz de Mello and Prof Babu, while Ms. Manasi Sunil Raut was presented with IGS cash award of Rs. 3000/- for topping in Geotechnical Engineering subjects at third year B E. Civil Engineering of Goa University at the hands of Prof. Choudhury and Prof. V N Shet. Prof. Savoikar welcomed the delegates and laid down the purpose of the lecture series. Prof. Guptha, Prof. Shet, Prof Babu and Prof. Choudhury also presented their views. Prof. Savoikar presented the life sketch and notable contributions of Dr. Victor de Mello. Prof Smita Aldonkar compered the entire day’s event while Prof Shwetha Prasanna proposed vote of thanks. This lecture was followed by invited theme lectures on reliability analysis on filtration criteria and stability issues of tailing dam and canal sections in India during earthquakes by Prof. G. L. Sivakumar Babu, and Prof. Deepankar Choudhury. The event was sponsored by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Maccaferri, Alcon Industries and Indian Geotechnical Society.
The outstanding and illustrious women in the field of Geotechnical Engineering were honoured in the special symposium on “Women in Geotechnics” which was perhaps first of its kind in the country, to honour women who have phenomenal achievements in this field. Prof. Gali Madhavi Latha, Prof. IISC Bengaluru, Dr. R. Chitra, Joint Director, Central Soils and Materials Research Station, New Delhi, Dr. Neelima Satyam, Prof. IIT Indore and Ms. Minimol Korulla, Vice President, Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd. were felicitated at the hands of Prof. Babu and Prof Choudhury. Prof. Madhavi Latha presented talk on the foundations for Chenab bridge which she had designed while Dr. Chitra presented talk on embankment dams and she shared her research and consultancy assignments. Ms. Minimol presented the case studies on the flexible retaining structures she had designed including the prestigious Sikkim airport retaining structure. Prof Neelima presented her research talk on pile soil structure interaction. Prof. Nisha summarized the proceedings while Prof Sumitra compered the valedictory session and proposed vote of thanks. This technical mega event was attended by over 120 engineers and students from Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Faculty and staff of civil engineering department contributed in the making this event a memorable one.
IGS Guntur ChapterThe IGS-Guntur Chapter in association with Dept. of Civil Engineering, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh conducted a Three-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Forensics in Geotechnical Engineering” from 15th to 17th November, 2018 Under
AICTE MARGADARSHAN. There was overwhelming response to this FDP and about 62 participants attended the FDP from various engineering colleges in and around Vijayawada and Guntur.
Prof. A. V. Ratna Prasad, Principal mentioned that these FDP’s would provide a platform to the young faculties on which they could expand
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IGS Indore ChapterIndore Geotechnical Society, Indore Chapter in association with Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Department, SGSITS, Indore organised its very popular biannual activity namely National Seminar on Geotechnical Problems – Case Studies (NSGPC-18) on 13th October 2018. This activity
the horizons of their knowledge. Prof. Ch. Srinivas, Head of the Department, Civil Engineering and convener of this program explained that this FDP would helpful for academicians to get an over view in how to conduct forensic investigations and analyze the causes of failure in geotechnical structures.
On First day of FDP there were three speakers for the technical session. Prof. P. V. Sivapullaiah, Former Professor, IISc Bangalore and present Pro Vice-Chancellor, GITAM University, Bangalore discussed on “Uncharacteristic Behavior of Soils, Failures and Remedial Measures”. Mr. A. Madan Kumar, Head of Engineering, Keller India, Chennai, discussed on “Significance of Forensic Soil Investigation in Civil Engineering Industry”. Er. T. Rambabu, Superintending Director at UR Ground Engineering, Hyderabad, discussed on
The IGS-Guntur Chapter conducted “Annual General Meeting (AGM)” along with a technical lecture on 30th December, 2018. Total 26 members of IGS Guntur chapter attended the AGM.
There are three speakers for the technical session. Dr. G. Sridevi, Professor, BVRIT- Medak Dist., EC member of IGS national body, discussed on “Recycled Asphalt Pavement design”. Er.Y.Narasimha Rao, EE, O/o PR (PIU) APDRP, Visakhapatnam” discussed on “Automation of Engineering Work Flow”. Prof. M. Rama Rao, Head of Department, RVR and JC College of Engineering, EC member of IGS national body and Secretary of IGS-Guntur chapter discussed on “A Few Case Studies in Geotechnical Engineering Practice”.
After the technical session in AGM, Prof. M. Rama Rao, Secretary of IGS-Guntur
“Forensic, Remediation of Foundation and Slopes”.
On Second day of FDP, Prof. G. V. Rao, Former Professor at IIT Delhi and present visiting Professor at IIT Gandhinagar, discussed about “Distress in Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls, Forensics and Remedial Measures”. Er. L. Subramanyam Deputy Executive Engineer and In-charge of SE of R&B, Govt. of AP, Kakinada, discussed on “Piles/Piers for Bridges at Critical Locations and their Forensics”
Chapter, EC member of IGS national body briefed the programs conducted by the chapter in the year 2018 and discussed on programs planned in the year 2019. Er. Brahmaiya, Chairman of IGS-Guntur chapter, mentioned how IGS-Guntur chapter helped the field engineers in solving the various field geotechnical problems in and around Guntur. Er.
followed by Prof. Ch. Hanumantha Rao, Professor at PVP Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada, A.P on “Soil Liquefaction and Forensics”.
Third day of FDP started with inauguration function of VRSEC IGS Student Chapter and one speaker for the technical session. The Prof. M. Rama Rao, Head of Department, RVR and JC College of Engineering and EC member of IGS national body, gave inaugural lecture on Forensic Case Studies in Geotechnical Engineering. Dr. P. Harikrishna, Associate Professor at NIT Warangal, discussed on “Geotechnical Forensic Aspects of Kakatiya Monuments at Warangal”.
The FDP concluded with a prolific discussion by the participants with the resource persons followed by valedictory certificate distribution and feedback from participants.
K.S.R. Kutumba Rao, Treasurer, IGS-Guntur chapter, discussed about the accounts of the chapter.
The AGM, concluded with a prolific discussion by the members of IGS-Guntur chapter regarding various improvements to be done in IGS-Guntur chapter including chapter website and upcoming events.
Dr. M. Rama Rao (Secretary IGS – Guntur Chapter) responding on views shared by member (IGS – Guntur Chapter)
A view of the Inaugural function
A view of the Program
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NSGPC-18 was partly sponsored by TEQIP Phase III, SGSITS, Indore.
The event started with the inaugural programme of the seminar and the Silver Jubilee Celebration of IGS Indore Chapter. Dr. G. L. Sivakumar Babu, the President, IGS was the Chief Guest while Dr. R. K. Shrivastava, Director, SGSITS, Indore presided over the function. The welcome address was delivered by Er. V. K. Agrawal, President, IGS, Indore Chapter. Dr. Vijay Rode, Head, CE-AMD narrated about the department while Dr. (Mrs.) Vandana Tare informed about the activity of IGS Indore. In this event, Gold medals were also presented to the six meritorious students of the Department in different categories. The two technical sessions were conducted, each comprising of three expert lectures from reputed institutions like IIT and field experts.
The invited speakers for the event were-
• Dr. D. N. Singh, Professor, Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay
• Dr. Sivakumar Babu, Professor, Civil Engineering, IISc Bangalore
• Dr. N. K. Samadhiya, Professor, Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee
• Dr. J. T. Shahu, Professor, Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi
• Dr. Manoj Verman, President Indian Society of Rock Mechanics
The informative lectures by the invited speakers from different parts of the country were highly appreciated by the audience. The Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. H. K. Mahiyar, Co Chairman, IGS, Indore. Ms. Sonal Garg, Assistant Professor, CE – AMD, SGSITS, Indore.
Release of Seminar proceedings
IGS Kochi ChapterA Symposium on “Landslides: Analysis, Mitigation and Case Studies “ was jointly organized by Division of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Indian Geotechnical Society Kochi Chapter in association with Maccaferri Environmental Solutions at School of Engineering campus on 1st December, 2018. The objective of the symposium was to improve the awareness on the landslides in the context of severe rainfall and flood happened in Kerala during 2018 and to bring forward innovative approaches to make the slopes safe. As the state of Kerala is having large hilly areas which are prone to landslides causing risk to life and properties in the habituated places, it is the need of the hour to analyse the existing slopes, prepare map of land
risk hazards and implement effective strategies to eliminate the risk. For this purpose eminent speakers with wide industrial and research expertise were invited to deliver lectures on different aspects of landslides and to explain the state of the art methods available for landslide mitigation.
Dr. Glory Joseph, Head Civil Engineering Division welcomed the gathering and the organizing Secretary, Dr. K. S. Beena briefed about the relevance and objectives of the symposium to the audience. Dr M.R. Radhakrishna Panicker, Principal, School of Engineering, CUSAT presided over the inaugural ceremony. The symposium was inaugurated by Dr.Purnachandra Rao, Director, ESSO- National Centre for Earth Science Studies. Dr. Babu. T. Jose, Patron IGS- Kochi Chapter, Sri. M.D.Nair, Chairman IGS-Kochi Chapter, and Mrs. Minimol
Korulla, Vice President Maccaferri Environmental solutions offered felicitations to the symposium. Dr. Anil Joseph, Honourary secretary, IGS Kochi Chapter delivered the vote of thanks.The symposium was scheduled into two sessions. The forenoon session was chaired by Dr. Babu. T. Jose, Patron IGS, Kochi Chapter and co-chaired by Dr. G. Madhu, Professor, Division of Chemical Engineering, CUSAT. This session included expert talks by Sri. Sudhir Mathur, Dr.S.Sreekumar and Dr.Chandan Ghosh. Sri Sudhir Mathur shared his valuable experience about different case studies on vertical slopes and detailed about the use of geotextile in landslide mitigation. Dr. S.Sreekumar explained about the land slide prone areas in Kerala and stressed the importance of anthropogenic causes for soil failures. Dr.Chandan Ghosh presented the topic “Erosion and landslide control measures by Bioengineering”. The bio-remediation method for landslide mitigation using vetriver grass was explained in detail.The afternoon session was chaired by Er. P. Jayakumar IRSE, Additional Divisional Railway Manager and was co-chaired by Dr. Jimmy Thomas, the Geotechnical Consultant. It consisted of expert talks by Dr.Manoj Verman, Mrs MInimol Korulla and Dr.Anil Joseph. Dr Manoj Verman explained the important
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Lighting the Lamp by Chief Guest Dr. G. L. Sivakumar Babu, Professor, IISc, Bangalore
Release of Conference proceedings
IGS Ludhiana ChapterIndian Geotechnical Society, Ludhiana chapter in association of Department of Civil Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana organized a two day National Conference on Sustainable Waste Management through Design from November 2-3, 2018. Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu, President, Indian Geotechnical Society was the chief guest and Er M I S Saini Consultant from the New Delhi was the guest of honor during the inauguration. Leadership Award, instituted by Indian Geotechnical Society, Ludhiana chapter, was given to Er Daljeet Singh Sidhu, SDO PWD (Pb) and Prof. Harjinder Singh and Prof B S Walia, faculty of Civil Engineering Department, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana for their contribution to the geotechnical practice
in the region. Dr R Calay, eminent academician from Norway, graced the occasion as special guest. Chief Guest, Distinguished guests, Guest of honor and Special guest lighted the lamp and released the conference proceeding. The Springer Nature published the conference proceedings. Dr. Sehajpal Singh, Principal GNDEC Ludhiana honored all the dignitaries sitting on the dais.
Chairman of the conference Dr. K S Gill extended a warm welcome and briefed the audience about the conference and other associated activities. 204 delegates registered for the conference. A total of 8 invited papers were presented during the plenary session and 58 authors presented their research work during the three parallel technical sessions spread over two days; about 150 research papers have been received from various researchers from India and abroad and out of these, 70 papers had been recommended by a panel of reviewers for the presentation during the conference and publication in the conference proceeding. Prof. Kaushik Bandyopadhyay, Professor from Jadavpur University, Kolkata was the chief guest during the valedictory function held on November 3, 2018.
aspects of rock mechanics in the context of tunnelling. He also discussed about stress driven and gravity driven instabilities in slopes. Mrs. Minimol Korulla emphasised the advantages of using flexible, free-draining structures and related technologies in landslide prone areas which will make the solution sustainable and cost effective. Dr.Anil Joseph presented a case study about the geotechnical challenges faced in
construction of a resort project at Coorg in Karnataka
In the concluding session, the organizing secretary Dr.K.S.Beena wrapped up the deliberations in the sessions, followed by a detailed discussion to suggest the way forward in prevention and mitigation of landslides.
The symposium was well attended by delegates from various academic
institutions, Government departments and Construction industry. A total number of 231 delegates attended the symposium which included Government agencies like Irrigation, PWD, Soil Conservation, LSGD, KSEB, KITCO, CIAL, KMRL, BAI, APS, Cochin Shipyard etc. and a large number from Academia and Students from various engineering institutions. The symposium came to an end at 5.30 pm.
IGS Kolkata ChapterA half-day lecture meeting followed by an interactive session was held on 8th December 2018 at the Seminar Room-II (First Floor) of the Civil Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata–700032. The speakers were Dr. Indrajit Chowdhury, Head, Civil Engineering Department, Future Institute of Technology, Kolkata and Dr. Rajib Sarkar, Asst. Professor, Civil Engineering Department, IIT (ISM),
Dhanbad. Dr. Chowdhury delivered lecture on ‘Static and Dynamic Response of Concrete Gravity Dams’. He discussed a simplified model; which may be solved using any spreadsheet program like MS-Excel, that is easier to handle and yet arrive at an acceptable result which is comparable to the existing EFM solutions. Dr. Sarkar discussed on a Topic on ‘Seismic Response of Concrete Gravity Dam considering
Dam-Reservoir-Foundation Interaction: Case Study of Koyna Dam’. To show the combined effect of interaction of the three systems namely dam, reservoir & foundation the case of Koyna Dam was discussed. The lecture session was attended by many practicing engineers from different industries, academicians and members of Kolkata Chapter of Indian Geotechnical Society. A very lively interactive session followed the lecture session between the speakers and audience.
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IGS Tirupati ChapterThe Department of Civil Engineering of Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College organized the inaugural of Indian Geotechnical Society Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College (IGS SVEC) Student Chapter and an Expert Lecture “Best Practices in Civil Engineering” for Civil Engineering students on 22nd December, 2018 from 11:00 a.m to 1:30 p.m. The resource persons were eminent personalities from the Academia. Dr. G. L. Sivakumar Babu, Professor, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; President,
Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi was the Chief Guest and Guest Speaker. Dr. K. Nagendra Prasad, Professor of Civil Engineering; Vice-Principal, SVU College of Engineering, Tirupati; and Chairman, IGS Tirupati Chapter, Dr. Neelima Satyam, Associate Professor, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore and Dr. B. Janaki Ramaiah, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Tirupati, Tirupati were Guests of Honour.
The Principal Dr. P.C. Krishnamachary presided over the function. Mr. B.
Ravisekhar, Director (Finance and Administration), Dr. I. Sudarsan Kumar, Director (Quality and Development), Dr. B. Mohan, Director, SVIM; Dr. O. Eswara Reddy, Faculty Advisor, IGS SVEC Student Chapter, Professor and BOS Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering; Dr. M. V. Subba Reddy, Assistant Professor and Head, Dept. of Civil Engineering graced the occasion. A total of 245 students and 20 faculty members from the host institution participated in the inaugural ceremony and the subsequent Expert Lecture. Dr. O. Eswara Reddy, Convener, Mrs. G. Gnana Prasanna, Coordinator, Other members of faculty and IGS SVEC Student Chapter officers of Civil Engineering Department were the organizers of this program.
Lighting the Lamp by Chief Guest Dr. G. L. Sivakumar Babu, Professor, IISc, Bangalore
Group Photograph
Prof. G. Nageswara Rao, Hon’ Vice Chancellor, Andhra University delivering inaugural address during the workshop
IGS Visakhapatnam ChapterTwo days workshop on “Good Construction Practices” was organized by the Indian Geotechnical Society Visakhapatnam Chapter in association with Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and Indian Concrete Institute Visakhapatnam chapter during October 1-2, 2018. The event was organised in commemoration of 135th Birth Anniversary of Greatest Ever Geotechnical Engineer, Karl Terzaghi. Prof. C.N.V. Satyanarayana Reddy, Department of Civil Engineering, A.U and Chairman, IGS Visakhapatnam Chapter acted as the coordinator of the workshop and Prof. P.V.V. Satyanarayana, Honorary Secretary, IGS Visakhapatnam Chapter acted as co-coordinator of the workshop.
The workshop was inaugurated on 1st October 2018 by Prof. G. Nageswara
Rao, Hon’ Vice Chancellor, Andhra University. During the inaugural address, Prof. Nageswara Rao highlighted the significance of the seminar emphasized the importance of civil engineers role in making sustainable constructions by adopting good practices in construction. Prof. G.L. Siva Kumar Babu, IISc.,
Bangalore and President of Indian Geotechnical Society, New Delhi was the guest of honour. During his address he announced that IGS Visakhapatnam Chapter has been selected to host the prestigious Indian Geotechnical Conference in 2020. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. P.S. Avadhani, Principal,
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Garlanding of Karl Terzaghi Photo to Mark his Birth Anniversary during Valedictory function of workshop
A.U. College of Engineering called upon the civil engineers to be good and do good things for quality constructions. Prof. G.V.R. Srinivasa Rao, Head, Department of Civil Engineering, presided over the function and explained the importance of the work shop in light of present urbanization scenario and need for such works to expose the practicing engineers to good practices in execution of projects. Prof. C.N.V. Satyanarayana Reddy, Coordinator of the workshop presented the details of workshop and stressed the need for quality soil investigation and construction of new structures without affecting the stability of neighbouring structures.
During the first day of the workshop, Prof. G.L. Siva Kumar Babu delivered lectures on “Good Geotechnical Practices in Civil Engineering Projects” and “Soil Retention in Excavations”. Sri A. Madan kumar, Technical Manger, M/s Kellar Ground Engg. Pvt. Ltd., Chennai delivered lecture on “Good Practices in Pile Foundations”. Prof. D.S.R. Murty, Andhra University delivered a lecture on “Good practices in Detailing of structures”. Prof. C.N.V. Satyanarayana Reddy, Andhra University delivered a lecture on “Good Construction practices in Urban Environment”.
On the 2nd day of workshop, Prof. G.V. Rao, Professor Emeritus, IIT
Gandhinagar and Former Professor, IIT, Delhi delivered lectures on the topics of “Geosynthetics – Overview” and “ Good construction practices in Reinforced Earth Retaining Walls”. Sri. L.P. Padhy, Chief Gen. Manager, NHAI, New Delhi Delivered lecture on “Geotechnical Significance in Highway Projects”. Prof. C.B. Kameswara Rao, NIT, Warangal delivered lectures on “Good Concrete Practices” and “ Introduction of Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete”. Prof. K. Srinivasa Rao, Andhra University delivered a lecture on “Concretes for Fire Resistant Structures”. Sri. J. Srinivasa Raju, CEO, M/S Geomardy, Visakhapatnam has delivered a lecture on “State of Art Ground Improvement
and Deep Excavation Technology”.
Birthdays of Father of Soil Mechanics, Karl Terzaghi and Father of Nation, Sri Mahatma Gandhi were celebrated during the valedictory function. Prof. D.S.R. Murty, Chairman, Indian Concrete Institute Visakhapatnam Chapter presided over the valedictory function and Prof. G.V. Rao acted as chief guest of the function. About 120 Delegates from different engineering departments namely GVMC, VUDA, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, DRDO, HPCL, R&B, Panchayat Raj, APHMHIDC, AP Police Housing corporation, Irrigation Department, IVRCL, Indian Railways, researchers, Engineering college teachers and PG students participated in the event.
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Indore Geotechnical Society, Indore Chapter in association with Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Department, SGSITS, Indore organised a very important activity namely IGS-Ferroco Oration lecture (IFTO) on 13th October 2018.
The sixth IFTO lecture was addressed by eminent speaker, Dr. T. Ramamurthy, the Ex Professor, IIT Delhi. The topic of lecture was “Realistic Parameters Adoption to Solve Rock Engineering Problems”. The excellent lecture was highly appreciated by the participants. On behalf of Indian
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Geotechnical Society, Dr. G.L. Sivakumar Babu, President and Dr. J. T. Shahu, Honorary Secretary felicitated Dr. T. Ramamurthy with Citation and a cash award of Rs. One Lakh. Dr. T. Ramamurthy showing his philanthropic attitude and donated the cash prize money to IGS Indore Chapter. Dr. Neelima Satyam, IIT Indore threw a light on the profile of the speaker of the event. The Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. H. K. Mahiyar, Co Chairman, IGS, Indore. The event was very well conducted by Dr. Vandana Tare, Honrary Secretary of IGS Indore Chapter.
A view of Sixth IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi Oration, 2018
A view of Sixth IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi Oration, 2018A view of Sixth IGS-Ferroco Terzaghi Oration, 2018
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ISSMGE TC-207 Workshop on “Recent Advances in Retaining Walls and Soil-Structure Interaction” was organized jointly by ISSMGE, Indian Geotechnical Society and IGS Bangalore Chapter as a pre-conference workshop of IGC-2018 in the B K Ramiah Hall of National Science Complex of Indian Institute of Science on 12th December 2018. About 100 delegates participated in this workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by the ISSMGE Vice-President (Asia), Prof. E.C. Shin, President of IGS, Prof. G. L. Sivakumar Babu, Honorary Secretary of IGS, Prof. J. T. Shahu, Secretary of ISSMGE TC-207, Prof. Deepankar Choudhury, Chairman of IGC-2018, Prof. P. V. Sivapullaiah and Vice-chair IGC-2018 and member of ISSMGE TC—207, Prof. G. Madhavi Latha. Prof. E.C. Shin presented an Introductory overview of ISSMGE activities and the significance of TC-207 team. There were 8 lectures delivered in three technical sessions of the workshop. Speakers were ISSMGE TC-207 members Prof. Hemanta Hazarika (Kyushu University, Japan), Prof. N. K. Samadhiya (IIT Roorkee, India), Dr. V. Balakumar
REPORT ON ISSMGE TC-207 Workshop
(Simplex Infrastructure Ltd., India), Dr. Anindya Pain (CBRI Roorkee, India) and invited speakers Prof. M. R. Madhav (Former ISSMGE Vice-President Asia, Hyderabad), Prof. S. P. Gopal Madabhushi (University of Cambridge, UK), Prof. Gokhan Baykal (Bogazici University, Turkey) and Prof. Ayse Edincliler (Bogazici University,Turkey). Various aspects of soil-structure interaction and recent innovations and developments in retaining wall technologies were discussed through well documented laboratory model studies and field case studies. The delegates of the workshop were from a cross section of academicians, researchers, industrialists and students from different public and private institutes and organizations. The workshop saw interesting deliberations on points to be considered while defending research proposal Interesting deliberations on many issues related to soil-structure interaction and guidelines for choosing the right approach and technique while designing earth structures. The workshop received highly positive feedback from the delegates
ISSMGE TC-207 Members in the workshop Workshop Delegates
Inaugural Session Lecture by Prof. Hemanta Hazarika
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Benefits1. Concessional rate in sponsorship in IGS activities (10
percent).2. Free copy of the journal and Newsletter and access to IGS
library and website3. Mentioning of company name and address in IGS
Newsletter.4. Support of the IGS professional forum.5. Help in identification of potential well trained staff and
interns.6. Participation in Professional activities of the Forum and
Society. Participation in Elections as an Associate member and have a say in the decision making.
7. Select papers will be given priority in publication and presentation of technical papers in IGS conferences and events. (Subject to review and scrutiny by experts).
The details for payment are as follows. Beneficiary Name : Indian Geotechnical Society,IFCS Code : IDIB000N044Account No: S.B. A/c 443208824,Bank Name : Indian Bank, Nehru Place, New DelhiIncome tax Permanent Account Number is: AAATI0175L
PARTICIPATION OF PROFESSIONALS IN INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
Indian Geotechnical Society has been in the forefront of advancing geotechnical engineering practice in the country. It is essential that many professional organizations such as soil investigation agencies, consultants and designers, contractors, manufacturers of various products such as testing equipment, geosynthetics, ground improvement contractors, geo-environmental companies involved in testing of soils for contaminants, dewatering contractors, etc join the Indian Geotechnical Society as associates with the objectives of delivering quality geotechnical services in India and abroad. The following are the criteria for admission and the membership benefits.1. Experience of at least 5 years in geotechnical services/
products.2. Willingness and commitment to participate in IGS activities.
Must participate in IGS activities at least once in three years in the form of attendance at IGS seminars / conferences /stalls and events.
3. Should have minimum 3 qualified personnel with a minimum of 5 years individual relevant experience. Employees or owners must have written at least three technical papers in conferences.
4. Must not have been black listed by any major government body from projects in the past three years. If disqualified, then company cannot become a corporate member for 2 years post disqualification or maybe cannot contest elections for 2 years.
5. Can become member of the IGS by paying either Rs. 9,000/- per year or Rs. 40,000/- for a block of 5 years (to be added) or Rs. 75,000/- for a block period of 10 years.
M/s Aimil Ltd., (AM 0002)Naimex House, A-8 Mohan Co-op. Ind. Est., Mathura Road, New Delhi-100044, Delhi, India, E-mail: [email protected]
M/s Hydraulic & Engg. Inst., (AM 0010)A-13 Naraina Indl. Area, Phase II, New Delhi-110028, Delhi, India E-mail: [email protected]
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LIST OF PROFESSIONAL FORUM MEMBERSM/s Techfab India Industries Ltd., (AM 0027)712 Embassy Centre, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021, Maharashtra, India E-mail: [email protected]
M/s Geo Dynamics, (AM 0036)49, Atmajyoti Nagar Society, Near Atmajyoti Ashram, Ellora Park, Vadodara-390023, Gujarat, India Mob No: 09327226064 E-mail: [email protected]
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LIST OF PROFESSIONAL FORUM MEMBERSM/s Aimil Ltd., (AM 0002)Naimex House, A-8 Mohan Co-op. Ind. Est.,Mathura Road, New Delhi-100044, Delhi, India,E-mail: [email protected]
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IGC-2018 was held at the National Science Complex of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during 13-15 December 2018. The conference was a grand event with about 700 participants. The conference was inaugurated on 13th December in the presence of the President of IGS Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu and the Chief Guest, Prof. E C Shin. The IGS annual lecture titled “Novel Techniques to Simulate and Monitor Contaminant-Geomaterial Interactions” was delivered by Prof. D. N. Singh of IIT Bombay. The conference had 13 keynote lectures that were presented by Prof. David J. Frost (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA), Dr. V. R. Raju (Keller, UK), Prof. Gopal S. Madabhushi (University of Cambridge, UK), Prof. Buddhima Indraratna (University of Wollongong, Australia), Prof. B. V. S. Viswanadham (IIT Bombay), Prof. E. C. Shin (Incheon National University, South Korea), Prof. Anand J. Puppala (University of Texas at Arlington, USA), Prof. K. S. Rao (IIT Delhi), Prof. Vikas Thakur (NUST, Norway), Prof. Deepankar Choudhury (IIT Bombay), Prof. R. G. Robinson (IIT Madras), Mr. Ravi Sundaram (Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd., Noida) and Prof. S. K. Prasad (SJCE, Mysore). Theme lectures on 12 different themes of the conference were presented by Prof. A. Murali Krishna (IIT Guwahati), Prof. Snehasis Tripathy (Cardiff University, UK), Mr. Mantrala Srinivas (AFCONS, Mumbai), Prof. S. Sireesh (IIT Hyderabad), Prof. Arif Ali Baig Moghal (NIT Warangal), Prof. Vinod J. S. (University of Wollongong, Australia), Prof. Tanusree Chakraborty (IIT Delhi), Mr. Ranganath N. (EI Technologies, Bengaluru), Mr. Anirudhan I.V. (Geotechnical Solutions, Chennai), Prof. S. Sreedeep (IIT Guwahati), Prof. T. V. Bharat (IIT Guwahati) and Prof. Dasaka S. Murty (IIT Bombay). A Springer book volume titled “Frontiers in Geotechnical Engineering” comprising of the keynote and theme lectures of the conference, edited by Prof. G. Madhavi Latha was released during the inaugural session.
About 800 abstracts were submitted to the conference, out of which 313 full-length papers were accepted for inclusion into the proceedings of the conference. These papers under
A BREIF REPORT ON IGC-201812 different themes of the conference were presented during the conference in 19 Oral presentation sessions and 10 digital display sessions. For the first time, IGC had digital displays replacing printed posters, enabling presenters to have several slides of content and to embed videos and animations to have more interactive discussions. On 12th December, ISSMGE TC-207 workshop on “Recent Advances in Retaining Walls and Soil Structure Interaction” was organized as a pre-conference event. Editorial Board Meeting of Indian Geotechnical Journal was held on 13th afternoon. The Annual General Body Meeting of IGS was held on the evening of 13th December. One of the major attractions of IGC-2018 was the “Women in Geotechnical Engineering Session” held on 14th afternoon. In this session, 10 eminent women geotechnical engineers of India have given tech talks. The speakers were Prof. Shobha K. Bhatia (Syracuse University, USA), Dr. Sridevi Jade (C-MMACS, Bangalore), Ms. Minimol Korulla (Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi), Prof. Priti Maheshwari (IIT Roorkee), Prof. Prishati Raychowdhury (IIT Kanpur), Ms. Swati Meherishi (Springer, New Delhi), Prof. Neelima Satyam (IIT Indore), Dr. Aruna Kumari Garaga (WorleyParsons, Hyderabad), Dr. Paramita Bhattacharya (IIT Kharagpur) and Dr. Divya P. V. (IIT Palakkad). The objective of this session was to inspire many young girls to take up geotechnical engineering profession. The session was a big hit with its hall-full of audience and energetic speeches.
A well-planned 3-day spouse programme kept the accompanying guests busy and entertained. A grand cultural event followed by conference dinner was arranged on the evening of 14th December. Best presenter prizes sponsored by Springer were given to 20 student presenters. Closing session on 15th was a cheerful event, with lot of positive feedback about the conference.
For photo feature on IGC-2018. Please refer page 16-17
Monograph on Malpa Landslide DisastersA monograph on Malpa landslide disasters of 18 August 1998 and 14 August 2017 was released by Professor B.L Deekshantulu on 14 December 2018 at the Annual Convention of the Indian National Science Academy of Engineering . It is the product of a Medium Term Research Study coordinated by Dr R.K. Bhandari as the Chairman of the INAE Forum on Disaster Mitigation and reflects on lessons learned based on intensive scientific study of the published and unpublished literature, interactive discussion between the domain experts, interviews with the first responders, survivors and eye-witnesses, and a national level roundtable meeting.
Jointly published by INAE and CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources(NISCAIR), it was formerly presented for dissemination at the inaugural of the 18th Indian Science Communication Congress, dedicated to discuss 200 Years of Science Journalism in India. This event was organised on 20 December 2018 by CSIR-NISCAIR, jointly with the Academic Partners, Indian Science Writers’ Association, Society for Information Science and the Indian Science Communication Society.
The monograph, inter alia, includes an analysis of Malpa landslide by Professor Mahendra Singh, Convener of the Disaster Management Committee of the Indian Geotechnical Society. It is modestly priced ; a copy of which can be obtained from Director, CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi.
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Inauguration of IGC-2018 Release of Conference Proceedings
Presidential Address by Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu, President, IGS IGS Introduction by Prof. J.T. Shahu, Hon. Secretary, IGS
IGS Annual Lecture delivered by Prof. D N Singh Plenary Session in progress
IGS Annual General Body Meeting Cultural Program
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Address by Prof. E.C. Shin, ISSMGE Vice-President (Asia) Welcome Speech by Prof. P.V. Sivapulliah, Chairman, IGC-2018
Presentation of Award by President Presentation of Award by Chairman, IGC-2018
Women in Geotechnical Engineering Session Digital Display Session
Valedictory Session Organizing Team of IGC-2018
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IGS Awards Presented during IGC-2018IGS-Kueckelmann Biennial Award for outstanding contribution to Geotechnical Engineering in India was given to Prof. Prof. M.N. Viladkar for the years 2016-2017.
IGS-Dinesh Mohan Biennial Award for “Excellence in Geotechnical Practice” was given to Mr. Ravi Sundaram for the years 2016-2017.
Reviewer of the year 2017 (EBM) Award was given to Madhira R Madhav in recognition to his outstanding contribution to the Indian Geotechnical Journal.
Reviewer of the year 2017 (non EBM) Award was given to Sanjay Nimbalkar in recognition to his outstanding contribution to the Indian Geotechnical Journal.
EBM of the Year 2017 Award was given to R.G. Robinson in recognition to his outstanding contribution to the Indian Geotechnical Journal.
IGS-Prof. G.A. Leonards Annual Award for 2017 for the best Ph.D. Thesis in Geotechnical Engineering titled “Shear Behaviour of Sand-Geosynthetic Interfaces Based on Size and Morphology of Sand Particles and Surface Roughness of Geosynthetics” by Prashanth Vangla.
IGS-AIMIL Biennial Award for the Best Paper Published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal has been awarded to the paper entitled “Field-Scale Phytoremediation of Mixed Contaminants in Upland Area of Big Marsh Site, Chicago, USA” by Krishna R. Reddy, Gema Amaya-Santos and Daniel E. Cooper published in Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 47, Issue 4, December 2017 (pp. 453-468).
IGS-AIMIL Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Instrumentation”: Paper entitled, “Soil Suction Measurement of Unsaturated Soils with a Sensor Using Fixed-Matrix Porous Ceramic Discs” by Snehasis Tripathy, Sahar Al-Khyat, Peter John Cleall, Wiebke Baille and Tom Schanz published in Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 46, Issue 3, September 2016 (pp. 252-260)
IGS-AFCONS Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Case Histories”: Paper entitled, “Challenges in Tunnelling Through a Low Cover Zone of a Railway Project - A Case Study” by Venkata S Dronamraju, Sachin K Tripathi and Ram Kumar published in the Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017, Guwahati.
IGS-ONGC Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Marine Geotechnical Engineering”: Paper entitled, “Torsional Shear and Resonant Column Tests on Cement Treated Marine Clay” by P. Subramaniam and Subhadeep Banerjee published in Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 46, Issue 2, April 2016 (pp. 183-191)
IGS-Prof. C.S. Desai Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Constitutive Modeling for Geologic Materials” : Paper entitled, “Dynamic Soil – Pile Interaction Using the DSC Constitutive Model” by Mohamad Jawad K. Essa and Chandrakant S. Desai published in Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 47, Issue 2, June 2017 (pp. 137-149)
IGS-Shri A.G. Dastidar Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Ground Improvement” : Paper entitled, “Back Analyses of PVD
Performance in Mumbai Port” by M. Ashok Kumar, N. Kumar Pitchumani and Aminul Islam published in the Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2016, Chennai
IGS-Z-Tech Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Geosynthetics and Allied Construction Products” : Paper entitled, “Factors Influencing the Distribution of Peak Tension in Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Slopes” by G. Tiwari and N.K Samadhiya published in Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 46, Issue 1, January 2016 (pp. 34-44)
IGS-Warangal Chapter Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Solutions to the Problems of Expansive Soils” : Paper entitled, “Use of Green Binders in Improving Properties of Problematic Expansive Soil” by K. Ramu and R. Dayakar Babu published in the Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017, Guwahati,
IGS-Chennai Chapter Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Deep Foundation/Retaining Structures” : Paper titled, “Application of Advanced Procedures to Model Tests on the Subsoil Behavior Under Vertical Loading of Group Pile in Sand” by S. Aoyama, W. Mao, S. Goto and I. Towhata published in Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 46, Issue 1, January 2016 (pp. 64-76)
IGS-Geotech Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Innovations in Field Exploration” : Paper titled “Trial Pile Bores during Geotechnical Investigation – A Cost Effective Solution for Large Diameter Bored Piles Embedded in River Bed Material: Case Study” by Mohit Jhalani, Jitendra Kumar and D. N. Naresh published in the Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017, Guwahati.
IGS-P.J. Rao-Y.R. Phull Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Geotechnical Professional Practice” : Paper titled “Challenges & Learnings in Execution of Plug Construction of Dt-1 in Tandem with Final Reservoir Impounding in Koldam Hep” by Prashant Narayan Gaur and Vinod Kumar Mauriya published in the Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017, Guwahati.
IGS-Smt. Indra Joshi Biennial Award for the Best Paper on “Environmental Geotechnology” : Paper titled “Influence of Geomembrane Stiffness on the Integrity of Landfill Covers: Centrifuge Modeling” by P.V. Divya, B.V.S. Viswanadham & J.P. Gourc published in the Proceedings of Indian Geotechnical Conference 2016, Chennai
IGS-Kochi Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on “Deep Foundation”: Paper titled “Impact of Ground Response Analysis on Seismic Behavior and Design of Piles in Kolkata City” by Kaustav Chatterjee published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.48, Issue 3, September 2018 (pp.459-473).
IGS-FERROCO YGE Award for the Best Paper on “Dam Engineering and Allied Areas”: Paper titled “Capacity Augmentation of Red Mud Pond Using Industrial Wastes” by Parvathi G.S. and Amitava Ghosh published in the Proceedings of International Geotechnical Engineering Conference on Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering Practices and Related Urban Issues, September 2016, Mumbai.
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IGS-Delhi Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on “Computational Geomechanics”: Paper titled “A Constructive Modelling Framework Predicting Critical State in Sand Undergoing Crushing and Dilation” by A Tengattini, Arghya Das and I. Einav published in Geotechnique 2016, 66, No. 9, (pp.695-710).
IGS-Guwahati Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on “Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering”: Paper titled “Near-field Effects on Site Characterization using MASW Technique,” by Narayan Roy and Ravi S. Jakka published in the journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 97 (2017) (pp.289-303).
IGS-M.D. Desai Memorial YGE Award for the Best Paper on “Geosynthetics and Natural Fibers” : Paper titled “Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Granular Piles in Soft Clays: Model Tests and Numerical Analysis” by Murtaza Hasan and N.K. Samadhiya published in Computer and Geotechnics 87 (2017) (pp.178-187).
IGS-Ahmedabad Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper Published during immediate past Indian YGE Conference: Paper titled “A Laboratory Study on Inclined Pullout Capacity of Helical Anchors in Sand Medium” by Mahesh Sharma, Manojit Samanta, Shantanu Sarkar and Ajay Dwivedi published in the proceedings of 6IYGEC, 2017.
IGS-HEICO YGE Award for the Best Paper on “Slope Stability and Landslides”: Paper titled “System Reliability Analysis
of Soil Slopes with General Slip Surfaces using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines” by Subhadeep Metya, Tanmoy Mukhopadhyay, Sondipon Adhikari and Gautam Bhattacharya published in Computers and Geotechnics, Volume 87, pages 212-228.
IGS-Baroda Chapter YGE Award for the Best Paper on “Ground Improvement”: Paper titled “Properties of Soil after Surcharge or Vacuum Preloading” by G. Sridhar, R.G. Robinson and K. Rajagopal published in the proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Ground Improvement, 169 (3), 217-230.
IGS-AIMIL Best Local Chapter Award for the year 2018 is presented to IGS-Delhi Chapter for best overall performance amongst various IGS Chapters. The award carries a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a Memento.
IGS-Guwahati Chapter has been given an Appreciation Award during IGC-2018 for hosting a magnificent IGC-2017.
IGS-Baroda Chapter has been given an Appreciation Award during IGC-2018 for conducting excellent technical activities for the benefit of professionals.
IGS-Coimbatore Chapter has been given an Appreciation Award during IGC-2018 for conducting lot of technical activities for the benefit of students and did a lot of work related to Student Chapters.
ORIGINAL PAPERS Realistic Parameters Adoption to Solve Rock Engineering Problems 595-614T.Ramamurthy
In-Situ Stress Measurement in Raniganj Coalfield and Its Applications in Mine Stability Analysis 615-625NirajKumar,AjoyKumarSingh,RanjanKumar,AmalenduSinha
A Study on Crack Initiation and Propagation in Rock with Pre-existing Flaw Under Uniaxial Compression 626-639G.Sivakumar,V.B.Maji
The Behavior of Bushehr Carbonates Sand in the Persian Gulf Under Different Intermediate Principal Stresses 640-649HamedFarshbafAghajani,HosseinSalehzadeh
Influence of Joint Orientation on the Behavior of Dam Resting on Jointed Rock Mass Under Static Condition 650-662SaurabhKumar,PrasunHalder,BappadityaManna,K.G.Sharma
Continuum and Discontinuum Analysis of Rock Caverns 663-676A.Usmani,S.Pal,A.Nanda
Research into the Effect of Different Tunnel Excavation Methods on Rail Track Settlement 677-685WuKui,ZhengQinwen,ShaoZhushan,ZhangZhenlong
Rockfall Analysis and Optimized Design of Rockfall Barrier Along a Strategic Road near Solang Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 686-699A.K.Verma,SahilSardana,T.N.Singh,NikhilKumar
Effect of Microstructure Deficiency on Quasi-static and Dynamic Compressive Strength of Crystalline Rocks 700-712H.Ahmadian,H.Hashemolhosseini,A.Baghbanan
Modified Analytical Technique for Block Toppling Failure of Rock Slopes with Counter-Tilted Failure Surface 713-727VictorMwangoBowa,YuanyouXia
Arching Parametric Study on Earth Dams by Numerical Modeling: A Case Study on Darian Dam 728-745MasoudEsmaeilzadeh,MahdyTalkhablou,KamalGanjalipour
RES-Based Model in Evaluation of Surface Settlement Caused by EPB Shield Tunneling 746-752HadiFattahi,NimaBabanouri
Local and Global Granular Mechanical Characteristics of Grain–Structure Interactions 753-767Z.K.Jahanger,J.Sujatha,S.J.Antony
TECHNICAL NOTESSeismic Site Classification and Liquefaction Hazard Assessment of Jaipur City, India 768-779PradiptaChakrabortty,UttamKumar,VishalPuri
INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNALVolume 48, Issue 4, December 2018
CONTENTS
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GUIDELINES FOR THE FORMATION OF STUDENT CHAPTERS OF IGSNeed for formation of student chaptersThe scope of Geotechnical Engineering expanded significantly in the last 30 years whereas the coverage of geotechnical engineering in the curriculum is limited to two/three subjects and a maximum of two electives in some institutions and colleges. The syllabus is restricted and as a result, many students are not exposed to the wide coverage of current trends and exciting professional/teaching/research opportunities in geotechnical engineering. There is a need to motivate students to give exposure to careers and opportunities in this area and also develop leadership skills among students which will help them in their career. Student chapters provide an opportunityfor Bachelor Degree students of 2nd, 3rdand 4th year in Civil Engineering and Master’s Degree students of Geotechnical Engineering program. Activities such as seminars/workshops/lecturesconducted by student chapters under the guidance of faculty coordinators from the Institutions/colleges and the members of local chapters will significantly help the student community.A student chapter may be established at any university/institute with the following qualifications:• University/Institution has a Bachelors’ in Civil Engineering/
Master’s program in Geotechnical Engineering/Soil Mechanics or equivalent.
• University/Institution has one full-time faculty member who isIGS Fellow/ Member/Associate Member and who agrees to serve as a faculty advisor.
• The chapter will have a minimum membership of 12 students and if the college has Master’s program in Geotechnical Engineering or equivalent of Civil Engineering or related engineering or technology, these students can also join in the chapter and advice and motivate the young members from undergraduate program.
When to submit an application for Student Chapter?Stage – I1. The student group shall approach IGS member(s) of the institute
with a proposal and obtain his/their consent to mentor them;2. Obtain endorsement of the proposal by the Head of Civil
Engineering department and the endorsement of the proposal by the IGS local chapter in whose jurisdiction the institute islocated;
3. Student members may join and form a student chapterby paying a nominal amount of INR 250 towards annualmembership to the student chapter. These funds shall be maintained by them for useas a corpus to organize technical events. The college can also support the student chapter financially.The leadership committee formedwithin the students will organize technical events such as guest lectures/seminars/workshops/field visits etc. for the students to undertake and learn from.
The followingofficers are to be appointed with the help of IGS member(faculty):
• A student chapter President • A student chapter Vice-president • A student chapter secretary • A student chapter treasurer These officers need to be nominated/elected from the group
members.Attached is a description of the Student officer functions.The activities that Student Chapter can do are as follows:
• Creation and maintenance of homepage of student chapter
• Host lectures of engineers/professionals in civil/geotechnical engineering
• Invite professional organizations for lectures and also explore possibilities for internships
• Use online materials from ISSMGE/IGS and other related sources for discussion/presentation/knowledge enhancement
• Organise debates/lectures/quiz programs among students • Participation in programs such as Swatch Bharath/Save
planet etc. • Develop oral and written communication skills bypreparing
presentations/ articles for Magazines/Newsletter • Organise/participate in annual programs such as GEOFEST
along with student chapters of other colleges4. The leadership committee shall organize technical events in
the institute with the help of faculty mentor(s) for one year by using the corpus fund/college support, which shall be managed by the faculty mentor and the Student Chapter leadership;
5. Shall participate as volunteers and student delegates invarious technical events organised by the local IGS chapter;
6. Completion of one year of successful operation under the effective guidance of the IGS members/chapter in whose jurisdiction the institution is located;
7. The database of students will be maintained by IGS local chapter and student members will be givenCertificates of participation/awards by the local chapterof IGS.
Stage – II1. On Completion of one year of successful operation under
the effective guidance of the IGS members/chapter a formal application shall be submitted along with the details of all the events organised in one year;
2. The application for the student chapter shall be formallyendorsed by the head of the institution and IGS local chapterto establish an IGS Student Chapter and attain the official recognition of the Committee on Student Activities of IGS NationalExecutive Committee.
3. Once the Chapter is officially recognized, it will be listed inthe IGS homepage and the chapter is expected to continueits activities and promote geotechnical engineering.
4. The student chapter needs to submit annual progress reportto maintain the student chapter status;
5. A student chapter will lose its status and become dormant, if the annual reports are not submitted.
Benefits for students1. Contributes to developing leadership skills and public
relationship skills 2. Creates interest in the subject, motivation and passion in
engineering professional work3. Creates opportunities for internships and jobs4. Improves chances of admission in Masters program abroad
and the work done as student member can be indicated in the Statement of Purpose (SoP)
Clarifications if any can be obtained from IGS office by email ([email protected]).
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New IGS Executive Committee Members (Term 2019-20)
Prof. D.K. Baidya Prof. A. Boominathan Dr. Ravi Sankar Jakka Dr. Anil Joseph Dr. C.R. Parthasarathy
Prof. N.K. SamadhiyaDr. S.V. Ramaswamy Prof. H.N. Ramesh Prof. Kondala Ramu Dr. E. Saibaba Reddy
Dr. D. Neelima Satyam Prof. C.N.V. Satyanarayana Reddy
Dr. J.C. Shukla
Dr. G. Sridevi Mr. Ravi Sundaram Shri Ravikiran Vaidya Prof. Sarvesh Chandra(Co-opted)
M/s AIMIL Ltd., New Delhi(Declared elected unopposed)
Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu(Declared elected unopposed)
Executive Committee Members
INSTITUTION MEMBERSASSOCIATE MEMBER
Director, CBRI, Roorkee(Declared elected unopposed)
Director, IIT-Delhi, New Delhi(Declared elected unopposed)
PresidentCongratulations
to the NewIGS Executive Committee
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Dr. Priti Maheshwari
Prof. M. Rama Rao
Prof. D.L. Shah Prof. Chandresh H. SolankiProf. Mahendra Singh
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GeoIndus - IGC 2019 Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019
19-21 December 2019
INVITATION Indian Geotechnical Society Surat Chapter and S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat extends you a warm invitation to the IGC – 2019 to be held at Surat during 19 – 21 December 2019.
CONFERENCE THEMES The main theme of the conference is “GeoINDUS: Geotechnics for INfrastructure Development & UrbaniSation”.
SUB-THEMES 1. Characterization of soils, rocks and synthesized materials 2. Shallow and deep foundations 3. Ground improvement 4. Geoenvironmental engineering 5. Behavior of unsaturated soils 6. Soil dynamics and earthquake geotechnical engineering 7. Stability of earth and earth retaining structures 8. Rock engineering, tunnelling, and underground constructions 9. Analytical and numerical modeling in geomechanics 10. Geohazards: Analysis, mitigation, and management 11. Forensic investigations and case histories 12. Uncertainties, risk, and reliability in geotechnical engineering 13. Deep Excavations and Geotechnical Field instrumentation 14. Pavement Geotechnics 15. Coastal Erosion and protection 16. Geosynthetics Applications
Other topics: Offshore & marine geotechnics; remote sensing and GIS; geotechnical education, Codes & standards; Retrofitting Strategies for geotechnical structures; Field instrumentation and monitoring; and any other relevant topic.
SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP AMOUNT (INR) or EQUIVALENT
FOR EXHIBITION: Kindly contact Conference Chairman
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Patron Prof. S. R. Gandhi, Director, SVNIT Surat Chairman Prof. C. H. Solanki, SVNIT Surat (+91 9925207068) Shri Hitesh H. Desai, Chairman, IGS Surat Chapter (+91 9824134064) KEY DATES
Abstract Submission starts 15 January 2019
Abstract Submission deadline 5 April 2019
Intimation of abstract acceptance 15 May2019
Submission of a Full-length paper 8 July 2019
Intimation of Full-length paper
acceptance
19 August 2019
Submission of camera-ready paper 30 September 2019
Registration of accepted papers 21 October 2019
Conference Dates 19 – 21 Dec 2019
REGISTRATION FEES
Delegate Category Up to 30 Sept 2019
(INR)
After 3o Sept 2019
(INR)
Foreign Delegates
(USD) IGS Member 5500 6500 350 Non-IGS Member 6500 7500 400 SAARC Country Delegates
All sponsor categories will have one exhibition stall,
advertisement in souvenir, specified number of free
delegates, and food coupon for one stall attendant. Top
sponsor category may have additional privilege of
corporate presentation, logo in main banners and
individual banners. Please refer the website for
sponsorship benefits in detail
For updates please visit our website :
www.nits.ac.in
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MEMBERS’ NEWSR.K. Bhandari(HF - 0007)
R.K. Bhandari was awarded with “The Life Time Contribution Award of the Indian National Academy of Engineering 2018” on 14th December 2018 at the Annual
Convention of Indian National Academy of Engineering held in Hyderabad.
Dr. C.R. Parthasarathy(LF - 0551)
Sarathy Geotech & Engineering Services Pvt Ltd. (SGES), has been conferred a Special Trophy
for Excellence in Export of Engineering Services for the year 2016-18 by Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPCINDIA) under Ministry of Commerce at the 41st Export Awards (southern region) at Taj Coramandal Hotel Chennai on 29 December 2018. The award was presented by His Excellency Shri Banwarilal Purohit - Governor of Tamil Nadu and received by Dr CR Parthasarathy – Managing Director of SGES.
Mohit Jhalani(LM - 4125)
Mohit Jhalani was awarded with “IGS Delhi Chapter Young Geotechnical Engineer Award 2018” for the year 2017-2018 during Award Presentation
Ceremony at CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) on 20th September, 2018.
Gopal Ranjan Technology Award 2018
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDUREGopal Ranjan Technology Award of Rs. 1,00,000/- will be given to a deserving person on the basis of his/her ‘Creative Work’ in the fields of Soil Characteristics/ Foundation Engineering/ Ground Improvement/ Soil Structure Interaction/ Engineering Geology/ Underground Structures/ Rock Mechanics /Subsurface including marine structure in India. The award shall be given to an Indian National or an alumni of IIT Roorkee (or its predecessor University of Roorkee) of any nationality.
The last date of receiving nomination is 28th February, 2019Fordetailsvisitathttps://alumni.iitr.ac.in/research/gopal
The homepage of the Society has been updated and a new online membership platform has been created to
facilitate joining of new members.
Justlogonto:www.igs.org.in
Now Online Membership Available
IGC-2020 would be hosted by
IGS-Vishakhapatnam ChapterThe Venue, Theme, scheduled dates etc. are being
worked out and shall be announced soon.
IGC-2020
Local chapters are the vital links between IGS main body and members. Effective functioning of the local chapters makes Indian Geotechncal Society very vibrant and improve the quality of professional services and education in the country. The local chapters are the media which connect professionals and students and energise the whole system. Towards these objectives the following tasks need to be fulfilled by the local chapters.1. Creation and maintenance of the homepage of the chapter.2. Maintenance of local chapter directory updated with
affiliations3. Categorization of members (professionals, academia, students
etc to help in understanding the interests of specific groups)4. Facilitate creation and handholding of student chapters in
organising the activities5. Give representation to students and young members (two
members each) and seek their help in maintenance of homepage, conference organization etc. Student members will not have
TIPS for Effective Performance of Local Chaptersvoting members until they complete the graduation and become members of IGS
6. Facilitate affiliate members of local chapters to life members of IGS within two years of their joining local chapter as affiliate member.
7. Organization of general body meeting, technical programs such as workshops, seminars, expert lectures, field visits, use of ISSMGE webinars and other related technical matters, giving certificates to student chapter members in different colleges under their jurisdiction, newsletter etc.
8. Submission of activity report for newsletter, accounts information as well as activities information by November 15th every year for discussion in chapters meeting during annual conference of IGS.
It is hoped that the local chapters adopt the above to serve geotechnical engineering profession better.
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2019November 10-14
Cairo, Egypt3rd GeoMEast2019 International Congress and Exhibition [Sustainable Civil Infrastructures] ForDetailsEmail : [email protected]
November 28-29Hanoi, Vietnam
The 4th International Conference on Geotechnics for Sutainable Infrastructure Development.ForDetailsWebsite : https://geotechn.vnEmail: [email protected]
GEOTECHNICAL EVENTS CALENDARABROAD
2019March 1-2
MNNIT, AllahabadTwo-days Indian Conference on Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering (ICGGE-2019)ForDetailsWebsite : www.icgge2019.in Email : [email protected]
September 16-18IIT-Madras, India
International Symposium on “Geotechnical Aspects of Heritage Structures (ISGHS)”ForDetailsE-mail: [email protected]
INDIA
Welcome to New MembersTheExecutiveCommitteeofIGSextendsheartywelcometothefollowingmemberswhohavebeenadmittedtotheSocietyrecently/elevatedtoFellowship.
LIFE MEMBERSMOHANAMURUAN D LM-4367SUBHRA DAS LM-4368NABANITA DATTA LM-4369RAI BAHADUR REANG LM-4370PLABAN DEB LM-4371VKSS SRIKANTH MAHANKALI LM-4372YOGESH BAFNA LM-4373BANDELA SRIKANTH LM-4374ABHIPARNA DASGUPTA LM-4375ASHUTOSH VERMA LM-4376SANTOSH KUMAR G. LM-4377VINOTH KUMAR M. LM-4378SREEVALSA KOLATHAYAR LM-4381DIPTESH CHANDA LM-4382JHUMA MITRA LM-4383ANUP KUMAR MANDAL LM-4384GODAS SRIKAR LM-4385ANOOP BHARDWAJ LM-4386SHUBHRAJIT MAITRA LM-4387FIROZ RAZA KHAN LM-4388BITASTA GHOSH LM-4389ANIRUDDHA BHADURI LM-4390C. SANDHIYA LM-4391SHABARISH V. PATEL LM-4392RAJAT KUMAR S. VAIDYA LM-4393M.S. NAGAKUMAR LM-4394CHANGALPATTU NAGA BHARATH LM-4395JAYALAKSHMI DHEIVEEKAN LM-4396ROHIT RALLI LM-4397M.R. APARNA LM-4398MILIND PATIL LM-4399
PIYUSH SARANGI LM-4400M. THARUN KUMAR LM-4401RAJA RAJAN LM-4402SUCHIT KUMAR PATEL LM-4403V. DILLI RAO LM-4404CHAIDUL HAQUE CHAUDHURI LM-4405PRANJIT PATARI LM-4406UDAY VEER GAUTAM LM-4407THADIBOINA DHARMA TEJA LM-4408NILESH SANTOSH BHOI LM-4409DEVESH SINGH LM-4410GAYATHRI M. S. LM-4411MOHD. HIRAN MIA LM-4412BIPUL SEN LM-4413NITYANAND SINGH MAURYA LM-4414SWARUPA BHOWMIK LM-4415TULASI KUMAR MUGGU LM-4416HARSH RAI LM-4417TANAYA DEB LM-4418SUMAN HAZARI LM-4419RATANDEEP MODAK LM-4420RAHUL KUMAR LM-4421AMRENDRA KUMAR LM-4422ALKA MURARI SHAH LM-4423HIRAL THAKAR LM-4424SNEHASHISH BASU LM-4425SRIJITA DEY LM-4426SHANKAR SABAVATH LM-4427ARGHYA DAS LM-4428AVIJIT BURMAN LM-4429M. NAGALAKSHMI LM-4430ANURADHA PANDEY LM-4431S.H. VAMSI KRISHNA LM-4432
The GDS Resilient Modulus Testing System (RMTS) enables the resilient modulus and permanent deformation of unbound base/sub-base pavement materials to be determined. The system, based around the GDS ELDYN, uses an axially-sti� load frame with a beam mounted electro-mechanical actuator to apply dynamic cyclic axial loads, with a GDS triaxial cell used to con�ne the test specimen. A number of options are also available for measuring axial deformations, ranging from localised LVDTs to external linear potentiometers.
