116th IAEG Connector
IAEG Bulletin celebrates 50th year birthday! — the latest issue of the IAEG Connecter newsletter is available online.
Society News
Online Professional Certificate in Tailings Management
AusIMM, in conjunction with leading tailings experts including David Williams, Peter Chapman and others, has developed an Online Professional Certificate Course in Tailings Management. The Six-Module Course will cover an introductory overview, and geotechnical, geochemical and water, governance and surveillance, closure and socio-economic considerations of tailings management. Upon successful completion of all six modules and assessments, a Professional Certificate in Tailings Management will be awarded. The interactive, online format of the course will provide participants with an opportunity to learn in a tailings community-based environment from wherever they are situated. The course content for each module will be delivered over one week. Each module consists of: A live, interactive 90-minute webinar featuring industry experts Pre-recorded videos, featuring Q&As with global tailings experts Interactive…
Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Society Webinar
Dr Mark Cottrell (Golder Associates (UK) Ltd, London) will be presenting a webinar titled: A DFN Framework with Application to Rock Engineering Characterisation, Analysis & Design for the Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Society and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. The webinar will take place 2nd September 2020 (Wed), GMT+8 (HKT) 6:30pm Members of the AGS are invited to attend by registering online. Further details, including an abstract, can be found on the webinar flyer.
International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories Journal
The most recent issue of the International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories Journal — Volume 5, Issue 4 — is available online.
115th IAEG Connector
71 people killed by landslide in Rajamala, Kerala, India — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
ISSMGE News & Information Circular
The August 2020 ISSMGE News & Information Circular is available on the ISSMGE website.
AGS Awards at Curtin and at the UWA
The WA Chapter congratulates the recipients of the 2019 AGS Awards at WA universities. These awards are presented annually to two engineering students from different State universities who produce the best combination of thesis and seminar on a geotechnical topic. This year’s 2019 AGS Awards were presented to Samantha McClurg from Curtin University and Marco Trimboli from the UWA. Samantha’s final year thesis, titled “Influence of Using Seawater in MICP on the Erodibility of Bio-Cemented Slope Profiles”, investigated using MICP (microbiologically-induced calcium carbonate precipitation) as a method of coastal erosion mitigation. Marco conducted a research project on the “Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on the Differential Settlements of Multi-Storey Structures”. As part of this project, he helped develop a technique for…
114th IAEG Connector
Richard Wolters Prize nominations extended and many volcanoes and landslides — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
Call for nominations — AGS Practitioner Award and D.H. Trollope Medal
The Australian Geomechanics Society is calling on members for nominations for the AGS Practitioner Award and the D.H. Trollope Medal. AGS Practitioner Award This biennial award recognises contributions of the highest order over an extended period with a commitment to the geotechnical profession in Australia and the Australian Geomechanics Society. Nominations Nominations should be made by at least three persons (not necessarily members) to the Secretary of the National Committee of the Society following a call for submissions in Australian Geomechanics. Nominations must be accompanied by a comprehensive supporting document. AGS Practitioner Award Nomination Form D.H. Trollope Medal The Trollope Medal is awarded to the author of an outstanding paper on either theoretical or applied geomechanics. The work reported in…
13th IAEG Connector
Two landslides block rivers and one traps coal miner — The most recent edition of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.