The Development of Engineering Education and Professional Practice in Malaysia for the past 50 years – A Personal Experience and Observations: by Ir Chiam Teong Tee

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Geotechnical Group

1. Introduction

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) was established in 1991.  The main campus is ideally located within the natural beauty of the Clear Water Bay peninsula in East Kowloon, Hong Kong (Fig. 1). The serenity of the setting creates the perfect environment for research. The HKUST has four major schools: Engineering, Science, Business and Management, and Humanities & Social Science. The total number of undergraduate students is about 9,500 and that of postgraduate students is about 4,300. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of six engineering departments and the geotechnical group at HKUST is one of several research groups within the Department. The group comprises six professors and two research assistant professors.

HKUST 2005-2020 is a strategic plan set out by the university with becoming a world leader in environmental and sustainable development as one of its milestones.  The geotechnical group’s interests range from fundamental to applied research in broad areas: constitutive and numerical modelling of static and cyclic saturated and unsaturated soil behaviour at various temperatures; multi-phase flow in soil; mechanical behaviour of granular soil; physico-chemical soil behaviour of clayey soil; soil testing techniques; dynamic soil properties; wave-based characterization of geomaterials; development of innovative geomaterials; geo-energy issues including energy pile foundation and off-shore foundation engineering, geo-environmental problems such as innovative membrane-free landfill covers and green slope engineering; onshore soil-structure interaction involving piles, tunnels, and deep excavation; and the risk and reliability modelling of geotechnical performance.

The research is facilitated by the advanced HKUST geotechnical engineering laboratory as well as the state-of-the-art Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility (GCF) at HKUST, which is one-of-a-kind in Hong Kong.

This report first introduces the faculty members in the group and their respective research interests. The GCF and other state-of-the-art equipment used in their research are then presented. Some of their major research projects are then highlighted to showcase the holistic research approach the group encourages. Finally, social activities and recent conferences hosted by the group are described.

More information about the group can be found at: http://www.ce.ust.hk/research/geotechnical.html

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2. Faculty

Prof. Charles W.W. Ng, Chair Professor
Website: http://www.ce.ust.hk/faculty/cecwwng.asp

Professor Charles W.W. Ng is an Associate Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies and a Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was an Overseas Fellow from the Churchill College, Cambridge University, in 2005 and Changjiang Chair Professor in Geotechnical Engineering in 2010. He is Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), the American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE), and the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Professor Ng is the President of the Hong Kong Geotechnical Society. He served on the board of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) from 2010 to 2013.  Currently he chairs the board-level Awards Committee and has been the Editor-in-Chief of the ISSMGE Bulletin since 2014. Professor Ng is an Associate Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and has served on many other editorial boards.

Professor Ng has been leading three large-scale inter-disciplinary research projects: (i) Understanding debris flow mechanisms and mitigating risks for a sustainable Hong Kong; (ii) Green slope engineering: bioengineered, live cover systems for man-made fill slopes and landfill capillary barriers in Hong Kong, and (iii) Green slope engineering. He organised the inaugural International Conference on Geo-Energy and Geo-Environment in 2015 (GeGe2015) at HKUST. The second “GeGe” conference will be held in 2017 at Zhejiang University, China and the third in 2019 at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Selected papers are published in three refereed journals.

Professor Ng has solely supervised and graduated more than 30 PhD and 35 MPhil students. his current research students come from 16 different countries (see Fig. 2). He has published some 230 SCI articles in reputable international journals and delivered many keynotes, general reports and state-of-the-art reports in five continents. He is the main author of two reference books (i) Soil-structure Engineering of Deep Foundations, Excavations and Tunnels and (ii) Advanced Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Engineering. He is also the lead editor of two major conference proceedings the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics in 2006 and the 6th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground in 2009 (see Fig. 3).  In recent years he has placed a stronger focus on geo-energy and geo-environmental research to address sustainability concerns in the field of geotechnics.  His current research areas include bioengineered slopes and live cover systems; fundamental investigations into sustainable and preventive measures for municipal solid waste landfills; sustainable mitigation measures against debris flows; energy pile studies; climate change impact on unsaturated soil; fundamental investigations on lateritic soil behaviour; and off-shore studies including methane hydrate-bearing sediments, pipelines and foundations for energy structures (i.e. wind turbine foundations).

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Centre for Soft Ground Engineering (CSGE),
National University of Singapore (NUS)

The research activities at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Centre for Soft Ground Engineering (CSGE) are grouped into two main areas, namely urban geotechnics and offshore geotechnics, both of which are reflected in the Singapore government’s Research Innovation and Enterprise Plan up to 2020 (RIE2020). The focus of urban geotechnics is captured under the “Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS)” thrust of the RIE2020, which include creating and optimizing liveable space. Within CSGE, this is translated into several research thrusts including underground construction, ground improvement, land reclamation and coastal protection as well as risks and hazards arising from man-made and natural catastrophes.

A particularly important aspect of urban geotechnics in Singapore is large-scale underground development. In many large cities, usable space is a premium resource and underground development is often more a matter of necessity rather than choice. Singapore is an extreme example of this since it is completely surrounded by sea. The need for large-scale underground development is not new. This is captured in the Economics Strategies Committees’ Report (2010), which noted that we need to “…adopt a long term perspective and invest ahead to create new land and space.” While we can expand our land mass through reclamation as we have done for Marina Bay, there will be limits in the long-run. In the next 10 years, the Government should seek to catalyse the development of underground space as a means to intensify land use. We should put in place enablers for underground development such as by developing a subterranean land rights and valuation framework, and by establishing a national geology office. We must also develop an underground masterplan to ensure that underground and aboveground spaces are synergised, and invest in the creation of basement spaces in conjunction with new underground infrastructural projects (e.g. rail), so as to add to our “land bank”.

This forms the backdrop of a substantial and long-term “space creation” programme which is driving a significant part of the geotechnical research strands in CSGE.

The impetus for the need to create space on geotechnical research at CSGE is reflected in the following strands of research work:

(a) Deep excavation and underground construction: Fook-Hou Lee, Chun-Fai Leung, Yean-Khow Chow, Kwet-Yew Yong and Harry Siew-Ann Tan.
(b) Land reclamation and coastal development: Darren Siau-Chen Chian and Soon-Hoe Chew.
(c) Ground improvement: Fook-Hou Lee, Darren Siau-Chen Chian, Kwet-Yew Yong and Soon-Hoe Chew.
(d) Site investigation and ground characterization: Kok-Kwang Phoon and Taeseo Ku.
(e) Impact of earthquakes and ground vibration on subterranean structures: Siang-Huat Goh and Darren Siau-Chen Chian.

The need for offshore geotechnics, as a part of marine and offshore engineering, is also reflected in one of the RIE2020’s Strategic Technology Domains “Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering”, under which “marine and offshore” is one of eight key industry pillars. The Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) currently co-ordinates all marine and offshore research activities in Singapore. Within NUS, research activities in this sector are co-ordinated by the Maritime Institute@NUS (MI@NUS), the Director for which is Professor Yean-Khow Chow. The offshore geotechnical research work at NUS covers the following topics:

(i) Spudcan foundations: Yean-Khow Chow, Chun-Fai Leung and Fook-Hou Lee.
(ii) Plate and dynamically installed anchors: Yean-Khow Chow, Chun-Fai Leung and Fook-Hou Lee.
(iii) Deepwater pipelines: Fook-Hou Lee.

More details on the research works can be found in the write-ups of the respective researchers.

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Field test on an equipment for deep mixing around corners and obstacles

Filling of geotextile tube in split-bottom barge; (b) Dropping of geotextile tube into seabed

Completion of the undersea containment bund with geotextile tubes

]]> https://seags.ait.ac.th/events-conferences/the-first-kazakhstan-usa-geotechnical-engineering-workshop-astana-and-almaty-13-16-july-2015/ Tue, 06 Jan 2015 08:02:16 +0000 http://seags.ait.asia/?p=12780 The First Kazakhstan-USA Geotechnical Engineering Workshop

Astana and Almaty, 13-16 July 2015

Astana Sites

Preface

Supported by: L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University,
Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society, and the ASCE Geo-Institute

During the 18th International Conference for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, which was held in Paris (France), bilateral agreements (Memorandums) between Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society (KGS) and US National Society for ISSMGE (Geo-Institute, ASCE) were signed. The agreements outline prospects for cooperation between societies, issues of exchange of experience and knowledge, scientific and normative documentations, training of specialists in the field of geotechnical engineering, and organization of joint geotechnical conferences, seminars, workshops and webinar. In this connection KGS and the ASCE Geo-Institute will organize the First Kazakhstan- USA Geotechnical Engineering Workshop scheduled to take place at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in Astana (the new capital of Kazakhstan) from 13-14 July, 2015 and in Almaty (largest city in Kazakhstan) from 15 -16 July.

Workshop Theme and Topics
TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY GEOTECHNICS
Highways, Railways, Tunneling, Bridges, Wind Energy, Geosynthetics, and Geothermal Energy Systems

Overall Objective of Workshop
Increase interactions between Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society and ASCE Geo-Institute and identify opportunities for future collaborations. The workshop will have a strong industry related component to highlight geotechnical and construction opportunities in Kazakhstan associated with EXPO 2017 in Astana. Practitioners, university faculty, and researchers are all encouraged to participate in the workshop.

Important Deadlines
– Application Deadline: January 30, 2015
– White paper and technical paper submissions: May 22, 2015

Almaty Sites

Application Process:
Applications to participate in the Workshop are to include a brief biographical statement (on the order of a paragraph) and a statement of less than a page related to expected benefits from participating in the Workshop. Application materials can be sent by e-mail to both:
Askar Zhussupbekov (L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University): astana-geostroi@mail.ru
Jim Hanson (California Polytechnic State University): jahanson@calpoly.edu

Accommodation
Accommodation options will be announced at a later date

Workshop Venue 1 Workshop Venue 2

The First Kazakhstan-USA Geotechnical Engineering Workshop, 13-16 July 2015

Workshop Co-Chairs: Prof. Askar Zhussupbekov Mobile: +7 701 511 8382
e-mail: astana-geostroi@mail.ru

Prof. Jim Hanson
Tel: +1 805 756 6227 e-mail: jahanson@calpoly.edu

General Secretary: PhD. Rauan E. Lukpanov Mobile: +7 701 1884444
e-mail: rauan_82@mail.ru

Coordinator: PhD. Student Abdulla R. Omarov Mobile: +7 7011036642
e-mail: omarov_01@bk.ru

Technical Secretary of KGS: Bibigul G. Abdrakhmanova Mobile: +7 7783145584
e-mail: milanbi@mail.ru

Deep Excavation and Ground Improvement
31 May – 3 June 2016
Dorsett Grand Subang, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

Bulletin No. 1

Malaysian Geotechnical Society
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS)
Association of Geotechnical Societies in Southeast Asia (AGSSEA)

INTRODUCTION

The 19th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 2nd Association of Geotechnical Societies in Southeast Asia will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 31 May – 3 June 2016. A pre-conference short course will be held on 29 May 2016 by Prof K. Ishihara & Prof I. Towhata and a post conference short course on 3 June 2016 by Prof H. Poulos. The Southeast Asia Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference will be held on 30 May 2016.”

The Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society was founded in 1967 at AIT Bangkok by Dr Za-Chieh Moh. In 2007 the Association of Geotechnical Societies in Southeast Asia was founded also by Dr Za-Chieh Moh. At the 17SEAGC held in Taipei in 2010, it was decided that the 18SEAGC-1AGSSEA Conference will be held in Singapore in 2013. The Singapore Conference was a great success with more than 350 participants. This 19SEAGC-2AGSSEAC to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is also expected to be well supported and successful. The Conference will have an Opening Keynote Address, Chin Fung Kee Lecture, Za-Chieh Moh Lecture, S L Lee Lecture, Keynote Lectures, Special Lectures, and Special Session Lectures to be delivered by distinguished geotechnical experts and eminent academicians. Contributed papers from member countries and abroad will also be presented.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACT

The Organizing Committee of the 19SEAGC-2AGSSEAC cordially invites you to submit abstract(s) of not more than 200 words for the Conference by e-mail to:  seagc2016@gmail.com

The Conference theme is Deep Excavation and Ground Improvement.

The Conference covers a broad range of themes related to geotechnical engineering, including but not limited to:

● Soil Characterization and Properties
● Ground Improvement and Stabilization
● Shallow and Deep Foundations
● Slope Stability, Excavations and Retaining Structures
● Geosynthetics and Geo-Products
● Field Testing and Performance Monitoring
● Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics
● Design Analysis and Modelling
● Embankments and Dams
● Tunnelling and Underground Space Development
● Others are also welcomed.

Important dates:-

Abstract submission 31 March 2015
Notification of acceptance of abstract 31 May 2015
Deadline for submission of full paper 31 October 2015
Notification of acceptance of full paper 31 January 2016

The Conference language shall be English.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Advisor: Ir. Dr. Wen Hui Ting
Chairman: Ir. Dr. Sin Fatt Chan
Co-Chairman: Ir. Dr. Teik Aun Ooi
Organizing Secretary: Ir. Yew Weng Yee
Co-Organizing Secretary: Ir. Thien Seng Yee
Honorary Treasurer: Ir. Kenny Yee
Co-Honorary Treasurer: Ir. Shaw Shong Liew
Technical Papers: Ir. Dr. Swee Huat Chan

CONFERENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. Za-Chieh Moh Founder President SEAGS, Hon. Founder Chairman AGSSEA
Prof. Kwet Yew Yong Chairman AGSSEA
Ir. Kenny Yee Honorary Secretary General AGSSEA
Ir. Dr. Teik Aun Ooi President SEAGS
Dr. Noppadol Phienwej Honorary Secretary General SEAGS
Ir. Dr. Wen Hui Ting Chairman MGS, Malaysia
Dr. Phung Duc Long President VSSMGE, Vietnam
Prof. Charles W.W. Ng President HKGES, Hong Kong
Dr. Tiong Guan Ng President GeoSS, Singapore
Prof. Suttisak Soralump President TGS, Thailand
Prof. Yung-Show Fang President CTGS, Taiwan
Prof. Masyhur Irsyam President HATTI, Indonesia
Prof. A.S. Balasubramaniam Past President SEAGS
Dr. Chin-Der Ou Past President SEAGS
Dr. John C.C. Li Past President SEAGS
Dr. Chung Tien Chin Past President SEAGS
Prof. Roger Frank President ISSMGE
Prof. Ikuo Towhata Vice President Asia ISSMGE

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr. Za-Chieh Moh will deliver the Opening Keynote Address.

CHIN FUNG KEE LECTURE

Prof. Kenji Ishihara will be the Chin Fung Kee Lecturer.

ZA-CHIEH MOH LECTURE

Prof. Harry Poulos will be the Za-Chieh Moh Lecturer.

S L LEE LECTURE

Prof. Jian Chu will be the S L Lee Lecturer.

INTRODUCTION OF KUALA LUMPUR

Kuala Lumpur (KL) is like a melting pot of all the wonderful cultures that make up Asia. As the capital of Malaysia, it epitomises the nation’s slogan “simply Asia”. From art to history to food, one’s senses are embraced by the city’s dynamic surroundings.

This is a majestic city that was founded in 1857 and now in the 21st Century it brings together the past, the present and the future. There is so much to see in Kuala Lumpur – Chinatown with charming old buildings and makeshift shops, then there’s Little India while the Jamek Mosque which celebrates its centenary in 2014, is one of the oldest mosques in the city.

These historical landmarks blend in superbly with the modern day ones. The KL Tower is one of the world’s tallest concrete structures which functions as a telecommunication tower. The skyline of Kuala Lumpur is dominated by a structure that is famous the world over – the tallest Twin Towers in the world known as the Petronas Towers.

If it’s food that’s your thing then KL is the place to be because this place is a feast for the senses and will tempt any taste bud from the many hawker centres through to some of the finest restaurants. Another activity that you could definitely look forward to is shopping in KL.

CONFERENCE VENUE

The conference will be held at Dorsett Grand Subang in Subang Jaya. Nestled in the heart of Subang Jaya, Dorsett Grand Subang offers opulent hotel guest rooms and suites in the city’s most upscale entertainment hub, shopping district and tourist attraction. Located just 35 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, KLIA2 and Sepang International Circuit, the hotel is just a 15-minute drive from Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Hotel facilities include:-

• Business centre
• Laundry and valet service
• Clark Hatch Fitness Centre
• Handicap access
• Parking facilities for up to 350 cars
• Parking space for up to 2 coaches
• Concierge service
• Babysitting service
• Foreign exchange
• Complimentary scheduled shuttle service to designated destinations
• Valet parking
• High-speed Internet access
• Beauty shop
• Tanjung Wellness Spa
• Non-smoking Rooms

EXHIBITION BOOKING FORM

SEAGC2016 Secretariat
c/o IEM Training Centre Sdn. Bhd.
No. 33-1A (1st floor), Jalan 52/18, P.O. Box 224 (Jalan Sultan)
46720 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA

Tel. No.: +(603) 7958 6851 Fax No.: +(603) 7958 2851 E-mail: seagc2016@gmail.com

BOOKING FEES
Section Cost / Booth No. of Booths Total
Premier A RM 50,000.00
A RM 15,000.00
B RM 12,000.00
C RM 10,000.00
Total

Note: From 1 April 2015, all payments must add 6% Goods & Services Tax (GST).

PAYMENT METHOD

For your convenience, we have arranged ways for you to pay your registration fee in Ringgit Malaysia, ranging from payment by local cheque, Banker’s cheque or Telegraphic Bank Transfer. In summary, you can make payments as follows:

(a) Local cheque or Banker’s cheque made payable to “IEM TRAINING CENTRE SDN BHD”.

(b) Telegraphic Bank Transfer (Please forward soft copy of payment advice):-

Account Name: IEM TRAINING CENTRE SDN BHD
Account Number: 514169143176
Bank Name: Malayan Banking Berhad
Bank Address: Jalan Sultan, 46200
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Layout Plan For Foyer, Selangor Ballroom at Grand Dorsett Subang Hotel

Selangor 3 Hall Selangor 2 Hall Selangor 1 Hall

C3 C2 C1 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 A5 A3 PremierA1
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SPONSORSHIP

Please tick (√) the appropriate boxes below:

Type of Sponsor Amount (RM) Sponsor’s Entitlement

(1) Platinum Above 70,000.00 (a) Acknowledgement in the Conference Proceedings
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(eg. : conference opening/closing ceremony & dinner)
(c) 4 Free conference participants

(2) Gold 60,000.00 (a) Acknowledgement in the Conference Proceedings
(b) 2 Top organization managers invited to official functions
(eg. : conference opening/closing ceremony & dinner)
(c) 2 Free conference participants

(3) Silver 30,000.00 (a) Acknowledgement in the Conference Proceedings
(b) 1 Top organization manager invited to official functions
(eg. : conference opening/closing ceremony & dinner)
(c) 1 Free conference participant

(4) Bronze 15,000.00 (a) Acknowledgement in the Conference Proceedings
(b) 1 Top organization manager invited to official functions
(conference opening ceremony only)
(c) 1 Free conference participant

(5) Conference Bags 40,000.00 (a) Acknowledgement in the Conference Proceedings
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(6) Lunch 30,000.00 (a) Acknowledgement in the Conference Proceedings
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(c) 1 Top organization manager invited to the sponsored lunch
(d) 1 Free conference participant

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(c) 2 Free conference participants
(d) 1 Top organization manager invited to the sponsored banquet
(e) Pamphlet distribution & Display banners at banquet hall entrance

(8) Welcoming
Reception 30,000.00 (a) Acknowledgement in the Conference Proceedings
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SEAGC2016 – Brochure 2015

International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (ICGE) 2015 Colombo

August 10th and 11th 2015
Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Organised by the Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS)

Download ICGE Colombo 2015 Bulletin 3 – Invitation for Submission of Abstracts

Themes
– Analytical and Numerical Modelling
– Case Histories
– Design for Earthquakes
– Earth Retaining Structures
– Environmental Geotechnics
– Foundations
– Geo Materials for Pavement Construction
– Geological and Geotechnical Modelling
– Ground Improvement
– Ground Subsidence
– Instrumentation and Case Histories
– Landslides and Slope Stability
– Problematic Soils (Expansive Soils, Organic Soils)
– Rock Engineering, Tunnelling
– Site Investigation

Important Dates (Updated)
– Acceptance of abstracts 15th July 2014
– Notification of the acceptance of abstracts 01st August 2014
– Receipt of the full paper for reviewing 15th December 2014
– Notification of the acceptance of full paper 15th March 2015
– Receipt of the final camera ready papers 15th May 2015

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15th July 2014. Please submit your abstracts (300 words) through the SLGS web site www.slgs.lk or the conference website, www.icgecolombo2015.org.

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Invitation

The 15th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (15ARC) will be held under the auspices of the Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS) in the City of Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan on 9th – 13th of November 2015. The subtitle of this conference is “New Innovations and Sustainability” which indicates not only new technologies and methods in Geotechnical Engineering but also the sustainability of a better human life are the main topics of interest at this conference.

As many of you know, ISSMGE members are from both academia and those working in the field, and thus the fusion of those two members is one of the most important issues for sustaining our society. In this 15ARC, we will hold a special event called “Engineering Session Day”. In addition, a discussion on the rehabilitation projects following mega disasters such as the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake will be featured as a work of collaboration involving groups from industry-government-academia.

The JGS has previously hosted ARC twice: once in Tokyo 1963 and once in Kyoto 1987. This means that over a quarter of a century has passed since the last conference was held in Japan. Therefore, all the JGS members take great pleasure in inviting all of ISSMGE members from Asia and all over the world to participate in 15ARC, Fukuoka, Japan in 2015. Finally, we hope that all participants will join the special event and sessions and have fruitful discussions on all kinds of geotechnical issues.

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