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The President’s Message
D
ear Members
and fellows,
By the time this
newsletter reaches
your hands, most of you must be
preparing for IGC – 2009 scheduled
in December at Guntur. Prof. M.
Rama Rao and his team are working
very hard to make the prestigious
annual activity a grand success.
Though, the region was affected by
devastating floods, however, it could
not make any dent in the enthusiasm
of the organizers. I request all the
fellow colleagues to be generous in
sponsoring the event and participate
in the Annual Conference in a large
number.
Seventeenth international conference
on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical
Engg. was held during Oct. 5-9, 2009
in Alexandria, Egypt. About 1300
delegates representing 33 countries
attended the conference. Indian
delegation had about 16 members.
Indian delegates Prof. M.R. Madhav
Er. Bidasaria, Dr. K. Rajagopal,
Dr. V.M. Sharma and either
Co-chaired or acted as panelists in
various technical sessions of the
conference. The conference will be
remembered for its excellent
arrangements and was a huge
success.
Preparations are in full swing for
hosting of IGC-2009 by IGS-Guntur
Chapter. All the functionaries
especially, RVR & JC College
Management and Principal, Chairman
of the Conference, Prof. K.S. Sairam,
Prof. M. Rama Rao, Organising
Secretary are giving their very best
to make this Conference a memorable
one. All arrangements are being
precision made and delegates could
expect warm hospitality, excellent stay
and culinary arrangements and overall
rich technical presentations.
As you all know, 6 th ICEG being
organized by IGS at New Delhi from
8 – 12 Nov. 2010 is going to be another
landmark activity, under the
Chairmanship of Prof. Manoj Datta,
who made yet another wonderful
presentation at Alexandria during the
17 th ICSMGE and had fruitful
interactions with international
community to popularize the event and
to make the same a grand success,
thereby, mobilizing the profession. On
the sidelines of 6 th ICEG, some other
important activities are expected in the
form of workshops, training program,
important meets etc for which all the
fellow members will be regularly up
dated. It would be our endevour to join
in the efforts of Prof. Manoj Datta
and his team and collectively make the
Conference, 6 th ICEG, a memorable
activity.
IGS – GI collaboration was signed in
Oct 2008, last year and subsequently
regular interactions are going on to
jointly organize activities on the topics
of common interest. A tentative action
plan has been decided and soon, it is
expected to be converted into a reality.
IGS Chapters have been organizing a
number of activities on different
subjects / topics and have been
celebrating Terzaghi Day by
conducting competitions among young
Geotechnical Professionals. I do
remember IGS, Chennai Chapter and
Indore Chapter conducting these
activities regularly. Other Chapters
are also probably organizing similar
activities based on the regional
problems. However, most of these
activities remain unreported. I take
this opportunity to request the
Chapters to send their calander of
activities and also the report on the
activities organized by the chapter to
the IGS head quarter so that they are
appropriately covered in Newsletter
and the AGM Booklet.
I wish all members have enjoyed the
festival season. By the time the next
issue of Newsletter comes in, it would
by Jan 2010. I, therefore, take the
opportunity to wish all members a very
Happy 2010!
Er. Mahavir Bidasaria
IGC-2011
Our new Chapter IGS-Kochi would be
hosting IGC-2011. Please await for details
re: Venue, Date etc. in our next issue of
IGS NEWS.

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Sixth International Congress on
Environmental Geotechnics (6ICEG 2010)
November 8-12, 2010, New Delhi, India
Environmental Geotechnics for Sustainable Development
Call for Abstracts
Details of 6ICEG 2010 and the conference themes are available on the conference website: www.6iceg.org
Theme 1: MSW and Hazardous Waste Landfills
Theme 2: Slurry Ponds
Conference Themes
Theme 3: Contaminated Land, Groundwater and Abandoned Landfills
Theme 4: Geosynthetics and New Materials
Key Congress Dates
Theme 5: Sustainability, Professional Practice and Education
Theme 6: Geohazards, Disaster Mitigation and Management
Theme 7: Testing, Monitoring and Performance Evaluation
Theme 8: Physical and Numerical Modelling
15th August 2009
15th January 2010
15th March 2010
15th May 2010
Submission of Abstracts
Receipt of Draft Papers
Decision on Papers
Receipt of Final Papers
Contact Us
Registration
Details of the registration are given below. For online registration, please visit the conference website www.6iceg.org.
For companions, a separate program will be arranged.
Until May 30, 2010 After May
(early bird) 30, 2010
Non ISSMGE participants (except SAARC countries) $ 500 $ 575
ISSMGE members (except SAARC countries) $ 475 $ 550
Participants from SAARC countries $ 250 $ 300
Companions from all countries except SAARC $ 250 $ 350
Companions from SAARC countries $ 150 $ 200
Students from all countries except SAARC $ 200 $ 300
Students from SAARC countries $ 100 $ 200
*Registration fee includes registration kit, proceedings, tea/coffee/refreshments in-between the technical
sessions, lunch on all days of the conference, welcome reception and banquet. $ corresponds to US dollar.
6ICEG SECRETARIAT
Geoenvironment & Geosynthetics Lab (Room V-203), Civil Engineering Department,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India.
Phone: + 91-11-26596223; Fax: + 91-11-26581117
Email: 6icegdelhi@gmail.com, Website: www.6iceg.org
Prof. Manoj Datta Prof. R.K. Srivastava Dr. G.V. Ramana Dr. J.T. Shahu
Chairperson Co-Chairperson Org. Secretary Org. Secretary
mdatta@civil.iitd.ac.in rksciv@yahoo.com ramana@civil.iitd.ac.in shahu@civil.iitd.ac.in

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INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE IGC-2009
GEOTECHNICS IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (GEOTIDE)
Venue:
R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering
Guntur-522019, Andhra Pradesh
17-20 December, 2009
Organized by
Indian Geotechnical Society-Guntur Chapter and
R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering
INVITATION TO IGC 2009
The annual conference of the Indian
Geotechnical Society IGC-2009 will be held
in Guntur. The conference aims at bringing
together professional engineers,
academicians, researchers, industrialists and
others, with interest in Geotechnical
Engineering, for exchanging their experiences.
IGS Guntur Chapter and R.V.R. & J.C.
College of Engineering extend a hearty
invitation to all to attend the conference.
CONFERENCE THEMES
01. Characterization and site investigation
of soils
02. Tropical and problematic soils
03. Soil-Structure interaction
04. Geotechnics for transportation and
infrastructure
05. Rock engineering, tunneling and
underground construction
06. Geoenvironmental engineering
07. Ground improvement
08. Geo-hazards
09. Case studies
10. Numerical and physical modeling
11. Shallow and deep foundations
12. Geotechnical Engineering Education
and Professional Practice
13. Field Instrumentation & Monitoring
14. Reliability and Risk analysis
15. Embankments, dams and slope
stability.
In addition, there will be a separate
session for Young Geotechnical Engineers.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts of papers in the conference
sub-themes are invited. Prospective
authors are requested to submit the
abstract of about 300 words by e-mail to
igc2009.guntur@gmail.com. The title of the
paper, name(s), affiliation(s), address(es)
and e-mail ID(s) of author(s) should be
indicated at the top. The Theme shall be
indicated at the top right corner. Full-length
paper shall be in 4 pages in A4 size.
Official language of the Conference is English.
IMPORTANT DATES
Last date for submission
of Abstract : March 15, 2009
Intimation of acceptance
of Abstract : May 31, 2009
Last date for submission
of Full-length paper : July 31, 2009
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of the conference will consist of
accepted papers and invited lectures. A CD
of the same will be brought out.
REGISTRATION FEE
Upto 31 st After 31 st
Oct.2009 2009
IGS Members Rs.3,000 Rs.3,300
Non-IGS Members Rs.3,500 Rs.3,800
SAARC Countries Rs.3,500 Rs.3,800
Other countries US$ 300 US$ 300
Senior Citizen Rs.1,500 Rs.1,500
Spouse Rs. 500 Rs. 500
Student Rs.1,000 Rs.1,000
Students will be given CD of proceedings and
a folder file.
All payments (Sponsorships and Registration
fee) should be made by Demand Draft draft
in favour of “IGC-2009” payable at Guntur.
SPONSORSHIP
Annual conference of Indian Geotechnical
Society is a prestigious event, in which several
professionals and academicians from all over
the world participate. IGC-2009 will provide
great opportunity for interaction among
industries, consultants, construction
companies, government agencies,
manufacturers, suppliers, educational
institutions, academicians, professionals and
decision makers. This event will be
successful only with the help of sponsors.
Sponsorships at the following rates of tariff
are invited from different agencies.
Patron Rs.1,50,000 (6 delegates free)
Platinum Rs.1,00,000 (5 delegates free)
Gold Rs. 75,000 (4 delegates free)
Silver Rs. 50,000 (3 delegates free)
Donor Rs. 25,000 (2 delegates free)
Supports Rs. 10,000 (1 delegate free)
Corporate Rs. 25,000 (2 delegates free)
Presentations
Lunch Rs. 50,000 (3 delegates free)
Dinner Rs. 50,000 (3 delegates free)
Banquet Rs.1,00,000 (5 delegates free)
A Souvenir will be released during the
inaugural session of the conference. Sponsors
will be provided with appropriate advertisement
space in souvenir and at the venue.
EXHIBITION
Manufacturers, contractors, consultants,
research organizations, suppliers of building
materials, software developers etc. are invited
to display their products in the exhibition. A
space of approximately 3 m x 3 m with a
table, a chair and power connection will be
available at a tariff of Rs.15,000/- and US$
600 for foreign exhibitors.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondence by post, fax or e-mail
should be addressed to:
Prof. M. Rama Rao
Organizing Secretary, IGC-2009
Department of Civil Engineering
R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering
Chowdavaram, Guntur-522 019,
Andhra Pradesh
E-mail: igc2009.guntur@gmail.com
URL: www.igs-guntur.webs.com,
www.rvrjcce.ac.in
Phone: 0863-2288201 to 204
Cell: 09490847570; Fax: 0863-2288274

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A BRIEF REPORT OF
17 th INTERNATIONAL TIONAL CONFERENCE ON
SOIL MECHANICS & GEOTECHNICAL ENGG.
HELD IN ALEXENDRIA, , EGYPT
DURING OCTOBER 5-9, 2009
Seventeenth international conference on Soil Mechanics
& Geotechnical Engg. was held during Oct 5-9,2009 in
Alexandria, Egypt. The inauguration function was held
on October 5 in famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina building
of Alexandria. The Hon’ble minister of Public works deptt,
Govt. of Egypt was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
The function was also graced by Prof. P.S Pinto, President
of ISSMGE. The Governor of Alexandria (Mr. Adel Aly
Labib) and Dy. minister of irrigation, govt. of Egypt were
also present on this occasion. The latter read the speech
of Hon’ble minister of irrigation who could not attend
A section of Indian Delegates
Dubai Burj’s foundation. On this occasion, The Kevin
Nash medal was also presented. In the evening the
welcome reception was organized in historic Qaitbey fort.
The fort was founded by Sultan Alashraf Abu Alnaser
Seif Eldin Qaitbey in 1477A.D. The light classical music
was also played by famous band of Alexandria during
welcome reception.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina-the conf. venue
the function due to pre-engagement. Dr. Mamdouh
Hamza, the Conference chairman welcomed all the guests
by his very interesting speech citing the history of
Bibliotheca (library) of Alexandria. The Bibliotheca library
was one of the ancient history libraries in the world. This
old library was not just one of the most important libraries
but also a place where scientific researches were carried
out. Alexandria is considered the capital of tourism.
Alexandria, the largest port in Egypt is situated on banks
of Mediterranean sea in the form of a 70km coastal strip.
The city with 4millions population is also called bride of
Mediterranean and the second capital of Egypt. The
people of the city offer amiability and willing reception.
After the inaugural function the Terzaghi oration lecture
was delivered by Prof. G. Harry Poulos the designer of
The state - of -art lectures were delivered by Prof. Mayne
(USA), Prof. B. Simpson (UK), Prof. A. Negro (Brazil),
Prof. C. Jian (Singapore), Prof. M. Jaksa(Australia), Prof.
M. Jamiolkowski (Italy) and Mr. W. Brunner (Germany).
The session themes were: Laboratory Testing (Chairman-
Prof. M.Kamon), Underground Structures (Chair- Prof.
A view of Pyramids

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Nile river and where western desert and eastern desert
meet, Pyramids of Giza etc.
Sphinx- guard of Pyramids
P. Marinos), Deep Excavation, tunneling, ground water
control (Chair- Mr. M. Bidasaria), Deep Foundations/
Retaining structures (Chair- Prof. R. Frank), Insitu
Testing (chair- Prof. M.R.Madhav) , Monitoring &
Performance (Chair- Prof. M. Maksimovic), Physical/
Constitutive Modelling (Chair- Prof. E.M. das Neves),
Ground Improvement (Chair- Prof. R. Holtz) ,
Management of geotechnical data and process (chair-
Prof. J. Carter), Problematic soils and Geosynthetics
(Chair- Prof. G. Heerten), Instrumentation (chair- Prof.
W. Hachich), Slopes and Embankment (chair- Prof. H.
Brandi) and Interactive design (Prof. L.G. Tham).
The conference will be remembered for its excellent
arrangements. There was a regular travel desk at the
conference venue to take care of delegates’ travel
requirements. The technical exhibition was good with
presence of leading international industrial houses. About
1300 delegates representing 33 countries attended the
conference. Indian delegation had 16 members including
Er. Mahavir Bidasaria, national president of IGS, Prof.
M.R Madhav, Dr. Satyendra Mittal, Prof.Manoj Datta,
Prof. KG. Sharma, Prof. G.L Sivakumar Babu, Prof. D.
Dewaikar, Prof. N.N. Som, Dr.V.M. Sharma, Prof.K.
Rajagopal, Mr. R.K. Kulkarni, Mr. V.T. Ganpule, Dr. D.K.
Baidya, Dr. Ashish Juneja and others. Prof. Manoj Datta,
Chairman of international conference on soil mechanics
and geoenvironmental engg. made a presentation for
the conference and appealed to international fraternity
to attend the conference in large contingent. Indian
delegates e.g Prof. M.R. Madhav Er. Bidasaria, Dr. K.
Rajagopal, Dr. V.M. Sharma etc. either Co-chaired or
acted as panelists in various technical sessions. The
conference organisers had organized technical visits to
Aswan, the southernmost city located on shores of the
Egypt enjoys a strategic location in north Africa close to
the middle East. The country has long played an
important role in connecting Africa with Asia and the
Mediterranean with the Indian ocean and as such has
been at the center of the world's political and economical
arena for centuries. It is a vast country spread well over
million square kilometers, that is four times the size of
United Kingdom and twice the size of France. It’s cities
like Cairo, Aswan and Luxor hug the shores of Nile
valley. Alexandria is in the Nile delta. The Nile valley
stretches from the delta to Egypt's southernmost border
with Sudan and along with its great cities is home to
some of the world's most iconic symbols of ancient
civilization. Here visitors can see the three Great
Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx (it is believed that Sphinx
guards them). The Sahara desert makes up much of
Egypt's distinct desert and oasis areas which are
fascinating if sparsely inhabited.
Egypt is a religious country. The Egyptians like to work
hard and live life to the full and tend to work in the heart
of the cities. Visitors can enjoy lively cultural experiences
too-everything from the latest art sensations to music
theatre and dance. It is a warm country for most of the
year. Some days in summer the temperature can reach
25-35 deg. c in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
The history of Egypt stretches back to unimaginable
times. It is a country probably best known to the world
for its pharaohs, such as Tutankhamun and its ancient
civilization that largely existed along the bank of Nile
river.
- Dr. Satyendra Mittal
Associate Professor, IIT, Roorkee
Indian delegates enjoying banquet

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INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE IGC-2010
GEOtrendz
16 - 18 December, 2010
Venue:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 INDIA
Organized by:
Indian Geotechnical Society Mumbai Chapter &
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
INVITATION TO IGC-2010
The Annual Conference of the Indian
Geotechnical Society, IGC – 2010 will be held
in Mumbai. The Conference aims to bring
together professional engineers, academicians,
researchers, industrialists and others, with
interest in Geotechnical Engineering, for
exchanging their experiences. IGS Mumbai
Chapter and IIT Bombay extend a hearty
welcome to all to attend the Conference.
DATES AND VENUE
The Conference will be held at Indian Institute
of Technology Bombay, Powai campus during
16 - 18 December 2010, Thursday to Saturday.
CONFERENCE THEMES
T1 Geotechnical issues of urban
infrastructure
T2 Site investigation by non-invasive
techniques and site characterization
T3 Tunnels and underground construction
T4 Geotechnical earthquake engineering
T5 Earth and earth-retaining structures
T6 Recent developments in experimental
geotechnics
T7 Geo-environmental engineering
T8 Innovative techniques in ground
improvement
T9 Geo-hazards – landslides, subsidence,
tsunamis and shore erosion
T10 Case studies in geotechnical engineering
T11 Numerical and physical modeling
T12 Field testing, instrumentation and
monitoring
T13 Risk assessment and reliability in
geotechnical engineering
T14 Remote sensing and GIS,GPS
applications
T15 Geotechnical education and
professional practice
T16 Forensic geotechnical engineering
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of the Conference will consist of
papers from keynote, invited and contributing
authors. A CD of the same will be brought
out. Students will be given CD free of charge.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts of Papers on the Conference themes
are invited. Prospective authors are requested
to submit an Abstract of about 300 words by
email to: igc2010@civil.iitb.ac.in
The title of the paper, name(s), affiliation(s),
address(es) and email(s) of authors should be
indicated at the top. The theme should be
indicated at the top right corner.
Official language of the Conference is English.
KEY CONFERENCE DATES
Last date for submission
of abstract : March 31, 2010
Intimation of acceptance
of abstract : April 30, 2010
Last date for submission
of full-length paper : July 15, 2010
Intimation of acceptance
of full-length papers : Sept. 15, 2010
REGISTRATION FEES
Upto 31 st After 31 st
Oct.2010 Oct. 2010
IGS Members# INR 3,500 INR 4,000
Non-IGS Members# INR 4,000 INR 4,500
SAARC Countries INR 5,000 INR 6,000
Other Countries USD 250 USD 300
Senior Citizens,* INR 1,500 INR 1,500
Companions,
Students
# IGS Mumbai Chapter Members get Rs. 500/-additional
discount.
*Age above 65 years as on October 31, 2010.
All payments should be made by Demand
Draft in favour of “Indian Geotechnical
Conference – 2010” payable at Mumbai.
SPONSORSHIP
Annual conference of Indian Geotechnical
Society is a prestigious event in which several
professionals and academicians from all over
the world participate. IGC-2010 will provide
an excellent opportunity for interaction
among fraternity representing industries,
consulting organizations, construction
companies, government agencies, suppliers,
academic and research institutions and
decision makers. An event like this, with the
objective of disseminating recent trends can
only be successful with the help of generous
sponsorships. Sponsorships at the following
rates of tariff are welcome from different
agencies.
Sponsorship Fee
Diamond sponsor*
Platinum sponsor Rs. 250,000
Gold sponsor Rs. 100,000
Silver sponsor Rs. 50,000
Bronze sponsor Rs. 20,000
Session sponsor Rs. 75,000
Exhibition Stall** Rs. 30,000
* Contact Organising Secretary for more details
**Additional Rs. 15,000/- for premium location. In addition,
there are sponsorship slots available for banquet,
high tea(s), lunches, dinners, cultural programme, spouse
programme, delegate kit, etc.
EXHIBITION
Manufacturers, contractors, consultants, research
organisations, geotechnical equipment
manufacturers and suppliers, earth equipment,
laboratory, field instrumentation and data acquisition
system developers and suppliers,
are invited to display their products in the
exhibition.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondence by post, fax or email may
be addressed to:
Prof. B.V. S. Viswanadham
Organising Secretary, IGC-2010
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 INDIA
Email: igc2010@civil.iitb.ac.in
igc2010@gmail.com
URL: www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~igc2010/
http://igsmumbai.wordpress.com
Tel: +91-22-25767344/25767322
Fax: +91-22-25767302

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2009
Dec.9-11
Singapore
IS on Ground Improvement
Technologies and Case Histories by
Geotechnical Society of Singapore
(GeoSS).
Contact for details:
Dr. C.F. Leung
Chair of Organising Committee
And President of GeoSS
E-mail: cvelcf@nus.edu.sg
2010
May 09-11
Huntington Beach, California, USA
2nd IS on Cone Penetration Testing will
be held in Huntington Beach, California,
USA. The conference is sponsored by
TC-16 of ISSMGE in Colloboration with
State Polytech University
– Equipment; Testing and Procedures
– Interpretation of Test Results
– Solution of Practical Problems
Conference website: www.cpt10.com
Abstract to: abstracts@cpt10.com
May 23-27
Brazil
9ICG on Geosynthetics
Contact:
http://www.9icg_brazil2010.info
May 24-29
San Diego, CA, USA
5th IC on Recent Advances in
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
and Soil Dynamics.
For details please contact:
Technical Questions
Prof. Shamsher Prakash, Conference
Chair
E-mail: prakash@mst.edu
Registration
Lindsay Bagnall, Conference Secretary
mail to: Geoeqconf2010@mst.edu
Proceedings & Post Conferences:
Visit website:
http://5geoeqconf2010.mst.edu/.
GEOTECHNICAL CALENDAR
AR
ABROAD
June 07-10
Moscow, Russia
IC on "Geotechnical Challenges in Mega
Cities" supported by ISSMGE Technical
Committees TC28, TC32. TC38 and TC41
and organized by ISSMGE, Gersevanov
Research Institute of Bases and
Underground Structures (NIIOSP)
Mowcow and NPO "Georeconstruction -
Fundamentproject" (GRF), Saint
Petersburg, Russia.
Details Contact:
Conference Secretariat
M.L. Kholmyansky - Secretary General,
NIIOSP, Moscow Gersevanov Res. Instt.
of Bases and Underground Structures
(NIIOSP)
Russia 109428 Moscow, 2nd
Institutskaya St.6, build.12
E-mail: info@GeoMos2010.ru
Sept.5-10
Auckland, New Zealand
The 11th Congress of the International
Association for Engg. Geology and the
Environment (IAEG 2010) by The New
Zealand Geotechnical Society (NZGS) on
theme "Geologically Active".
Contact:
IAEG 2010, Auckland, New Zealand
October 10-12
Shanghai, China
IS on Geomechanics and Geotechnics
from Micro to Macro
Details Contact:
Prof. Ming-Jing Jiang
Co-chairman and Secy. Gen.
Organising Committee IS -Shanghai 2010
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
E-mail: mingjing.jiang@mail.tongji.edu.cn
2011
May 23-27
Hong Kong, China
14th ARC on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering organized by The
Hong Kong Geotechnical Society
(HKGES), Dept. of Civil and Structural
Engineering, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (Poly U)
Key Dates :
Abstracts 31 Dec.2009
Acceptance 31 March 2010
Full Papers 30 Sept.2010
Acceptance December 2010
Conference Fees:
Registration fees: US $450 (HK $3500)
Concession for students & young
engineers
Conference website:
http://www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/14arc
For Details Contact:
Miss Laurel Lan
Dept. of Civil & Structural Engg.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kowloon, Hong Kong
E-mail: 14arc.2011@polyu.edu.hk
INDIA
2010
November 8-12
New Delhi
Sixth International Congress on Environmental
Geotechnics (6ICEG 2010)
Contact:
6ICEG Secretariat
Geoenvironment & Geosynthetics Lab
(Room V-203), Civil Engg. Dept.
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016, India
Phone: +91-11-26596223;
Fax: +91-11-26581117
E-mail: 6icegdelhi@gmail.com
Website: www.6iceg.org
December 16-18, 2010
Mumbai
Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC-
2010 organised by IGS-Mumbai Chapter
& Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay. Theme of the Conference
GEOtrendz.
Address for Correspondence:
Prof. B.V. S. Viswanadham
Organising Secretary, IGC-2010
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 INDIA
Email: igc2010@civil.iitb.ac.in
igc2010@gmail.com
URL: www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~igc2010/
http://igsmumbai.wordpress.com
Tel: +91-22-25767344/25767322
Fax: +91-22-25767302

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IGS Bangalore Chapter
A one day national workshop on
“Forensic Geotechnical Engineering
(FGE)” was organized at the
Department of Civil Engineering,
IISc Bangalore on 12 th September
2009 under the auspices of
Karnataka Geotechnical Centre
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Society (IGS), as part of activities
of ISSMGE Technical Committee
TC 40 on forensic geotechnical
engineering. This committee is
chaired by Dr. V V S Rao and Prof.
G L Sivakumar Babu is the secretary.
The workshop was intended to bring
the awareness and enhance the
understanding about the forensic
analysis in geotechnical engineering
that involves scientific and legalistic
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investigations and deductions to detect
the causes as well as the process of
distress in a structure, which are
attributed to geotechnical origin.
The workshop had eleven invited
lectures by the eminent personalities
from the field of geotechnical
engineering research and practice,
namely Dr. V.V.S. Rao, Prof. M.R.
Madhav, Prof. K.S. Subba Rao, Prof.
B.R.S. Murthy, Prof. M.R. Pranesh,
Prof. K. Rajagopal, Prof. T.G.
Sitharam, Shri. L.V. Shreerangaraju,
Dr. R.G. Robinson, Shri. I.V.
Anirundhan, and Prof. G.L. Sivakumar
Babu. The lectures covered several
aspects on FGE including basic
introduction and process, techno-legal
aspects, laboratory investigations, and
case studies. The workshop was
attended by young geotechnical
engineering students, researchers,
and practitioners. The enthusiasm
and active participation of the
delegates marked the success of the
workshop. Proceedings of the
workshop were distributed
electronically to the registered
delegates in the form of CD.
Based on the deliberations at the
conference and previous meetings of
the Technical Committee (TC 40)
held Singapore, Kolkata and London,
Dr V V S Rao compiled a technical
report of the TC 40. Prof. G L
Sivakumar Babu distributed the CDs
containing the report to President,
Secretary and others during the
ISSMGE in Alexandria, Egypt.
IGS Visakhapatnam Chapter Engineers
A workshop on “Solid Waste
Management and Engineered
Landfills” was organized in the
department of Civil Engineering,
College of Engineering, Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam on the
occasion of 126 th birthday Karl von
Terzaghi, acclaimed worldwide as
the father of Soil Mechanics. The
workshop was organised by Indian
Geotechnical
Society
Visakhapatnam Chapter in
association with The Institution of
Prof G.V. Rao Delivering keynote lecture on “Engineered Landfills”
(India)
Visakhapatnam Local
Centre. Mr B. Jayarami
Reddy, Chief Engineer,
GVMC, inaugurated the
workshop which was
presided over by Prof
P.S.N. Raju, Principal,
A.U. Engineering
College. Prof. C.N.V.
Satyanarayana Reddy,
Andhra University and
Honorary Secretary, IGS
Visakhapatnam Chapter coordinated
the workshop.
Sri B. Jaya Rami Reddy, Chief Engineer,
GVMC releasing the Proceedings of Workshop
While inaugurating the
workshop, Mr B.
Jayarami Reddy, shared
the current experiences
of solid waste management
across the country,
including the unsuccessful
waste-to-power generation
methods, or manure
by private organizations
involved in the process.
He indicated that viable lowcost
sustainable solutions, like engineered
landfills are indeed the need
of the hour in every place. Former
Principal and Civil Engineer, Prof
Bangareswara Sarma, lauded the
efforts of the organizing committee
for bringing in such timely workshop
to Andhra University and encouraged
the participants to make use of
the knowledge sharing in applications.
Dr G Venkatappa Rao, Former Professor
and Head, Department of
Civil Engineering at IIT Delhi, noted
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the solutions being offered in this
workshop will go a long way in providing
sustained solutions, and expressed
that waste management will
get the rightful place in every Government
project.
Release of Book on “Solid Waste Management and Engineered
Landfills” Edited by Prof. G.V. Rao and Dr R.S. Sasidhar during
the workshop
Prof. C.N.V. Satyanarayana Reddy
shared his experience of working on
Jerosite landfill Construction with re-
inforced Zinc Slag bund
at Hindustan Zinc limited,
Visakhapatnam and
demonstrated how
geosynthetic application
was carried out in that
engineered landfill to
contain the
solid waste.
Prof. S. Ramakrishna
Rao of Environmental
Engineering
shared his experience of
solid waste management
project carried out
in Vizianagaram and
highlighted some of the
current challenges in the
solid waste management
across the city.
Various product manufacturers,
M/s Garware Wall Ropes,
Pune, M/s Maccaferri, Mumbai,
M/s KK Enterprises, Kolkata and
Sri B. Jayarami Reddy, Chief Engineer,
GVMC Garlanding Karl Terzaghi
M/s GeoSol, Hyderabad shared
their experiences.
More than 120 Delegates from different
engineering departments
namely GVMC, VUDA,
Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Essar
Steels, Coramandal Fertilizers
Limited, HPCL, ITDC, Irrigation
Department, Public Health Engg.
Dept., AP Pollution Control Board
etc., researchers and academicians
participated in the event.
IGS Mumbai Chapter
An One-day Seminar on Ground
Penetrating Radar Infrared Thermal
Imager & Pile Integrity Testing was
jointly organized by IGS Mumbai
Chapter and Earth Products India
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi on Saturday,
July 04, 2009 at IIT Bombay. The
Seminar was Sponsored by IGS Main
and EPI.
There were interesting and
informative lectures by Mr. Timothy
Wong, Director, EPI, on the following
three topics:
1. Geotechnical Applications of
GPR
2. Uses and Applications of Infrared
Thermal IMGER
3. Low Strain Testing of Piles using
Pile Integrity Tester (PIT)
The Seminar was attended by over
60 participants. The lectures covered
many case studies and were well
illustrated with Power Point slides.
The utility and advantages of using
GPR for a variety of sub-surface
mapping requirements ranging from
detecting rebars in concrete to water
table location and sub-surface profiling
were discussed, the highlight being
detection of underground utilities such
as pipe lines, cables and conduits.
The importance of thermal imaging as
a non-invasive technique for building
inspection in general and water
leakage and air infiltration in particular,
were explained through case studies.
One interesting off-shoot was
identification of passengers having
fever at an airport as part of swine
flu detection campaign.
NEW OFFICE BEARERS
IGS Guwahati Chapter (NE)
Chairman : Prof. (Dr.) U.C. Kalita
Vice-Chairman : Prof. (Dr.) (Mrs.) Binu Sharma
Hon. Secretary : Dr. Diganta Goswami
The lecture on Pile integrity testing,
known as low-strai or pulse echo
testing generated a lot of interest and
discussions since Pile foundations are
quite common in Mumbai.
The Seminar was made particularly
attractive through a hands-on
practical demonstration session
involving data collection and analysis
using GPR and Thermal imager and
many participants participated in it
enthusiastically.
The overwhelming response was a
testimony to the grand success of the
Seminar and it was, therefore,
decided to organize similar programs
in the future.

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Members News
Dr. M.R. Madhav (HF-9)
Dr. M.R. Madhav has been awarded
by the Prize Awards Selection
Committee the prestigious
“BHARAT RATNA SIR
MOKSHAGUNDAM
VISVESVARAYA AWARD” for his
outstanding contribution in the field
Dr. V.V.S. Rao (DF-5)
Dr. V.V.S. Rao was recently
awarded the prestigious ACCE –
Gaurav award-2009 for significant
contributions in Civil Engineering
Consultancy by Governing Council
of ACCE(I) on July 24, 2009 at
Davangere (Karnataka).
IGS feels proud that one of our
Geotechnical stalwart Dr. V.V.S.
Rao, has reached pinnacle in his
profession.
ACCE(I) Citation about
Dr. V.V.S. Rao (Abridged)
Dr. V. Venkata Subba Rao, (b.1937)
obtained his Bachelor’s degree in
Civil Engineering in 1958 and
Masters degree of Highway
Engineering from University of
Roorkee, as a gold Medalist in 1959.
During 1963-65 he was a research
engineer at Technical University,
West Berlin conducting research on
Soil Dynamics under Prof.
H.Loreng. This research work was
of Engineering. This has been given
by the Government of Andhra
Pradesh and the Institution of
Engineers (India), A.P. State Centre
and was awarded on the occasion of
42nd Engineers’ Day Celebrations (in
commemoration of the 149th
Birthday of Bharat Ratna Sir
submitted as Ph.D. Thesis at IIT
Delhi, wherein he was awarded Ph.D
in 1968.
Dr.Rao moved from academic field
to consultancy field in 1971, with
formation of Nagadi Consultants Pvt.
Ltd.
He was an adviser to The Lumbini
Development Committee of UNDP.
He was retained as an adviser by M/
s NTPC for some of their super
thermal power projects.
During 1991, he was invited by the
German Government to participate in
a discussion group on “European
Union and Developing Countries”,
which was held in Berlin, Bonn and
Brussels.
He introduced the discipline of
Forensic Geotechnical Engineering in
International field under the
International Society for soil
Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering (ISSMGE) during the
year 2002. He was the secretary of
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya) on
15th September, 2009 at
Visvesvaraya Bhawan,
Hyderabad.
IGS heartily congratulates Prof.
Madhav for getting this very
prestigious award.
the International Committee on
Professional Practice of ISSMGE
during 1993-97 and its chairman
during 1997-2001. Presently, he is the
chairman of TC40: Forensic
Geotechnical Engineering of
ISSMGE. Has been the chairman of
ISSMGE’s Asian Technical
Committee on Geotechnical
Consultancy, 2001-2004 and also
Chairman, professional practice
committee of the Indian
Geotechnical Society and organized
the first International workshop on
Forensic Geotechnical Engineering in
Chennai in Feb.2003.Conducted the
first workshop on Reliability analysis
in geotechnical engineering in
Bangalore under IISc and IGS.
He has been a Director on the
advisory Board of American
Biographical Institute to select 500
renowned scientists and engineers
around the world and honour them
every year.
INSTITUTION OF A NEW IGS AWARD
ARD
A new biannual award namely IGS - Mr. H.C. Verma Diamond Jubilee Award for Innovative Instrument Design instituted by M/s
AIMIL LTD., New Delhi a pioneering Instrument Organisation in memory of their late founder and Chairman Mr. H.C. Verma. The
award carries a cash prize of Rs.25000/- a memento and certificate.
The nature of this award is different from other IGS Awards since this is intended to be neither a best paper published/thesis
presented model nor is it based on the achievements of individuals over a period of time.
Those wishing to be nominated for this award will have to submit details of their instrument design to the IGS Secretariat for the
due selection process. Award for the year 2010 is invited and interested Geotechnical Engineers/prospective contestants may
submit their entries to IGS Secretariat latest by 30 th November, 2009.

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IGS News
ISSMGE NEWS
New President ISSMGE
(2009-2013)
Prof. Jean-Louis Briaud has been elected as
the new President of ISSMGE for the term
2009-2013. Prof. Briaud takes over from his
illustrious predecessor Prof. Pedro Seco é Pinto.
Dr. Briaud is Professor and holder of the
Buchanan Chair, Zachry Department of Civil
Engineering, Texas A&M University, Texas,
USA.
New Vice President, Asian
Region, ISSMGE (2009-2013)
Prof. Zuyu Chen (China) is the new Vice
President, Asian Region, takes over from Prof.
M.R. Madhav.
Venue of
18 th ICSMGE 2013
Paris, France has been selected to be the venue of
next ICSMGE scheduled during 2013.
Venue of
14 th ARC 2011
The venue of 14 th ARC would be Hong Kong.
INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
Vol. 39, No. 4, October 2009
CONTENTS
PAPERS
Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing on Two
Layered Clays under Combined Loading 341
Tsuyoshi Takayanagi, Jun Izawa and Osamu Kusakabe
Dynamic Analysis of Piles Under Rocking
Motion 360
Indrajit Chowdhury and Shambhu.P.Dasgupta
Stress History of Desiccated Expansive Soil 387
Soundara B. and Robinson R.G.
Analysis of Effect of Creep on Response of
Granular Pile Reinforced Ground 399
Madhav M. R., Suresh K. and Nirmala Peter E. C.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Determination of Coefficient of Consolidation
from Index Properties of Soil 424
Binu Sharma and Padma K. Bora
Experimental Study of Horizontal Vibration
of Footing on Dry Cohesionless Soil 436
Sanjay Paul and Ashim Kanti Dey
ABSTRACTS 453
WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
The Executive Committee of IGS extends hearty welcome
to the following new members who have been
admitted to the Society recently/Elevated to Fellowship.
LIFE FELLOWS
PRABHAT KUMAR BHARGAVA LF 0440
B.R. PHANIKUMAR LF 0441
M.K. KANDASAMY LF 0442
LIFE MEMBERS
BHARATKUMAR M.PUROHIT LM 2842
SANJEEV KUMAR BHARADWAJ LM 2843
RAMAKANT UPADHYAYA LM 2844
AARTI BHARGAVA LM 2845
SIMUL SARKAR LM 2846
G.S. ANGADI LM 2847
PRAVIN SHIVAJI KOLHE LM 2848
P. PRADEEP KUMAR LM 2849
SHUBHA KHATRI LM 2850
L. KIRAN BABURAO LM 2851
AMARESH KUMAR RAI LM 2852
BALBIR SINGH LM 2853
N. SATYANANDA RAO LM 2854
RAGHU NANDAN LM 2855
O. GAUTHAM LM 2856
GANESH MAHANKALI LM 2857
MEMBER
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