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Countries were selected by the panel based on their experience with implementing the
technologies of interest and level of participation in the development of Eurocode. The panel
met with technical leaders in Canada, Denmark, Germany, and France. The sessions in
Denmark included representatives from Sweden and Norway. The principal representatives
from each country and their affiliations are shown in table 2. A complete list of the names of
all contacts, their addresses, and phone/fax numbers are included in appendix B.
Table 2. Host representatives.
Country Principal Representative Affiliation
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Canada Dr. David Dundas Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Denmark Dr. Niels Krebs Ovesen Danish Geotechnical Institute
Germany Dr. Bernd Thamm German Federal Highway Research
Institute (BASt)
France Dr. Roger Frank Teaching and Research Center in
Soil Mechanics (ENPC-CERMES)
The hosts extended a generous hospitality and consideration in response to the questions
provided. In most countries, hosting agencies prepared an agenda of expert presentations,
based on the questions that had been forwarded to them in advance. The panel shared
information with international counterparts on U.S. policy initiatives and research activities
to promote innovative
geotechnical
engineering
worldwide. The U.S.
group was, on several
occasions, also asked
to make presentations
about U.S. practices.
Most sessions were
roundtable discussion
(figure 1), but several
site visits were
arranged in response
to the questions about
new and innovative
geotechnical practices.
Figure 1. Many sessions were roundtable discussions.
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