GEOTECHNICAL DIVISION Suth African Institutin f Civil Engineering CHAIRMAN: SECRETARY: Dr Nicl Chang Mr Trevr Green Franki Africa Verdi Cnsulting Engineers PO Bx 39075 PO Bx 13096 BRAMLEY VORNA VALLEY 2018 1686 Tel: (011) 531 2715 (087) 806 2880 Fax: (086) 504 5936 (086) 743 8174 e-mail: nicl.chang@franki.cm trevr@verdicn.c.za Hme page: http://www.getechnicaldivisin.c.za MINUTES OF THE 342 ND MEETING OF THE GEOTECHNICAL DIVISION OF SAICE, PRESENT Nicl Chang Chairman NC Trevr Green Secretary TG Heather Davis Treasurer HD SW Jacbsz ISSMGE Awards SW Dan Avutia Curses & Cnferences DA Gerrit Smit Curses & Cnferences GS Gabi Wjtwitz Evening Lectures, CPD GB Slly Phalanndwa Awards SP Flrian Hertkrn GIGSA rep t GeDiv FH APOLOGIES Sctt Glver Publicatins/Marketing SG Slly Phalanndwa Awards SP Jnathan Day Website & Cmmunicatin JD Jacbus Breyl Spnsrship & Cdes JB Marie Bassn Curses & Cnferences MB Eduard Vrster GeDiv rep t SANCOLD EV Rb Armstrng SANIRE rep t GeDiv RA Phil Paige-Green SAIEG rep t GeDiv PPG ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION Denis Kalumba Cape Twn rep DK Malclm Jars Durban rep MJ Peter Day Jnes and Wagener PD Gavin Wardle Jnes and Wagener GW Manglin Pillay CEO f SAICE MPi Malclm Pautz SAICE President MPa
Tpic and Actin 1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Actin By Minutes f the previus meeting was accepted by thse present. NC 2. MEMBERSHIP SAICE membership list indicate 558 members fr Getechnical Divisin as f August 2015, f which 524 were In Gd Standing. Exact number fluctuates slightly each mnth. TG pinted ut large prtin f membership cmprises graduate and assciate members. GeDiv members shuld be encuraged t apply t becme full members f SAICE. TG t draft email t MPi t bring issue t SAICE s attentin. HD TG 3. FINANCES HD Balance as f end f July 2015 is R1,321,152.27. HD reprted back n typical csts fr ne-day curse (i.e. 2014 Eurcde curse - R3,425.00 per delegate). Need t bear these csts in mind when prviding discunts fr grup bkings and students. 4. CORRESPONDANCE TG ISSMGE ISSMGE Awards Cmmittee Nthing t reprt ISSMGE Technical Cmmittees Nthing t reprt Student and Yung Members Presidential Grup (SYMPG) Nthing t reprt ISSMGE Internatinal Develpment Cmmittee (IDC) Nthing t reprt General: Peter Day t represent GeDiv at the Mid-term meeting in Edinburgh Nthing cntrversial in agenda Page 2 f 8
SAICE Nthing t reprt General New cde fr the NHBRC Cmments were prvided by GeDiv, Cuncil fr Gescience and SAIEG N feedback received as yet Crrespndence received regarding varius upcming internatinal curses, cnferences and seminars. TG t pass n t JD n cntinuus basis fr distributin t members. Request received frm Peter Day fr GeDiv t nminate a new chairman fr TC098 SC006. Pssible ptins prpsed by cmmittee were as fllws: Nic Vermeulen (Jnes & Wagener) Graham Hwell (SRK) Eduard Vrster (Aurecn) TG discussed with Nic wh shwed sme interest. TG t fllw up and prvide feedback. 5. SUB-COMMITTEES GB 5.1 Sub-cmmittee: Evening lectures 2015 Lecture tpics: Peter Day t repeat the Brink Memrial Lecture as an evening lecture. Lking psitive, but Peter has been sick. GB t fllw up, pssibly lk at Jul/Aug 2016. Other pssible future tpics: Fracking with Maurice Dusseault frm the University f Waterl, Ontari Fundatin challenges Gautrain Grund imprvement, by representative frm Keller NC has a presenter lined up. Date f lecture will be cnfirmed and final arrangements made t tie int presenters next trip t Suth Africa. Titan suppliers t d an evening lecture, n design f micrpiles using Eurcde. 8 September 2015 in Cape Twn (UCT) 10 September 2015 in Jburg (WITS) GB t send inf t SAICE and JD urgently fr distributin NC Page 3 f 8
5.2 Jennings Lecture 2016 Jenning s Lecture Mark Randlph cnfirmed fr March 2016. Pssibly t include a 1-day shrt curse n piling Jennings lectures in Jburg, Durban and Cape Twn Dates and venues t be cnfirmed Prvisinal dates: Stellenbsch - 9 Mar (Wed) Durban - 14 Mar (Mn) Jburg - 15 Mar (Tues) Shrt-curse in Jburg - 16 Mar (Wed) Peter Day t assist with hsting and entertainment GS 2017 Jenning s Lecture Pssible candidates: Jean Luis Briand Maurice Dusseault (fracking) Fatma Baligh Kenichi Sga 5.3 Sub-cmmittee: Curses and Cnferences 1st Suth African Getechnical Cnference T be held 5th & 6th f May 2016, at Sun City Sub-cmmittee chaired by Gerhard Heymann Includes a Geff Blight memrial lecture, by Andy Furie Gerhard t frmally invite the ISSMGE President, Secretary and VP fr Africa R100K spnsrship received GS/DA/MB 16th African Reginal Cnference T be held 3rd t 6th September 2019, in Cape Twn. Prelim bking dne. T be hsted in cnjunctin with the 7th African Yung Getechnical Engineers Cnference. Planning t cmmence 2017. Web-based Curses GeDiv investigating using web based systems t bradcast events Quality, lgistics and file size an issue Lng-term prject JD Page 4 f 8
5.4 Sub-cmmittee: Publicatins and cdes f practice CP Lateral Supprt Lng term plan t review and rewrite this Cde t include limit state design Hld ff until getechnical design cde mre advanced JB CP Piling Preferably published as a SAICE Cde f Practice Hld ff until getechnical design cde mre advanced SABS/SANS TC98/SC006 (PD): Meeting held 12 Nvember 2014 Wrking grup created t revise SANS 207 Request received frm Eduard Zannni fr additinal members fr SANS207. FH emphasised need fr additinal members. Need t send ut a secnd call. Wrking grup created t draft getechnical design cde. Alan Parrck chairing the wrking grup and wrk is n-ging. NC SC59P (EV): Nthing t reprt ISSMGE Technical Cmmittees TC60 (GB): Nthing t reprt TC59 (SW): Meeting again later in the year. TC59 have withdrawn the pile design cde (SABS088) and cde fr design f fundatins fr buildings (SABS0161), and was requested by TC59 that GeDiv advise n pssible replacement f cdes Discussed and agreed that decisin wuld wait until getechnical design cde was mre advanced TC205 (Safety and Serviceability in Getechnical Engineering - PD): Nthing t reprt TC212 (Deep Fundatins - NC): Nthing t reprt TC302 (Frensic Getechnical Engineering - PD): Nthing t reprt Page 5 f 8
5.5 Sub-cmmittee: SAICE Magazine 2015 April editin f SAICE Magazine was very successful SG 13 getechnical articles received and published 5.6 Sub-cmmittee: Awards 2015 Barry van Wyk Award Submissins received frm UCT (1), UP (2) and WITS (2) SP 2015 Jennings Award Gary Jnes r Jhan Lurens t be used fr reviewers (4 candidates) 2015 Getechnical Gld Medal Ptential candidates fr Gld Medal (Prelim nly and in n particular rder): Hendrik Kirsten Phil Paige Green Ettiene Terblanche Luis Mellis Harld Webber Heather Davis Mike Hadlw GV Price Linel Mre Kbus Venter Terry Pigen Clive Wilsn Graham Hwell 30 new gld medal have nw been received. HD t keep medals n behalf f GeDiv. Need t nminate additinal fellws. TG t send list f ptential fellws t GeDiv cmmittee fr cnsideratin. HD prpsed Tny Williams be nminated as hnrary fellw. Prpsal endrsed by cmmittee. TG HD 5.7 Website and Cmmunicatins Many peple cmplaining abut nt getting emails. This appears t be mainly due t issues with bulk emails frm Tuch Base Pr. JD als currently t busy. JD Cnfirmed that this is a massive prblem, even cmmittee members nt receiving cmmunicatin which culd seriusly impact effectiveness f GeDiv initiatives. Page 6 f 8
TG ffered services f Verdicn PA, t assist with bth website and emails. HD t frward mailing list and JD t assist with training and set-up. Agreed this shuld be attempted n a trial basis. TG/HD/JD 5.8 Sub-cmmittee: CPD CPD accreditatins utstanding, Nne GB Cmpleted CPD accreditatins available n the website. 5.9 Sub-cmmittee: Marketing Franki has put in a nminatin fr ne f the SAICE getechnical awards. 5.10 Sub-cmmittee: Spnsrship Agreed that spnsrs frm previus year shuld have lg n the website. SG JB JB has started with spnsrship fr 1st Suth African Getechnical Engineering Cnference (1 st SAGEC). R100K received t date. 6. LIAISON WITH OTHER SOCIETIES SANIRE Upcming slpes cnference t be held in Cape Twn in Octber 2015 RA SAIEG Nthing t reprt GIGSA GIGSA has awarded tw bursaries t students (R50K each) GIGSA pssibly lking at mving their next cnference t 2017 t avid clash with 1 st SAGEC in May 2016 PPG FH SANCOLD Nthing t reprt 7. GENERAL EV Need t lk int a frmal system fr archiving and recrds fr GeDiv activities SG, HD & NC t investigate HD/NC/SG Page 7 f 8
8. NEXT MEETING Prpsed dates fr 2015 meetings: Meeting 340-29 January 2015 Meeting 341 18 June 2015 Meeting 342-20 August 2015 Meeting 343 & AGM - 17 Nvember 2015 Page 8 f 8