Transcript Geotechnical Safety Network

Geotechnical
Safety Network
GEOSNet General Meeting
PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board)
Second International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and
Risk, Nagaragawa International Convention Centre, Gifu,
Japan, June 11-12 2009
GEOSNET GENERAL MEETING
ALL ARE WELCOME
DATE: 12 JUNE 2009
TIME: 1735-1800
VENUE: SESSION ROOM 1
WHAT IS GEOSNET?
To promote, coordinate, and support
activities relating to geotechnical
safety
http://geosnet.geoengineer.org
2ND GEOSNet BOARD (2007-2009)
CHAIR: KK PHOON, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
CO-CHAIR: Y HONJO, GIFU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
MEMBERS:
D BECKER, GOLDER ASSOCIATES, CANADA
CT CHIN, MOH & ASSOCIATES, TAIWAN (PAST
CHAIR)
M FABER, ETH ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
K HORIKOSHI, TAISEI CORPORATION, JAPAN
HW HUANG, TONGJI UNIVERSITY, CHINA
B SIMPSON, ARUP GEOTECHNICS, UK
GEOSNet SECRETARIAT
(2007-2009)
CH WANG, GEOPIER
M UZIELLI, GEORISK ENGINEERING, ITALY
APPRECIATION
DR CHUNG-TIEN CHIN, FOUNDING
CHAIR (2006-2007), PAST BOARD
MEMBER (2007-2009)
PROFESSOR HONGWEI HUANG, PAST
BOARD MEMBER (2006-2009), CHAIR
OF 1ST ISGSR (2007)
3RD GEOSNet BOARD (2009-2011)
CHAIR: Y HONJO, GIFU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
CO-CHAIR: B SCHUPPENER
MEMBERS:
D BECKER, GOLDER ASSOCIATES, CANADA
ML LIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAIWAN, TAIWAN
M FABER, ETH ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
K HORIKOSHI, TAISEI CORPORATION, JAPAN
KK PHOON, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE (PAST CHAIR)
DM ZHANG, TONGJI UNIVERSITY, CHINA
GEOSNet SECRETARIAT
(2009-2011)
T HARA, GIFU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
M UZIELLI, GEORISK ENGINEERING, ITALY
TASK GROUPS
TG1: CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION OF 3RD ISGSR
COORDINATOR: B SCHUPPENER/N VOGT
TG2: DESIGN CODES IN ASIA
PROMOTE/HARMONIZE CODE ACTIVITIES IN ASIA
COORDINATOR: Y HONJO
TG3: RELIABILITY BENCHMARKING
ESTABLISH BENCHMARK PROBLEMS FOR
VALIDATION/TUTORIAL
COORDINATOR: JY CHING
TG4: DESIGN CODE UPDATES
DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION ON GEOTECHNICAL
DESIGN STANDARDS
COORDINATOR: B SCHUPPENER
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COMING NEXT …
3RD ISGSR
MUNICH, 2011
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Expand the base of participation in industry and
government agencies
Raise awareness in practice/education and to
expedite transfer of knowledge between research
and practice/ education
Promote sharing of information on development of
geotechnical design codes between countries
Promote liaison with related committees within and
without the geotechnical engineering community
(TC23; TC32; GI-RAM; JCSS; ETC)
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Promote research and practice on assurance of
geotechnical safety to keep pace with advancements
in numerical methods, risk management methods,
materials/equipment, and construction methods
Stimulate more discussions on safety issues in
complex projects at design, construction,
maintenance, and other stages
Encourage engineers to embrace uncertainties and
risks more explicitly and more systematically in
practice and education