GeoMandu (An International Conference Series of Nepal Geotechnical Society): Geohazards and Geo-Infra Disasters

GeoMandu (An International Conference Series of Nepal Geotechnical Society): Geohazards and Geo-Infra Disasters

Description

As a developing nation with an insignificant number of geotechnical engineering-related infrastructures so far, Nepal has recognized geotechnical engineering still as a minor field of engineering! Today, however, there are many ongoing national pride infrastructure development projects including four-lane fast track highway construction, roadway tunnels, multipurpose high gravity dams, underground structures, long-span bridges, heavy aircraft runways, and many others that necessitate precise knowledge of geotechnical engineering in order to reduce the risk of geo-infra disasters in the future. So, through this international conference series, we expect that the geotechnical engineering community in Nepal will be able to appeal to all stakeholders of Nepal as well as to our international colleagues our unique geohazard types, and geo-infra disaster issues in the Nepal Himalaya and share the problems and learn the solutions.

We plan to hold this conference series every two years. GeoMandu, the conference series name represents the international conference in the field of geotechnical engineering held in Kathmandu. The conference theme will change every two years, and this year we have chosen Geohazards and Geo-Infra Disasters.

Organizer

Nepal Geotechnical Society

Contact Information

  • Contact person: Mandip Subedi
  • Address: Lalitpur-11, Chakupat
  • Phone: +977-9851124192
  • Email: [email protected]

Website

https://geomandu.ngeotechs.org/

Email

[email protected]

Additional Information

Nepal Geotechnical Society is a scientific forum of engineers and scientists involved in the fields of general civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, and geosciences. It was established by an enthusiastic and truly dedicated group of geotechnical engineers and academics of Nepal back in 1994 so as to deal with massive geotechnical challenges and bring into effect geotechnical engineering design and practices together with the development of education and research in the country. Although the membership strength of the society is still far below initial expectations, starting from only 10 in the beginning, today it has gone to about 200 and is expected to increase every year. Apart from various national seminars and guest lectures, NGS is involved in international activities through its affiliation with the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) for more than two decades. However, because of many a number of difficulties including the largely lagging infrastructure development activities in the nation, we in NGS have not been able to frequently exchange our experience with the international geotechnical experts through any regular international events in Nepal itself. Despite our attempts to hold international events in the country on a regular basis, most of our activities so far have been willingly or unwillingly limited to the national level and on a smaller scale. Among the Asian national geotechnical societies too, we are yet to emerge as an active society in the region. The first ever NGS international symposium we organized was in 2014, but starting this international conference in March 2023, we plan to hold the NGS international conference series on a regular basis every three years in the name of GeoMandu.