MID-TERM TC REPORT

Name of the Technical Committee: 

TC305 «Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals»

 Chair: 

Askar Zhussupbekov

Vice-Chair (if any): 

Hoe Ling

  Secretary: 

Der-Wen Chang

Form filled by: 

Der-Wen Chang

Number of TC members: 

 33

Number of chair nominated members: 

 3

Corresponding Members: 

 6

Website: 

 https://www.issmge.org/committees/technical-committees/impact-on-society/megacities-

Date: 

31 December, 2021

Query

Yes

Please provide details

No

Why?

1

Are you happy with the Terms of Reference of your TC in the ISSMGE website?

Yes,   after update of ISSMGE website has become availability and understandably  for working process

2

Is your List of Members satisfactory?

Yes. From 2019 till 2021 (Four members have additional  joined the committee since 2019-2020)

3

Do you have an Honour lecture?

If yes, where and when has it been given last time?

Do not have

4

Did you or do you plan to select Bright Spark lecturers during your TC Conferences? see

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/48/

Criteria_Bright_Spark_Lecture.pdf

Do not plan

5

Did you hold TC administrative meetings during the period? It yes, please give details (date, location, participation)

• The World Scientific and Engineering Congress (WSEC-2017) «Energy of the future: innovative scenarios and methods of their implementation» started on 19-20 June, 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The congress attracted more than 1,000 participants from 51 countries, including four Nobel Prize Laureates and eight Global Energy Award winners.

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/460/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2017_AUG-FINAL.pdf

• TC305 on 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (19th ICSMGE), 17-22 September, 2017, COEX Convention Centre, Seoul, Korea http://www.icsmge2017.org/about/about_01.asp

• The Second Geo-Institute Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society Joint Workshop on TC 305 Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals was held in Orlando, Florida, and New York City (USA), on March 5-11, 2018

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/518/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2018_APR_FINAL.pdf

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/506/Program_of_the_Workshop_2018.pdf

• The First ENU-HIT Scientific forum on TC 305 Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-16 June, 2018 and  in Almaty (the largest city in Kazakhstan) 17-19 June, 2018. Overall objective of this scientific forum is to increase interactions between both universities ENU and HIT in scientific research and professional internship also to contact the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society's members, TC305 members and Japanese geotechnical engineers for identify opportunities for future collaborations on Geotechnical Infrustructures Development.

https://www.issmge.org/news/summary-of-the-first-enu-hit-scientific-forum-on-tc305-of-the-issmge

http://www.enu.kz/en/info/news/52780/?sphrase_id=1901936

• The Second KGS-CTGS Geotechnical Seminar on TC 305 Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals of the ISSMGE was held in Astana, Almaty, Kazakhstan, on August, 3-6, 2018.
  The First Taiwan-Kazakhstan Geotechnical Engineering Seminar was held in Taipei, Taiwan, on May, 29-31, 2013.
  The main goals of Workshop are increasing interactions between Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society and Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society and identifying opportunities for future collaborations in Civil engineering industry and geotechnical science. The workshop had a strong topics that highlighted the advances in the geotechnical engineering and construction.

https://www.issmge.org/news/summary-of-the-second-kgs-ctgs-geotechnical-seminar-on-tc305-of-the-issmge

https://www.issmge.org/news/summary-of-the-second-kgs-ctgs-geotechnical-seminar-on-tc305-of-the-issmge

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/587/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2018_OCT_FINAL.pdf

• The results of the international meeting of Technical Committee TC 305 ISSMGE

(2 May, 2020) https://www.enu.kz/en/info/news/59964/?sphrase_id=2562720

• A winter marathon of Eurasian in Iraq and in the USA, March, 2020 https://www.enu.kz/en/info/news/59566/?sphrase_id=2562720

• Shantou University (China), Indian Geotechnical Society (India), Vardhaman College of Engineering (India) and Qingdao University (China) organized a series of scientific webinars on building and environmental protection, 13 May, 2020 https://www.enu.kz/en/info/news/60011/?sphrase_id=2562720

• From February till March, 2020 the Scientific Internship in Aomori prefecture (Japan) of PhD Student Bibigul Abdrakhmanova from Department of Design of Buidings and Constructions, Eurasian National University, members of KGS https://www.enu.kz/en/info/news/59631/?sphrase_id=2562720;

• PhD. Students of the Department Design of Buildings and Structures and employees of the Geotechnical Institute at the experimental site in Nur-Sultan city https://kgs-astana.wixsite.com/society/single-post/2020/07/18/PhD-Students-of-the-Department-Design-of-Buildings-and-Structures-and-employees-of-the-Geotechnical-Institute-at-the-experimental-site-in-Nur-Sultan-city

6

Do you plan to organise a (hybrid) TC administrative meeting during the Sydney ICSMGE, or at any other occasion?

Yes

7

Do you plan to organise a (hybrid) TC Workshop during the Sydney ICSMGE, or at any other occasion?

Three TC305 technical sessions are planned

8

How many papers on the topic of your TC did you manage for the Sydney ICSMGE?

Total 15 papers will be join the oral presentation sessions, rest of the paper selected to TC305 will be presented at the poster session.

9

Did you organise any other event (including conference, workshop, short course,) during the period? If yes, please give details (date, location, participation,)

• The World Scientific and Engineering Congress (WSEC-2017) «Energy of the future: innovative scenarios and methods of their implementation» started on 19-20 June, 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The congress attracted more than 1,000 participants from 51 countries, including four Nobel Prize Laureates and eight Global Energy Award winners.

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/460/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2017_AUG-FINAL.pdf

• TC305 on 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (19th ICSMGE), 17-22 September, 2017, COEX Convention Centre, Seoul, Korea http://www.icsmge2017.org/about/about_01.asp

• The Second Geo-Institute Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society Joint Workshop on TC 305 Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals was held in Orlando, Florida, and New York City (USA), on March 5-11, 2018

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/518/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2018_APR_FINAL.pdf

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/506/Program_of_the_Workshop_2018.pdf

• The First ENU-HIT Scientific forum on TC 305 Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-16 June, 2018 and  in Almaty (the largest city in Kazakhstan) 17-19 June, 2018. Overall objective of this scientific forum is to increase interactions between both universities ENU and HIT in scientific research and professional internship also to contact the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society's members, TC305 members and Japanese geotechnical engineers for identify opportunities for future collaborations on Geotechnical Infrustructures Development.

https://www.issmge.org/news/summary-of-the-first-enu-hit-scientific-forum-on-tc305-of-the-issmge

http://www.enu.kz/en/info/news/52780/?sphrase_id=1901936

• The Second KGS-CTGS Geotechnical Seminar on TC 305 Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals of the ISSMGE was held in Astana, Almaty, Kazakhstan, on August, 3-6, 2018.
  The First Taiwan-Kazakhstan Geotechnical Engineering Seminar was held in Taipei, Taiwan, on May, 29-31, 2013.
  The main goals of Workshop are increasing interactions between Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society and Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society and identifying opportunities for future collaborations in Civil engineering industry and geotechnical science. The workshop had a strong topics that highlighted the advances in the geotechnical engineering and construction.

https://www.issmge.org/news/summary-of-the-second-kgs-ctgs-geotechnical-seminar-on-tc305-of-the-issmge

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/587/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2018_OCT_FINAL.pdf

• The first forum between the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) and the Incheon National University (INU) was held at the L.N. Gumilyov ENU on the Development of Geotechnical Infrastructure of Megacities and New Capitals TC305 (ISSMGE) on February 24-26, 2019 in Astana (Kazakhstan).

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/624/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2019_APR_FINAL.pdf

• Scientists of ENU Prof. A.Zh. Zhussupbekov and Associate Professor A.S. Tulebekova took part of the IV International scientific conference Transportation Soil Engineering in Cold Regions (TRANSOILCOLD 2019)

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/57184/?sphrase_id=3228906

• The TC305 discussion session at the 16^th Asian Regional Conf. on SMGE to be held in Taipei (TICC), Taiwan, October 14-18, 2019. The regional Conf. is hosted by CTGS and it is expected to have over 700 delegates and 450 papers to be discussed at the Conf. https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/624/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2019_APR_FINAL.pdf

• In December 2019, the 9th Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (9AYGEC) and the 15th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (15ICGE) were held on the territory of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (Pakistan).

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/58933/?sphrase_id=3228906

• At the end of June, 12^th Symposium on the development of cold regions was held in Oulu (Finland). Before the start of the International Symposium, a meeting of the Board of the association for the development of cold regions was held

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/57480/?sphrase_id=3228906

• The Competition Commission of the Board of the Russian Engineering Academy awarded the 2020 I.A. Grishmanov Prize in the field of science, technology and the construction to Professor Askar Zhussupbekov (President of Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society)

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/898/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2021_APR_FINAL.pdf

• The Organizing committee of international scientific forum invited the Professor of the Department of Design of Buildings and Structures of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Doctor of Technical Sciences A. Zhussupbekov as a guest lecturer at the webinar, which was held on May 12, 2020. About 300 students participated in this forum from India, China and Kazakhstan.

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/60011/?sphrase_id=3228906

• 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Iraq (2ICGE-Iraq 2021) (Cont)

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/936/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2021_AUG_FINAL.pdf

International Foundations Congress & Equipment EXPO (IFCEE), 2021

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/63432/?sphrase_id=3228906

• International recognition of geotechnicians of Eurasian National University, September, 2021

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/60705/?sphrase_id=3228906

• Geotechnical Engineering Research of the Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2021

https://www.issmge.org/publications/issmge-bulletin/vol-15-issue-1-february-2021

• Online Lecture by Professor Askar Zhussupbekov, dedicated to 25th anniversary of the L.N. Gumilyov ENU, 2021

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/62950/?sphrase_id=3228906

• The Baltic Sea Geotechnical Conference was held in 18-19 January - NGM/ BSGC 2020, Finland, Helsinki (virtual). More than 250 representatives of leading universities, research institutes and project and production organizations from 32 countries took part in the conference

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/61910/?sphrase_id=3228906

• A winter marathon of Eurasian in Iraq and in the USA

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/59566/?sphrase_id=3228906

• In 2021 (in September) the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering named after B.E. Vedeneev (Saint Petersburg, Russia) celebrated its 100th Anniversary. The century-old path of the institute is marked by the participation of its specialists in the creation of many unique hydraulic engineering objects in the CIS countries - from the first-borns of the GOERLO plan to venerable structures in harsh climatic conditions. Today VNIIG continues to maintain a leading position in the field of scientific support, design, construction and operation of hydraulic and energy facilities. The Anniversary is a great occasion to look back on the path traveled and fulfill the glorious milestones of the glorious industry from the leading scientific centers in the field of hydraulic engineering

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/64141/?sphrase_id=3228906

• At the end of June, the 2^nd International Geotechnical Conference was held in Akre-Duhok-Iraq under the auspices of the Iraqi Geotechnical Association with the support of the Technical Institute (Duhok Polytechnic University), ollege of Engineering University of Baghdad and Civil Engineering Departure (University of Technology)

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/63644/?sphrase_id=3228906

• June 2, 2021 Online workshop on the topic: "GEOTECHNICAL CHALLENGES IN FREEZING SOILS" held at the online scientific platform of the Faculty of Architecture and Construction of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, organized by the Technical Committees TC216 "Frost Geotechnics" and TC305 "Geotechnical infrastructure of megacities and new capitals" of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), Geotechnical Institute of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society. The Chairmen of the above-mentioned international Technical Committees are Professor of Hokkai-Gakuen University Takashi Ono (Japan) and Professor of the L.N. Gumilyov ENU Askar Zhussupbekov (Kazakhstan)

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/63472/?sphrase_id=3228906

• November 15, 2021 at the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (partner of ENU named after L.N. Gumilyov) a lecture was held on the topic: "The role of past and future climate change in creating unexpected ground conditions for infrastructure engineering in London and the surrounding region" with the participation of the PhD, Professor Philip Collins, Vice Dean (Education), College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences, Brunel University London (UK). The scientific and technical seminar was held within the framework of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia and the 100th anniversary of the foundation of MGSU. The discussion was supported by Doctor of Tech. Sc., professor of the L.N. Gumilyov ENU Askar Zhussupbekov, Postdoctoral fellow of the Geotechnical Institute, Ph.D. (UK) Assel Sarsembayeva. The organizer of this open lecture was the Department of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics of MGSU, represented by the head of the department, Candidate in Tech. Sc., associate professor Dmitry Yurievich Chunyuk and deputy head of the department Serafima Mikhailovna Selviyan

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/64729/?sphrase_id=3228906

• «Chinas Millennium Transformation: The Belt and Road Initiative», 2021

https://enu.kz/en/info/announcements/62788/?sphrase_id=3228906

• At the end of October, the International Scientific and Technical Conference on Geotechnics was held on the walls of the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering: "Modern theoretical and practical issues of geotechnics, methods of science and technology GFAC 2021. The international forum was held in a mixed format (online and offline) under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAACS), the Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (RSSMGFE), Kazakhstan Geotechnical Association and St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering in the hall of the Academic Council of SPBGASU.

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/64486/?sphrase_id=3228906

• November 8-12, 2021 delegation of ENU named after L.N. Gumilyov which included Professor of the department "Design of buildings and Structures" Dr. Sc. Askar Zhussupbekov and Postdoctoral Fellow, Candidate in Techn. Sc., PhD (UK) Assel Sarsembaeva participated in the International Scientific and Practical Conference on the topic: "Modern Studies of Cryosphere Transformation and Geotechnical Safety Issues for Construction in the Arctic, 2021" in Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia). In total, more than 200 scientific reports from 11 countries were presented during the conference, including from: Russia, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Austria, Germany, Mexico, Finland and the USA. The organizer and sponsor of this event was the government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, represented by the Governor Artyukhov D.A.

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/64720/?sphrase_id=3228906

• At the end of October 2021, an International Scientific and Practical Conference was held at the Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Construction (TASI, Uzbekistan) on the topic "Modern methods and technologies of geotechnical and foundations in solving the problems of strength, stability and seismic resistance of structures" which was dedicated to the Memory of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Hayat Zairovich Rasulov. The Conference was organized by the Ministry of Construction of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering and Uzbekistan Geotechnical Society. More than 60 geotechnical specialists from around the world took part online and offline

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/64548/?sphrase_id=3228906

• April 8, 2021 from 10:00-12:50 am an open online seminar was held on the platform Teams in the video conference format, which was attended by a teaching staff of the Department of "Design of buildings and structures," representatives of the faculty, as well as other higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/62800/?sphrase_id=3228906

• April 12, 2021 at the virtual scientific platform of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering of L.N. Gumilyov ENU gave an online keynote lecture on "Chinas Millennium Transformation: The Belt and Road Initiative" Professor Feng Da Hsuan, Honorary Dean of the Belt and Road Research Institute, Hainan University, China Chief Advisor of the China Silk Road iValley Research Institute Former Vice President of Research, University of Texas, Dallas, USA. The lecture was devoted to geopolitical, historical and trade ties, as well as cultural peculiarities of the West and East, where Kazakhstan has been and remains a special place in the role of a connecting link. The lecture included many historical references using information from Chinese, Indian, Arabic and Ancient Egyptian sources

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/62898/?sphrase_id=3228906

• First day of "Belt and Road Webinar Series on Geotechnics, Energy and Environment" witnessed participants from different countries from East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, and Oceania.

https://enu.kz/en/info/news/62583/?sphrase_id=3228906

10

Were the proceedings of your events published in Open Access?

Yes, we have published on web site SCOPUS, web of science  and also IAC ( Geo-Institute, USA) website

11

Did you assign some tasks to TC members or Task force group? If yes, what has been produced?

Only we work together with preparing terms of reference

12

Did you produce any deliverable (State of the art report, State of practice report, Guidelines) ?

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/870/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2021_FEB_FINAL.pdf

https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/936/ISSMGE_BULLETIN_2021_AUG_FINAL.pdf

13

Did you have any interactions with other TCs? If yes, which TC?

ATC-19, TC 216, TC-207 Soil-Structure Interaction and Retaining Walls

14

Are there any future activities being considered?

1)20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (20 ICSMGE), 2022 http://icsmge2022.org/

2)ATC19-Asian Regional Technical Committee of Geotechnical Heritage for Conservation of Cultural Heritage - International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering International Workshop of ATC19 on March 26, 2022, Kyoto, Japan https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrvLytrL5aeIPlFpi0IeEExLtnbQXAo9TMWKUXs0z0xbfQtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

3)Geo-Congress 2022: State of the Art and Practice in Geotechnical Engineering in Charlotte, North Carolina, 20-23, March, 2022                                   https://www.geocongress.org/

4)The 11th International Symposium on Field Monitoring in Geomechanics will be held at Imperial College London from 4th to 8th September , 2022                                                      www.field-monitoring.org

15

Do you plan to or did you provide a case study for the ISSMGE Case Histories Journal? (cf. e-mail D. Zekkos, 11/02/2019)

Do not plan

16

What is the nature of your contribution to the Time Capsule Project?

Do not plan

17

Any further comment

Will be better to obtaining of the Name of Lecture of TC compete only two candidates (not 3)