South African Geotechnical Division Time Capsule goes live
The South African Geotechnical Division is directly affiliated with the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) and its main objective is to provide members with the latest developments in Geotechnical Engineering practice in South Africa. The committee, comprising practising geotechnical engineers from the consulting, contracting and academic spheres has developed a comprehensive blog for the ISSMGE Time Capsule, outlining some of the key developments of geotechnical engineering in South Africa since the fields inception.
The South African Geotechnical Engineering Time Capsule Blog highlights key academic, technical, and historical achievements and projects over the years, noting the contributions of luminaries such as Professor Jere Jennings and Dr Tony Brink among others.
This project is an opportunity to record past, present and future achievements, and issues in Geotechnical Engineering practice in South Africa. This will provide a perpetual database of information which can encourage and inspire students and individuals to join our Geotechnical Community, and for current members to interact around.
It is expected to become an ongoing project to which the Geotechnical Division members are encouraged to contribute articles on the major construction or project developments they or other key individuals have been involved in, their areas of contribution, key outcomes and ongoing applications of relevant technologies, new avenues to explore, etc., while highlighting the development of geotechnical engineering as a discipline and the experience of the contributor.
About the authors:
John Pavlakis is a Geotechnical Engineer practicing at Michael Pavlakis and Associates and the Chairman of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Division. John has been working in the geotechnical field for the last 15 years and has a keen interest in assessment of risks associated with the developments on Dolomite land and the use of the Menard Pressuremeter. His hobbies include travelling, reading, cycling and most importantly spending time with family and friends.
Jacobus Breyl has been part of the Geotechnical Department at Jones & Wagener for 14 years. After being involved in geotechnical design and site investigations in the initial years, he has been involved in assessing the surface stability of undermined ground in recent years.
About these articles:
To debate past, current and future issues in Geotechnical Engineering, the Time Capsule Project is welcoming and publishing short articles on the ISSMGE website.
We challenge you to write 200-400 words on any topic that will generate debate within the Geotechnical Engineering profession. Click here to submit your message for consideration.
Articles will be displayed for a limited time and views expressed need not be shared by the ISSMGE or held strongly by authors.
