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XVIIIth Károly Széchy Memorial Session and
XXIst Geotechnical Evening Forum on 17th of February, 2012
ACTIVITY REPORT FROM MEMBER SOCIETY
The Hungarian National Committee of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) jointly with the Engineering Section of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Geotechnical Section of the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers celebrated the XVIIIth Károly Széchy Memorial Session on the 17th February, 2012, at the Great Lecture Hall of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest with over 230 persons attending the event.
This series of festive gatherings has been highlighted from the beginning by lectures delivered by the most illustrious professors paying tribute to the memory of the Hungarian professor, Károly Széchy. This year, the guest speaker from abroad was Prof. Dr. Ing. Dr. Ing. E.H. Walter Wittke (WBI Achen). The presentation’s title was “Tunnel Design Verified by Case Histories”.
The speaker from Hungary was Dr. Árpád Deli, director of the HBM LtD (Budapest) and delivered a speech on “What message can deliver the path of life of a big predecessor for the deep foundation specialists of our days?” In keeping with tradition, a young engineer who has excelled as the best junior speaker at the annual national geotechnical conference is offered the opportunity to introduce himself by a lecture at the Memorial Session. This year the candidate was Ágnes Váró from Mott MacDonald M. LtD. The title of the presentation was “The structural design of the Bátaapáti NRHT tunnel driving.”
About the event you can see the presentations and photos in the following website:
http://www.issmge-hungary.net
Again, as it is traditional in these events, the Károly Széchy memorial plaque and prize were delivered. This year the recipient was János Asbóth, and Roger Frank was awarded the honorary Károly Széchy prize 2011.
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