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THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CONSTRUCTION ON WEAK ROCKS
Dr. Hussein Elarabi – Secretary of SSSMGE
Eng. Mohamed A. Bagi Mahmoud Taha – Member of SSSMGE
The Sudanese Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (SSSMGE) was established in Sudan in 1986 to promote cooperation among engineers and scientists for the advancement of knowledge in the field of soil mechanics and its practical applications.
Sudan has experienced considerable development during the last two decades and several large civil engineering projects have been executed in the country. The projects included dams on the River Nile and its tributaries, thousands of kilometers of highways, bridges across the Niles and industrial projects including oil exploration and export facilities. All these projects required intensive geotechnical investigations, material searches and evaluation and consultancy in the related fields. Local experts were involved in most of these projects and a great deal of experience was gained from these projects. It is interesting to mention that most of the challenges regarding compliance with scheduled construction time, performance and cost were related to the geotechnics of the mentioned projects. Many of these projects were founded on weak rocks (sandstone, mudstone and calcareous deposits). The challenges of design and construction on these formations is known and realized worldwide.
The idea of organizing this seminar was initiated during the 17th ICSMGE2009 in Alexandria by Prof Pedro Pinto. Then, the idea was given the utmost attention by the Geotechnical Department of Building and Road Research Institute, University of Khartoum and the members of SSSMGE for the sake of resurrecting the SSSMGE and spotlights the importance of the society in solving the major geotechnical problems in Sudan among which is the construction on weak rocks. This seminar is intended to improve our understanding on this topic.
The International Seminar on Construction on Weak Rocks took place at at the Presidential Hall in the Friendship Hall that is located in the city of Khartoum from July 29th to July 1st. This event was organized under the auspices of the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (SSSMGE) in conjunction with ISSMGE in which Prof. Pedro S. Pinto played major roles. It was intended to resurrect the Sudanese Society and to spotlight the importance of the society in solving the major geotechnical problems in Sudan. This seminar attracted 184 participants. The event was organized and advised by the following committees:
The ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Dr. El Fatih M. Ali, President of SSSMGE, General Manager of Engineering Service and Design, Khartoum, Sudan
Secretary: Dr. Hussein Elarabi, Secretary of SSSMGE, Head of Geotechnical Engineering Department, BRRI,
University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Members: Dr. Ahmed M. Elsharief, Dr. Mohamed A. Osman, Dr. Abdel Kareem M. Zein, Eng. Omer Gurham,Eng. Adil Abdalla, Eng. Rasha Abu Elgasim, Eng. Bashir Osman, Eng. Moh. ElBaiyhagi Elgizoli
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