eostructures Asia

Enhancing the World of GeoStructures: Tackling geotechnical and

strategic challenges involved in project delivery
October 15-17, 2014 | Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore
Thai Geotechnical Society was originally formed as one of technical committees of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, EIT, under HM The King patronage in 1993. From then on, it
has played an active role in promoting technical advances and research activities in the feld of geotechnical engineering in Thailand. Thai Geotechnical Society has continued to be
proactive in collaborating with geotechnical engineers from around the world, thus contributing to the advancement of the profession both in the country and the region.
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The nature of construction has changed over the past 30 to 40 years, primarily in
Singapore but also Worldwide. Moving towards new frontiers, great deal of construction
now involves deep basement and other forms of underground construction such as
caverns, tunnels, subway constructions, power plants, waste repositories, underground
cities and underground space creation activities.
One of the biggest challenges faced by geotechnical experts is related to the highly
non-uniform nature of the ground and the complex behavior of the soil. Ground
improvement plays a major role in geoengineering and earthwork construction projects
of many types in preceding years. The use of ground improvement has increased
signifcantly in recent decades owing to new construction sites increasingly being located
in areas of complex ground conditions.
The next big challenge revolves around balancing risk and cost. The impact of
geotechnical risk is well understood by most ground engineering practitioners but the
problem and methods for mitigation are frequently misjudged or undervalued by other
construction professionals. Geotechnical risk is better managed, if it is integrated with
overall project risk.
So the big question is: How can we develop new paradigms to deal efectively with the
uncertainties and issues surrounding the world of geoengineering. GeoStructures by
Trueventus is the place to be. A platform showcasing dynamic discussions on the current
technical challenges in ground improvement - how to adopt cost efective solutions, how
geotechnical risk is managed and the impacts this has in each construction market and
construction practices of geotechnical structures. If you are looking to tackle these
geotechnical challenges and want practical solution in managing risks, this dynamic
event you CANT MISS.
Improving the accuracy of geotechnical investigations to enhance project planning and
the design process
Promoting best practice in design, construction and maintenance
Mastering the state-of-art techniques for soil improvement
Identifying geological risk and how best to address geological risk in civil engineering
contracts
Exploring the efectiveness of GBR to better manage risk for subsurface engineering
works
Moving towards accurate geotechnical investigations
Leveraging risk to attain well defne project feasibility
Who should attend?
This conference is designed for but not
limited to: Technical expertse among design
professionals, contractors, owners, and
developers working on projects in the
subsurface environment or at sites inuenced
by geotechnical constraints
From the following background:
Engineering & Constructon
Geotechnical Developers
Geotechnical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Pipeline Engineering
Facilites Management Heads
Ground Engineering
Structural Engineering
Infrastructure & Transportaton
Contract & Legal
Risk Management
Government Agencies
Consultng engineers
Geotechnical engineers
Clients, Local Authorites
Geo-Environmental Engineers
Reliability and Asset Management
Utlites
Piling
Academics
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Mott MacDonald, Singapore
The conference was a success, it was a good
platform to gather new ideas and solutions!
Leighton Contractor (Asia) Ltd
Why you cannot miss this event
Singapore developers start gearing up for a subterranean future
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POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP (Half Day) 17 October 2014
Selecting geotechnical parameters for the design of geostructures
GHD, AUSTRALIA
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Prof Dr-Ing Rolf Katzenbach Director of the Institute and Laboratory of Geotechnics
Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany
Speaking on: Cost efective project executions by ground improvement technologies and new design procedures
Professor Dr-Ing Rolf Katzenbach is the Chairman of TC 212 Deep Foundations of ISSMGE. He is a board member of several other international and
national organisations. Professor Katzenbach is member of the chamber of engineers and Publicly Certifed Expert of Geotechnics and Independent
Checking Engineer working with his expertise for national and international courts of justice, arbitration committees, insurance companies, state
ministries, building authorities and big national and international fnancial institutions and investors.
Prof John Endicott Executive Director-Geotechnical
Aecom Asia, Hong Kong
Speaking on: Underwater ground reinforcement- Case study of the deep sewage tunnel Hong Kong
Prof John Endicott is an Executive Director of AECOMs geotechnical business in Asia. He has specialised in geotechnical engineering since 1970 initially in
UK and has been practising in Hong Kong since 1975. He is currently the Senior Consultant for geotechnical work throughout Asia, for AECOM. In Hong
Kong, initially, he led the geotechnical group for Maunsell with extensive involvement in design of MTRC underground stations and tunnels, foundations,
major roads including the Aberdeen Tunnel, and for New Town Development at Shatin, and Tai Po. He was the contractor's designer for six water supply
tunnels and two railway tunnels in Singapore and adviser for four railway tunnels constructed in Hong Kong.
Frances Badelow Senior Principal
Coffey, Australia
Speaking on: Harbourside basement retention and foundation construction challenges and solutions - A case study on the Barangaroo South
Frances Badelow has over twenty years experience in the geotechnical consulting feld. She has a wide range of experience including analysis and design
of deep foundations and excavations and geotechnical design for major road and railway infrastructure projects. She has worked in the UK, Europe,
Australia and Southeast Asia. Having joined Cofey in 1998, Frances is currently a Senior Principal and leads the Design & Analysis Group in Sydney. Her
particular areas of interest include in-ground structures design and foundation design for super tall towers, having worked on projects including the Burj
Kalifa and KL118 Tower.
Khalid Ansari Project Director
World Bank, United Arab Emirates
Speaking on: Manamgement of geotechnical risks to minimise contractual litigation
Senior Engineering professional with more than 25 years of international experience working in civil and geotechnical engineering. Has extensive
experience of business development, corporate governance, fnancial management, tendering, industrial relations, personnel management, mentoring,
training, health and safety, design and construction, various contract forms, value engineering and design. He joined the World Bank as the Project
Director on multimillion dollar Karachi Port Development project
Dato' Ir. Dr. Gue See Sew Managing Director & Founder
G&P Geotechnics, Malaysia
Speaking on: Case Histories in Ground Treatments : Uncertainty and Solutions
Dato Ir Dr Gue See Sew graduated from three universities; Diploma in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, First Class (Honours) Degree
from University of Strathclyde, UK in 1979 and Doctorate from Oxford University with Kuok Foundation Scholarship. He was the President of the Institution
of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) (2001 to 2003), International Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of APEC Engineer (2001 to 2005, 2007 to 2011), Head
Commissioner of ASEAN Engineers Register (AER) (2003 to May 2007) and Board Member of Board of Engineers Malaysia (1993 to 1998, 2000 to 2003).
Currently he is the Deputy Chairman of the International Professional Engineers Agreement.
Professor Roger Moore Fellow Technology Leader - Earth Engineering
Ch2MHill(Halcrow), Uk
Speaking on: Living with Ground Instability and Landslides: Understanding the Risks, Empowering Communities, Building Resilience
International Good Practice
Prof Moore has over 25 years experience of geomorphological investigations, analysis and solutions for engineering, planning, development and
environmental projects worldwide. He is head of CH2M HILL's engineering geomorphology and geohazards team, the UKs largest group of its kind. He
is co-author of 6 best practice guides and has published over 60 technical papers in his discipline. He has specialist capability and experience with
onshore and ofshore geotechnical engineering; geomorphological and geohazard risk assessment; landslide investigation and mitigation; and the
design, procurement and supervision of ground investigations, slope instrumentation and geohazard engineering works.
Featuring keynote presentations and case studies led by technical advisors and distinguished speakers:
John Davies Leader Infrastructure Group
Arup Singapore
*Tunnel Consultant of the Year 2013
*Singapore Concrete Institute Excellence Award 2013 for use in SFRC tunnel segment design
Speaking on: Geotechnical monitoring: How it can assist in not only managing risk but also to optimize the design by using the monitoring data
as a predictive tool
At present, John is the leader of the Arup Infrastructure Group. He is the project director for Detailed Design Consultancies for the Land Transport Authority
railway projects at the Bugis Station (DTL1). John has provided geotechnical advice for a wide range of projects in Asia, Africa and Europe, including
projects involving innovative foundations and basement designs as well as, slopes, reclamations and geotechnical process.
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Dr Stephen Buttling Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer
GHD, Australia
Speaking on: (Post-conference workshop) Selecting geotechnical parameters for the design of geostructures
Stephen Buttling is a geotechnical engineer with over 40 years experience, in the UK, South East Asia and Australia. He was previously National Technical
Manager with Piling Contractors, where he took responsibility for working platform issues, and chaired the Technical Committee of the Piling and
Foundation Specialists Federation, one of whose tasks was to promote safe working platforms. He was engaged as an expert witness for a case in which a
piling rig toppled over on a construction.
Dr Mandy Korff Expert Advisor
Deltares, The Netherlands
Speaking on: Impact of construction related ground movements on (piled) buildings in soft ground
Dr Mandy Korf is an expert in the feld of geotechnical engineering, more specifcally in soil structure interaction, deep excavations and foundation
engineering. Mandy Korf graduated in 1999 in Civil Engineering from Delft University of Technology. In 2000 she joined GeoDelft (in 2008 Deltares) as a
consultant and researcher in the feld of foundations and underground construction. She gained experience in geotechnical risk management on several
projects in underground construction. Many of these projects included some sort of forensic engineering after damage occurred and repair measures were
necessary. Mandy Korf received her PhD in 2013 from the University of Cambridge, where she worked with professor Robert Mair on the Response of Piled
Buildings to the Construction of Deep Excavations.
Pedram Danesh-Mand President
Risk Engineering Society (RES) NSW, Australia
Speaking on: Gaining increased certainty through implementation of efective integrated project risk analysis approaches
Pedram is a Principal with the national responsibility of the Project Controls & Risk with Aquenta. He is also an Innovation Award winner from Road and
Maritime Services (RMS) and Leighton Contractors for his exceptional knowledge and practical application of statistical analysis and the Primavera system
in analysing project risks and schedules.
Dr Suraj De Silva Technical Director (Geotechnics and Tunnels)
SMEC Asia, Hong Kong
Speaking on: Extensive Ground Settlement due to Hydrogeological Impact from Tunneling in Tseung Kwan OBay, Hong Kong
Dr De Silva is the Technical Director of SMEC Asia Ltd. based in the Hong Kong ofce. Before moving to SMEC he was with AECOM in Hong Kong for 20
years. He has over 32years experience working on major projects in Singapore, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Korea and Sri Lanka.
He was the chief investigator of the unusual settlements experienced in Tseung Kwan O Town Centre in 1999, on commission from the then Territory
Development Department (TDD now the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD).
Featuring keynote presentations and case studies led by technical advisors and distinguished speakers:
Dr Chian Siau Chen, Darren Assistant Professor in geotechnical engineering
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Speaking on: Strength and Stifness Development of Cement Treated Marine Clay
Dr Chian Siau Chen, Darren is an Assistant Professor in geotechnical engineering at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and Operations
Manager of Centre for Protective Technology at the National University of Singapore. Dr. Chian obtained his Ph.D. and B.Eng. from Cambridge University
and Nanyang Technological University respectively.
Soh Lip San Partner
Rajah & Tann LLP
*Recognised in The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers 2013 and 2014.
Speaking on: The Impact of Dispute Resolution Board Saves time and money?
Soh Lip San is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is a Partner in the
International Arbitration and Construction Projects Practice Group. Lip San and his team has signifcant experience resolving complex, high-value disputes
and is consistently ranked among the top practices in Singapore specialising in international arbitration and projects / energy. Lip San has represented
clients on disputes governed by various legal systems and has a particular niche in resolving complex engineering disputes.
Nick Osborne Project Director
Mott Macdonald, Singapore
Speaking on: Identifcation of Geotechnical Risk and its role in successful project delivery
A geotechnical engineer with a wide range of international experience in design, construction and supervision of tunnels, deep excavations, ground
treatment, and foundations. Provides realistic and achievable solutions to design and construction challenges encountered whilst working within the
urban environment.
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0800 Registration and Coffee
0845 Opening Address by Chairperson
0900 Session One
Cost effective project executions by ground improvement
technologies and new design procedures
For any kind of construction cost optimisation and sustainability are the
most important aspects. Economic and environment-friendly design
focuses on a reduction of construction material used, construction time
spent and energy consumed within the construction and service time.
Optimisation processes in design and execution are explained on
several challenging projects from engineering practice. Examples are
given for the special foundation system Combined Pile-Raft Foundation
(CPRF) of high-rise buildings in difcult soil conditions, for the
optimization of ground improvement works for a railway line on soft
ground by large scale feld tests and for the need of very intense
investigations of soil and groundwater conditions before starting
ground improvement works using hydraulic binders.
Prof Dr Rolf Katzenbach Director of the Institute and the Laboratory
of Geotechnics
Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany
0945 Session Two
Harbourside basement retention and foundation construction
challenges and solutions - A case study on the Barangaroo South
Barangaroo South will feature three commercial towers ranging in
height from 39 to 49 storeys sharing a common, two level basement to
be retained around its perimeter by an approximately 770 m long
diaphragm wall, socketed into Sydney sandstone. As the basement
excavation will be below sea level, it is essential that the site retention
wall for the basement also acts as a cut-of against groundwater ingress.
This presentation provides an overview of the geotechnical engineering
challenges facing the project and innovative solutions adopted,
including basement retention and foundation construction in reclaimed
land including difculties associated with old seawalls and buried wharf
structures, groundwater control and the design of foundations and
diaphragm walls over the proposed future Sydney Metro tunnels.
Frances Badelow Senior Principal
Coffey, Australia
1030 Morning refreshments
1100 Session Three
Underwater ground reinforcement- Case study of the deep sewage
tunnel Hong Kong
When tunneling below sea level the potential for infow of water is
always a major concern. Today performance records are fled in great
detail and more data provides the opportunity to estimate empirically
how much grouting will be needed. Likewise, with experience, and as
more materials become available, new techniques are being developed
all the time. Grouting strong rock with fssures can be very difcult. Deep
tunnels with fssures too narrow to admit cement can yield
uncontrollable infows. Tunnels constructed in urban areas require strict
limits on infow to prevent undue subsidence. Current techniques
commonly include microfne and ultrafne cement, bentonite, sodium
silicate solution, colloidal silica and emulsions. With reference to recently
constructed tunnels, John will discuss how appropriate use of materials
and techniques can achieve dry to nearly dry conditions.
John Endicott Executive Director- Geotechnical
AECOM, Hong Kong
1145 Session Four
Case Histories in Ground Treatments: Uncertainty and Solutions
This presentation seeks to examine design methodology and case
histories on ground treatment methods namely soft soil
replacement, vertical drains with temporary surcharge, stone columns
and piled embankment. Solutions to the common challenges will be
shared; these include continuing settlement of flled platform after
removal of surcharge, slope stability and collapse during construction.
Dato' Ir. Dr. Gue See Sew Managing Director & Founder
G&P Geotechnics, Malaysia
1230 Networking luncheon
Day 1, Wednesday, October 15, 2014
1400 Session Five
Living with Ground Instability and Landslides: Understanding the
Risks, Empowering Communities, Building Resilience International Good
Practice
Slope instability and landslides are natural and man-made hazards
afecting communities and infrastructure worldwide. Since 2002,
they have accounted for, on average, 10,000 fatalities every
year, and represent some of the worst disasters to impact society.
The risk is increasing due to the efects of climate change, and it will
be necessary to implement planning and development controls, and
to ensure high standards of slope engineering and protection
measures to mitigate the risk. This presentation coincides with
the publication of a new international good practice guide
bearing the title of this abstract, copies of which will be available to
delegates on request.
Professor Roger Moore Fellow Technology Leader - Earth Engineering
Ch2MHill(Halcrow), Uk
1445 Session Six:
Strength and Stiffness Development of Cement Treated Marine Clay
Cement stabilisation of clay is a well-established and cost-efective
technique in construction, and has recently been gaining popularity
globally especially in Southeast Asia including Singapore. There is
currently a strong interest to ascertain the expected strength and
stifness gain with cement treated clay for design and quality control
purposes. Dr Chian will discuss the analysis of strength and stifness
development of cement treated Singapore marine clay at various
cement-soil-water ratios over a wide range of curing age. An improved
equation capable of estimating the strength and stifness of cement
treated clay in those conditions will be presented. Directions on using
bender element as a complementary assessment and monitoring of
strength of cement treated clay on-site as early as 3 days of curing
without sophisticated laboratory testing apparatus will also be covered.
Dr Chian Siau Chen Darren Operations Manager of Centre for
Protective Technology
National University Singapore
1530 Afternoon refreshments
1600 Session Seven
Impact of construction related ground movements on (piled)
buildings in soft ground- Case study
In many cities in densely populated areas around the world, the
application of deep excavations for the realisation of underground
space is vital to the quality of the life that is possible above ground. The
conditions in which these projects have to be built have increased in
complexity in recent years, resulting in deeper excavations situated
closer to existing buildings. This presentation provides insight into
efects of construction activities on piled buildings adjacent to deep
excavations. The presentation will focus on the implementation in risk
management, design and monitoring of deep excavations in urban
areas.
Dr Mandy Korff Expert Advisor
Deltares , Netherlands
1645 Session Eight
Extensive Ground Settlement due to Hydrogeological Impact from
Tunneling in Tseung Kwan OBay, Hong Kong
Unexpected, but extensive and large ground settlement in reclaimed
land at Tsueng Kwan O (TKO) occurred in 1999 while the Strategic
Sewerage Disposal Scheme Stage 1(SSDS or HATS 1) tunneling works
were taking place at a depth of 85 m and at a distance of about 1km from
the TKO Town Centre. Based on the interpreted geological and
hydrogeological conditions, geological models and numerical computer
models were set up and these demonstrated that water infow into the
tunnel was the cause of the observed extensive groundwater drawdown
and the consequent large settlement due to the under-drainage of the
compressible soft clays overlying the rock. Rapid rises in ground water
subsequent to tunnel completion confrmed the fndings. In this session
the investigations, modelling and the fndings of this interesting case
history will be presented.
Dr Suraj De Silva Technical Director (Geotechnics and Tunnels)
SMEC Asia, Hong Kong
1730 End of Day One
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0800 Registration and coffee
0845 Welcome address by Chairperson
0900 Session One
Integrating geotechnical risk management and project risk
management for achieving project objectives within time and
budget
Lack of data on the return on investment to mitigate geotechnical risk is
restricting the integration of geotechnical risk management within
overall project risk management and the construction industry is
missing out on opportunities to minimise ground related failures. This
session seeks to identify and communicate success stories of integrating
geotechnical risk management and project risk management for
achieving project objectives within time and budget.
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0945 Session Two
Geotechnical monitoring: How it can assist in not only managing
risk but also to optimize the design by using the monitoring data as
a predictive tool
Traditionally monitoring data has been only used to ensure the works
are carried out within pre- defned parameters such as the ground
movements or strutting loads . However mainly in Europe and North
America the observational method has been adopted where
opportunities to modify the design during construction by a review
of the observations and readings. Now further opportunities exist to
extend this method as a predictive tool with more confdence by use
of computational methods to make predictions of the fnal
performance of the underground construction and if possible take
advantage of more economical construction or of course where the
greater risks are predicted enhance the design to ensure safety.
John Davies Leader Infrastructure Group
Arup Singapore
1030 Morning refreshments
1100 Session Three
Identification of Geotechnical Risk and its role in successful project
delivery
Geotechnical risk is one of the largest components of risk within a
project. If not correctly identifed and mitigated through appropriate
design solutions its implications to the project delivery can be
signifcant. These can range from programme or cost overruns to
catastrophic structural failure of the temporary or permanent systems.
The tools available to the engineer to identify geotechnical risk are
discussed together with solutions to reduce exposure to risk and case
studies both within Singapore and overseas will be considered.
Nick Osborne Project Director
Mott Macdonald, Singapore
1145 Session Four: Panel Discussion
The way forward: Geotechnical asset management - balancing the
risk of failure with cost of repair
Geotechnical failures present big risks to people, infrastructure and
budgets, so managing assets to mitigate against the need for emergency
action should be the preferred option, but it is one few clients are opting
for- New Civil Engineer
In this session, our panel of speakers will explore how the sector can
better balance the risk of failure with cost of mitigation and remediation.
Panelist:
Professor Roger Moore Fellow Technology Leader - Earth Engineering
Ch2MHill(Halcrow), Uk
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1230 Networking Luncheon
Day 2, Thursday, October 16, 2014
1400 Session Five
Management of geotechnical risks to minimise contractual
litigation
Geotechnical Risks originates directly from the Baseline Geotechnical
Report. Therefore it is imperative to narrate the (soil/ geological
conditions) facts as closely as possible. Normally very little attention is
given to the feld work (site/soil investigations process) and it is left with
junior engineers/ geologists/foremen to describe the behaviour of the
soil samples extracted during the feld investigations, which may lead to
the misleading information.In short , the more precise information
provided in the GBR, leads to minimizing the geotechnical risks and to
the litigation process.
Khalid Ansari Project Director
World Bank, United Arab Emirates
1445 Session Six
The Impact of Dispute Resolution Board Saves time and money?
Construction projects are complex, expensive and typically take time to
complete; even completion can be a variable outcome. The dispute
review boards are favored in the construction industry for the same
reasons arbitration has been preferred to litigation. In this session we
seek to highlight the following key questions
DRBs as a preferred method for dispute resolution
Giving care to crafting, funding and selecting a dispute resolution
board or panel
Does the use of a DRB in a contract create bid savings?
Soh Lip San Partner
Rajah & Tann LLP
1530 Afternoon refreshments
1600 Session Seven: Panel Discussion
Zooming into the fundamentals of Geotechnical Baseline
Report (GBR)
Owners prepare a Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR) to defne the
baseline conditions on which contractors will base their bids and select
their means, methods and equipment, which will be used as a basis for
determining the merits of contractor claims of difering site conditions
during construction. A GBR is an innovative approach to the
administration of difering site condition clauses and the allocation of
risk. This panel discussion will address geo-characterisation and
communication of expectations and risks in the contract environment.
Hear from our panel of speakers as they discuss the key use of GBR.
Panelist:
John Endicott Executive Director- Geotechnical
AECOM, Hong Kong
Khalid Ansari Project Director
World Bank, United Arab Emirates
1645 Session Eight
Gaining increased certainty through implementation of effective
integrated project risk analysis approaches
Assessing the impacts of an integrated project risk assessment
platforms on reliability of your project progress
Selecting the most appropriate risk assessment platform for project
confdence measuring and reporting requirements
Planning the implementation strategies needed to capture, validate,
consolidate and assess the project risks and uncertainties during
bidding and execution phase
Sharing lessons learned and success stories to ensure risk
management continuous improvements
Pedram Danesh-Mand President
Risk Engineering Society (RES) NSW, Australia
1730 End of Day Two
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Day 3, Friday, October 17, 2014
0830 Coffee & Registration
0900 Workshop (Including 30 min coffee break)
Selecting geotechnical parameters for the design of
geostructures
Those of us involved in design are frequently faced with a
collection of soil data from which we have to determine
design parameters. Most times these days we will be using
those parameters in a limit state design in which load
factors and strength reduction factors are prescribed, and
yet the way in which the strength parameters are to be
determined is oftenmuch less tightly defned, and certainly
much less understood. Experience has shown that there are
wide variations in the design parameters produced by
diferent designers from the same data.

This workshop will look at some of the history behind the
defnition and selection of design parameters, and give
some guidance on rational methods for their selection.
Examples of application to cut slopes and embankments, to
foundations, and to retaining walls will be included. There
will be mention of statistics, but only at a simple level and
from an engineering viewpoint.
1300 Luncheon Network
1400 End
Dr Stephen Buttling is a Geotechnical Engineer with nearly
40 years experience in geotechnical engineering on a wide
range of infrastructure projects through the UK, South East
Asia and Australia. Stephen has worked for contractors,
consultants, owners and government agencies, both in
ofces and on site, and most of his work in the last 30 years
has been on major projects.
These have included elevated highways and cable stayed
bridges in Bangkok, balanced cantilever bridges in Bangkok
and Brisbane, ports and airports in Thailand and Australia,
power projects, both thermal and hydro-electric, in
Thailand, and underground railways in Hong Kong,
Singapore and Taiwan.
His main interests are deep foundations, especially the
interaction with the structure, deep excavations, and soft
ground engineering.
Dr Stephen is a world leading expert and the ideal candidate
to run this workshop on selecting geotechnical parameters
for the design of geostructures. He will take you through a
class on assessing soil data used in determining the design
parameters.
Post - Conference Workshop
Dr Stephen Buttling
Senior Principal Geotechnical
Engineer
GHD, Australia
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to Trueventus to keep your details for the use of future marketing
activities carried out by Trueventus and third party organisations &
partners.
6. Copyright and Intellectual Property. Any redistribution or reproduction
of part or all of the contents in any form in connection to this event is
prohibited without prior written consent by Trueventus.
7. Client hereby agrees that he/she exclusively authorizes Trueventus
charged the credit card with detials listed above for the amount
provided herein; this registration form serves as a contract that is
valid, binding and enforceable. He/she at any time will have no basis
to claim that the payments required under this Contract are
unauthorized, improper, disputed or in any way. Upon issuance of
invoice Trueventus will be charging the client USD 30 processing fee.
USD 2195 per delegate
APPROVAL
NB: Signatory must be authorised on behalf of contracting organisation.
Job Title Name
Email
Fax Tel
Authorising Signature
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COMPANY DETAILS
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PAYMENT DETAILS
Payment is due in 5 working days. By Signing and returning this form, you are accepting our terms and conditions.
Please debit my: VISA MasterCard
Card Number
Please debit my:

CVC/CVV2
Card Issuing Bank:
Cardholders Name
Card Issuing Country:
Expiry Date / /
Cardholders Signature Cardholder Email:
This three-digit CVC/CVV2 number is printed on the signature panel on the back of the card
immediately after the cards account number.
COURSE FEES
All options inclusive of delegate pack, luncheon and refreshments.
Documentation Package USD 495
SG-EN120
eost ructures Asia
15-17 October 2014 | Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore
PG.7
HRDF claimable under SBL scheme
HRDF Approved Training Provider Reg No: 2393
(Applicable for Malaysia only)
Reuben Raj
T: +632 406 4711 | E: reubenr@trueventus.com
Reuben Raj
T: +632 406 4711
E: reubenr@trueventus.com
For further details, contact