Geotechnical News • September 2018
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
membres de la SCG bénéficient d’un
prix préférentiel.
Une mise à jour du chapitre Calcul
aux états limites (et peut-être d’autres
chapitres) est en cours. Nous avons
l’intention de publier les chapitres
actualisés en format numérique en tant
qu’addenda à la 4e édition, pendant
que le travail se poursuit sur les autres
chapitres à venir. Ce chapitre mis à
jour devrait être publié au début de
2019.
La SCG lancera officiellement un
appel de candidatures pour un respon-
sable de projet afin de superviser le
contenu technique de la mise à jour
du MCIF. La principale responsabilité
de cette personne sera de coordonner
et superviser le calendrier de réalisa-
tion du nouveau manuel et d’assurer
la liaison avec les responsables et les
réviseurs des chapitres pour veiller à
ce que le contenu soit conforme aux
attentes et prêt en temps opportun.
Canadian Foundation for
Geotechnique
The 2017 Cross Canada
Lectures
One of the Canadian Foundation for
Geotechnique’s major contributions
to the CGS members is the funding of
the biannual
Cross Canada Lecture
Tour (CCLT)
. This funding is pro-
vided by generous corporate sponsor-
ships from many of our member firms.
We would like to acknowledge here
the 2017 CCLT sponsors, without
whose support our members would
not benefit from having some of the
best geotechnical professionals deliver
excellent presentations based on their
extensive knowledge and experience.
Spring 2017 CCLT sponsors
• BGC Engineering
• Klohn Crippen Berger
• Thurber Engineering
Fall 2017 CCLT sponsors
• Conetec
• Klohn Crippen Berger
• Tetra Tech Canada
• Thurber Engineering
This past year, our spring and fall
lecturers were the 99th and 100th indi-
viduals to provide this most beneficial
service to our members. The CCLT
lecturers undertake a rather gruelling
schedule to deliver these great pre-
sentations. Below are the presenters,
the topics made available, and their
visit schedule to each local section.
I’m sure if you closely examine their
schedules, you will be impressed by
the stamina of our lecturers, in addi-
tion to their commitment to excellence
in our profession. The Foundation is
extremely grateful for their efforts
and their willingness to prepare their
presentations and deliver them on a
whirlwind tour to our members.
Spring 2017 CCLT
Speaker Dr. Vaughn Griffiths,
Colorado School of Mines
1. Risk Assessment in Geotechnical
Engineering
2. Finite Element Stability Analysis
Fall 2017 CCLT
Speaker Dr. Jean-Marie Konrad,
Université Laval
Topics
1. Advances in Dam Design
2. An Engineering Framework for
Thaw Consolidation
3. An Engineering Framework for
Particle Breakage in Granular
Soils
4. Permeability Anisotropy in Com-
pacted Tills: Myth or Reality?
Date
Lecture
Location(s)
Monday,
October 16
Halifax
Tuesday,
October 17
Ottawa,
Kingston
Wednesday,
October 18
Toronto
Friday,
October 19
Montreal
Monday,
October 23
Edmonton
Tuesday, October
24
Calgary
Wednesday,
October 25
Vancouver
Monday,
October 30
Prince George
Tuesday,
October 31
Saskatoon
Wednesday,
November 1
Winnipeg
A list of all the past CCLT lecturers
can be found on the CGS website
It
reads like a who’s who of Canadian
and international geotechnique. The
CCLT has the distinction of being the
longest such lecture tour anywhere in
the world, and is the envy of geotech-
Date
Lecture
Location(s)
Monday,
April 10
Winnipeg
Tuesday,
April 11
Regina
Wednesday,
April 12
Calgary,
Vancouver
Thursday,
April 13
Victoria
Monday,
April 17
St John’s
Tuesday,
April 18
Fredericton
Wednesday,
April 19
Toronto
Thursday,
April 20
Montreal,
Quebec
Friday,
April 21
Ottawa
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