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Geotechnical News • September 2018
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
of Alberta for the provision of core
samples.
It has been seen in industry that there
are not many opportunities afforded
to young and mid-career Geoprofes-
sionals to obtain hands-on experience
with regards to the planning, data
collection, processing, handling and
analysis of core samples. As such,
the objective of this short course is
to familiarize its participants with a
comprehensive core logging method-
ology, developed on hard rock core, in
order to provide reliable input param-
eters for the development of rock mass
ratings. In addition, challenges for log-
ging soft rock core will be addressed
with consideration to hydrothermal
alteration and rock degradation.
Recommendations for core sampling
for further laboratory strength testing
will be provided along with tips on
additional field measurements.
The short course will be conducted
in Edmonton, Alberta as part of the
GeoEdmonton conference on Sunday,
September 23rd 2018. More details
are provided at
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ton2018.ca/workshops.php#sc4
The workshop will include ISRM
standards along with industry best
practices for core logging procedure
including, the review of:
à
à
planning of a coring program from
a Site Investigation point of view;
à
à
general requirements for borehole
logging;
à
à
collection of specific geomechani-
cal information to be recorded on
logs, on a run basis (such as core
recovery and RQD, rock weath-
ering, rock strength, descriptive
geology) and on a discontinuity
basis (such as orientation, shape,
roughness, alteration, infill type
and thickness);
à
à
common challenges, issues encoun-
tered during logging which impact
on data processing;
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à
relevance and use of core logging
for rock mass classification
à
à
borehole log records, formats and
software;
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à
specifics for core photo library;
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other field measurements on core;
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handling, labelling and preservation
of rock cores;
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core storage.
We look forward to seeing everyone at
GeoEdmonton and hope you consider
signing up for this course!
Submitted by Dr. Nicholas
Vlachopoulos
Chair of the Engineering Geology
Division
Committee News
Heritage Committee
Make sure to check out the CGS Heri-
tage Virtual Archives on the website.
You will be surprised by how much
information is there!
Canadian Geotechnical Society
Virtual Archives
There are rich but rarely used
resources in Canada that consist of
files containing historical information
on geotechnical laboratory and field
research, geotechnical investigations,
work of committees and geotechnical
expertise. Ways to identify and use
these resources have been developed
by the Heritage Committee of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society in the
form of virtual archives on the CGS
web site, where the location and con-
tent of accessible historical geotechni-
cal material are given.
CGS members and others are invited
to submit candidate material for con-
sideration. The submission should give
the location of the material, a descrip-
tion of its nature and content, its his-
torical significance and the conditions
under which it can be accessed. Do
not submit physical archival material
as the Society has no space to store it,
however electronic copies of photo-
graphs or materials are welcome.
History of Local Sections of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society
The Heritage Committee believes that
the history of the local sections of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society are
a valuable part of the Society and its
members. The CGS Heritage Com-
mittee would like to assemble if at
all possible, a collection of historical
summaries of all the sections. Hope-
fully every local chapter of the CGS
will take the time to gather their
archives and write their own history.
Your contribution to the CGS Virtual
Archives web page should be sent to
the Chair of the Heritage Committee,
Heinrich Heinz, P.Eng. at
Editor
Don Lewycky, P.Eng.
Tel.: 780-478-4156
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