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The Canadian Geotechnical Society Southern Ontario Section Toronto Group La Société Canadienne de Géotechnique Section Sud de l’Ontario Groupe de Toronto 2016/2017 Executive Committee Masoud Manzari – Chair Tom Zalucki – Secretary and Communication Harry Gharegrat – Event Coordinator Mark Tigchelaar – Past Chair Jason Bindseil – Sponsorship Farsheed Bagheri – Event Coordinator Andrew Drevininkas – Regional Director Jason Crowder – Membership and Awards Naeem Ehsan – Event Coordinator Olta Kociu – Treasurer Dipanjan Basu – Student Liaison Jason Crowder – Website Shahriar Mirmirani – Special Event Coordinator Kate Barclay – Student Member Visit the CGS-SOS website at: www.cgs-sos-toronto.com 2017 CGS‐SOS Dinner Lecture Foundation Challenge and the Observational Method – 2013 Rankine Lecture Zelazny Most Copper Tailings Disposal Facility Wednesday, February 22, 2017 St. Bernard Church, 1789 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto, ON, M6L 1E3 (https://goo.gl/maps/66Eah9RwiFv) Evening Program: 5:30 PM Cocktails and Socializing 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Lecture Abstract: The presentation will cover the experience of the International Board of Expert in assisting the KGHM (Polish acronym for Copper Mine and Mill Company) in the development of one the world’s largest copper tailings disposal facility located in South-West Poland. As with all tailings dams, the Zelazny Most disposal poses a number of challenges to the geotechnical engineers, in particular the flow liquefaction of the stored tailings, which potentially threatens the stability of the confining dams. This, in turn, depends on the mechanical behaviour of the foundation soils. This latter issue has turned out to be the main factor controlling the development of the disposal, a consequence of the extremely complex Pleistocene geological history of the area, which had generated extensive glaciotectonic phenomena in the underlying very high plasticity Pliocene clay. As a result of the above, the complexity of geological and geotechnical settings made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, in the development of geological and geotechnical models, leading to the decision of the KGHM to develop the facility under the strict application of the Peck’s observational method (1969). In view of the above, the lecture will be mostly focusing on the foundation problem, being aware that the flow failure tailings represent another relevant geotechnical challenge. This issue is kept under control by means of the observational method corroborated by a constant effort in the geotechnical characterization of tailing by in situ testing and laboratory testing of high quality undisturbed samples. Speaker: Dr. Michele Jamiolkowski. Professor Michele Jamiolkowski is an internationally recognized expert in geotechnical engineering. He was President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMFG) from 1994 to 1997 and the Chairman of the International Committee for the Safeguard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa from 1990 to 2001. Professor Jamiolokowski has received many honors and awards, such as, the Karl Terzaghi award and the Ralph B. Peck award from ASCE (USA), and the Italian Prize for ‘Savior of the Arts’. He has presented numerous invited lectures, such as the Terzaghi Oration (Istanbul), the Ralph B. Peck Lecture (Atlanta), the Victor de Mello Lecture (Lisbon) and the Rankine Lecture (London). The location of the venue and available parking lots is presented below.
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The Canadian Geotechnical Society Southern Ontario Section Toronto Group
La Société Canadienne de GéotechniqueSection Sud de l’Ontario
Groupe de Toronto
2016/2017 Executive Committee Masoud Manzari – Chair Tom Zalucki – Secretary and Communication Harry Gharegrat – Event Coordinator Mark Tigchelaar – Past Chair Jason Bindseil – Sponsorship Farsheed Bagheri – Event Coordinator Andrew Drevininkas – Regional Director Jason Crowder – Membership and Awards Naeem Ehsan – Event Coordinator Olta Kociu – Treasurer Dipanjan Basu – Student Liaison Jason Crowder – Website Shahriar Mirmirani – Special Event Coordinator Kate Barclay – Student Member
Visit the CGS-SOS website at: www.cgs-sos-toronto.com
2017 CGS‐SOS Dinner Lecture Foundation Challenge and the Observational Method – 2013 Rankine Lecture
Zelazny Most Copper Tailings Disposal Facility Wednesday, February 22, 2017
St. Bernard Church, 1789 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto, ON, M6L 1E3 (https://goo.gl/maps/66Eah9RwiFv)
Evening Program: 5:30 PM Cocktails and Socializing 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Lecture
Abstract: The presentation will cover the experience of the International Board of Expert in assisting the KGHM (Polish acronym for Copper Mine and Mill Company) in the development of one the world’s largest copper tailings disposal facility located in South-West Poland. As with all tailings dams, the Zelazny Most disposal poses a number of challenges to the geotechnical engineers, in particular the flow liquefaction of the stored tailings, which potentially threatens the stability of the confining dams. This, in turn, depends on the mechanical behaviour of the foundation soils. This latter issue has turned out to be the main factor controlling the development of the disposal, a consequence of the extremely complex Pleistocene geological history of the area, which had generated extensive glaciotectonic phenomena in the underlying very high plasticity Pliocene clay. As a result of the above, the complexity of geological and geotechnical settings made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, in the development of geological and geotechnical models, leading to the decision of the KGHM to develop the facility under the strict application of the Peck’s observational method (1969). In view of the above, the lecture will be mostly focusing on the foundation problem, being aware that the flow failure tailings represent another relevant geotechnical challenge. This issue is kept under control by means of the observational method corroborated by a constant effort in the geotechnical characterization of tailing by in situ testing and laboratory testing of high quality undisturbed samples. Speaker: Dr. Michele Jamiolkowski. Professor Michele Jamiolkowski is an internationally recognized expert in geotechnical engineering. He was President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMFG) from 1994 to 1997 and the Chairman of the International Committee for the Safeguard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa from 1990 to 2001. Professor Jamiolokowski has received many honors and awards, such as, the Karl Terzaghi award and the Ralph B. Peck award from ASCE (USA), and the Italian Prize for ‘Savior of the Arts’. He has presented numerous invited lectures, such as the Terzaghi Oration (Istanbul), the Ralph B. Peck Lecture (Atlanta), the Victor de Mello Lecture (Lisbon) and the Rankine Lecture (London). The location of the venue and available parking lots is presented below.
The Canadian Geotechnical Society Southern Ontario Section Toronto Group
La Société Canadienne de GéotechniqueSection Sud de l’Ontario
Groupe de Toronto
2016/2017 Executive Committee Masoud Manzari – Chair Tom Zalucki – Secretary and Communication Harry Gharegrat – Event Coordinator Mark Tigchelaar – Past Chair Jason Bindseil – Sponsorship Farsheed Bagheri – Event Coordinator Andrew Drevininkas – Regional Director Jason Crowder – Membership and Awards Naeem Ehsan – Event Coordinator Olta Kociu – Treasurer Dipanjan Basu – Student Liaison Jason Crowder – Website Shahriar Mirmirani – Special Event Coordinator Kate Barclay – Student Member
Visit the CGS-SOS website at: www.cgs-sos-toronto.com
The location of the venue and available parking lots is presented below.
CGS Members – Early Bird: $50.00 *Students: Please note that a limited number of spaces are available on a first come, first served basis through corporate sponsorship. Student Sponsors, who subsidize CGS‐SOS events, will be recognized at the Dinner Lecture. Please purchase student sponsorships on Eventbrite to contribute to this worthwhile initiative and your company will be recognized at the event. We thank you for your support!
CGS Members: $60.00
Non‐Members – Early Bird: $55.00
Non‐Members: $65.00
Student: $0
Please confirm your attendance by February 17, 2017, 11:30 PM to qualify for the Early Bid price or by February 10, 11:30 PM, using Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/february‐22‐2017‐cgs‐sos‐dinner‐lecture‐foundation‐challenge‐and‐the‐observational‐method‐2013‐tickets‐31284789648 This event will be booked solely through Eventbrite.
If you have difficulties using Eventbrite, please contact Olta Kociu ([email protected] ) for assistance.
