The International Association of Hydro-Engineering and Research (IAHR) will hold a workshop on "Geosynthetics and Modern Materials for Coastal Proction and Related Applications" on 6-7 August 2010 at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM). This event is being organized in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering (ICHE 2010), which will be held 2-5 August.
According to the workshop’s summary, the present use of geosynthetic materials for coastal applications is limited due to both lack of knowledge on system design and on the non-availability of sufficient quality materials. But the importance of these protection measures is growing as sea levels rise due to global climate change.
Appropriately, TenCate and NAUE are major sponsors of the event. Both companies are well-versed in coastal protection applications.
The final call for the workshop is available now (PDF).
INVITED LECTURES
Presenters at ICHE 2010 come from India, Germany, United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and Malaysia, and their topics will address a wide-range of geosynthetic materials and applications. The program includes:
- “Coastal erosion & protection–an overview,” Prof. V.Sundar, IIT Madras
- “Case studies on geotechnical aspects of coastal erosion,” Prof. S.R.Gandhi, IIT Madras
- “Geosynthetics and Geosystems in Hydraulic and Coastal engineering–an overview, Part I : Geosynthetics in revetment structures,” Prof. Krystian Pilarczy, The Netherlands
- “Fundamental principles, properties of geoynthetics and International standards,” Dr. G. Venkatappa Rao, Chairman, SAGES, India
- “Experiences with the use of Geosynthetic Materials in Coastal Protection Works,” Mr. M.D.Kudale, CWPRS, India
- “The use of sand filled geotextile mega containers for the creation of multi function artificial reefs,” Dr. Gary Mocke, Sultanate of Oman
- “Geosynthetic sand tubes for flow control: A case study on Installation in Hooghly Estuary,” Dr. K.M. Sivakholundu, NIOT, Chennai
- “Coastal Protection with Geo-Synthetic Applications at Shankarpur, West Bengal, India,” Er. D.K Maiti, Department of fisheries, West Bengal
- “Design and Construction of Low Crested Reef Breakwaters using Geocontainers,” Dr Angus Jackson, Eco Coast Consultants, Dubai
- “Geotextile Tube Containment for Coastal Protection,” Albert L.K Lim, Ten Cate Geosynthetics, Malaysia
- “Application of geosynthetics on coastal erosion control,” Prof. R. Sundaravadivelu, IIT Madras
- “Geosynthetics and Geosystems in Hydraulic and Coastal engineering–an overview, Part II: Developments in Geosystems,” Prof. Krystian Pilarczyk, The Netherlands”
- “Different Geosynthetic solutions for coastal erosion control,” Prof. K. Rajagopal, IIT Madras
- “Design aspects of toe for coastal protection structures using geosynthetics,” Prof. S. A. Sannasiraj, IIT Madras
- “Semi-Analytical formulae versus numerical models for the stability of coastal structures made of geotextile sand containers,” Dr. Juan Recio, Applied Technology & Management, Inc., Dubai
- “Sinking Behavior and Deformation of Geotextile Sand Containers (GSCs) During Construction of Fully Submerged GSC-Structures,” Mr. Darshana Dassanayake, Germany
- “Feasibility of geo-bags as core for rubble mound breakwaters,” Prof. V. Sundar, IIT Madras
- “Physical model testing for stability of seawalls armored with gabions,” Prof. K.Murali, IIT Madras
- “Indian Experience in Using Geosynthetics for Coastal Protection and Beach restoration works,” Dr.M.Venkataraman, Garware-wall ropes ltd., India
For more information, visit the conference website:
http://www.iche2010.iitm.ac.in/geo-syn-workshop/About_Workshop.html
Chris Kelsey is Geosynthetica’s Editorial Director. He can be reached at chris@geosynthetica.net.
