SAICE Geotechnical Division


Personal perspectives from a Geotechnical Academic at Wits : Timecapsule



HIGHLIGHTS : GOLD MEDAL AWARD RECIPIENTS



HIGHLIGHTS : JE JENNINGS AWARDS



HIGHLIGHTS : BARRY VAN WYK AWARD



Inspired by the past : Timecapsule



1908 PRE-CAST PILES FOR THE PUTT BRIDGE IN PORT ALFRED



1922 – CHAPMANS PEAK DRIVE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC



1936 – 1st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering : Timecapsule



1938 CONSTRUCTION OF VAAL DAM COMPLETED



1939 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS BOAR ACT



1948 – Formation of the Geotechnical Division : Timecapsule



HIGHLIGHTS (1908 – 1950)



1955 1st African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ARCSMFE), Pretoria : Timecapsule



1956 first Dynamic Compaction carried out and documented in South Africa : Timecapsule



HIGHLIGHTS (1950 – 1960)



Highlights (1960 – 1970) : Timecapsule



1970 Standard Bank Building Under Construction : Timecapsule



1974 Bafokeng tailings dam failure The Flow of slurry from the breached Tailings Dam : Timecapsule



HIGHLIGHTS (1970 – 1980)



1985 Review of the State of the Art of Geotechnical Engineering in South Africa : Timecapsule



HIGHLIGHTS (1980 – 1990)



1994 Merriespruit Disaster : Timecapsule



HIGHLIGHTS (1990 – 2000)



2006 Spine of the Dragon : Timecapsule



2008 Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference : Timecapsule



HIGHLIGHTS (2000 – 2010)



2011 Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference : Timecapsule



2014 Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference : Timecapsule



2016 1st Southern African Geotechnical Conference – Sun City : Timecapsule



2017 9th South African Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SAYGEC) : Timecapsule



2018 Dolomite : (dis)Solution Workshop – Pretoria : Timecapsule



2019 African Regional Conference Cape Town : Timecapsule