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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
