6ICEG Technical Program (under finalization)

Before and Upto 7th Nov (Sun.): Pre Congress Tours

(On 5th Nov. is a major Indian Festival: Deepavali – the festival of lights)

7th Nov. 2010 (Sunday): US-India Workshop; ISSMGE Board Meeting; others

8th Nov. 2010 (Monday)

0800 - 0900 and 1000 onwards Registration
0900 - 1000 Opening Ceremony 
1000 - 1020 Coffee Break 
1020 - 1220 Plenary  Session I (common):
Invited Lectures 
PL1 : Dr. Kenichi Soga : Long-term Engineering Performance of Cement-Bentonite Cut-off Walls: A Case Study;
PL2 : Dr. Jean-Pierre Gourc : The Bio-hydro-mechanical Behavior of MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) and the Improvement of Landfill Environmental Sustainability
KN1 : Dr. Takeshi Katsumi : Sustainable Geotechnics for Reuse of By-Products
1220 - 1230 Exhibition Inauguration 
1230 - 1330  Lunch 
1330 - 1510 Discussion Sessions (Parallel) Set A (48 papers): 
Theme 1(i) : Landfills and Waste Containment (15) Subthemes:
(a) Liners(10);
(b) Covers(5)
Theme 5(i) : Reuse of Waste, Sustainability and Education (18)
Subthemes:
(a) Reuse of Waste(18) ;
Theme 8(i) : Physical and Numerical Modeling (15) Subthemes:
(a) Seepage, Infiltration, ContaminantTransport (8);
(b) Thermo, Bio, Hydro, Chemical, Mechanical, Freeze- Thaw Processes (7)
1510 - 1530 Coffee Break 
1530 - 1630 Plenary Session II (common) :
Invited Lectures
KN2 : Dr. William Powrie : Hydrogeological and Settlement Characteristics of Landfilled Municipal Solid Waste- Implications for Practice and Future Challenges
KN3 : Dr. Yunmin Chen : Development of Leachate Mounds and Control of Leachate-Related Failures at MSW Landfills in Humid Regions
1630 - 1730 75th ISSMGE Anniversary Celebrations 
  Welcome Reception
PL: Plenary Lecture (40 min); KN: Keynote Lecture (30 min); Paper Presentation: 5-10 min

9th Nov. 2010 (Tuesday)

0800 - 0900 and 1000 onwards Registration
0900 - 1000 Mercer Lecture: Prof. J. Koseki : Use of Geosynthetics to Improve Seismic Performance of Earth Structures
1000 - 1115 Plenary Session III (common):
Invited Lectures
PL3 : Dr. Antonio Gens : Environmental Geotechnics and Nuclear Waste;
KN4 : Dr. E. Kavazanjian : Sustainable Landfilling
1115 - 1135 Coffee Break 
1135 - 1305 Discussion Sessions (Parallel) Set B (46 papers) :
Theme 1(ii) : Landfills and Waste Containment (13) Subthemes:
(c) Waste Characteristics, Mechanics, Modeling (6);
(d) Nuclear Waste, Bioreactors, Sea Walls,
Management, Monitoring, Other Aspects (7)
Theme 5(ii) : Reuse of Waste, Sustainability and Education (18)
Subthemes:
(a) Reuse of Waste(5);
(b) Tire Chips (5);
(c) Sustainability (5);
(d) Education (3)
Theme 8(ii) : Physical and Numerical Modeling (15) Subthemes:
(b) Thermo, Bio,Hydro, Chemical, Mechanical, Freeze- Thaw Processes (4);
(c) Slopes, Embankments, Levees (4);
(d) Laboratory Studies, Gas Flow, Others (7)
1305 - 1405 Lunch
1405 - 1545 Industry Session: Case Studies of Applications of New Technologies, Materials and Equipment
1545 - 1605 Coffee Break 
1605 - 1720 Plenary Session IV (common) :
Invited Lectures
PL4 : Dr. Mario Manassero : Coupled Modelling of Swelling Properties and Electrolyte Transport through Geosynthetic Clay Liners
KN5 : Dr. John Cowland : Geomembrane Reservoirs for Storage of Water, Wastewater and Hazardous Liquids
  Cultural Program
PL: Plenary Lecture (40 min); KN: Keynote Lecture (30 min); Paper Presentation: 5-10 min

10th Nov. 2010 (Wednesday)

0900 onwards Registration
0900 - 1050 Plenary Session V (common):
Invited Lectures
PL5 : Dr. Krishna R. Reddy : Nanotechnology for Site Remediation: Dehalogenation of Organic Pollutants in Soils and Groundwater by Nanoscale Iron Particles
KN6 : Dr.-Ing. Michael Lersow : Safe Closure of Uranium Mill Tailings Ponds - on Basis of Long-Term Stability Proofs Linked with an Extensive Environmental Monitoring
KN7 : Dr. D.N. Naresh : Geo-Environmental Challenges in Ash Disposal
1050 - 1110 Coffee Break  
1110 - 1330 Discussion Sessions (Parallel) Set C (84 papers):
Theme 3(i) : Contaminated Sites, Ground Water, Control and Remediation (24)
Subthemes
(a) Contaminated Sites (11);
(b) Ground Water, Contaminant Transport, Leaching, Attenuation (13)
Theme 4(i) : Geosynthetics and New Materials (17) Subthemes (a) Geosynthetics (17) ;
Theme 2 : Slurry Ponds, Ash, Tailings and Dredged Sediments (21)
Subthemes
(a) Ponds, Dykes, Embankments (6);
(b) Ash and Tailings Characteristics (9);
(c) Dredged Fills, Mine Backfilling, Other Aspects (6)
Theme 7(i) : Testing and Monitoring (22)
Subthemes
(a) Hydraulic Properties, Soil-Water-Gas Characteristics (13);
(b) Strength and Other Properties (9)
1330 - 1430 Lunch
1430 - 1455 Plenary Session VI (common) :
Invited Lectures
PL6 : Dr. Stephan Jeffris : Future directions for Environmental Geotechnics
PL7 : Dr. Manoj Datta : Design Aspects of Landfills, Slurry Ponds and Waste Dumps - Some Case Studies from India
1555 - 1620 Coffee Break 
1620 - 1735 Young Geoenvironmental Engineers Panel Discussion 
  Banquet
PL: Plenary Lecture (40 min); KN: Keynote Lecture (30 min); Paper Presentation: 5-10 min

11th Nov. 2010 (Thursday)

0900 - 1050 Plenary Session VII (common):
Invited Lectures
PL 8 : Dr. Kerry Rowe : Factors Affecting the Clogging of Leachate Collection Systems in MSW Landfills
KN 8 : Dr. Georg. Heerten : The New German Landfill Directive and Environmental Advantage of Using Geosynthetics in Landfill Sealing Systems
KN 9 : Dr. Albert T. Yeung : New Developments in Electrochemical Remediation of Contaminated Soil
1050 - 1110 Coffee Break  
1110 - 1310 Discussion Sessions (Parallel) Set D (75 papers) :
Theme 3(ii) : Contaminated Sites, Ground Water, Control and Remediation (18)
Subthemes
(c) Vertical Barriers, Permeable Reactive Barriers (9);
(d) Remediation Methods (9)
Theme 4(ii) : Geosynthetics and New Materials (17) Subthemes:
(b) Geosyntheic Clay Liners (3);
(c) Tire Shreds, Chips (4);
(d) Other New Materials, Waste Materials, New Applications (10)
Theme 6 : Geohazards and Disaster Mitigation (18) Subthemes:
(a) Erosion, Landslides, Slope Stability (11);
(b) Earthquakes, Floods, Tsunami, Others (7)
Theme 7(ii) : Testing and Monitoring (22) Subthemes (b) Strength and Other Properties (7); (c) Site Investigation, Monitoring, Performance Evaluation (15) ;
1310 - 1410 Lunch
1410 - 1600  Plenary Session VIII (common)
Invited Lectures
PL 9 : Dr. Malek Bouazza : Geosynthetics Lining in Mining Applications
KN 10 : Dr Maria E. Boscov : Brazilian Experience in Geo-Environmental Applications of Tropical Soils
KN11 : Dr. Ikuo Towhata : Improvement of MSW Subsoil for Mechanical Stabilization and Urban Use
1600 - 1630 Closing Ceremony
1630 - 1650 Coffee Break 
  Evening at Leisure 
PL: Plenary Lecture (40 min); KN: Keynote Lecture (30 min); Paper Presentation: 5-10 min

12th Nov. 2010 (Friday)

0900 - 1730  Field Visits
  Okhla MSW Landfill and Composting Plant
  Badarpur Ash Pond
  Others

13th Nov. 2010 (Saturday) and beyond: Post-Congress Tours