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International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment

The International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (French: Association Internationale de Géologie de I'lngénieur et de l'Environnement), formerly International Association for Engineering Geology,[2] also known as IAEG (French: AIGI),[3] is an international scientific society which was founded in 1964.[4] It is affiliated with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and has 3,798 members[5] and 59 national groups all over the world.

International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment
AbbreviationIAEG
Formation1964 (1964)
TypeNGO
PurposeScientific and professional association
Membership
3798[1]
Secretary General
Prof. Faquan Wu
President
Prof. Rafig Azzam
Key people
Scott F. Burns, Jean-Alain Fleurisson, Jean Hutchinson, Vassilis Marinos, Eugene Voznesensky, Huiming Tang, Bo An-Jang, Tamunoene Kingdom Simeon Abam, Doug Johnson, Norberto Jorge Bejerman, Resat Ulusay, Louis Wong, Stratis Karantanellis, Giorgio Lollino
Main organ
Council
AffiliationsInternational Union of Geological Sciences
Websitewww.iaeg.info
Formerly called
International Association for Engineering Geology

The association aims to promote and encourage the advancement of engineering geology through technological activities and research. At the same time it strives to improve teaching and training in engineering geology, and to collect, evaluate and disseminate the results of engineering geological activities.[6] Together with Springer Science+Business Media, it publishes the Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment.[7][8]

The first president of the IAEG was Asher Shadmon, who held the office from 1964 to 1968. The current president is Rafig Azzam from Aachen University of Technology.[9]

Every two years, the IAEG awards the Hans Cloos medal to an engineering geologist of outstanding merit.[10][11] Every four years, the IAEG organizes an international congress, during which a general meeting of the association takes place and the board for the subsequent four years is also elected.[3] The XII IAEG Congress was held in Turin (Italy) in September 2014.[12] The XIII IAEG Congress will be held in San Francisco (California, USA), in September 2018,[13] and will also serve as the 61st annual meeting of the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists.

IAEG is a member of the Federation of International Geo-Engineering Societies (FedIGS).[14]

History edit

The birth of the IAEG edit

During the XXII International Geological Congress (IGS) in New Delhi, on 12 December 1964, the Israeli geologist Asher Shadmon remarked that "quarry materials and mineral products used in engineering" were not being discussed and proposed that the IUGS should create and fund an international permanent commission dedicated to that topic. Other geologists at the congress suggested that the commission should cover also the relationship between the materials in their natural place and the work of engineers.

On 17 December the assembly voted the following motion unanimously: "It is recommended that a distinct Commission of "Engineering Geology" should be established in the context of International Geological Congresses.[…] The objective of the Commission and its Sub-commissions would be to promote the knowledge and dissemination of appropriate information, gather ´case-histories´, prepare literature reviews and relevant catalogues, provide information on completed or ongoing research, gather statistical geological data on the industries and determine the list of further research required".[2][15][16]

On 19 December, although the interest in engineering geology was high, due to scarcity of resources that did not allow to support a new permanent commission, the executive committee of the IUGS proposed to create a small committee, headed by Shadmon, in charge of producing and presenting a report on the state of the situation by contacting the International Society for Soil Mechanics and the International Society for Rock Mechanics, as well as existing national societies of engineering geology.

However, on 21 December the delegates decided to immediately hold a new session during which the International Association for Engineering Geology (IAEG) was unanimously created. Besides Asher Shadmon, the founding members were Marcel Arnould (France), G. Bain (USA), M.S. Balasundaram (India), L.M.C. Calembert (Belgium), R.S. Chaturvedi (India), G.C. Chowdhary (India), E. Beneo (Italy), K. Erguvanli (Turkey), A. Hamza (India), M.S. Jain (India), L.E. Kent (South Africa), V.S. Krishnaswamy (India), J.D.S. Lakshmaman (France), A.R. Mahendra (India), M. Manfredi (Italy), V. Prasad (India), B. Ramchandran (India), J.Th. Rosenqvist (Norway), B. Sanatkumar (India), P.B. Srinivasan (India), L.S. Srivastava (India) and M. Zapata (Spain). They elected a provisional committee to steer the initial activity.[2][15][16]

The first years edit

At the beginning, the association worked on enhancing the provisional committee to gain full international representation. By the end of 1966, the committee was composed as follows: Asher Shadmon (Israel), as president; Marcel Arnould (France), as Secretary; E. Beneo (Italy); V.S. Krishnaswamy, R.S. Mithal and M.S. Balasundaram (India); K. Erguvanli (Turkey); A.M. Hull (USA), president of the American Association of Engineering Geologist; E.M. Sergeev and N.V. Kolomenskij (USSR); Quido Záruba (Czechoslovakia); M.D. Ruiz (Brazil); G. Champetier de Ribes (France), as Treasurer. Discussions to join the IAEG were still ongoing with representatives of Australia, Japan and Mexico.[15]

During the first two years the first statutes were established and a programme of the activities was defined. The purposes and goals of the association were defined as follows: "Article 1: The scope of engineering geology covers the applications of earth sciences to engineering, planning, construction, prospecting, testing and processing of related materials"; "Article 2: The aims of the IAEG are to encourage research, training and dissemination of knowledge by developing the international cooperation in its relation to engineering".[15]

At the 1967 meeting of the IUGS, a request of affiliation of the IAEG to the IUGS was presented and accepted by the executive committee. The decision was ratified unanimously by the general assembly of the IUGS on 23 August 1968 in Prague.[15]

The first general assembly edit

The input from the Czechoslovakian engineering geologist has been noticeable in the first years, especially that of Quido Záruba and Jaroslav Pasek. They were together responsible for organizing a section on engineering geology at the XXIII International Geological Congress (IGC) in Prague in 1968, at which they shared the aims of the IAEG. They also organised the first scientific symposium of the IAEG in Brno (Czechoslovakia), from 26 to 27 April 1968 and a second symposium during the IGC on "Engineering geology and land planning".[15]

The first general assembly was held on 23 August 1968 in Prague during the XXIII IGC. At the time of the congress, the country was deeply affected by the movement of soviet troops. Nevertheless, the general assembly went ahead and the statutes were ratified and an executive committee was elected for a period of four years to replace the provisional committee.[15]

The new committee was composed as follows: Quido Záruba (Czechoslovakia), President; Marcel Arnould (France), Secretary General; G. Champetier de Ribes (France), Treasurer; Asher Shadmon (Israel), Past President; L. Calembert (Belgium), Vice-president for Europe; L. Cluff (USA), Vice-president for North America; M.D. Ruiz (Brazil), Vice-president for South America; L. Oborn (New Zealand), vice president for Australasia; H. Tanaka (Japan), Vice-president for Asia; a representative from Ghana as vice-president for Africa. Other members: N.V. Kolomenskij (USSR); A Nemock (Czechoslovakia); J. Janjic (Yugoslavia); R. Glossop (United Kingdom); A. Drucker (Federal Republic of Germany); J.M. Crepeau (Canada).[15]

In addition to the executive committee, three "working groups" were established:

  1. Landslides, under the responsibility of J. Pasek (Czechoslovakia);
  2. Soluble rocks, under the responsibility of F. Reuter (East Germany) and K. Erguvanli (Turkey);
  3. Geotechnical mapping, under the responsibility of M. Matula (Czechoslovakia).

Finally, it was decided to organize future congresses specifically for the IAEG and to hold these alternately with the International Geological Congresses, which means that both events would take place every four years but the IAEG would have a congress with a general assembly every two years and scientific symposia in the years in between.[2]

The first congresses with general assemblies were as follows:

  • New Delhi (India) XXII IGC in 1964
  • Prague (Czechoslovakia) XXIII IGC in 1968;
  • Paris (France) 1st IAEG congress in 1970.

The Bulletin of the IAEG edit

The first elected executive committee decided in their second meeting at the UNESCO Palace in Paris (May 1969) to create a journal of the IAEG, to be edited and published by the Association and called the Bulletin of the IAEG (full name: "Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology - Bulletin de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur").

The first edition of the Bulletin was distributed during the first IAEG congress in September 1970 in Paris. This was possible thanks to the personal efforts of Quido Záruba, the IAEG president, J. Pasek, Marcel Arnould and several other staff from the Paris School of Mines. Starting as a simple artisanal publication, the Bulletin became a scientific reference among the most respected journals in the fields of engineering geology, the environment and other geosciences, and "the official journal of the IAEG". It is now published by Springer Science+Business Media and edited by the Association, and goes with the title Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment.[2]

The second statutes edit

As a result of the progressive involvement of engineering geologists in consulting, in the study, design, construction and supervision of large projects and in the assessment and remediation of environmental issues, an update of the first statutes of the association was deemed necessary. The second statutes were approved by the general assembly in Kyoto (Japan) in 1992.

A new definition of engineering geology was given, which reflected the experience collected during the previous 25 years and read as follows: "Engineering geology is a science devoted to the investigation, study and solution of engineering and environmental problems which may arise as the result of the interaction between geology and the works and activities of man as well as to the prediction of and the development of measures for prevention or remediation of geologic hazards. Engineering geology embraces: the definition of geomorphology, structure, stratigraphy, lithology and groundwater conditions of geological formations; the characterization of the mineralogical, physico-geomechanical, chemical and hydraulic properties of all earth materials involved in construction, resource recovery and environmental change; the assessment of the mechanical and hydrologic behaviour of soil and rock masses; the prediction of changes to the above properties with time; the determination of the parameters to be considered in the stability analysis of engineering works and of earth masses; and the improvement and maintenance of the environmental condition and of the properties of the terrain".[2]

Members edit

As of May 2018, the IAEG has 3,798 members[5] divided as follows:

  • North America - 204 members;
  • South America - 102 members;
  • Europe - 1848 members;
  • Africa - 172 members;
  • Asia - 798 members;
  • Australasia - 684 members.

The IAEG has 59 national groups (+1 for the territory of Chinese Taipei):[5]

Country/Territory President Related association
  Canada Doug VanDine The Canadian Geotechnical Society
  USA Eldon M. Gath The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists
  Mexico Víctor Manuel Hernández Madrigal Mexican Society of Hydrological Risks
  Colombia Édgar E. Rodriguez Granados Colombian Geotechnical Society
  Peru Sandra Paula Villacorta Chambi International Association for Promoting Geoethics
  Brazil Delfino Luiz Gouveia Gambetti Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment
  Paraguay Roberto Andrada Paraguayan Geotechnical Society
  Argentina Norberto Jorge Bejerman Argentinian Association of Geology Applied to Engineering
  Iceland Birgir jonsson
  United Kingdom Helen Reeves The Engineering Group of the Geological Society of London (EGGS)
  Ireland Michael Looby
  Portugal José Luís Machado do Vale Portuguese Geotechnical Society
  Spain Carlos Delgado
  France Aline Quenez Comité Français de Géologie de l’Ingénieur et de l’Environnement.
  Belgium Philippe Welter Belgian Society for Engineering Geology and Rocks Mechanics
  Netherlands Robrecht Schmitz
  Norway Guro Groeneng
  Sweden Gunilla Franzén
  Finland Arto Koskiahde
  Estonia Johannes Pello
  Lithuania Kastytis Dundulis
  Russia Victor I. Osipov Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience Ras (IEG RAS)
  Poland Pawel Dobak
  Czech Republic Gianvito Scaringi Czech National Group of the IAEG
  Slovakia Martin Ondrasik Slovak Association of Engineering Geologists
  Germany Rafig Azzam German Geotechnical Society; German Geological Society
  Austria Christian Zangerl Austrian Geological Society
  Switzerland Ruedi Krähenbühl
  Denmark Jan Dannemand Andersen Danish Geotechnical Society
  Italy Giovanni Battista Crosta IAEG Italian National Group
  Hungary Akos Torok
  Slovenia Dušanka Brožič
  Croatia Dražen Navratil Croatian Geological Society (CGS)
  Romania Cristian Marunteanu Romanian Association for Engineering Geology
  Serbia Dusko Sunaric
  Albania Defrim Shkupi
  Greece Marinos Vassilis Greek Committee of Engineering Geology
  Bulgaria Dimcho Evstatiev
  Turkey Reşat Ulusay Turkish Society for Engineering Geology
  Cyprus Clio Grammi Cyprus Association of Geologists and Mining Engineers
  Georgia Zurab Kakulia
  Iraq Aqeel Al-Adili
  Iran M. Fatemi
  Algeria Belaid Alloul
  Nigeria T.K.S. Abam Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society
  South Africa Phil Paige-Green South African Institute for Engineering & Environmental Geologists
  India A K Singh Indian Society of Engineering Geology
  Nepal Ranjan Kumar Dahal Nepal Geological Society
  Bangladesh A.T.M. Shakhawat Hossain
  China Faquan Wu
  South Korea Park Chung-hwa
  Japan Masahiko Osada Japan Society of Engineering Geology
  Chinese Taipei Tien-Chang Lai Geological Society Located in Taipei
  Thailand Dennes T. Bergado Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
  Vietnam Ta Duc Thinh
  Singapore Zhiye Zhao Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology
  Malaysia Zakaria Mohamad
  Indonesia Imam A. Sadisun
  Australia Anthony Bowden Australian Geomechanics Society
  New Zealand Ross Roberts New Zealand Geotechnical Society

Congresses edit

Following is a list of the international congresses of the IAEG, which are held every four years.[2] Since 1998, the congresses have a main theme, which is reflected in the denomination of the event.

  • 1970   Paris, 1st IAEG Congress
  • 1974   São Paulo, 2nd IAEG Congress
  • 1978   Madrid, 3rd IAEG Congress
  • 1982   New Delhi, 4th IAEG Congress
  • 1986   Buenos Aires, 5th IAEG Congress
  • 1990   Amsterdam, 6th IAEG Congress
  • 1994   Lisbon, 7th IAEG Congress
  • 1998   Vancouver, 8th IAEG Congress, "A global view from the Pacific Rim"
  • 2002   Durban, 9th IAEG Congress, "Engineering geology for developing countries"
  • 2006   Nottingham, 10th IAEG Congress, "Engineering geology for tomorrow's cities"
  • 2010   Auckland, 11th IAEG Congress, "Geologically active"
  • 2014   Turin, 12th IAEG Congress, "Engineering geology for society and territory"
  • 2018   San Francisco, 13th IAEG Congress, "Engineering geology for a sustainable world"
  • 2023, Chengdu, 14th IAEG Congress[17]

The IAEG organizes also regional conferences. So far, Asian regional conferences and European regional conferences have been held.

European regional conferences edit

  • 2004   Liège, 1st European regional conference, "Professional practices and engineering geological methods"
  • 2008   Madrid, 2nd European regional conference, "Cities and their underground environment"
  • 2021   Athens, 3rd European regional conference, "Leading to Innovative Engineering Geology Practices"

Asian regional conferences edit

  • 1997   Tokyo, 1st Asian regional conference, "Dam geology"
  • 1999   Bangi, 2nd Asian regional conference, "Engineering geology: Planning for sustainable development"
  • 2001   Yogyakarta, 3rd Asian regional conference, "Natural resources management for regional development in tropical area"
  • 2004   Hong Kong, 4th Asian regional conference, "Engineering geology for sustainable development in mountainous areas"
  • 2005   Kathmandu,5th Asian regional conference, "Engineering geology, hydrology, and natural disasters"
  • 2007   Seoul, 6th Asian regional conference, "Geohazard in engineering geology"
  • 2009   Chengdu, 7th Asian regional conference, "Geological engineering problems in major construction projects"
  • 2011   Bangalore, 8th Asian regional conference, "Underground space technology"
  • 2013   Beijing, 9th Asian regional conference, "Global view of engineering geology and the environment"
  • 2015   Kyoto, 10th Asian regional conference, "Geohazards and engineering geology"
  • 2017   Kathmandu, 11th Asian regional conference, "Engineering geology for geodisaster management'
  • 2019   Jeju, 12th Asian regional conference

References edit

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  3. ^ a b "The statute of IAEG" (PDF). www.iaeg.info. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ "International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  5. ^ a b c "IAEG in the World - IAEG". iaeg.info. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  6. ^ "About IAEG". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  7. ^ "Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  8. ^ "International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment - Bulletin". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  9. ^ "Board - IAEG". iaeg.info. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  10. ^ "Hans-Cloos Medal - IAEG". iaeg.info. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  11. ^ "Hans Cloos Medal (IAEG) – Australian Geomechanics Society". australiangeomechanics.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  12. ^ "iaeg2014". www.iaeg2014.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  13. ^ "AEG Annual Meeting". AEG Annual Meeting. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  14. ^ "Who We Are".
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h Arnould, Marcel (1970). "The International Association of Engineering Geology. History - Activity". Bulletin of the IAEG. 1: 22–28.
  16. ^ a b Shadmon, Asher (1994). "30th anniversary of the IAEG / 30ème anniversaire de l'AIGI: Evolution of the IAEG life, Engineering geology as an independent science". IAEG Newsletter. Vol. 21. Paris. p. 3.
  17. ^ erica (2021-04-20). "IAEG XIV Congress 2022". IAEG. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

External links edit

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