Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
December 1-19, 2003: The Electric Power System Management (EPSM), Energy Field of Study of Asian Institute of Technology will organize a medium training workshop on Power System Operation, Automation and Deregulation at AIT Conference Center. The training workshop is organized into three modules, namely, Power System Operation (Dec. 1-4), Power System Automation (Dec. 8-9, Dec. 11-12), and Power System Deregulation (Dec. 15-19).
Attendees may be registered for one or more modules of this training
workshop.
December 2-3, 2003 : International Symposium on Soil/Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Applications to be held at AIT the Conference Center
INTRODUCTION
The amount of solid waste generated is enormous. Both landfill/surface impoundment and treatment/stabilization of wastes require properly lined facilities. Adequate and safe storage of all wastes must be insured.
Municipal waste is the highest in quantity, followed by industrial waste and power plant ash. Hazardous and radioactive wastes are much less quantity, but significantly, more dangerous in quality.
This International Symposium on Soi/Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Applications aims to gather together the various experts in these fields so that the participants can learn the latest technology, application and design techniques in this area of specialization.
RESOURCE PERSONS
Prof. Masashi Kamon is the Keynote Speaker. Prof. Kamon is the leading International expert on the use of geosynthetics for waste, containment applications. He is presently the Head of the Department of Global Engineering at Kyoto University in Japan. Furthermore, Prof. S. Hayashi, Prof. K. Onitsuka of Saga Univeristy, Prof. J Chu of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Dr. Y. J. Du of China as well as Prof. Mandal of India, Dr. Alexiew of Germany and Prof. Laloui of Switzerland have agreed to share their knowledge and expertise to the participants. The participants will have the chance to hear from them new developments and advancement in soil/ground improvement techniques and geosynthetics that will not only increase the strength of the soil and reduce settlement but will also shorten construction time and reduce construction cost. Moreover, Prof. Bergado and many other specialists and experts will also give lectures.
From the previous Symposia, there has been an international mix of Resource Persons from Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. In Thailand, faculty members and researchers from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, Thammasat University, Siam University and Wilailak University and others as well as personnel from Department of Highways (DOH) and Electric Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) have actively participated.
For other inquiries, contact Ms. Cheryl Esin at tel. 02-524-5500 or email:
acsig@ait.ac.th
December 3, 2003 : Mesh Generation in Scientific Computing Seminar will be held in Room CS209, CSIM Building
Speaker will be Mr. Damrong Guoy, a Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Abstract:
Computational science has been established as the third kind of scientific
methods in addition to theoretical and experimental science. Many
techniques in scientific computing such as finite element, finite
difference, and finite volume need a discretization of a physical domain
into a set of simple elements collectively called a mesh. Mesh generation
in three dimensions has been an active area of research for many years. The
talk will first introduce computational science by an overview of a project
called the Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets (CSAR). CSAR is a
ten-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy as a part of its
Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASCI) program. The second part of the talk will
give examples of problems in three-dimensional mesh generation. This includes
structured meshes, unstructured meshes, tetrahedral meshes, hexahedral
meshes, surface meshes, and mesh adaptation. The talk will conclude with a
short presentation of some selected papers of the speaker.
December 4, 2003: Short Course 2003 on Design and Application of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Structures will be held at the AIT Conference Center
PRODUCTION
The addition of man-made (geosynthetic) materials to enhance the properties of the soil has been done long before our historical records. The concepts of reinforcing poor soils has continued until the present. Moreover, geosynthetics are also used as intermediate barrier between two dissimilar materials for water drainage and soil filtration. In addition, geosynthetics are also applied to create a leak-proof barrier to prevent liquid movement from one point to another. Thus, geosynthetics perform five major functions, namely: separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage, and containment. The family of geosynthetics includes: geotextiles (GT), geogrids (GG), geonets (GN), geomembranes (GM), geopipe (GP), geocomposites (GC), geosynthetic clay liners (GCL), and geo-others. With increasing development and industrial activities, waste disposal and ground contamination have become serious problems. Geosynthetics have been utilized in waste containment structures as barrier, drainage, protection filter and reinforcement components.
In conjunction with the International Symposium on Soil/Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Waste Containment Applications to be held on December 2-3, 2003, the IGS-Thailand and ACSIG are jointly organizing a Short Course on Design and Application of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Structures. The short course will be held on December 4, 2003 at the AIT Conference Center
RESOURCE PERSONS
To date, several personalities in the field of geosynthetics have confirmed their attendance as resource speakers to the Symposium. Prof. S. Hayashi, Prof. K. Yasuhara, Prof. D.T. Bergado, Ir. Chris Lawson, Dr. Anupong Cajornsakbampen, Dr. Montri Dechasakulsom, Dr. Kanop Ketchart and many other experts in Geosynthetics have agreed to share their knowledge and expertise to the participants. The participants will have the chance to hear from them new developments and advancement in geosynthetics that will not only increase the strength of the soil and reduce settlement but will also shorten construction time and reduce construction cost. The reasons why more and more designers now include geosynthetics in their projects, such as subsoil drainage and filtration, subgrade stabilization and soil reinforcement, will also be discussed. Case studies indicating the proper and effective applications of the different types of geosynthetics will be extensively illustrated.
This year a very experienced consultant from Hong Kong and a member of the IGS Council, John Cowland, has kindly agreed to deliver the Theme Lecture of the Short Course entitled ' Use of Geosynthetics in Hong Kong Landfills'.
For other inquiries, contact Ms. Cheryl Esin at tel. 02-524-5500 or email:
acsig@ait.ac.th
December 7-8, 2003:
3rd International Workshop of the World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) on Seismic Risk Management for Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region (WSSI 2003), Miracle Grand Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
The Regional Network Office for Urban Safety (RNUS) of the School of Civil Engineering is leading the organization of the 3rd International Workshop of the World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) at the Miracle Grand Hotel in Bangkok on December 7-8, 2003.
The World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) is an undertaking of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) in support of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) of the United Nations. Since its inception in 1992, WSSI has been working with many countries around the world through its programs. During the last decade, WSSI has had remarkable successes in some countries; however, it has not been able to make an impact in terms of implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
To utilize and share the experiences learnt over the past ten or more years, WSSI 2003 is organized to allow participants to: 1) learn from countries where WSSI programs have made positive difference in terms of risk mitigation and management; 2) learn from countries where WSSI programs have not made any major impact in terms of risk mitigation efforts, and 3) develop a plan in consultation with all the attending countries about what WSSI should do for the next five years and where they should focus their human and financial resources.
All are cordially invited. Faculty and students are encouraged to attend and avail themselves of this great opportunity.
Anyone interested to know more details or interested to join the workshop may contact RNUS Coordinator, Dr. Dushmanta Dutta at telephone 02-524-5794. Updates of the workshop are available at: http://www.sce.ait.ac.th/rnus/wssi2003
December 11-12, 2003