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Report on the 2019 Ingeokring Autumn Symposium “Post-mining risk management in the Netherlands” -4th UPDATE-

Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, TU Delft, 15 November 2019

The symposium has been attended very well. A lot of new insights, ideas and lessons have been learned from to the speakers and their presentations. Again, we would like to express the speakers our gratitude!

For an extensive photographic impression of the atmosphere during the symposium, please feel free to download the file below:

At the end of the symposium, the Ingeokring presented a interactive online quiz with questions concerning the symposium’s theme. The audience liked it very much! Therefore the quiz and audience’s answers can be reminisced by clicking on the next link:

https://presenter.ahaslides.com/share/1573676755581-a9al9tp2vh?presenting=true

Last but not least, we are glad to share all of the presentations being held during the symposium. Click on one of the pdf-files below to open them:

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The Netherlands Student Award for Engineering Geology

The Netherlands Student Award for Engineering Geology is a two yearly prize for the best Master of Science (MSc) research thesis in the field of Engineering Geology submitted to a Dutch university or institute of higher education. The prize is established by The Ingeokring. And this year’s prize goes to:

Pascale Lamens
MSc Geo-Engineering, CEG, Delft University of Technology

For her thesis:
“Pile installation in submerged sandy slopes: Assessing liquefaction-induced instability”.
And was defended in October 2017.

The Ingeokring congratulates Pascale with here amazing work! Her name has been added now to the Ingeokring’s Hall of Fame.

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The Ingeokring Autumn Symposium: “Post-mining risk management in the Netherlands”

On behalf of the Ingeokring Board and TU Delft, we are pleased to announce the 2019 Ingeokring Autumn Symposium dedicated to:

“Post-mining risk management in the Netherlands”

Date: Friday 15 November 2019, 13:00 to 17:10
Location: TU Delft, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, room 1.98, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft

Four keynote speakers will focus on risk identification and prevention activities to ensure the safety of decommissioned coal mining sites in Limburg:
▪ 13:40 “The legacy of coal mining in Limburg” by ir. Hans Roest, Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen
▪ 14:30 “Dealing with Post-Mining-Hazards. From theoretical approach to practical remediation” by dr. Johannes Klünker, Ingenieursbüro Heitfeld-Schetelig GmbH, Aachen, Germany
▪ 15:20 “The regional information centre” by ir. Jaap Spaans, Informatiecentrum Nazorg Steenkoolwinning
▪ 15:50 “Administrative aspects of aftercare of coal mining in Limburg” by ir. Frank Denys, Energie en Klimaat, Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat

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IX Latin American Rock Mechanics Symposium 2021 in Asuncion, Paraguay

On behalf of the Geotechnical Society of Paraguay (SPG), I am pleased to inform that we will be hosting the IX Latin American Rock Mechanics Symposium in Asuncion – Paraguay on September 20th to 22nd, 2021. Furthermore, we are postulating Asuncion as Candidate City for the venue of the 2021 ISRM International Symposium at the upcoming Council Meeting in Foz do Iguaçu – Brazil in September, to be held jointly with the IX Latin American Congress (former South American Congress). We would very much appreciate your support for this event.

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Summer excursion to Pfalz, Germany

We are happy to announce the programme of our summer excursion to Pfalz, Germany.

Saturday 7th September:
° 12.00: Meet at Remigiusbergstraße 32, 66871 Haschbach am Remigiusberg
° 12.00 – 13.00: Lunch in Zur Alten Probstei
° 13.00 – 20.00: Quarry visit and museum visit, Thallichtenberg
° Overnight stay in Reweschnier hotel, Blaubach (near Kusel)

Sunday 8th September:
° 10.30: Departure to Idar Oberstein
° 11.00: Visit to Idar Oberstein (Gemstone museum)
° 12.00: Lunch
° 13.00: Geological walk (optional)

A more detailed program will follow soon.

The cost of the excursion is 100 EUR and includes the lunch on Saturday 7th, the night at in Reweschnier hotel (in single room) and all visits. Partners can join for an additional 80 Euro.

There are 15 places available. In order to register for the summer excursion, please send an email to info@ingeokring.nl as soon as possible and before 30th August.

We look forward to seeing you in Germany !

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Report on the RijnlandRoute excursion in Leiden on May 17th 2019

On Friday May 17th 2019, the Ingeokring organized an excursion to the RijnlandRoute in Leiden.

After all the participants arrived, Anne Bäcker (Arthe C&S) started her presentations: first, about the design of the tunnel, its concrete segments, and the cross passages, all this in relation to then challenging geology of the area. Furthermore, she gave us a tour guide before entering the site of the TBM launch shaft.

But before we actually went to the launch shaft site, we had an archaeological intermezzo: René Isarin ( RijnlandRoute / Provincie Zuid-Holland) explained why and how the Romans established in the Leiden area 2000 years ago. This is due to the archaeological excavations in the sandy deposits along the river Old Rhine: many objects, and rudiments of Roman residences, fortresses, and road sections have been discovered.
He described how the Romans set up their settlements and how they build their roads. For example: the majority of their roads along the Limes border (along the Dutch part of the Rhine) have been strengthened with oak trees dated from exactly the same year! This indicates an early demonstration of a design process concerning harvesting trees and logistical challenges.

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