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Note from the Editor
2017 is already in full swing and time is flying by. This will be my last newsletter but i pass the newsletter baton into very capable hands. I have thoroughly enjoyed doing the newsletter but i think that after five years it is time to move onto other things. I wish every one of you a great year filled with successes!
Lindi Richer
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President's Message
At the start of my 2-year term as the 17th SAIEG President, holding this position for a second time (I also served as President for the 1995/96 term as the 6th President since the establishment of SAIEG in 1985), it is indeed still an honour, but also an enormous responsibility to look after the professional matters of SAIEG members.
There are several challenges, including the implementation of the CPD system, the issue of professional registration and reservation of work (specifically the problems emerging from the SAICE vs ECSA saga) and the constant transgression into our field by non-registered individuals and groups.
I am looking forward to working with a young and transformed council and urge each member to become involved in Institute matters and professional affairs as we are very small in terms of numbers, but play a pivotal role in the infrastructure development on the continent.
Your support and input are essential to deal with all the challenges facing us, but more importantly, promoting our profession at all levels (government to the man in the street) should be one of our prime objective and something that each member can contribute to.
Louis van Rooy
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Regional Report Backs
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Eastern Cape
The past year has seen a fair amount of activity in the Eastern Cape, although projects have been impacted by slowdowns in some areas.
SANRAL’s expenditure in the Province has resulted in a large amount of road work, with some of our members reporting high levels of engagement with SANRAL projects. Many of the sites are situated in remote parts of the Province, ensuring vehicles and boots get regularly muddied. A range of significant structures are also included in some of these works, ensuring an interesting opportunity for fairly detailed geotechnical studies. Read more
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KZN
There has been quite a bit happening in KZN in the past while supplemented by work further north.
Very locally in the greater Durban area there has been a lot coming out of eThekwini Municipality in the past few months with drilling for new or widened bridges on the Rapid Bus Transport routes, numerous upgrades to electricity substations (including one extensive one on an unstable slope), and the ever pressing RDP and GAP housing general site investigations. SANRAL is also in the process of massive intersection upgrades on the N2 (Umhlanga to Mdloti) and N3 (Hammarsdale) with local geotechs giving input on high rock cuttings and bridge founding.
Feedback was received from 2 local consultants. Read more
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Limpopo
Construction Works is entering its eleventh year at Eskom’s new Medupi Power Station, with the first two units, Unit 6 and 5 complete and in service, commissioning of the third unit, Unit 4, underway and construction of the remaining units (units 3 – 1) in various stages of completion. Construction of the first phase of the Mokolo and Crocodile Water Transfer Scheme to transfer water from the Mokolo Dam to the Lephalale area for use by Medupi Power Station, the various coal mining expansions in the area and the Lephalale community at large, is nearing completion. The second phase of the water transfer scheme, to transfer water from the Crocodile River catchment to the Lephalale area, is in progress. The first phase comprised the construction of a 43km long pipeline from Mokolo Dam to Lephalale and the second phase require the construction of a 160km pipeline from Thabazimbi to Lephalale. Read more
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International News
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AEG 60th Anniversary
In 1970 there were 30 engineering geologists practicing in South Africa and the time had come to establish a professional society. Some had been participating in the Division of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE) but a separate society to cater specifically for the professional needs of engineering geologists was needed.
Three of the engineering geologists (John Weaver, Bernard Kraft and Monte van Schalkwyk) were already members of the Association of Engineering Geologists in the USA. An initial ‘pursuance committee made up of these three AEG members, Konrad Clauss and Mick Mountain explored a few avenues to get a separate society started and their efforts culminated in the formation of the AEG South African Section which had its first meeting on 22nd February 1972. (Introduction extracted from “A Century of Geological Endeavor in Southern Africa: 1895-1995. Editor: Carl R Anhaeusser, Publisher: Linden: Geological Society of South Africa, (1997.)
There is no question that AEG at the time provided a home for us and did a lot for South African engineering geology. We still retain our ties with AEG and must always be grateful for the home they provided to us from the early 1970’s. Read more
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Note from Council for Geosciences
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Submission of dolomite stability reports to centralised database
The Council For Geoscience’s (CGS) dolomite database is a tool meant to aid the industry and general public. It helps provide valuable information and avoid duplication of investigations. Therefore this is a plea for Consultants to please submit your reports to the CGS, even if you do not require comment. We can indicate reports as confidential if requested, so that the enquirer has to contact the Consultant involved for the information, but at least we will all know an investigation has taken place.
You will all concede that you have made use of the Council For Geosciences (CGS) dolomite database during the years, therefore graciously allow others to have that same benefit.
Please submit to Lindy Heath lheath@geoscience.org.za
Backfilling of boreholes after dolomite stability investigations
It has been brought to the attention of the Council For Geoscience, that in some instances, percussion boreholes are not being backfilled or not backfilled according to standards. The Competent Person should make sure this is done for each site that he/she is responsible for. Unfilled boreholes can act as water conduits and lead to sinkhole/subsidence formation.
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33rd Annual General Meeting and Gala Dinner
The 33rd AGM and Gala Dinner was hosted by SAIEG on the 3rd of March 2017. It commenced with the AGM at 17:00 in the afternoon with the Gala Dinner at 19:00 in the evening. The guest speaker was Mr Manglin Pillay, the CEO of SAICE. He spoke on the importance of Engineering Geologists and Geotechnical Engineers working together in ensuring ground conditions are safe for any infrastructure development in the country and the continent at large.
The recipient of this year’s SAIEG Gold Medal Award was Dr Peter Day. Dr Day has had a lifelong contribution on the geotechnical engineering profession both in South Africa and internationally. In recognition of his contribution to the industry, SAIEG awarded him the Gold Medal. He has been awarded the South African Geotechnical Medal by the Geotechnical Division in 2005 and was elected as an Honorary Fellow of SAICE in 2010. In March 2013, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering by the University of Stellenbosch. He was introduced by Mr Gavin Wardle. For more photos of the evening click here
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Awards
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A B A Brink Award
Did you know that if you’ve had a paper published (in a peer review journal) recently you could be up to win a prize? Submit your paper on our website to stand a chance to win… More details
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Electronic Communication
The website is continually being updated with current news and events, although there may be some pages which go unnoticed for a while. If you spot anything outdated or out of the ordinary, please contact the webmaster.
Please go and “Like” our SAIEG Facebook Page.
A LinkedIn SAIEG Group has been created please go and join the group. SAIEG LinkedIn
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SAIEG Committee for 2017/2018
The three non-elected members who form part of Executive Council are as follows:
- President: Louis van Rooy
- Vice-President: Robert Leyland
- Past President: Phil Paige-Green
The following council members were assigned portfolios for 2017/2018:
- Treasurer: Paul Aucamp
- Membership: Debbie Abel
- CPD management: Lindi Richer
- CPD management: Izak Breytenbach
- Events & Website: Siyamazi Ndlovu
- Newsletter: Siyabonga Nyathi
- Awards: Robert Leyland
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Membership
A number of new engineering geologists have applied to join SAIEG or have requested that their membership status be upgraded. These are:
Affiliate member
Candidate members
- Innocent Neo Mabilo
- Georges Mandumba
- Alfred Krebs
- Nigel Tonkin
- Shannon Krebs
Members
- Warren Kretzinger
- Christopher John Ross
- Andrew John Greet
- Eugene Laubscher
- Dewald Johannes Kruger
Student member
While the SAIEG committee has provisionally accepted this candidate, our constitution does allow for members to lodge any objections regarding their suitability. Members have two weeks to lodge any objections.
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Forthcoming Events
Courses
- Soil profiling, core and chip logging course, Midrand, 10-12 May 2017
- Soil profiling, core and chip logging course, Cape Town, 16-18 August 2017
- Rock Identification course, Cape Town, 1-2 September 2017
- Soil profiling, core and chip logging course, Midrand, 11-13 October 2017
Conferences
- International Conference on Geology, Mining, Mineral and Groundwater Resources of the Sub-Saharan Africa, Livingston, Zambia, 11-13 July 2017
- 9th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Salt Rock Dolphin Coast, 13 - 15 September 2017
Lectures
- SACNASP and CPD Processes, Midrand, 29 March 2017
- Tony Brink Memorial Lecture, Cape Town, 20 April 2017
Site Visits
- None are planned at the moment but if anyone is involved in a project which may be of interest to our members, please let us know and we’ll arrange a site visit
For more information on any of these Click here.
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