Social Programme

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Programme At A Glance

2nd African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics

Accra Ghana 18th to 20th November 2013

Geosynthetics for Sustainable Development in Africa

GeoAfrica2013.com

Hosted by the Ghanaian

Chapter of the IGS

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Programme At A Glance

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Social Programme
Sunday 17th November 2013
ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
Registration, Exhibition Build Up and Exhibition Opening in exhibition area.
Transport will be provided to and from the Alisa and Novotel Hotels and the Accra International Convention Centre.

Monday 18th November 2013

ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
Conference and Networking Function in exhibition area.
Transport will be provided to and from the Alisa and Novotel Hotels and the Accra International Convention Centre.

Tuesday 19th November 2013

ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
Conference
Transport will be provided to and from the Alisa and Novotel Hotels and the Accra International Convention Centre
LAPALM ROYAL BEACH HOTEL
Gala Dinner
Transport will be provided to and from the Alisa and Novotel Hotels and the dinner venue.

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Exhibit Hall Floor Plan

Organisation
ABG Ltd
Admir Ghana
AGRU Kunststofftechnik GmbH
ALYAF Industrial Co Ltd
Aquatan (Pty) Ltd
ATARFIL
Bonar
Born Again Eco Line
BOSTD Geosynthetics Qingdao Ltd
CETCO Iberia S.L
DAEHAN i.m. Co. Ltd.
Fibertex South Africa
GAST International SA (Pty) Ltd
Geomas Geocomposite
GSE Environmental
Huesker Synthetic GmbH
Huifeng Geosynthetics
HUITEX Technology
INTERMAS Nets S.A
International Geosynthetics Society
Istanbul Teknik Insaat
Juta
Kaytech
KUHNE Group
Laviosa Chimica Mineraria SpA
Leister Technologies
Maccaferri SA
Mattex Geosynthetics
NAUE GmbH
S.I.A Pietrucha SP 200
Solmax
Sotrafa SA
TAIAN MODERN PLASTIC
Techfab India Industries Ltd.
TeMa Srl
TenCate Geosynthetics France S.A.S.
Tensar International
Terre Arme
Thrace Nonwovens & Geosynthetics SA
UCOM Ghana

Booth No.
S19
Banner
S12
S21
F7
R4
R15
Table
F5
F6
R3
R14
F2
S22
R11
F9
S13
S15
R2
Table
R12
R5
F8
S14
S18
R10
R1
S20
F1
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F4
S16
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RegDesk

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Monday 18th November 2013

8:00

REGISTRATION

9:00

OPENING CEREMONY

9:30

KEYNOTE LECTURE
Geosynthetics For Sustainable Development In Africa - The Role Of Geosynthetics - Kwasi Badu-Tweneboah

10:30

WELCOME CELEBRATION
COCOA BREAK

11:00
11:30

MINING TRAINING LECTURE - Geosynthetics In Mining Infrastructure - Russell Jones

GENERAL TRAINING LECTURE - Geosynthetic Liners In Landfills - Neil Dixon

LUNCH BREAK

13:00
14:00

MINING TRAINING LECTURE - Geosynthetic Liners In Mining Projects - Tim Martin

GENERAL TRAINING LECTURE - Geosynthetics In Retaining Structures - Chungsik Yoo

COCOA BREAK

15:30
16:00

GENERAL TRAINING LECTURE - Geosynthetics In Roadway Applications - Jorge Zornberg

MINING TRAINING LECTURE - Quality Control Of Geosynthetics For Mining Projects - Sam Allen
NETWORKING FUNCTION

17:30 to 18:30

Tuesday 19th November 2013

8:00

REGISTRATION

9:00

KEYNOTE LECTURE
Geosynthetics In Mining Applications - Malek Bouazza

10:00

AWARDS CEREMONY

10:30

COCOA BREAK

11:00

SPECIALTY SESSION
Geosynthetics In Innovative Mining Containment Projects - Session Chair: Tim Martin/Charles Akayuli

SESSION 1
Walls And Slopes - Session Chair: Michael Konadu/Peter Assinder

Introduction Of The Session

Landslide Repair In Km 11 CA-6 Highway Using MSE Walls
Alex Galindo - Honduras

Design Considerations For GCLs In Heap Leach Pad Liner Systems

Jakub Bryk - Poland
Bedding Compromise Harsh Reality: Case Histories
Clive Saunders - Australia

A Variety Of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Structures For Railways And Roadways In Japan

Fumio Tatsuoka - Japan

Challenges Of Using Exposed Geomembrane Liners At Mining Sites: A Case Study

Kwasi Badu-Twenbeoah - Ghana

Study To Determine Feasability Of Using Imperial Smelting Fernice (ISF) Slag As Structural Fill For
Mechanically Stabilized Walls - Subramanya Prasad - India

Advances In Geomembranes: Thermal Properties And Elevated Usage Temperatures

Boyd Ramsey - United States

Comparative Analyses Of Various Configurations Of Back-To-Back Mechanically Stabilised Earth Wall Systems
Sinenkosi Dlamini - South Africa

Current Trends In The Selection And Specification Of Geomembranes In Tailings Storage Dams: The African Experience
Irene Nyirenda - South Africa

The Use Of Polymeric Reinforcing Strips In MSE Structures In Africa

Andrew CS Smith - South Africa

Open Discussion

MSE Walls For Repair Of Landslides At Highway Projects

Alex Galindo - Honduras
LUNCH BREAK

12:30
14:00

SESSION 2
Geosynthetics And African Soil - Session Chair: Joseph Oddai/Martin Ziegler

SPECIALTY SESSION
Geosynthetics For Landfills In Developing Countries - Session Chair: Nii Allotey/Peter Legg

Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls On Sensitive African Soils: A Flexible Approach To Enable Long Term Stability And
Performance - Hartmut Hangen - Germany

Introduction Of The Session

Use Of African Local And Economical Soils Combined To Geosynthetics In Reinforcement Applications
Jean-Baptiste Duquet - France

The Use Of Geosynthetics For The Capping Of A Polluted Industrial Site In Milano
Daniele Cazzuffi - Italy

The Use Of Geotextile For Highway Embankment Construction On Soft Ground The Case Of The Oforikrom-Asokwa
Bypass Project In Ghana - Samuel Kofi Ampadu - Ghana

Specifying A High Durability Hdpe Liner That Can Be Geoelectrically Surveyed

Ian D Peggs - United States

Filter Design For Tropical Soils - Observations Of A Case Study

Ricardo Sousa - South Africa

The Shift Towards Capping Waste Management Facilities With Geosynthetics

Riva A Nortj - South Africa

Road And Rail Embankments On Geotextile Encased Columns: An Overview, Including Suitability Of Application For
African Soils - Peter Assinder - Germany

Performance Of Cushion Geotextiles For Liner Protection Applications

Warren Hornsey - Australia

Design Of Soil Reinforcement Structures With Tropical Residual Soil

Edoardo Zannoni - South Africa

Open Discussion
COCOA BREAK

15:30
16:00 to 17:30

SESSION 3
Erosion And Drainage - Session Chair: John Kemeh/Irene Nyirenda

SESSION 4
Containment In Civil Engineering - Session Chair: Togbi Kporku III/Riva Nortje

Numerical Modelling Of A Coastal Embankment Reinforced With Geosyntethics

Lorenzo Frigo - Italy

Considerations In The Use Of Artificial Liners For Waste Containment In Ghana

Celestina Allotey - Ghana

The Erosion Problem In Maputo Coast

Peter Assinder - Husker Synthetics GMPH, Germany

Technological Response For Mitigating Environmental Impacts To Achieve Long-Term Pollution Prevention
Walter Meyer - South Africa

Concrete Mattress Used For Berth Scour Protection

Martin Hawkswood - United Kingdom

Materials Recovery, Storage, Treatment And Disposal (MRSTD) Facility

Christian Mynhardt - South Africa

Geotextile Containment Systems As Safe Building Material

Mink ter Harmsel - Netherlands

The Necessity For Geomembrane Liner Action Leakage Rates (ALR)

Ian D Peggs - United States

Large Scale Laboratory Investigation Of Landfill Cover Soil Stability With Drainage Geocomposites Having MD & CMD Flow And
Those With MD Flow Only - Alan Bamforth - United Kingdom

Remediation Of Calcium Sulphate Dams: A Geosynthetics Solution

Peter Legg - South africa

Application Of Geomats In Erosion Control Rehabilitation In A Southern Africa Contexts

Corlia Snyman - South Africa

Leachate Flow Through Composite Barrier From Defected Geomembrane

Emem-Obong Emmanuel Agbenyeku - South Africa
AKWAABA DINNER

19:30 to 20:30

Wednesday 20th November 2013

8:00

REGISTRATION

9:00

KEYNOTE LECTURE
Designing Cost-Effective Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pavements In Equatorial Africa Utilising 2-D Axis-Symmetric Finite Element Analyses - Alan Parrock
COCOA BREAK

10:00
10:30

SPECIALTY SESSION
Geosynthetics In Roads Over Challenging Subgrades
Session Chair: Samuel Kofi Ampadu/Garth James

SESSION 5
Containment In Civil Engineering - Session Chair: Russell Jones/Celestina Allotey

Introduction Of The Session

The Relining Of The Floors Of Two Thickener Tanks Used In The Extraction Of Yellow Cake Uranium
Craig Atherstone - South Africa

Asphalt Reinforcement With Polyester Grids - A Proven Technology To Reduce Reflective Cracking
Laurent Sakou - Germany

Stress Cracking Resistance Of HDPE Geomembranes With Very High Densities

Ian D Peggs - United States

Design Model For Strength And Position Of Geosynthetics For Road Stabilization
Edoardo Zannoni - South Africa

Evaluation Of Empirical Equations For Leachate Migration Through Composite Barrier With Defected Geomembrane
Emem-Obong Emmanuel Agbenyeku - South Africa

Performance Of Geogrid Stabilised Gravel Flexible Base With Bituminous Surface Treatment For Low Volume Roads
Jonathan Cook - United Kingdom

Geomembrane Stress Cracking Resistance Depending On The Polymer Used

Jose Miguel Muoz Gomes - Spain

Advantages And Applications Of Enhanced Lateral Drainage In Pavement Systems

Jorge Zornberg - United States

Case Study On The Lining Of Floors, Walls And Columns Of The Dr Moroka Concrete Reservoirs
Morne Obbes - South Africa

Open Discussion

The Role Of Geotextiles In Geosynthetic Applications

Rajesh D Anandjiwala - South Africa
LUNCH BREAK

12:00
14:00

SESSION 6
Basal Reinforcement - Session Chair: Simon Gawu/Fumio Tatsuoka

SESSION 7
Soil Reinforcement - Session Chair: Edoardo Zannoni/Bukari AlI

Numerical Analysis Of Embankments Supported On Geosynthetic Basal Layer And Floating Piles
Rajagopal Karpurapu - India

Performance Of Geogrid Reinforced Fill At Inner Layer Of The Rubble Mound Breakwater
Volkan Oztug - Turkey

Numerical Analysis Of Radial Load Tests On Geocells

Ansgar Emersleben - Germany

Behaviour Of Footings On Prestressed Geogrid Reinforced Granular Beds Overlying Weak Soil
R Shivashankar - India

The Study Of Durable Heavy-Loaded Soil Bases Reinforced With Geosynthetic Fabrics
Leonid Nuzhdin - Russian Federation

The Use Of Biaxial Geogrid Reinforcement In Phase II Yangshan Deepwater Port Shanghai International Shipping Centre
Angelo Ricciuti - Italy
Geosynthetic Applications For Large Lagoons: A Case Study
Russell Jones - United Kingdom

Experimental Investigation Of The Stress-Strain Behavior Of Geogrid Reinforced Soil

Martin Ziegler - Germany

15:30 to 16:00

Consolidation Modeling For Geotextile Tubes Filled With Fine-Grained Material

Nicholas Robert Brink - United States
CLOSURE OF CONFERENCE

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