Engineering Group Field Meeting
Engineering Geology of the French Alps around the Grenoble Area
| Organised by: | Engineering Group |
| Date: | 5-7 June 2009 |
| Event Type: | Field Trip |
| Venue: | Grenoble |
The annual Engineering Group Field Meeting will convene on the evening of Friday 5 June 2009 and will be of interest to engineering geologists, geotechnical engineers, engineering geomorphologists, civil engineers, coastal engineers and geologists of all levels of experience.
The meeting will consider various aspects of the engineering geology of the French Alps around the city of Grenoble and will visit a variety of sites of engineering and geological interest.
Provisional Programme (Time permitting)
The meeting will convene on the Friday evening with a dinner at the Hôtel Les Mésanges, Uriage les Bains and will include 2 full days of field work with delegates returning to the UK on the following Monday. The evening will provide an opportunity to meet fellow delegates.
The area around Grenoble offers a unique opportunity to visit both hard rock engineering sites as well as complex glacial sections where a variety of glaciogenic materials encountered in the UK can be examined in much greater detail in cross section. Travel will be by MPV each day to selected localities around the Grenoble area.
Rock and soil landslides will be visited including the major deep seated gravitational slide at Sechilienne as well as extensive landsliding in the glaciolacustrine deposits at Sinard. Slope failure and landslide mitigation measures will be studied including debris flow and rock avalanche protection measures at Bourg D’Oisans and Ponsonnas. Hard rock engineering sites will include the arch abutment dam at Montenyard, gravity dam at Chambon and the Sinard and Charmantier tunnels.
Day 1
- Montenyard Dam
- Glacial, Fluvioglacial and Glaciolacustrine deposits, former Lac du Trieves
- Sinard Landslide
- A51 Autoroute and Sinard tunnels
- Ponsonnas Landslide
- Ponsonnas rock avalanche shelter
- Sechilienne Landslide
- Sechilienne Ophiolite
- Debris flow protection measures, Bourg D’Oisans
- Charmantier Tunnel
- Chambon Dam
Cost and Accommodation
The delegate fee will be £80.00 for waged delegates and £40.00 for un-waged delegates and full-time students. The fee will cover the running costs and lunches on both days. Please contact the convenor as soon as possible to book a place on the field weekend as hotel places are limited. Cheques should be made payable to the Engineering Group, Geological Society and should be for the registration fee and conference meal only, (please note that cheques which include accommodation will be returned). Your accommodation bill should be settled directly with the hotel on departure.
Meeting accommodation will be in with twin, single and double rooms at the Hôtel Les Mésanges.
Grenoble is well served from UK airports and there is a direct TGV high speed train link to the city. It will also be possible for an additional cost to travel from the UK via minibus. Further details available on request.
The event details and a booking form may be obtained from the following flyer.
Convenor contact details: |
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| Name: | Mr David Giles |
| Address: | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Burnaby Building, University of Portsmouth | |
| Burnaby Road, Portsmouth | |
| Postcode: | PO1 3QL |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Telephone: | 023 9284 2248 |
| Fax: | 023 9284 2244 |
| E-Mail: | dave.giles@port.ac.uk |