Highlights (1970 – 1980)

Highlights (1970 – 1980)

 

  • 1970s Construction of Standard Bank Centre in Johannesburg
  • In 1973 two memorable courses were held: ‘The stability of rock slopes’ in February and ‘Tunnelling in rock’ in October.
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  • 1976 6th ARCSMFE held in Durban, South Africa
  • 1977 P K le Roux Dam completed
  • 1978 9th ICSMFE Tokyo and Bafokeng tailings dam failure
  • 1978 Jennings Award made to Dr Frank Netterberg
  • 1979 Jennings Award made to Dr Tony Brink
  • 1980 7th ARC, Accra, Ghana: ‘African Problem Soils in Engineering Practice’
  • 1980 SA Geotechnical Conference held at the Palms Hotel, Silverton, Pretoria
  • 1980 Jennings Award made to AL (Sandy) Melvill and D C R (Duncan) Mackellar

SAIGE Geotechnical Division presents:

Call for Abstracts: 11th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SAYGEC) 2026

Date: September 2026
Venue: To be announced

Young geotechnical professionals under 35 working in geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, mining, or civil construction will have the opportunity to showcase their work at the 11th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SAYGEC), taking place in September 2026 in the Central Drakensberg.

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