PIANC E-Magazine - PIANC AIPCN welcome
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NEWS FROM THE NAVIGATION COMMUNITY<br />
6 th International<br />
Conference on<br />
Scour and Erosion<br />
The 6 th International Conference on<br />
Scour and Erosion (ICSE) will take<br />
place on August 27-31, 2012 in<br />
Paris, France. The ICSE provides<br />
a forum for geotechnical engineers,<br />
hydraulic engineers, scientists, decision<br />
makers and administrators to<br />
exchange ideas on topics such as<br />
hydraulics and geotechnical engineering.<br />
The Conference will focus on several<br />
topics on scour and erosion, including<br />
now geofilter issues. Please visit<br />
www.icse-6.com and find out more<br />
details about this Conference.<br />
and scientists in the field of estuary<br />
and coast. Please visit http://<br />
icec2012.wru.edu.vn/ for more information<br />
about this event.<br />
Contact Behaviour<br />
of Lock Gates and other<br />
Hydraulic Closures<br />
This book, written by Ryszard Daniel,<br />
presents research results, investigations<br />
and field experiences on<br />
contact-related behaviour of hydraulic<br />
closures, such as gates of locks,<br />
weirs, movable flood barriers, shipyard<br />
and harbour docks. The subject<br />
is discussed in an interdisciplinary<br />
manner. Presented are design loads,<br />
tribological and other phenomena<br />
significant for the design and maintenance<br />
of gares and their contact<br />
components, as well as the impact<br />
of those phenomena on the type selection<br />
and design processes. The<br />
solutions and references originate<br />
from the author’s experience in engineering,<br />
research and management<br />
of water related projects, particularly<br />
hydraulic gates. Predominate part of<br />
this experience was collected in his<br />
function of chief engineer for infrastructural<br />
projects by the Civil Engineering<br />
Department of the Dutch<br />
Ministry of Transport, Public Works<br />
and Water Management. In addition<br />
to the author’s own solutions, some<br />
latest projects of his colleagues in<br />
The Netherlands and abroad have<br />
shortly been discussed. The book is<br />
an updated and extended version of<br />
the doctoral thesis defended in 2005<br />
on the Gdansk University of Technology.<br />
Ryszard Daniel, senior consultant of<br />
Rijkswaterstaat, was a supervisor,<br />
designer, manager and reviewer of<br />
large hydraulic projects in The Netherlands<br />
and other countries. He is an<br />
active member of <strong>PIANC</strong> and IABSE<br />
and author of numerous publications,<br />
particularly on hydraulic steel<br />
structures and bridges. The book<br />
has been published by Lambert Academic<br />
Publishing in Saarbrücken<br />
(ISBN 978-3-8443-9154-1).<br />
4 th International<br />
Conference on<br />
Estuaries and Coasts<br />
The 4 th International Conference on<br />
Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC 2012)<br />
will take place on October 8-11, 2012<br />
in Hanoi, Vietnam, co-organised by<br />
Water Resources University and the<br />
International Research and Training<br />
Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation<br />
(IRTCES). The ICEC 2012 aims<br />
at providing a forum for discussion<br />
and exchange among researchers<br />
53<br />
<strong>PIANC</strong> E-<strong>Magazine</strong> n° 144, November/novembre 2011
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