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2019 African Regional Conference Cape Town

The main theme of the 17th ARCSMGE was “Innovation and Sustainability in Geotechnics for Developing Africa”. The theme originated from... View Article

2018 Dolomite : (dis)Solution Workshop – Pretoria

Following on from the dolomite seminar held in 2014, this (dis)Solution seminar, highlighted developments of new directions of thought, and... View Article

2017 9th South African Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SAYGEC)

Overview The 9th session of the South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SAYGEC) was held in Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal, from 13 to... View Article

2016 1st Southern African Geotechnical Conference – Sun City

The First Southern African Geotechnical Conference was organised by the Geotechnical Division of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering... View Article

1979 Engineering Geology of South Africa Volume 1 Published

1970 Standard Bank Building Under Construction

With Johannesburg firmly establishing itself as the economic heartland of South Africa during the mid 20th century, Standard Bank decided... View Article

1948 – Formation of the Geotechnical Division

The South African Institute of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Division was formed. This South Africa National Society was founded under the... View Article

1938 Construction of Vaal Dam completed

  THE Vaal Dam was constructed in 1938 and lies 77km south of the O R Tambo International Airport. The... View Article

1936 – 1st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

  1st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, which took place at Harvard. Professor Jennings attended that conference,... View Article

1922 – Chapmans Peak Drive opened to the public

  Chapman’s Peak Drive has an interesting history. It was the brainchild of Sir Frederic de Waal, the first administrator... View Article

1908 Pre-cast piles for the Putt Bridge in Port Alfred

The Precast pile was one of the first piling systems to be used in Southern Africa, there being a record... View Article