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03/10/2005 PRESS RELEASE KARL TERZHAGI MEMORIAL WORKSHOP ON KONKAN RLY Konkan Railway was constructed facing the challenges posed by the peculiar geo-technology of the region. The behaviour of the soil and strata of Konkan region is such that cuttings in the Konkan region are seriously altered/affected subject to vagaries of weather which is especially so during monsoon with the soil operational firm and stable cutting just converts into putti mass resulting in seepages. Konkan Railway has done a lot of work to contain this by using the latest geo-technology solutions and in memory of Karl Terzhagi, considered to be the father of Soil Mechanics, Konkan Railway has been organizing workshop every year. This year the Workshop is being organized on 7th October,2005 in association with Institution of Engineers (I), and Indian Geotechnical Society, Mumbai Chapter at the Kenilworth Beach Resort & Spa, Madgaon. The theme of the Workshop is “Fury of the monsoons on Laterite slopes”. The workshop will cover such geotechnical issues, as Lithology of Laterite, Stability of slopes/Landslides of laterite soil cuttings due to abnormal rainfall and seepage, Secondary related problems due to seismic activity, engineering geology etc. The Workshop will be chaired by Major Gen. S.N. Mukherjee (President, Indian Geotechnical Society and Vice Chancellor of Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior) and will be attended by experts from all over the country, viz Shri R K Katti (Prof.Emeritus, IIT, Mumbai), Shri Ramamurthy (Prof.Emeritus, IIT Delhi), etc. Dr K K Gokhale, Managing Director of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, and Shri M S Rana, Director (Way & Works) will also be present on this occasion. The Workshop will start 7th October, 2005 at 1000 hrs. ---------