The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Southern Branch) - 1-DAY WORKSHOP ON “MALAYSIA NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 7 GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN

The Eurocode relevant to Geotechnical Engineers is Eurocode 7 and the Malaysia National Annex to Eurocode 7 gives the Malaysia decisions for the Nationally Determined Parameters described in MS EN 1997-1:2011. The draft of the Malaysia National Annex has been posted on the IEM web portal for public comments since April 2011. As a continue effort, the road show via the form of workshop to this National Annex will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kuching and Johor Bahru from 11 July to 18 July 2011. The vice-chairman of the CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) committee on Eurocode 7, Prof. Dr. Brian Simpson and the Chief Drafter of Malaysia National Annex, Ir. Tan Yang Kheng will be conducting the workshop. This workshop aims to explain the Principles and Application Rules given in Eurocode 7 and relevant National Annex, and discuss how they should be interpreted and applied, and illustrate the impact of the new code by practical hands-on calculations in worked examples.

Programme Tentative

About the Speakers

1. Prof. Brian Simpson, OBE, FREng, MA, PhD, FICE, Eur Ing, is a director of Ove Arup & Partners Ltd and a principal of Arup Geotechnics. Since the early 1980’s, he has been involved in the development of Eurocode 7 (Geotechnical Design), having been a member of its drafting panels and vice-chairman of the CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) committee on Eurocode 7. He was lead author of a Commentary on Eurocode 7 published by EMAP, and has recently published papers on European comparisons of retaining wall designs. He is the current chairman of the BSI committee on geotechnical codes, B/526, in which the topic of pile design is much under debate for the National Annex of Eurocode 7. He was awarded the OBE for services to the Development of Eurocode Design Standards in 2003. Prof Simpson presented the Rankine Lecture (British Geotechnical Society) in 1992. He has worked on a wide range of geotechnical and ground-structure interaction problems, with particular interests in numerical modelling, retaining structures and tunnels. Current project involvements include station foundations, excavations and tunnels, offshore projects and investigations of embankment, retaining wall and foundation failures. He is a Visiting Professor at City University and Special Professor at the University of Nottingham.

2. Ir. Tan Yang Kheng is a Consultant in Civil Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering. He is a Registered Professional Engineer of Malaysia and a Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia. Ir. Tan graduated in 1973 from the University of Malaya. He worked in JKR, Sarawak from 1973 to 1989 in a number of areas of civil engineering and structural works. In 1985, he studied in Imperial College, earning the M. Sc. (SM & FE) and Diploma of Imperial College. He spent another 4 years in JKR, taking duty as a geotechnical specialist in addition to his normal duties. In 1990, he left JKR to become an Operations Director of Pilecon Engineering Bhd. He was responsible for the design of the foundations for some of the high-rise buildings in Malaysia. He was also involved in the design and construction of a number of major road and civil engineering projects. He left Pilecon Engineering Bhd. in 1996. From August 1996 to date, he practices as a consulting engineer. Besides practicing as an engineer, he is active in professional development activities. He presented talks at IEM seminars and workshops. He also published technical papers in local and international symposia. He is the Chief Drafter in assisting IEM Geotechnical engineering Technical Division to prepare the Malaysia National Annex to Eurocode 7 Part 1.

Registration Fees

FULL PAYMENT must be settled before commencement of the Workshop, otherwise participants will not be allowed to enter the hall. If a place is reserved and the intended participant fails to attend the Workshop, the fee is to be settled in full. If the participant failed to attend the Workshop, the fee is not refundable. Registration fee includes lecture notes and refreshment.

For ONLINE REGISTRATION, please note that the payment MUST be made the due date given (12th July 2011, Tuesday). If payment is not received within the stipulated time, the registration fee will be reverted to the normal registration fee.

Registration will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Kindly return the Reply Slip to the IEM (SB) office before 12^th July 2011 together with a non-refundable cheque for the participant fees made payable to The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (Southern Branch). Alternatively, you could bank-in the participant fees into the Institution’s Maybank Current Account (No. 5-013920-15708), and to facsimile both the Bank-in and Reply Slips to the Institution. The Institution requests all members co-operation in ensuring fees are paid in advance to the seminar. Please also be reminded that fees will not be refunded to absent participants who have paid, and to also note that all reservations must be paid despite participant cancellations. Thank you for your continuous support of the Institution.

Chairman Sub-Committee on Seminar and Technical Talk, IEM (SB)

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