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Important Dates
Deadline for application of participants
Deadline for payment
National Geofest 2014
30 September 2014
17 October 2014
5 & 6 November 2014
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
5th November 2014 (Wednesday)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
National GEOFEST 2014 registration.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Briefing for National GEOFEST 2014
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm Dinner and Talk (“Geotechnolgy of Soft
Soil Engineering” by Ir. Dr. Mohd Asbi
Othman, Managing Director, Mohd Asbi
Associates Sdn. Bhd.).
6th November 2014 (Thursday)
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration and briefing for the Judges.
9:00 am - 10.30 am National GEOFEST2014 CompetitionRound 1.
11:00 am - 12:30 pm National GEOFEST2014 CompetitionRound 2.
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing ceremony
GEOFEST 2014 Talk (“Challenges in
Construction on Soft Soils” by Dato’ Seri
Ir. Dr. Judin Abdul Karim, Director of
Lembaga Pembinaan Industri Malaysia,
CIDB)
Interested participants please fill up the registration form
and send it to us by email. Please feel free to contact us if
there any enquires.
Contact Details
Website: http://ngeofest.uthm.edu.my
Email: ngeofest@uthm.edu.my
ngeofest@gmail.com
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ismail Hj. Bakar (Chairman) - 012 7100565
Dr. Alvin John Lim Meng Siang (Secretary) - 012 7008620
NATIONAL GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING FESTIVAL 2014
(National GEOFEST 2014)
Date:
5th - 6th November 2014
Venue:
Dewan Tunku Mahkota
Ismail (DTMI), UTHM
Organised by:
Research Centre for Soft Soils
(RECESS)
Faculty of Civil and
Environmental Engineering
(FKAAS)
Office for Research,
Innovation, Commercialization
and Consultancy Management
(ORICC)
Supported by:
Geotechnical Engineering
Technical Division of IEM
Construction Industry
Development Board (CIDB)
Mohd Asbi Assoc. Sdn Bhd.
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1st Announcem
GEOFEST 2014
The overall aim of the Geotechnical Engineering Festival (GEOFEST)
is to encourage and support Malaysian Undergraduate students to interact
and advance their knowledge and understanding of geotechnics while giving
them an opportunity to promote their own research and innovative
developments. The theme for GEOFEST 2014 is Soft Soil Geotechnology.
This event is meant to serve as an “incubation engine” of continued research
and development of future geotechnicians who will clearly be future leaders
in the field. GEOFEST has been an annual UTHM event, dating back to its first
event held in 2009.
The feedbacks from the past events show that the student
enthusiasm to participate has been encouragingly overwhelming.
Following helpful discussions with academic colleagues from other
Malaysian higher education and engineering institutions (UTM, UM, USM,
UKM, UPNM, UPM, UNIMAS, UTAR, UCTS, KLIU, JKR, CREAM and CIDB), it
has been decided to launch the GEOFEST 2014 at National Level, and invite
aspiring undergraduates to participate in this prestigious event to be held
this year in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) that is the home
for the Research Centre for Soft Soil (RECESS).
GEOFEST 2014 Themes
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Ground improvement for soft soils.
Behaviour of soft soils and organics.
Case histories of soft soil problems
during construction and long term.
Problems of long term consolidation
and creep in soils.
Development of testing and
determination of soft soil parameters.
Design aspect for foundation on soft
soil.
Outlook for new technology in ground
improvement.
New directions in placement and
improvement of soft soil.
Slope problems, landslide and mudflows
The objectives of GEOFEST 2014 are:
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To obtain a platform for research and innovation projects especially in the
field of Geotechnical Engineering on soft Soil.
To assist the participants in becoming more knowledgeable in the field of
Geotechnical Engineering.
To assist the participants to sharpen their problem-solving skills and critical
thinking.
To assist participants to be prepared for career challenges, and improving
skills in presenting their views and ideas with more proficiency and
professionalism.
To help create a healthy atmosphere of competition among participants.
To create collaborations of teamwork among participants.
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Dato’ Seri Ir Dr Judin Abdul Karim (CIDB) •
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Ir. Dr. Mohd Asbi Othman
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(Mohd Asbi Assoc. Sdn. Bhd.)
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Ir. Yee Thien Seng (IEM)
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Ir. Dr. Toh Cheng Teik
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(Dr CT Toh Consultant)
Ir. Dr. Hj. Mohammad Nor Omar (JKR)
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Ir. Dr. Zuhairi Abd. Hamid (CREAM)
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Prof. Dr. Khairul Anuar Kasim (UTM)
Prof. Dr. Aminaton Marto (UTM)
Prof. Dr. Roslan Hashim (UM)
Prof. Dr. Fauziah Ahmad (USM)
Prof. Dr. Mohd. Raihan Taha (UKM)
Prof. Dr. Faisal Ali (UPNM)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adnan Zainorabidin
(UTHM)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Nor Linda Taib
(UNIMAS)
Prof. Dr. Rosziati Ibrahim (UTHM)
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Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Low Kaw Sai (UTAR)
Prof. Ayob Johari (UTHM)
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Prof.
Dato
Dr. Sabarudin (UCTS)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abd Halid bin Abdullah
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Prof.
Dr.
Ideris
Zakaria (KLIU)
(UTHM)
• Prof. Dr. Bujang Kim Huat (UPM)
Rules and Regulations
This event is open for undergraduate students only.
Participants are required to pay a registration fee of RM200 per
group (Max. 5 persons per group). Each group is required to
showcase a poster, a model/product of the project and a
technical report. Recognition and attractive prizes will be rewarded
based on the evaluation from judges of various institutions.