Prospectors and designers will discuss the problems of soil research

This year, the forum will host an author's master class on engineering, geological and geotechnical surveys for high-rise construction. It will be conducted by Alexander Trufanov, Head of the Laboratory of "Methods of Soil Research" at the N.M. Gersevanov National Research Institute of Economics, JSC SIC Stroitelstvo.

An expert from the scientific research Institute will share his experience in studying soils and talk about the problems faced by specialists in studying soils at great depths during surveys for the unique high-rise complexes Moscow City, Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg and Akhmat Tower in Grozny. During the master class, experts will consider methods and methods for determining the mechanical characteristics of deep-lying soils and consider possible errors in testing and geotechnical calculations. Alexander Trufanov will talk about new soil characteristics necessary for calculating the foundations of high-rise structures and how to determine them.

Alexander Trufanov, in an interview for GeoInfo magazine, noted that engineering surveys are one of the initial and most significant stages of construction, which determines the choice of design solutions for foundations of high-rise buildings and their cost: "Currently, the relationship between prospectors and designers leaves much to be desired. Often, the survey results are overflowing with unnecessary material that is not in demand by designers, and the necessary data is missing. This Forum provides a unique opportunity to establish interaction between prospectors and designers, to jointly discuss all the pressing issues, and there are quite a few of them. At our request, the organizers have separated the sections on surveys and foundation design in time so that the designers can participate in the survey section and vice versa."

It should be noted that the methods of testing soils developed by A.N. Trufanov - the method of restoring the phase composition, the stress relaxation method, and others - are reflected in current domestic and foreign regulatory documents. A round table dedicated to the study of engineering and geological surveys for high-rise and unique buildings will also be held as part of the forum. The reports of the participants will include questions about the state of regulatory support for engineering and geological surveys for high-rise construction, field methods of deep-lying soil research, and others. Rolf Katzenbach, CEO and President of Ingenieursozietaet Professor Dr.-Ing. Katzenbach GmbH, Director of the Research Institute of Geotechnics and Head of the Department of the Technical University of Darmstadt, will talk about the practical application of the observation method (OM) in the survey of high-rise buildings and work on deep excavation, tunnel construction and slope reinforcement.