The 15th Nordic Geotechnical Meeting took place on 3 to 6 September 2008 in Sandefjord in Norway. The Danish contributions at the conference are available here:
 

L.B. Ibsen: Implementation of a new foundation concept for Offshore Wind farms

J.K. Frederiksen, B. Frederiksen, L. Lund, S. Enkeshafi & M. Glendrup: Sporkasseundersøgelser af danske jernbaner

P. Larsen & U. Schiellerup: Sikkerheden ved beregning af rammede betonpæles bæreevne i dansk moræneler

C.T. Leth, A. Krogsbøll & O. Hededal: Centrifuge facilities at Technical University of Denmark

N. Okkels & K. Bødker: Beregning af hævninger under antagelse af retlinjet dræning

N. Okkels, M. Hoff & M. Rasmussen: Conefaktor i Søvindmergel, Septarieler og fedt moræneler

P. Stockmarr: Bestemmelse af plasticitetsindeks ud fra glødetab på uorganisk materiale

C.S. Sørensen & R.M. Jensen: Erfaringer fra projektering og udførelse af stor byggegrube i Aalborg centrum

H. Trankjær: Pælefundering af Bryggen, Vejle

M. Vanggaard: Minifaldlod og dimensionering af bærelag

 

The following paper had been submitted but has not been included in the conference proceedings:

N. Okkels & K. Juul: Søvindmergel

The XIVth European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering took place on 24 to 27 September 2007 in Madrid, Spain. The following Danish contributions are available:

 

P. Larsen: Soil Anchors in clay till using post-grouting

L. Kellezi, G. Kudsk & H. Hofstede: Seabed instability and 3D FE jack-up soil-structure interaction analysis

H. Denver & L. Kellezi: Analytical and FE Modelling af Ground Vibration Transmission

L. Kellezi, H. Denver, G. Kudsk & H. Stadsgaard: FE skirted footings analyses for combined loads and layered soil profile

 

Papers presented at the "Spirit of Krebs Ovesen Session - challenges in geotechnical engineering", arranged by TC23, ERTC10 and the Danish Geotechnical Society in connection with the Madrid conference have been published in DGF-bulletin 23, which can be ordered here (free of charge for participants in the session). The corresponding Powerpoint presentations can be downloaded using the following links:
 

Jørgen S. Steenfelt (Denmark) Transcendent foundation solutions (The cross pollination of scientific and industrial disciplines to overcome economic and technical challenges in foundation of large bridge structures)

Peter Day (South Africa) Krebs Ovesens legacy to South Africa: a harmonized basis-of-design code

Frans B.J. Barends (Netherlands) Geotechnics in Modern Societies

Trevor L.L. Orr (Ireland) The story of Eurocode 7 - the challenges in developing a European geotechnical limit state design code for the Eurocode Era

Sarah Springman (Switzerland) Niels Krebs Ovesen - his legacy in physical modelling

Brian Simpson (UK) A holistic view - and the origins of Design Approach 1

Yusuke Honjo, chairperson (Japan) Reliability and limit state design & closure

Canadian Geotechnical Journal 2008, vol. 45, nr. 12, s. 1715-1722:

S. Krabbenhøft, A. Andersen & L. Damkilde: The tensile capacity of bored piles in frictional soils


5th International Symposium on Deep Foundations on Bored and Auger Piles (Bap V) took place on 8 to 10 September 2008. The following Danish contribution is available:

S. Krabbenhøft, L. Damkilde & A. Andersen: Field tests with drilled shafts in tension in frictional soil


International Conference on Foundations - ICOF 2008 took place on 24 to 27 June 2008 in Dundee, Scotland. The following Danish contributions are available:

L. Kellezi, G. Kudsk & H. Hofstede: Jack-up rig foundation design applying 3D FE structure - soil - interaction modelling

L. Kellezi, G. Kudsk, H. Hofstede: Skirted footings capacity for combined loads and layered soil conditions