Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering

Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering

RSSMGFE-NIIOSP
2-d Institutskaya St.,6 
Moscow 109428
RUSSIA

Tel/fax:+7 499 170 27 67

Email:  [email protected][email protected]

Website: www.rssmgfe.ru

President: Prof. Vyacheslav Ilyichev
Secretary: Dr. Rafael Sharafutdinov ([email protected])

History

Since January 2001 the Russian National Committee for SMFE has been bearing the name of the Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (RSSMGFE)

SMGFE was founded in 1957 by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and numbered 110 members. In 1957 it became the member of ISSMGE (ISSMFE).

The first President of RSSMGFE was Prof. Dr.Sc. N.A.Tsytovich, the prominent scientist in the field of soil mechanics and foundation engineering, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.  Prof.N.A.Tsytovich remained the President until his death in 1984. In 1986,  Prof. Dr.Sc. V.A.Ilyichev was elected the President of RSSMGFE and still remains so.  

Prof. Dr.Sc. M.V. Malyshev and Dr.Yu.G.Trofimenkov were the Vice-Presidents for the period 1960-1995. Prof. Dr.Sc. S.B.Ukhov, Head of Civ. Eng. Dept. of the Moscow State Civ. Eng. University, was the Vice-President of RSSMGFE for the period of 1995-2004.  Prof.Dr.Sc. Yu.K. Zaretsky, academinian, director of the International  Institute of Geomechanics and Hydrostructures, was the Vice-President of RSSMGFE for the period of 2005-2013.  At present, Prof. Dr. Sc. R.A. Mangushev and Prof. Dr. Sc. A.B. Ponomarev are the Vice-Presidents of RSSMGFE.
Our society numbers more than 200 members.

The list of ISSMGE (ISSMFE) Regional conferences, organized  and  conducted  in the former USSR.

1973
ISSMGE (ISSMFE) entrusted Russian Society for SMGFE with the organization in the USSR ( Moscow) of the VIII ICSMFE. This conference was successfully organized and conducted. 2355 specialists from 51 countries took part in it work, including 1877 foreign specialists. This conference was one of the most numerous. The Proceedings of VIII ICSMFE were published in Moscow. 

1983
The VII Danube-European Conference on SMFE was organized and successfully conducted in Kishiniov (Moldavian Republic of the USSR). The Proceedings (two volumes) were published in Moscow

1984-1988
Two Technical Committees of ISSMGE (ISSMFE) were headed by Prof. P.A. Konovalov (USSR) - Technical Committee on Peat, and Prof.S.N.Klepikov (USSR)-Technical Committee of Allowable Deformations of Buildings and Damages. The result of the activity of these two committees was the Second Baltic International Conference (1988) in Tallinn (Estonian Republic of the USSR).The Proceedings were published in Moscow.

1989
The Third Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference in Raubichi ( Belorussian Republic of the USSR). The organization and conduction of this conference were financed entirely by Russian Society for SMGFE. Two volumes of the Proceedings were also published in Moscow.

1989-1993 
The ISSMGE (ISSMFE) Technical Committee "Arid Soils" was headed by Prof. V.P. Petrukhin (USSR). The result of this activity was the International Symposium on Engineering Characteristics of Arid Soils, organized in 1993 in City Univesity (London). The Proceedings were published in London.

The list of the regional conferences, organized and conducted  under the patronage of ISSMGE

2010

The International Geotechnical Conference “Ceotechnical Challenges in Megacities” was organized and conducted successfully in Moscow.

Organizers were:
The ISSMGE and five  ISSMGE Technical committees:
- Technical Committee 32 "Engineering Practice of  Risk Assessment and Management”,
- Technical Committee 38 ”Soil Structure Interaction”,
- Technical Committee 41 ”Geotechnical Infrastructure for Mega Cities and New Capitals”,
- The Gersevanov Research  Institute of Bases and Underground Structures (NIIOSP),
- NPO “Georeconstruction-Fundamentproject (GRF)",Saint-Petersburg.

The proceedings were published in Moscow.

2014

International Conference on Geotechnics in Saint-Petersburg.
"Interaction of Bases and Structures. Underground Structures and Retaining Walls"
The proceedings were published in Saint-Petersburg.

2018

International Conference  on Architecture and Geotechnics in Saint-Petersburg
"Underground Urbanistics: Architecture and Geotechnics"
-Technical Committee 18 "Deep Foundations"
-Technical Committee 28 "Underground Construction in Soft Ground"

The proceedings were published in Saint-Petersburg

2019

Russian-Spanish conference on geotechnics and architecture in Saint-Petersburg:
The First Betankur Readings: Development of underground space as the way to maintain a historical medium”.

2021

International Conference "Geotechnics Fundamentals and Applications in Construction: New Materials, Structures, Technologies and Calculations" (GFAC 2021). Held on 27-29 October, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Russia

Organizers: St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPBGSU), Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAACS), Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (RSSMGFE), Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society.

2022

The 4-th International Conference “Soil Mechanics in Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering”. Held on 28-30 September, 2022 in Novocherkassk.

Organizers: Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (RSSMGFE), Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAACS), International Association of Foundation Constructors (MAFC).

2023

The 1-st International Construction Congress 2023 “Science. Innovations. Aims. Construction”. Held on 11-12 April, 2023 in Moscow, Russia

Organizers: JSC Research Center of Construction, National Association of Builders, the Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (RSSMGFE), International Association of Foundation Constructors (MAFC).

The most prominent Soviet (Russian) scientists and geotechnical specialists were members of ISSMGE (ISSMFE). Those scientists and specialists were known by their works and valuable contribution to the science of soil mechanics and foundation engineering:

Prof. Dr. Sc. N.A. Tsytovich (1900-1984) - the first President of RSSMGFE,the prominent scientist in the field of frozen soil mechanics.

Prof. Dr. Sc. V.V. Sokolovsky(1912-1978) - the outstanding scientist in the field of theory of plasticity and statics of loose grounds, theory of casings.

Prof. Dr. Sc. N.N. Maslov (1898-1986) - theory of consolidation of clay soils, stability of slopes, theory of creep.

Prof. Dr. Sc. M.I. Gorbunov-Possadov (1908-1991) - plastic-elastic stability of bases.

Prof. Dr. Sc. V.A. Florin (1899-1960) - the founder of the Leningrad school of soil mechanics and foundation engineering.

Prof. Dr.Sc. D.D. Barkan (1904-1988) - soil dynamics, vibromethod.

Prof. Dr.Sc. M.N. Goldshtein (1910-1993) - theory of collapsible phenomena and rheology, stability of subgrade (roadbed).

Prof. Dr. Sc. S.S. Vyalov (1910-1998)- rheology of frozen soils.

Prof. Dr. Sc. V.A. Ilyichev, academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Sciences, President of Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (RSSMGFE), the prominent scientist and specialist in the field of soil dynamics, earthquake resistance and  underground construction.

Dr. Rafael Sharafutdinov
RSSMGFE Secretary