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HIGHLIGHTS (1970 – 1980)
HIGHLIGHTS (1970 – 1980)
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01 May 2024
1970s
Construction of Standard Bank Centre in Johannesburg
In
1973
two memorable courses were held: ‘The stability of rock slopes’ in February and ‘Tunnelling in rock’ in October.
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1976
6th ARCSMFE held in Durban, South Africa
1977
P K le Roux Dam completed
1978
9th ICSMFE Tokyo and Bafokeng tailings dam failure
1978
Jennings Award made to Dr Frank Netterberg
1979
Jennings Award made to Dr Tony Brink
1980
7th ARC, Accra, Ghana: ‘African Problem Soils in Engineering Practice’
1980
SA Geotechnical Conference held at the Palms Hotel, Silverton, Pretoria
1980
Jennings Award made to AL (Sandy) Melvill and D C R (Duncan) Mackellar