Engineering issues related to vibratory driving of piles and sheet piles as well as deep soil compaction to be addressed by the TRANSVIB 2006 conference will cover :
 1 : Vibratory driving of piles and sheet piles
 2 : Deep soil vibratory compaction and improvement
 3 : Tests and interpretation of measurements
 4 : Prediction performance: calculations and software
 5 : Bearing capacity of vibratory driven piles
 6 : Environmental aspects of vibratory driving

In addition to a general presentation of the technical manual and its appendices, the work carried out in the framework of the Project will be presented specific presentations

Scientific programme

The Symposium will include state of the art lectures, sessions with oral presentations and discussions and poster sessions.

Language

The official languages of the Symposium are French and English. Simultaneous translation will be available.

Call for abstracts and papers

Papers on any topic relevant to the Symposium themes are welcome. One page abstracts in English or in French should be sent to the Scientific Committee Secretariat. Contributed papers will be selected by the Scientific Committee on the basis of these abstracts. The abstract should include the title of the paper, author’s names, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and facsimile numbers. The abstract should clearly state the purpose and the conclusions of the full paper. Detailed instructions will be sent to the authors of the selected abstracts. The final paper will be checked by the Scientific Committee

Important dates

 Call for papers: January 2006
 Deadline for abstracts: February 24, 2006
 Acceptance of abstracts: March 1, 2006
 Deadline for submission of papers: May 31, 2006

Symposium Proceedings

All the participants will receive:
 proceeding of the symposium with all papers accepted by the scientific committee,
 the Technical Manual of the “PN Vibrofonçage” with the Braxuus software on Cdrom.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

 Henri Gonin (chairman, France)
 Alain Holeyman (UCL, Chairman, Belgium)
 Borel S. (Soletanche Bachy, France)
 Cudmani R.O. (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)
 Frank R. (ISSMGE, France)
 Legrand C. (CSTC-WTCB-BBRI, Belgium)
 Paikowski S. (University of Massachusetts, USA)
 Rausche F. (GRL, USA)
 Schmitt A. (Arcelor Group, Luxemburg)
 Sieffert J.G. (ENSAIS, France)
 Triantafyllidis Th. (University of Bochum, Germany)
 Vié D. (CHEC, France)
 Viking K. (KTH, Sweden)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

 B. Gambini (PFE - ENPC, Chairman)
 C. Bernardini (IREX)
 Ph. Mestat (LCPC)
 F. Buylebodin (MTLTM)
 P. Monadier (PN Vibrofonçage)
 J. Canou (CERMES-ENPC)
 F. Rocher-Lacoste (LCPC)
 Y. Legendre (Soletanche Bachy)

Symposium Secretariat Address

Mrs Françoise BOURGAIN
Tel:+33(0)1 44 58 28 22 ou 25
Fax : + 33 (0)1 44 58 28 30
e-mail : bourgain@mail.enpc.fr
Ponts Formation Edition
28 rue des Saints-Pères, 75343 Paris cedex 07, France

Scientific Committee Secretariat Address

M. Frédéric ROCHER-LACOSTE
e-mail : rocher@lcpc.fr

sponsoring

Location

The Symposium will be held at the SMABTP Conference Centre, in Paris, near the underground station : Emile Zola. Numerous hotels of all categories are in the vicinity of the Conference Centre.

Participants

 Eric AKLE - SNCF - DIRECTION INGENIERIE / FRANCE
 Philippe ALMOT - VILLE DE NICE / FRANCE
 Samuel AMAR - IREX / FRANCE
 François BAGUELIN - FONDASOL / FRANCE
 Michel BALDUZZI - TECS / FRANCE
 Luc BARBOT - Responsable Technique Régional - ARCADIS ESG / FRANCE
 Pascal BEDOURE - E.C.G.C. Littoral / FRANCE
 François BERBET - Ingénieur Géotechnicien - BOUYGUES T.P. / FRANCE
 Patrick BERTHELOT - Ingénieur Spécialiste - BUREAU VERITAS / FRANCE
 Jean BIAREZ - IREX / FRANCE
 Marie-Pierre BOURDOUXHE - ARCELOR RPS SARL / LUXEMBOURG
 Henk BRASSINGA - PUBLIC WORKS ROTTERDAM / NETHERLANDS
 Etienne BRENCKMANN - LEDUC SAS / FRANCE
 Jérôme BRISSON - Responsable activité Travaux Fluviaux et Maritimes - NORPAC SA / FRANCE
 Bruno BROS - DYWIDAG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL / FRANCE
 François BUYLE-BODIN - IREX / FRANCE
 Jean CANOU - ENPC/CERMES / FRANCE
 Maurice CASSAN - IREX / FRANCE
 Franck CHAMBONNIER - LEVAUX / FRANCE
 Michel CHOPIN - MC CONSULTING / FRANCE
 Patrick CONDE - SECO / BELGIUM
 Gwennola CREN REBOUL - GEOS INGENIEURS CONSEILS SA / FRANCE
 André de GOYON - SYSTRA / FRANCE
 Bertrand DELAHOUSSE - Coordinateur Technique et Commercial - ARCELOR COMMERCIAL SECTIONS FRANCE SA / FRANCE
 Árpád DELI - HBM Ltd / HUNGARY
 Nicolas DENIES - UCL / BELGIUM
 Jean-Claude DUPLA - ENPC/CERMES / FRANCE
 Marylise DUPRAZ - IREX / FRANCE
 Ronye EGBORGE - ACERGY Group / GREECE
 Romuald FARION - ICE FRANCE / FRANCE
 Vincent FOURNEL - Chargé d’Affaires Travaux Spéciaux - SND / FRANCE
 Liudas FURMONAVICIUS - GEOTECHNIKOS GRUPE ltd / LITHUANIA
 Cyril GAUCHERAND - DYWIDAG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL / FRANCE
 David GLOD - ARCELOR PROFIL LUXEMBOURG S.A. / LUXEMBOURG
 Henri GONIN - IREX / FRANCE
 Juergen GRABE - TECHNISCHE UNIVERSTAT HAMBURG-HARBURG / GERMANY
 Philippe GRAILLE - ARCADIS ESG / FRANCE
 Marc GRATIER - Coordinateur Technique-Commercial - THYSSENKRUPP Gft Bautechnik / FRANCE
 Alain GREZIS - CETE DE LYON / LRPC / FRANCE
 Bruno HAMELIN - EIFFAGE TP / FRANCE
 Martin HAMMANN - CATHIE ASSOCIATES / FRANCE
 Vincent HANUS - ARCELOR PROFIL LUXEMBOURG S.A. / LUXEMBOURG
 Elisabeth HAZA - Chargée de Recherche Détp Géotechnique-Environnt - CETE NORMANDIE CENTRE / FRANCE
 Thierry HERMGES - Ingénieur Etudes - Service Export - KELLER FONDATIONS SPECIALES / FRANCE
 Christian HEUBI - Chef de Projet Service Géotechnique / Fondations - BG INGENIEURS CONSEILS SA / SWITZERLAND
 Alain HOLEYMAN - UCL / BELGIUM
 IVÁN HORVÁTH-MAY - HBM Ltd / HUNGARY
 Vincent JOANNES - IHC Marteaux Hydrauliques / FRANCE
 Geert JONKER - PAJOT / FRANCE
 Jean-Pierre JOUGLA - IREX / FRANCE
 Alain JOURJON - EDF - US - IDF / FRANCE
 Philippe JUMONTIER - Chargé d’Etudes - LRPC DE BLOIS / FRANCE
 Davidjela JURIC-KACUNIC - UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB / CROATIA
 Mohamed KALAI - LEDUC SAS / FRANCE
 Tamás KALTENBACHER - HBM Ltd / HUNGARY
 Vincent KELLER - DURMEYER SAS / FRANCE
 Sven KESSLER - RURH-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM / GERMANY
 Albrecht KLEIBL - ABI GmbH / GERMANY
 Johannes KOECHER - THYSSENKRUPP GfT BAUTECHNIK / GERMANY
 Meho-Sasa KOVACEVIC - UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB / CROATIA
 André LAFOSSE - LAFOSSE ET FILS SARL / FRANCE
 Serge LAMBERT - KELLER FONDATIONS SPECIALES / FRANCE
 Patrick LAMMERTZ - UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG - ESSEN / GERMANY
 François LAPERE - Agent de Maîtrise d’Etudes - PORT AUTONOME DE DUNKERQUE / FRANCE
 Alain LE KOUBY - LCPC / FRANCE
 Pierre LE TIRANT - IREX / FRANCE
 Sébastien LECHEVALLIER - TECS / FRANCE
 Yves LEGENDRE - MCCF / FRANCE
 Christian LEGRAND - BBRI / BELGIUM
 Arnaud LEROYER-FORTIN - SAIPEM SA / FRANCE
 Bertrand LESAGE - DYWIDAG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL / FRANCE
 Daniel LOSSY - FONDASOL TECHNIQUE / FRANCE
 Jorge MACHADO - Manager technique - ARCELOR RPS SARL / LUXEMBOURG
 Kraus-Peter MAHUTKA - TECHNISCHE UNIVERSTAT HAMBURG-HARBURG / GERMANY
 Joao MARTINS - ARCELOR RPS SARL / LUXEMBOURG
 Hamid Réza MASOUMI - KATHOLICKC UNIVASITEIT LEUVEN / BELGIUM
 Dominique MICHEL - BOUYGUES T.P. / FRANCE
 Louis MICHIELS - UCL / BELGIUM
 Sylvia MOLNÁR - HBM Ltd / HUNGARY
 Pierre MONADIER - IREX / FRANCE
 Robert PACKO - NORPAC SA / FRANCE
 Patrice PAJOT - PAJOT / FRANCE
 Olivier PAL - EIFFAGE TP / FRANCE
 Loic PERRET - Directeur France - BAUER Produits BTP / FRANCE
 Aurea PERUCHO - CEDEX LAB GEOTECNIA / SPAIN
 Martin PETRY - THYSSENKRUPP GfT BAUTECHNIK / GERMANY
 Daniel PFEFER - IREX / FRANCE
 Dominique PIAULT - ARCELOR RPS SARL / LUXEMBOURG
 Michel PIOLINE - Chargé d’Etudes - CETE NORMANDIE CENTRE / FRANCE
 Stanislas PO - FUGRO FRANCE / FRANCE
 Christophe POILPRE - Directeur Technique - GTS / FRANCE
 POURDIEU - IREX / FRANCE
 Cécile PRÜM - ARCELOR RPS SARL / LUXEMBOURG
 Alain PUECH - FUGRO FRANCE / FRANCE
 Roman RAVINGER - SLOVAK TECNICAL UNIVERSITY BRATISLAVA / SLOVAKIA
 Gilles REBOUL - SNCF - DIRECTION INGENIERIE / FRANCE
 Philippe REIFFSTECK - LCPC / FRANCE
 Patrick RICHARD - UNIVERSITE DE RENNES I / FRANCE
 Frédéric ROCHER-LACOSTE - Chargé de Recherche Sce Mécanique des Sols & Roches - LCPC / FRANCE
 Jérôme SALIBA - CETE Mediterranée / FRANCE
 Philippe SANA - SANA PIEUX PUITS sprl / BELGIUM
 Jean-Pierre SANFRATELLO - Ingénieur Géotechnicien - RAZEL / FRANCE
 Romain SAULE - ICE FRANCE / FRANCE
 François SCHLOSSER - IREX / FRANCE
 Alex SCHMITT - Chef Service Assistance Technique & Marketing - ARCELOR RPS SARL / LUXEMBOURG
 Valérie SELLIER - EDF - US - IDF / FRANCE
 Jean-Georges SIEFFERT - ULP / FRANCE
 Bernard SIGROS - Directeur Technique Adjoint Sce Etudes - EMCC / FRANCE
 Bertrand SOYEZ - Adjoint au Chef de la Mission Génie Civil - IREX / FRANCE
 Konstantinos STEFANIDIS - OTM SA consulting Engineering Co / GREECE
 Erich STEINLECHNER - BAUER Produits BTP / GERMANY
 Hendrik STURM - INSTITUT FUR BODENMECHANIK UND FELS MECHANIK / GERMANY
 Jean-Luc TAILLEU - VK ENGINEERING / BELGIUM
 Pierre TEIXEIRA - FUGRO FRANCE / FRANCE
 Hervé THUILLIER - IREX / FRANCE
 Christian TREVE - CFE / BELGIUM
 Virginie TRIFFAULT - Ingénieur Infrastructures - PORT AUTONOME DE DUNKERQUE / FRANCE
 Peter TURCEK - SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY / SLOVAKIA
 François VAHL - FNTP / FRANCE
 Jolanda VAN DEN BRINK - PAJOT / FRANCE
 Rob VAN FOEKEN - IHC HYDROHAMMER BV / NETHERLAND
 Frits VAN TOL - GEODELFT / NETHERLAND
 Jean-François VANDEN BERGHE - FUGRO Engineers SA / BELGIUM
 Dominique VIE - CHEC / FRANCE
 Kenneth VIKING - ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY / SWEDEN
 Wolfgang WEHR - KELLER HOLDING GmbH / GERMANY
 Valérie WHENHAM - CSTC / BELGIUM