TC32 RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Annual Report, 2002

To:		Prof. Dr ir W.F. Van Impe
		President ISSMGE
		B-9052 Ghent, Zwijnaarde
		Belgium
Re:		TC32 Progress Report
Date:		Oslo, 31 October, 2002

Dear Mr. President,

The main activity of TC32 in this period was the very successful meeting we had in Graz on 16 September. The minutes of that meeting, as well as other information about TC32, are available to the general public on the TC32 web site http://www.engmath.dal.ca/tc32/index.html.

The following actions were decided in the meeting:

• Improving and maintaining the TC32 website
• Developing guidelines for general risk assessment in geotechnical engineering
• Developing a general glossary of terms for risk assessment and management
• Develop a bibliography for risk assessment and management
• Assembling an extensive set of case studies
• Assembling a set of course notes
• Organising or sponsoring a prediction symposium

Furthermore, we have established liaisons with the following groups:

• ASCE GeoInstitute's Risk Assessment and Management Committee, which is chaired by TC32 Secretary G. Fenton; TC32 Core Member W. Roberds is also a long standing member of this committee.
• Joint Committee JTC1 of ISSMGE - IAEG - ISRM on Landslides (chaired by Prof. Robin Fell)
• Joint Committee on Structural Safety (chaired by Prof. Ton Vrouwenvelder)

Sincerely yours

Dr. Farrokh Nadim
Chairman, TC32