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AU organises workshop on Scour and Erosion
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Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy, inaugurated an international workshop on ‘Scour and Erosion’, being organised online by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) in association with Department of Civil Engineering, AU, here on Wednesday.
During the inaugural, Dr. Reddy stressed the importance of the workshop as it addresses the issue of beach erosion faced in India due to its long coastline and issues related to scouring of river bunds during heavy rains.
Chairman, Head of Soil Dynamics Group, National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology, Japan, Prof. Shinji Sassa, delivered the inaugural lecture on addressing wave-seabed-structure interaction for planning counter measures for scour and internal erosion resulting from tsunamis.