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31th of January
2011 Message from Brink Weaver Although it is easier said than
done, the study of Pneumatic Capsule Pipelines and other
pipelines is well advanced. Efforts now must be on applications
and their implementation. The practical side
of making
these systems operate
may be more complicated than first appears or meets the eye. In many respects these systems are simple to operate. Yes, the physics etcetera behind these systems is complex.
It is the simplicity,
safety, environment friendliness
and economy of operation that MUST be emphasised and advertized now. Brink Weaver Pneutrans Systems Ltd. 10th of January
2011 The First ISUFT
Newsletter of 2011 has been distributed.
You can find it
here! ISUFT 2010 Conference date: 17-18 November
2010 Conference venue:
Jinjiang hotel, City of Shanghai,
China November
2010 the sixth ISUFT conference has taken place, organised by Underground Space Sub-Society of CSRME, Underground
Space Design & Research Institute,
Shanghai Municipal
Engineering and Design general Institute（SMEDI). The objective
of ISUFT2010 was to provide a forum for discussion of the stat-of-the-art,
opportunities and challenges
in underground freight transport. Dr Qian Qihu
opened the conference and shared
memories with us of Henry
Liu, the founding father
of ISUFT. Ten papers from Belgium,
China, Italy, Korea and The Netherlands
were presented. ISUFT 2010
was sponsored by: International
Society for Underground Freight
Transportation (ISUFT) Chinese
Society for Rock Mechanics
and Engineering（CSRME) Shanghai Construction and Transport Committee（SCTC） Division
of Engineering Management，Chinese Academy
of Engineering（CAE）
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Delft, 14
december 2009 Dear Members
of the International Society for Underground Freight Transportation, We are so
sorry to have to announce that Dr. Henry Liu, president of ISUFT died
December 1st 2009. Dr. Liu
began teaching in the civil engineering department at MU in 1965 at age 29.
He started as an assistant professor, eventually became a chaired professor
and finally director of Capsule Pipeline Research Center. He then took an
early retirement in 2001 to create the Freight Pipeline Co., a research and
development firm in Columbia. Dr. Liu was a member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. He most recently helped organize the International Society for
Underground Freight Transportation and was the organization's president. A memorial service was held Dec.
19, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Columbia (Missouri,
USA).
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