Conference dedicated to memory of prof. Zaven Grigorievich Ter-Martirosyan (08/10/1936 - 01/05/2023),
Honorary Academician of the RAASN, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Professor of the Department of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics, Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, founder of Scientific Educational Center "Geotechnics".
Zaven Grigorievich was born on August 10, 1936. Since 1962 he worked at MGSU and worked his way up from a postgraduate student to the Head of the Department of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics. During 61 years of work and professional path in MGSU he prepared more than 85 Ph.D. of Engineering Sciences, including 30 foreigners, and under his consultation 6 doctoral dissertations were defended. Prof. Ter-Martirosyan Z.G. is the author and co-author of many monographs, textbooks, printed works and inventions, reports at international congresses and symposiums on soil mechanics, geotechnics and design of bases and foundations.
During his career he has achieved and won many awards and prizes, including being an Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honorary Builder of the Russian Federation and Moscow, Honorary Power Engineer of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering from 2000 to 2015.
On December 11, 2014, Professor Zaven Grigorievich Ter-Martirosyan was awarded the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology for the theory and practice of regulating the stress-strain state of the soil mass during new construction and reconstruction in dense urban areas.
Prof. Z.G. Ter-Martirosyan was the chairman of the specialized council for awarding scientific degrees of Doctor and Candidate of Technical Sciences in the specialties "Base and Foundations, Underground Structures", "Construction Mechanics", as well as was a member of many scientific and technical organizations, such as the Russian Society of Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (RSSMGFE), the editorial board of the journals " Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering", "Engineering Geology", Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering (ROMGG&F), editorial board of the journals "Foundations, Foundations and Soil Mechanics", "Engineering Geology", "Geotechnics" and "Vestnik MGSU", expert of Moscow city technical commissions, including those on bases, foundations and underground structures under the Moscow City Government. He is an expert of Moscow city technical commissions, including on foundations, foundations and underground structures under the Moscow City Government.
Scientific and practical interests of Prof. Z.G. Ter-Martirosyan covered a wide range of issues related to construction in complex engineering-geological conditions. The Laboratory of Applied Geomechanics of MGSU, which he headed, developed a comprehensive program necessary for quantitative assessment of the stress-strain state of soil massifs serving as the foundation and environment of various structures. Under the direction of Z.G. Ter-Martirosyan a large volume of various governmental assignments, GMRD, as well as commercial works was performed, including those on facilities of high level of responsibility, Moscow Metro and nuclear industry.