Welcome to the Western Australia Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society.
For additional information regarding this chapter please contact:
Stuart Ellis
[email protected]
Sorry, there are no upcoming meetings. The following is a collection of past meetings of the Western Australia Chapter where presentation files and papers have been made available to members.
Meeting Presentations & Papers
National Terzaghi lecture
Professor Kerry Rowe, Queens University, Canada
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2015 E.H. Davis Memorial Lecture – Perth
Professor Daichao Sheng, University of Newcastle
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56th Rankine Lecture, Perth:
Geotechnics and EnergyProfessor Richard Jardine, Imperial College London
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55th Rankine Lecture: Hazard, Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Practice
Dr. Suzanne Lacasse, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)
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Mining Geotechnics: A glimpse into the “Dark Art”
Ian de Bruyn
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2011 Geotechnique Lecture – Foundation Design for Offshore Wind Turbines
Dr Byron Byrne
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Victor Milligan Award 2012: Estimation of Parameters for Seismic Design in Peru
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Geotechnics of Nearshore and Dredging Projects
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Deficiencies In Current Liquefaction Criteria As They Apply To Western Australia
Dr Bob Semple
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AGS Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Evening Seminar and the 12th Dr Baden Clegg Award
Various
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Geotechnical Engineering and the Law
Jeremy Quan-Sing and Nicholas Gallina
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Woodside’s North West Shelf Pile Foundations and North Rankin B Installation
Dr Ting Zhang
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Invalidity of Relative Density for Quality Control of Cohesionless Soils
Babak Hamidi
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Tunnelling to and Under Airports
Ted Nye
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Geotechnical Investigation of Mount St. Helens’ New Roadway after May 18, 1980 Eruption
George B. Deardorff, Golder Associates
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The M 6.3 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquake of February 22, 2011
Dr Timothy Mote, Arup
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Probabilities of Failure and Factors of Safety in Geotechnical Engineering
Professor Vaughan Griffiths, Colorado School of Mines, USA
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Pavement Materials and Design in WA
Geoff Cocks
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Underwater noise from pile-driving: measurement, modelling, and mitigation
Dr Alec Duncan
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Geotechnical and Geological Engineering for the Nakheel Tower, Dubai
Dr Chris Haberfield
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Sustainable Development of Underground Space and the Reuse of Existing Foundations
Dr Fiona Chow
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AGM & 50th Rankine Lecture: Stiffness at small strain – research and practice
Professor Chris Clayton
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From a 20kg Sample to a 100 million tonne land form: the art of tailings engineering
Alistair Cadden
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Rock Mass Characterisation
Dr Paul Marinos, 2010 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
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Diaphragm Walls – Design and Construction
Ronan Leroy
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Ground Improvement Workshop
Various speakers
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New piling code
Gary Chapman
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The challenges of geohazard prediction when operating in the marine environment
Fiona Fitzpatrick
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Urban Stormwater and Groundwater Management for Water Sensitive Urban Design Outcomes
Bill Till MIEAust CPEng.
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Explaining Geotechnical Risks
Tim Chapman
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Insights into the behaviour of geotechnical structures through field observations
Professor William Powrie
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