Advances in transportation geotechnics with special reference to railways
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The Canadian Geotechnical Society is hosting the presentation: Advances in transportation geotechnics with special reference to railways by Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna, AM, on Friday, 28 March 2025, 10-11:30am AEDT. Registration can be made via Eventbrite. Registration fee Students: FreeNon Canadian Geotechnical Society Members: CA$20.00 Overview A ballasted track is commonly used for several reasons, including economic considerations, load-bearing capacity, rapid drainage and ease of maintenance. During track operations, ballast progressively deteriorates and the infiltration of fluidized fines (mud pumping) from the underlying substructure decreases its shear strength and impedes drainage, while increasing track deformation and associated maintenance. A primary focus of these upgrades should be the incorporation of sustainable materials and environmentally friendly practices. The use of artificial inclusions…
Online Training: Groundwater Control for Construction
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The Geological Society in the UK is conducting an online, six-module training course on Groundwater Control for Construction. AGS members wishing to register can obtain a discounted rate.
There are lots of geological news items this month! We have had volcanic rumblings in Alaska (US) and Italy (Mt. Etna). We had a quiet week for earthquakes — only a M4.0 in India. We also had landslides in the USA in Kentucky and California.
We have lots of conferences coming up and they are listed: The Netherlands, Brazil, India, Nepal and Africa.
Call for Site Investigation and Monitoring Data Contributions for AGS NSW Chapter’s Annual Prediction Event
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The AGS NSW Chapter is excited to announce a new initiative under the ‘Numerical Methods and AI in Practice’ subcommittee: an Annual Prediction Event designed to advance the practical application of numerical methods in geotechnical engineering. To make this initiative a success, we invite contributions of site investigation data and instrumentation and monitoring datasets from the geotechnical community.
Call for submissions: Practical Applications of Generative AI in Geotechnical Engineering
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The AGS NSW Chapter Subcommittee on Numerical Methods and AI in Practice invites all AGS members to share their experiences and insights on how they are integrating Generative AI into their geotechnical engineering workflows.
Our organization continues to grow with our total number almost reaching 5700 members. Three countries have the largest numbers of members: China, New Zealand and Brazil! Many thanks to those countries!
There are lots of geological news items this month! A large underground lake was found in Albania, a large iron deposit in Australia, volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Italy, and landslides in China, India and California.
We have lots of conferences coming up and they are listed: The Netherlands, Brazil, India, Nepal and Africa.
There are lots of geological news items this month! The lead story comes from the world famous volcanic island in Greece, Santorini! There have been lots of earthquakes! Is the volcano coming back to life? Maybe our IAEG President can tell us! There are lots of other news items too — a large earthquake in the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea, floods in Australia and volcanoes in Alaska and Japan.
We have lots of conferences coming up and they are listed: The Netherlands, Brazil, India, Nepal and Africa.
We have two important news items about IAEG to announce this week. First, the lecture tour for Prof. Dr. Xuanmei Fan who is the Paul Marinos Distinguished Lecturer has already scheduled three lectures! We wish Dr. Fan safe travels and many more talks! Second, we have a new national group, Cambodia! Welcome to our newest members!
There are lots of geological news items this month! We mention landslides and fires in U.S. and earthquakes in Greece around the famous island of Santorini! Does it mean the volcano is coming back to life or just movements on a nearby fault?
We start talking about our next Congress which will be 2026 in the Netherlands! We have many updates of upcoming conferences of IAEG in Brazil, Nepal and India, Australia and Africa plus our summer school this summer in Italy.
There are lots of geological news items this month! We mention landslides and fires in USA, ice volcanoes and earthquakes in USA.
The Organising Committee of the Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2025 (ATC25) is pleased to announce that the deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to Friday 28 February 2025 at 11:59pm AWST
