178th IAEG Connector
Highlights of IAEG Council meeting on October 7, 2021 — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
Society News
177th IAEG Connector
Speaker Announced for the 38th Manuel Rocha Lecture in Lisbon, Portugal — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
ISSMGE-TC202 and UTS-TRC hosted International Young Professionals Workshop on Transport Infrastructure
Registrations are now open for the International Young Professionals Workshop on Road-Rail Infrastructure (Hybrid), 26th November 2021, Sydney. The early bird fee will end this Friday 29 October. This hybrid event is organized by the Transport Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and is expected to attract a large virtual participation of international young professionals via ZOOM. The updated workshop and registration information can be found on Humanitix. The event is co-sponsored by the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS), ISSMGE TC202 – Transportation Geotechnics, and SMEC-Australia. We are hoping that some of your young civil engineering staff and PhD students can attend.
176th IAEG Connector
Farewell to Prof. Paul Marinos and FedIGS update — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
175th IAEG Connector
Honorary President of IAEG, Professor Paul Marinos, Passes Away — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
E.H. Davis Memorial Lecture Call for Nominations
This biennial lecture commemorates the work in geomechanics by Professor Edward Hughesdon Davis. Professor Davis was one of the pioneers of geomechanics in Australia. He perceived that progress and understanding of the theoretical basis of geomechanics would only come if consistent, sound, but simple models of soil behaviour were used. The two topics that were the central focus of his research were the application of the theory of elasticity to foundation deformation and the theory of plasticity to stability. He also made a major contribution to the theory of consolidation of clay soils. Ted Davis was always extremely conscious of the link between theory and practice, the relationship between the idealised and the real material, and the engineering significance of…
174th IAEG Connector
Euroengeo meeting this week in Athens — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is now available online.
ISSMGE News & Information Circular October 2021
The October issue of the ISSMGE News & Information Circular is now available online.
173rd IAEG Connector
3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG will happen next week! — The latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
172nd IAEG Connector
Volcano in Canary Islands Erupts — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is online.