183rd IAEG Connector
Follow up of Melamchi Disaster, North of Kathmandu, Nepal — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
Society News
Victoria PhD Research Award 2022 Call for Nominees
The AGS Victoria PhD Research Award is presented by the Victoria Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society as part of its ongoing support of academic institutions and researchers and to foster increased collaboration between academia and industry. The award aims to provide a forum for PhD researchers to showcase their research to geotechnical profession. The award is presented biannually starting from 2022. The Award The winner will receive: a token of appreciation; and cash prize of $1,500 from the Australian Geomechanics Society. Selection Applications will be required to submit an abstract for review. Shortlisted candidates will be selected and required to prepare a technical paper for publication in Australian Geomechanics Journal and make a 15 minutes presentation at a meeting…
IAEG Electronic Newsletter 2021 Issue No.3
The latest issue of the IAEG Electronic Newsletter 2021 Issue No.3 can be downloaded here.
8th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety & Risk
8th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety & Risk will be held in Newcastle in December 14-16, 2022. It will be highly appreciated if you can circulate the attached “call for abstracts” to AGS members. More information can be found in the event flyer and at ISGSR2022.org.
178th IAEG Connector
Highlights of IAEG Council meeting on October 7, 2021 — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
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…