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…
The New Zealand Geotechnical Society in partnership with Engineering New Zealand, The Sustainability Society and MBIE will host a symposium to discuss the role of geotechnical engineers in climate change. The NZGS Climate Change Symposium was originally intended to take place on 30th September and have in-person attendance at regional hubs. Due to the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns across the country, we have decided to move the symposium online, and instead of being run as a full day event, we will be splitting this up into 3 sessions of 2-3 hours on consecutive days. Each session will be 2pm – 4pm. The symposium will engage the geotechnical industry in New Zealand and start discussions on how our industry can reach…
Join EUROENGEO in a virtual workshop to discuss the First Draft of the C25 Guidelines for the Development and Application of Engineering Geological Models on Projects. Wednesday 6th October 0900 – 1230 Athens time (UTC/GMT +2 hours) Registration Form The draft can be downloaded here.
