IAEG Electronic Newsletter Issue No.3 October 30, 2020
The 2020 IAEG Newsletter Issue No.3 can be downloaded at this link.
Society News
The Australia and New Zealand Geotechnical Design Challenge 2020
The Australia and New Zealand Geotechnical Design Challenge is part of an international survey intended to assess the consistency of calculation models and design methods for a variety of geotechnical structures and, where possible, to compare the results with full-scale tests and reliability analyses. The survey includes ten common geotechnical design problems, such as shallow and deep foundations, slope stability and retaining walls, in clay and sand soils. Harry Poulos gave a briefing regarding the design challenge on 14 October 2020. The briefing is now publicly available to watch. For those interested in participating in the survey, please follow the steps below: Visit the ISSMGE Survey web page Download the soils data: Annex A – Clay Soil Graphical Data Annex…
Fred Baynes webinar
The Fred Baynes webinar “Guidelines for the Development and Application of Engineering Geological Models on Projects”, recorded on October 7th, 2020 is now online and is being made free to all (public) to view on AGS website for next 30 days.
125th IAEG Connector
Call for Abstracts for ARC 13 in Singapore in 2021 — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector is available online.
9th AGERP Lecture
The organising committee of the Lecture Series on Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering: From Research to Practice (AGERP) is pleased to invite you to the 9th installment of the Lecture series, which will be on ‘Energy Geotechnics’. This is scheduled to be hosted on 16:00 – 18:30, 30th October 2020 (AEST). Registration (free and mandatory) for this lecture closes at 00:00, 29th October 2020 (AEST). The 9th Lecture will be delivered by Professor Marcelo Sanchez (Texas A&M University, USA) and Dr. Fleur Loveridge (University of Leeds, England). Further info. and registration: https://www.age-rp.com The flyer for the lecture is attached here: Link to Flyer
124th IAEG Connector
45 people killed in flood and landslide in Vietnam — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
Webinar – Drilled Displacement Piles/Elements for Liquefaction Mitigation
The Auckland Branch of NZGS are hosting an online presentation – Drilled Displacement Piles/Elements for Liquefaction Mitigation. 28th October 2020Online 8.30am-10am More information Register here
ISSMGE News & Information Circular, October 2020
The October 2020 issue of the ISSMGE News & Information circular is available online.
123rd IAEG Connector
Prof. Heitfeld celebrates 96th birthday and Prof. Valdiya leaves incredible legacy — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
121st IAEG Connector
YEG has new chair and new active agenda! — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.