117th IAEG Connector
Richard Wolters nominations due Sept. 30, 2020 — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
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Global Synthetics Lecture: Designing Composite Liners on Slopes
Don’t miss your chance to hear Prof. Kerry Rowe talk about his latest unpublished research findings in a live webinar on Designing Composite Liners on Slopes Part 1: GCL. Register online
AGERP lecture series: ‘Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering’
AGERP has launched a lecture series ‘Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering: From Research to Practice’. This lecture series is aimed at coupling the learnings from academia and industry on several key topics in the discipline of Geotechnical Engineering. There will be two talks on each lecture: one from an academician and one from a practitioner. The mode of delivery of the lectures is online to ensure a better reach. The lectures are free to attend, but registration is mandatory. Information and registration is available via the AGERP website. Flyers are available with information on the Panel Discussion and Lecture 6: Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils.
116th IAEG Connector
IAEG Bulletin celebrates 50th year birthday! — the latest issue of the IAEG Connecter newsletter is available online.
Online Professional Certificate in Tailings Management
AusIMM, in conjunction with leading tailings experts including David Williams, Peter Chapman and others, has developed an Online Professional Certificate Course in Tailings Management. The Six-Module Course will cover an introductory overview, and geotechnical, geochemical and water, governance and surveillance, closure and socio-economic considerations of tailings management. Upon successful completion of all six modules and assessments, a Professional Certificate in Tailings Management will be awarded. The interactive, online format of the course will provide participants with an opportunity to learn in a tailings community-based environment from wherever they are situated. The course content for each module will be delivered over one week. Each module consists of: A live, interactive 90-minute webinar featuring industry experts Pre-recorded videos, featuring Q&As with global tailings experts Interactive…
Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Society Webinar
Dr Mark Cottrell (Golder Associates (UK) Ltd, London) will be presenting a webinar titled: A DFN Framework with Application to Rock Engineering Characterisation, Analysis & Design for the Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Society and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. The webinar will take place 2nd September 2020 (Wed), GMT+8 (HKT) 6:30pm Members of the AGS are invited to attend by registering online. Further details, including an abstract, can be found on the webinar flyer.
International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories Journal
The most recent issue of the International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories Journal — Volume 5, Issue 4 — is available online.
115th IAEG Connector
71 people killed by landslide in Rajamala, Kerala, India — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
ISSMGE News & Information Circular
The August 2020 ISSMGE News & Information Circular is available on the ISSMGE website.
AGS Awards at Curtin and at the UWA
The WA Chapter congratulates the recipients of the 2019 AGS Awards at WA universities. These awards are presented annually to two engineering students from different State universities who produce the best combination of thesis and seminar on a geotechnical topic. This year’s 2019 AGS Awards were presented to Samantha McClurg from Curtin University and Marco Trimboli from the UWA. Samantha’s final year thesis, titled “Influence of Using Seawater in MICP on the Erodibility of Bio-Cemented Slope Profiles”, investigated using MICP (microbiologically-induced calcium carbonate precipitation) as a method of coastal erosion mitigation. Marco conducted a research project on the “Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on the Differential Settlements of Multi-Storey Structures”. As part of this project, he helped develop a technique for…