The 2019 National Transport Infrastructure Workshop has been announced and will be held on February 13-14th, 2019 at the Pullman Hotel, Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW. Registration details, along with a program are available at the NTIW-2019 website.
For the 23rd ISRM Online Lecture the ISRM invited Professor Maurice Dusseault, from University of Waterloo, Canada. The title of the lecture is “Subsurface Geomechanics Challenges in Naturally Fractured Rock Masses”. It will be broadcast on Thursday, 18 September, at 10 AM GMT and will remain available in a dedicated webpage. Click to read the lecture synopsis. Maurice is a Professional Engineer and teaches Geological Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He carries out research in deep underground engineering issues including oil production, hydraulic fracturing, energy storage, geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and deep injection disposal of granular solids and liquid wastes (including biosolids, oilfield wastes, and civil wastes). He is involved in energy technologies that can be downscaled to community…
Papers and proceedings from the Sydney Symposiums 2010-2017, are now available for members. View and download papers here.
The September ISSMGE circular is available online as well as Volume 12, Issue 4, August 2018 of the the ISSMGE Bulletin.
The ISSMGE bulletin for June 2018 is now available on the ISSMGE website.
We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to the ATC7 special session “Geotechnical Issues and Practices on Deltaic Deposits and Highly Compressible Soils” of The Sixteenth Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (16ARC). The 16th ARC is scheduled to be held on October 14~18, 2019 at Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) in Taipei, Taiwan. The conference is organized by Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society under the auspice of ISSMGE Board. The ATC7 special session will provide the venue for geotechnical practitioners and researchers to present the latest research and innovations on a wide range of geotechnical topics, related to deltaic deposits and highly compressible soils, including but not limited to: Characterization of material properties Numerical and…
Please note the following opportunities for input to the revision of two important standards. AS2870 Further to the recent announcement for a “townhall” meeting to discuss the development of a proposal to revise AS2870, there is a draft proposal as it currently stands, for your consideration. If you are planning to attend the meeting, please pre-read the document to inform your contributions to the discussion. If you would like to express a view on the proposal, but cannot attend the meeting, I invite you to make a short written submission (short =
The ISRM Rocha Medal has been awarded annually by the ISRM, since 1982, for an outstanding doctoral thesis in rock mechanics or rock engineering, to honour the memory of ISRM Past President Manuel Rocha while stimulating young researchers. Besides the Rocha medal awarded to the winner, one or two runner-up certificates may also be awarded. Click here for details about the application process for the 2020 Award. Click here for more details about the award. PAST AUSTRALIA WINNERS 2013 – Dr Anne Perera 1998 – Fiona MacGregor 1991 – T.H. Kleine 1985 – P.M. Dight
The next meeting of the AGS National Committee will take place in Sydney on Friday 23 March 2018. Please contact your National Committee representative should you wish to raise a point for discussion.
The Standards Development Advisory Committee (SDAC) from Standards Australia has conditionally approved a proposal for revision of AS 4678:2002 Earth-retaining structures. Regular updates will be shared with the AGS membership.
