XV European Conference on Soil Mechanics and

XV European Conference on Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering

INVITATION

On behalf of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, the Hellenic Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is pleased to extend an invitation for participation in the 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, which will take place in Athens, Greece, in September 2011.

The conference sessions will be held between Monday 12th September and Thursday 15th September, 2011. The theme of the Conference is “Geotechnics of Hard Soils – Weak Rocks”.

TOPICS

Geotechnics of Hard Soils – Weak Rocks

1. Investigations, classification and testing

  a) Laboratory investigations

  b) Field investigations

2. Selection of parameters – Classification - Modelling

3. Foundations

4. Deep excavations and retaining structures

5. Tunneling and underground structures

6. Dams & embankmetnts

7. Slope stability and landslides

8. Use as construction materials

9. Ground improvement

10. Dynamics

11. Geoenvironmental engineering

12. Education and training

13. Monuments and historic sites

14. Unsaturated properties

15. Waste disposal and underground storage

16. Geotechnics of Flysch

The topics will be organized in sessions when the abstracts of papers will be in hand.

CALL FOR PAPERS

On behalf of the ISSMGE, the Hellenic Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering calls for original papers related to the Conference topics. Each ISSMGE Member Society of Europe will be allocated a pre-determined number of pages in the proceedings, according to the established procedures of ISSMGE.

Authors of papers should submit to the Secretariat of their respective ISSMGE Member Society extended abstracts on one A4 page, including graphs, tables and illustrations, by a deadline established by the Member Society.  Authors are asked to mention which topic is covered by their abstract.  The Member Societies should submit the abstracts of papers proposed to be included in the proceedings, electronically in MS Word format plus one hard copy, to the Conference Organizing Committee no later than 30th April 2010. The final decision about acceptance of a paper will be made by the Conference Advisory Committee in collaboration with the Conference Organizing Committee.