Call for Papers

You are invited to submit an abstract on the following symposium themes:

Broad Themes

1. Field characterization techniques – focus on new and innovative in situ methods for measuring deformation properties of soils and the use of complementary methods for characterization of soil behavior over a broad range of strain levels

2. Laboratory characterization techniques – focus and new and innovative laboratory methods for measuring deformation properties of soils

3. Numerical methods – focus on the development, calibration and use of numerical methods including FEM, FD, strain path, and discrete element techniques

Focused Themes

1. Small-strain stiffness of geomaterials, including effects of anisotropy, strain rate, ageing, lab-field comparisons, and modulus reduction behavior

2. Influence of discontinuities on deformation properties – shear bands, compaction bands, desiccation fractures, ice lensing, and polygonal faults

3. Influence of spatial variability on deformation properties – the effects of spatial variability and anisotropy on the deformation response of soils

4. Deformation properties of improved soils – the deformation properties of treated soils or soils with man-made inclusions

5. Performance-based geotechnical engineering – design approaches and case studies focusing on performance-based geotechnical engineering

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