About the Conference

Keynote Speakers

  • Prof. Harry Poulos, University of Sydney, Australia
    Topic: Application of piling to infrastructure development
  • Prof. John Atkinson, City University, UK
    Topic: Determination of soil parameters for numerical analyses
  • Prof. Vaughan Griffiths, Colorado School of Mines, USA
    Topic: Modelling of stability and risk of geotechnical systems in highly variable soils
  • Prof. Braja Das, California State University, USA
    Topic: Maximum and minimum void ratios, and mean grain size of granular soils: their importance and correlation with material properties
  • Prof. Budhima Indraratna, Wollongong university, Australia
    Topic: Stabilisation of ballast and subgrade with geosynthetic grids and drains for rail and road infrastructure
  • A/Prof. Mark Jaksa, University of Adelaide, Australia
    Topic: e-learning in geotechnical engineering
  • Dr. Myint Win Bo, DST Consulting Engineers, Canada
    Topic: Historical advancements of geotechnical engineering and their application in the construction industry and beyond
  • Dr. Peter Mitchell, URS Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
    Topic: Climate change and challenges for geotechnical engineers

Conference Themes

The conference will consider papers in, but not limited to, the following topics:

  • Material characterization (soil, rock, geosynthetics)
  • Site investigations and in-situ testing and monitoring
  • Foundations and pavements
  • Geotechnics for transportation and infrastructure
  • Ground improvement and soil stabilization
  • Landslides and slope stability
  • Anchored structures (soil and rock anchors)
  • Computational and physical modelling
  • Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering
  • Case histories and practical examples

Conference Advisory Committee

Prof. Paul Mayne, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Prof. Braja Das, California State University, USA
Prof. Vaughan Griffiths, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Prof. Gordon Fenton, Dalhousie University, Canada
Prof. Barry Lehane, University of Western Australia, Australia
Prof. Martin Fahey, University of Western Australia, Australia
A/Prof. Mark Jaksa, University of Adelaide, Australia
Prof. Buddhima Indraratna, Wollongong University, Australia
Prof. Antonio da Fonseca, University of Porto, Portugal
A/Prof. Nagaratnam Sivakugan, James Cook University, Australia
A/Prof. Jian Chu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Prof. Abdul-Hamid Soubra, University of Nantes, France)
Prof. Yuxia Hu, University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr. Mostafa Ismail, Arup Geotechnics, Australia
Dr. Arul Arulrajah, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Aramugan Balasubramaniam, Griffith University, Australia
Dr Fiona Chow, Worley Parsons, Australia
Dr. Myint Win Bo, DST Consulting Engineers, Canada
Dr. Doug Stewart, Golder Associates, Australia