International Symposium on Design and Practice of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Structures

The Symposium is organized under the auspices of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Italian Geotechnical Association, International Geosynthetics Society, and Technical Committees TC 101 (Laboratory Stress Strength Testing of Geomaterials) & TC 305 (Geotechnical Infrastructure for Megacities and New Capitals) of theInternational Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

Deadline for abstract submission: May 31, 2012

Speakers

Special Lecture
Leshchinsky, D. (USA) Design approaches to geosynthetic-reinforced walls and slopes
Keynote Lectures
Cazzuffi, D. (Italy)
DiMaggio, J.D. (USA) Geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls and slopes: Best practices in design and construction and reality: Why they differ
Koseki, J. (Japan) & Shibuya, S. (Japan) Mitigation of disasters by earthquakes and rains/floodings by means of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining walls
Nicola Moraci (Italy) Soil-geosynthetic interaction: design parameters from experimental and theoretical analysis
Bishop Lecture
Tatsuoka, F. (Japan) Laboratory stress-strain tests for developments in geotechnical engineering research and practice (revised for Geosynthetics Engineering