Conference program - Keynotes and technical papers
Following are list of presentations in each session. Each time slot between general lectures are 12 minutes so each presentation can not be longer than 10 minutes. Special choosen lectures in sessions 3 will get 20 minutes. Individual papers can been downloaded by link from the name of each paper in the sessions list. Papers in sessions 1 -2 will be presented orally in four parallel sessions, A, B, C and D. Papers in session 3, 4 and 5 will be presented orally in three parallel sessions, A, B and C. Papers in session P will be presented on posters in the posters and exhibition area and will be there the whole conference time and open as the exhibition. Posters shall be in the size 90 * 120 cm and set up with doubletape provided by the posterwall supplier.
The conference proceedings will be available on usb memo card as pdf document in e-book format as well as folder with every file seperately. The conference proceedings consist of Keynotes papers and 137 technical papers.
Download the conference proceedings version 1b from here. (Big file, can take aboud 3 minutes to download).
The conference proceedings will be available on usb memo card as pdf document in e-book format as well as folder with every file seperately. The conference proceedings consist of Keynotes papers and 137 technical papers.
Download the conference proceedings version 1b from here. (Big file, can take aboud 3 minutes to download).
Keynotes presentations
Plenum 1 – Suzanne Lacasse
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)
Hazard, Reliability and Risk Assessment – Research and Practice for Increased Safety
- see presentation
Dr Lacasse was born in the mining town of Noranda, Québec, Canada. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at University of Ottawa (1967), and Bachelor in Civil Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique of Montréal (1971). Graduate studies followed in cotutelle at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ecole Polytechnique. She obtained her Ph.D. in 1976. She was Lecturer at Ecole Polytechnique (1973-1975) and faculty member of the Civil Engineering Department at MIT (1975-1983), where she also was Head of the Geotechnical Laboratory. Dr. Lacasse went to the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in 1978 as a post-doctoral fellow. She began employment at NGI in 1980, sharing her time between MIT and NGI until 1983. At NGI, she worked on research and consulting assignments, both in Norway and abroad, with secondments in several countries. She became NGI's Managing Director in 1991, a position she held until December 2011. She is now Technical Director at NGI. She was President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society in 2003-2004.
Suzanne gave the 37th Terzaghi Lecture of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001, the 8th Terzaghi Oration of the ISSMGE in 2013 and the 55th Rankine Lecture of the British Geotechnical Association in London in 2015. Suzanne have been honored from the world over
As Managing Director of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, she maintained a keen interest for the technical aspects of NGI’s work, and conducted research and consulting work. She gave keynote lectures in over 30 countries, and is author or co-author of 300 papers.
Dr Lacasse received many awards from various institute the world over, she gave the 37th Terzaghi Lecture of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001, the 8th Terzaghi Oration of the ISSMGE in 2013 and the 55th Rankine Lecture of the British Geotechnical Association in London in 2015. Dr Lacasse is not unknown to Iceland and was made Knight of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon by the President 1997.
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)
Hazard, Reliability and Risk Assessment – Research and Practice for Increased Safety
- see presentation
Dr Lacasse was born in the mining town of Noranda, Québec, Canada. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at University of Ottawa (1967), and Bachelor in Civil Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique of Montréal (1971). Graduate studies followed in cotutelle at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ecole Polytechnique. She obtained her Ph.D. in 1976. She was Lecturer at Ecole Polytechnique (1973-1975) and faculty member of the Civil Engineering Department at MIT (1975-1983), where she also was Head of the Geotechnical Laboratory. Dr. Lacasse went to the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in 1978 as a post-doctoral fellow. She began employment at NGI in 1980, sharing her time between MIT and NGI until 1983. At NGI, she worked on research and consulting assignments, both in Norway and abroad, with secondments in several countries. She became NGI's Managing Director in 1991, a position she held until December 2011. She is now Technical Director at NGI. She was President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society in 2003-2004.
Suzanne gave the 37th Terzaghi Lecture of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001, the 8th Terzaghi Oration of the ISSMGE in 2013 and the 55th Rankine Lecture of the British Geotechnical Association in London in 2015. Suzanne have been honored from the world over
As Managing Director of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, she maintained a keen interest for the technical aspects of NGI’s work, and conducted research and consulting work. She gave keynote lectures in over 30 countries, and is author or co-author of 300 papers.
Dr Lacasse received many awards from various institute the world over, she gave the 37th Terzaghi Lecture of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001, the 8th Terzaghi Oration of the ISSMGE in 2013 and the 55th Rankine Lecture of the British Geotechnical Association in London in 2015. Dr Lacasse is not unknown to Iceland and was made Knight of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon by the President 1997.
Plenum 2 – Douglas F. VanDine
President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society 2015-2016
What is a Geotechnical Professional? - see presentation
Doug VanDine is currently registered as a Professional Engineer and a Professional Geoscientist in British Columbia, Canada. For more than 40 years he has practiced both geotechnical and geological engineering all across Canada and in several other countries. He has worked with government, in academia, but primarily in consulting. His primary specialization within the geotechnical field has been natural hazards: detection, prediction, risk assessment, analysis, prevention, stabilization, education and government policy. Doug is author or co-author of over 50 publications related to these topics. Between 2010 and 2013, he was editor of, and a major contributor to, the Geological Survey of Canada’s Canadian Technical Guidelines and Best Practices related to Landslides: a national initiative for loss reduction. Between 2008 and 2013, Doug was President of the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique, and is the current President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (2015 and 2016). He has been recognized by both the Canadian engineering and geological communities for his contributions to protecting the environment and improving public safety in Canada.
President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society 2015-2016
What is a Geotechnical Professional? - see presentation
Doug VanDine is currently registered as a Professional Engineer and a Professional Geoscientist in British Columbia, Canada. For more than 40 years he has practiced both geotechnical and geological engineering all across Canada and in several other countries. He has worked with government, in academia, but primarily in consulting. His primary specialization within the geotechnical field has been natural hazards: detection, prediction, risk assessment, analysis, prevention, stabilization, education and government policy. Doug is author or co-author of over 50 publications related to these topics. Between 2010 and 2013, he was editor of, and a major contributor to, the Geological Survey of Canada’s Canadian Technical Guidelines and Best Practices related to Landslides: a national initiative for loss reduction. Between 2008 and 2013, Doug was President of the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique, and is the current President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (2015 and 2016). He has been recognized by both the Canadian engineering and geological communities for his contributions to protecting the environment and improving public safety in Canada.
Plenum 3 – Jørgen S. Steenfelt
Technical Director Marine & Foundation Engineering, COWI, Dk.
Working abroad – Expect the unexpected - see presentation
For more than 40 years Professor Jørgen S. Steenfelt has been involved in engineering practice, management, research & development and teaching within geotechnical engineering (including rock mechanics and engineering geology). The activities have covered desk studies, design, site investigations, field and laboratory testing, monitoring, physical and numerical modelling, arbitration and expert opinions. His engagement in a majority of these areas was with an emphasis on theoretical aspects and trouble shooting for large and special projects.
Jørgen S. Steenfelt has broad experience in foundation solutions for fixed links, bridges, tunnels, marine structures, offshore wind farms and buildings. He has working experience from a large number of countries and have resided in Denmark, England, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, The Philippines, Qatar and South Korea. Jørgen S. Steenfelt has been actively involved in teaching at various universities and in work connected to Code of Practice, standardisation and international co-operation through professional societies. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific papers and an acclaimed lecturer with a number of general reports, state-of-the-art and Key Note lectures.
Technical Director Marine & Foundation Engineering, COWI, Dk.
Working abroad – Expect the unexpected - see presentation
For more than 40 years Professor Jørgen S. Steenfelt has been involved in engineering practice, management, research & development and teaching within geotechnical engineering (including rock mechanics and engineering geology). The activities have covered desk studies, design, site investigations, field and laboratory testing, monitoring, physical and numerical modelling, arbitration and expert opinions. His engagement in a majority of these areas was with an emphasis on theoretical aspects and trouble shooting for large and special projects.
Jørgen S. Steenfelt has broad experience in foundation solutions for fixed links, bridges, tunnels, marine structures, offshore wind farms and buildings. He has working experience from a large number of countries and have resided in Denmark, England, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, The Philippines, Qatar and South Korea. Jørgen S. Steenfelt has been actively involved in teaching at various universities and in work connected to Code of Practice, standardisation and international co-operation through professional societies. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific papers and an acclaimed lecturer with a number of general reports, state-of-the-art and Key Note lectures.
Plenum 4 – Antonio Gens
Vice-President of the ISSMGE for Europe 2013-2017
The current status and ongoing work at ISSMGE with a special focus on the activities of the TCs
- see presentation
Antonio Gens has been a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) since 1981 and he is or has been a member of 7 ISSMGE’s Technical Committees he is now elected vice-president for Europe 2013-2017.
Antonio Gens has been involved in geotechnical research, consulting and teaching for over 35 years. His research interests have notably included unsaturated soils and the development of coupled multi-physics analysis. He has also made significant contributions in the areas of laboratory testing, field measurements and back-analysis, constitutive and numerical modelling, in situ characterization of soils, soil freezing and ground improvement, slope stability, tailing dams and nuclear waste disposal. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 papers published in refereed Journals and International Conferences. He has been academic visitor at MIT (USA), University of Newcastle (Australia) and Imperial College (UK). He has consulted widely at home and abroad in a wide variety of geotechnical projects involving tunnelling, deep excavations, harbour quays and breakwaters, embankment and concrete dams, tailing dams, power stations, airports, radioactive waste repositories, large-scale scientific facilities, deep and shallow foundations, ground improvement and landslides.
Professor Gens’ contributions in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering have been recognized by a number of awards such as IACMAG’s Outstanding Contributions Award the R.M. Quigley Award (Canadian Geotechnical Society) and, twice, ICE’s Telford Medal and ICE’s George Stephenson Medal. In 2007 he delivered the 47th Rankine Lecture and in 2011, he was elected a Fellow of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering.
Vice-President of the ISSMGE for Europe 2013-2017
The current status and ongoing work at ISSMGE with a special focus on the activities of the TCs
- see presentation
Antonio Gens has been a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) since 1981 and he is or has been a member of 7 ISSMGE’s Technical Committees he is now elected vice-president for Europe 2013-2017.
Antonio Gens has been involved in geotechnical research, consulting and teaching for over 35 years. His research interests have notably included unsaturated soils and the development of coupled multi-physics analysis. He has also made significant contributions in the areas of laboratory testing, field measurements and back-analysis, constitutive and numerical modelling, in situ characterization of soils, soil freezing and ground improvement, slope stability, tailing dams and nuclear waste disposal. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 papers published in refereed Journals and International Conferences. He has been academic visitor at MIT (USA), University of Newcastle (Australia) and Imperial College (UK). He has consulted widely at home and abroad in a wide variety of geotechnical projects involving tunnelling, deep excavations, harbour quays and breakwaters, embankment and concrete dams, tailing dams, power stations, airports, radioactive waste repositories, large-scale scientific facilities, deep and shallow foundations, ground improvement and landslides.
Professor Gens’ contributions in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering have been recognized by a number of awards such as IACMAG’s Outstanding Contributions Award the R.M. Quigley Award (Canadian Geotechnical Society) and, twice, ICE’s Telford Medal and ICE’s George Stephenson Medal. In 2007 he delivered the 47th Rankine Lecture and in 2011, he was elected a Fellow of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering.
Plenum 5 – Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir
NTNU, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Trondheim, Norway
The Icelandic National Lecture - Hydropower dams in the Land of Ice and Fire
Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir is from 2016 associated professor at NTHU in Throndheim, Norway. Fjóla has for many years been working as consulting engineer and teaching in the field of Geotechnical Engineering. Her contribution has in great instance been in construction of dams for hydropower projects as well as geohazard monitoring for safety managment of infrastructure systems.
Fjóla Guðrún's doctoral thesis, „Monitoring of structural health and danger state for safety and sustainability of infrastructure systems“ from 2015 is on monitoring of structural health and danger state for safety and sustainability of infrastructure systems, safety aspects related to internal erosion in different types of embankment dams and its potential triggering and exacerbation by earthquake events.
Fjóla Guðrún has been active member of the IGS, vice chairman of the board, member of the organizing committee for NGM 2016 and the ECSMGE 2019.
NTNU, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Trondheim, Norway
The Icelandic National Lecture - Hydropower dams in the Land of Ice and Fire
Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir is from 2016 associated professor at NTHU in Throndheim, Norway. Fjóla has for many years been working as consulting engineer and teaching in the field of Geotechnical Engineering. Her contribution has in great instance been in construction of dams for hydropower projects as well as geohazard monitoring for safety managment of infrastructure systems.
Fjóla Guðrún's doctoral thesis, „Monitoring of structural health and danger state for safety and sustainability of infrastructure systems“ from 2015 is on monitoring of structural health and danger state for safety and sustainability of infrastructure systems, safety aspects related to internal erosion in different types of embankment dams and its potential triggering and exacerbation by earthquake events.
Fjóla Guðrún has been active member of the IGS, vice chairman of the board, member of the organizing committee for NGM 2016 and the ECSMGE 2019.
Technical Sessions 1 - Thursday 26th of May - 13:10 - 14:40
Technical sessions 2 - Thursday 26th of May - 15:20 - 16:35
Technical sessions 3 - Friday 27th of May - 10:45 - 12:10
Special choosen presentations in A3-1, B3-1 and C3-1 are given double time for presentations
Technical sessions 4 - Friday 27th of May - 13:10 - 14:30
Technical sessions 5 - Friday 27th of May - 15:15 - 16:15
Technical sessions P - Thursday - Friday in the Posters and Exhibition area
