THEMES

Themes of the symposium as follows;

TESTING 

• Equipment development 

• Procedure improvement 

• Advances in sensors and data acquisition 

• Computer automation and feedback algorithms 

• Non-invasive measurements and imaging 
  

• Laboratory vs. field properties 

• Sampling quality/disturbance 

• Repeatability, reproducability, cross-lab testing

BEHAVIOR

• Model-scale and large-scale testing

• Particle-scale testing and micro-mechanics
  

• Cyclic and Dynamic testing 

• Small strain testing

• Unsaturated soil testing 

• Time-dependant processes 
  

• Thermo- and hydro-mechanically coupled behavior

MATERIALS

• Anisotropy, localization, fracture propagation

• Rock mechanics tests

• Geogrid/geotextile/geofoam/reinforced soil tests

• Testing of soils after improvement

• Transportation geotechnics