17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2023

Monday 14 August - Friday 18 August 2023

Hilton Astana Hotel, Astana, Kazakhstan

Lectures

Keynote lectures

Dr. Rashid Mangushev
Dr. Rashid Mangushev Professor | Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Russia)
Technological and Structural Methods of Construction of the Underground Part of Unique Facilities in St. Petersburg Built During the Last 10 Years
Dr. Buddhima Indraratna
Dr. Buddhima Indraratna Professor | University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
Undrained instability and fluidization of soft subgrade soils under cyclic rail loading
Dr. Lyesse Laloui
Dr. Lyesse Laloui Professor | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (Switzerland)
Energy geotechnology: A new era for geotechnical engineering practice
Dr. Mitsu Okamura
Dr. Mitsu Okamura Professor | Ehime University (Japan)
Monitoring of Backward Erosion Piping in River Levees Using Distribution of Surface Settlement
Dr. Ren-Peng Chen
Dr. Ren-Peng Chen Professor | Hunan University (China)
Deformation of Shield Tunnels Induced by Adjacent Construction
Dr. Jong-Sub Lee
Dr. Jong-Sub Lee Professor | Korea University (Republic of Korea)Korea
Innovation in Dynamic In-Situ Testing
Dr. Hoe I. Ling
Dr. Hoe I. Ling Professor Columbia University | USA
Contributions of Physical Modeling and Numerical Analysis to Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures
Dr. Bagdat Teltayev
Dr. Bagdat Teltayev Professor "Joldasbekov Institute of Mechanics and Engineering", LLP “Road Research and Production Center” (Kazakhstan)
Temperature and Moisture Monitoring in Pavement and Subgrade in Kazakhstan

Special lectures

Dr. Marc Ballouz
Dr. Marc Ballouz The President of ISSMGE | USA
Geotechnical Marriage of the Theory to Practice
Dr. Keh-Jian Shou
Dr. Keh-Jian Shou National Chung-Hsing University Vice-President of ISSMGE for Asia (Taiwan, Republic of China)
On the Landslide Hazard and Resilience with the Impact of Climate Change in Taiwan
 MSc. Civ. Eng   Waldemar Kwiatkowski
MSc. Civ. Eng Waldemar Kwiatkowski MSc. Civ. Eng Waldemar Kwiatkowski Construction Director Keller Central Asia LLP Keller Central Asia LLP (Poland)
Geotechnical Contributions in Central Asia: Practice and Lessons Learnt
Dr. Eun Chul Shin
Dr. Eun Chul Shin Emeritus Professor | Incheon National University (Republic of Korea)
Consolidation Problem of Dredged Fill Soil for Large-Scale Land Reclamation Project
Dr. Thomas Bauer
Dr. Thomas Bauer Honorary Professor at the Technical University Munich, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BAUER AG (Germany)
Drilled Shafts – Methods and Drilling Tools
Dr. Anil Joseph
Dr. Anil Joseph Director of Pumex Infotech Pvt Ltd. , Managing Director of Engineers Diagnostic Centre Pvt Ltd (India)
Engineering challenges behind demolition of a high rise structure by delayed detonation techniques at Delhi, India

Invited lectures

Dr. Fauziah Ahmad
Dr. Fauziah Ahmad Professor | Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia)
Study of Slope Failure in two Region: A Comparative Study Between Penang Island Malaysia and North Sumatera Indonesia
Dr. Mahdi Karkush
Dr. Mahdi Karkush Professor | University of Baghdad (Iraq)
Electrokinetic enhancement of microbial induced calcite precipitation used in improving the shear strength of soft clay
Dr. Daniele Cazzuffi
Dr. Daniele Cazzuffi AGI-IGS President IGS Past President (Italy)
Geomembrane Barrier Systems for Construction and Rehabilitation of Embankment Dams
Dr. Der-Wen Chang
Dr. Der-Wen Chang Professor | Tamkang University (Taiwan, Republic of China)
Assessments of dimensionless pile stiffness for embedded piled raft foundations in soft clays under vertical loads.
 Dr.  Helmut F. Schweiger
Dr. Helmut F. Schweiger Professor, Graz University of Technology, (Austria)
Numerical modelling of complex geotechnical problems - 3 Examples
Dr. Leung Chun Fai
Dr. Leung Chun Fai Emeritus Professor | National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Creep after surcharge unloading

Bright Spark Lecturers

Dr. J.S. Dhanya
Dr. J.S. Dhanya Indian Geotechnical Society (India)
Innovative Geotechnical Solution for Base Isolation
Dr. Thao Doan
Dr. Thao Doan University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
Influence of microscale cohesive contacts on the macro- behaviour of soils through DEM investigation
Dr. Shahmov Zhanbolat
Dr. Shahmov Zhanbolat Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society (Kazakhstan)
Temperature Effect to Soil Ground and Structures in Transportation Engineering

Thematic lecturers

Dr. Victor Kaliakin
Dr. Victor Kaliakin University of Delaware (USA)
Behavior and modeling of silt-clay transition soils
Dr. Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn
Dr. Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
Application of Vertical Drains and Vacuum Preloading for Stabilising Soft Ground for Transport Infrastructure
Dr. Christos TSATSANIFOS
Dr. Christos TSATSANIFOS Pangaea Consulting Engineers Ltd (Greece)
Preservation and Restoration of Monuments: The Authenticity Principle in Geotechnical Interventions
Dr. Rasin Düzceer
Dr. Rasin Düzceer Kasktas, geotechnical company (Turkey)
“Foundation Failures of Multi Storey Buildings in Turkey due to the Earthquake of February 6 , 2023”
Prof. Abdelmalek Bouazza
Prof. Abdelmalek Bouazza Monash University, Melbourne (Australia)
Smarter, stronger and better: the next generation of geosynthetics to help solve some of the global challenges
Dr. Anthony Leung
Dr. Anthony Leung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
Vegetation as a nature-based solution for slope stabilisation: revealing soil-root hydromechanical interaction