18th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

The conference will provide keynote lectures, technical sessions and panel discussions on diverse topics. The conference will provide a forum for exchange and discussion between engineers, professionals, scientists, researchers, equipment or solution providers operating in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

Topics:

• Laboratory testing and soil characteristics and properties
• In- situ testing and site characterization
• Unsaturated soils
• Lateritic soils
• Ground improvement
• Soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering
• Shallow and deep foundations
• Landslide, slope stability and embankments
• Underground space and deep excavations
• Dams
• Geotechnical Infrastructures
• Design and Modelling
• Numerical analysis of soil-structure interaction
• Geoenvironmental engineering
• Geotechnical reliability, risk assessment and management
• Geosynthetics
• Engineering geology and rock engineering
• Case History
• Investigation of foundations of historical structures, buildings and monuments
• Others