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28 May SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN IN EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN... The ISSMGE Technical Committee of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Associated Problems (TC203), the European Technical Committee ERTC-12 on Application of Eurocode 8 and the Italian Geotechnical Society, under the auspices of ISSMGE and IGS, will be hosting the Second International Conference On Performance-Based Design In Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering. The Conference will be held on May 28-30, 2012 at the Conference Center in the beautiful city of Taormina. It will be aimed to the Performance Based Design of Geotechnical works in seismic areas, following the First International Conference held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center in Tsukuba, Japan, on June 15 – 17, 2009. Pseudo-static analysis is still the most used methodology for assessing the stability of geotechnical systems subjected to earthquake loadings. However, this methodology did not give any information on the deformations and permanent displacements induced by seismic actions. Moreover, the peak ground acceleration increased from 0.2-0.3 g in the seventies to 0.6-0.8g at the present time. It is needed to shift from pseudo-static approach to performance-based analysis. The main conference topics and sessions are: 1. Case histories on ground motion and site effects 2. Soil investigation with field and laboratory testing; 3. Dynamic Characterisation and modeling; 4. Methodologies for PBD and codes; 5. Physical modeling by Shaking table test and centrifuge test; 6. Liquefaction; 7. Numerical analyses for PBD; 8. Slopes; 9. Embankments, landfills and dams; 10. Shallow foundations 11. Pile foundations; 12. Soil-structure interaction; 13. Retaining wall and wharf structures; 14. Earth reinforced retaining wall; 15. Underground structures. Session 14 is devoted to the earth reinforced retaining wall, which are able to withstand the severe accelerations recorded during recent earthquakes, such as the 2011 New Zealand Earthquake and the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami, to which special sessions are devoted. Reinforcement types are geogrid, woven geotextile and polyester strap. The local stability of the backfill at the front of the wall is assured by attaching the reinforcement to facing units constructed with polymeric, timber, concrete or metallic wire basket materials comprised of a variety of shapes.The seismic design of the geosynthetic-reinforced retaining structures can be performed using the displacement-based approach in the light of the performance-based design. Keynote Lecture 14 will be presented by the secretary of the Technical Committee on Soil Reinforcement Y. Miyata, related to the Performance of Reinforced Soil Walls during the Recent Great Earthquakes in Japan and Geo-Risk based Design. The conference will be hosting a meeting of the Technical Committee on soil reinforcement chaired by J. Otani. The deadline for the abstracts submission is December 31, 2011. The final paper deadline is February 29, 2012. The official language is English. A reduction fee for early registration will be given. For further information and for submission of the abstracts and final papers please contact the Chairman of the Organizing Committee at the following address: prof. Michele Maugeri. e-mail: mmaugeri@dica.unict.it Visit Website Send Email Taormina , Italy Send Email Taormina, Italy 28 May - 30 May 2012

31 May 12th Baltic Sea Geotechnical Conference 12th Baltic Sea Geotechnical Conference “Infrastructure in... The main aim for all countries around the Baltic Sea and of the 12th Baltic Sea Geo-technical Conference is to provide a forum for an intensive transfer of ideas and ex-periences with other engineering and research groups. Significant contributions from industry are encouraged and hence the ultimate aim is to bring together state-of-the-art research in Geotechnics in maritime engineering with current industrial experiences. The conference is not limited only to the countries of the Baltic Sea area and partici-pants from other regions are also warmly welcomed. The Baltic Sea area is a booming region with a lot of related problems with regards to infrastructure development. Sus-tainable development has to reflect on a balance of interest between industrial and touristic use and protection of nature. Additionally consequences of climate change and sustainability strategies regarding the population’s need of protection and of future development are to be considered. Visit Website Stadthalle Rostock Rostock , Germany Send Email Rostock, Germany 31 May - 02 Jun 2012

20 Jun SGCC2011 International Symposium on Sustainable Geosynthetics and... Visit Website Send Email Bangkok , Thailand Send Email Bangkok, Thailand 20 Jun - 21 Jun 2012

10 Sep IS-Hokkaido 2012 IS-Hokkaido 2012 - 2nd International Confernce on... The 2nd International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (2nd ICTG) will be hosted by the Hokkaido Brach and TC202 (Transportation Geotechnics) Japanese Domestic Committee of Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS). It will offer an excellent opportunity to discuss some issues essential for further development in transportation geotechnics. This conference will comprise parallel sessions over a 3-day period, including keynote lectures, oral presentations, discussion and exhibition. Several workshops, relating to intelligent compaction technologies and geotechnical challenges for transportation geotechnics in extreme climates and in rail track and its transitional zones, are also planned on the previous day. All the accepted papers are included in the proceedings. Furthermore, the limited number of selected papers can be considered for publications in the special issue of Soils & Foundations, subjected to the usual peer-reviewing process set out by the JGS editorial committee, and the relevant authors will be notified at an appropriate time. Visit Website Send Email Sapporo , Japan Send Email Sapporo, Japan 10 Sep - 12 Sep 2012

16 Sep EUROGEO 5 EUROGEO 5 5th European Geosynthetics Conference Visit Website Send Email Valencia , Spain Send Email Valencia, Spain 16 Sep - 19 Sep 2012