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ISSMGE Board Announces Open Access Requirement for all its Publications

ISSMGE IT Administrator
General
29-01-2024

ISSMGE has been advocating for open access technical material for many years as the wide availability of technical information can improve the quality of professional services, the education of geotechnical engineers, promote research advancements, and impact the society at a glo ...

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Lecture “Current and future challenges for computational geomechanics" Prof. Jidong Zhao

Francesca Ceccato
TC103
23-01-2024

On January 22, the TC103 supporting committee of JGS held the TC103 seminar in Kyoto. The Lecture entitled Current and future challenges for computational geomechanics" was given by Prof. Jidong Zhao from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology during the period of hi ...

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12th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE 12) - First Announcement

Shinji Sassa
TC213
22-01-2024

The First Announcement for the 12th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE-12) is now available: https://www.issmge.org/filemanager/article/1213/First_Announcement_ICSE-12_2025.pdf

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Geo-Engineers Without Borders: Noto Peninsula January 1st 2024 Earthquake - First Preliminary Report

ISSMGE IT Administrator
General
18-01-2024

ISSMGE Geo-Engineers Without Borders is happy to present (click here) the first preliminary report about a significant Mw 7.5 earthquake that struck near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 1, 2024. The report was prepared by Evangelia Garini (Assis ...

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The ISSMGE "Geo-engineers Without Borders" new Committee (GeoWB) launched by President Marc Ballouz and managed by Pierre Delage with the help Daniela Pollak (Board member) aims at proposing to send volunteer geo-engineers from the ISSMGE worldwide network to areas affe ...

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ISSMGE Interactive Technical Talk Episode 13: Laboratory Stress Strain Strength Testing of Geomaterials (TC101)

ISSMGE IT Administrator
TC101
12-01-2024

The thirteenth episode of International Interactive Technical Talk has just been launched and is supported by TC101. Prof. David Airey, Prof. Irene Rocchi, Dr. David Reid and Prof. Erica Elice S. Uy are discussing with Dr. Marc Ballouz about “Laboratory Stress Strain Streng ...

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In Memoriam: James K. Mitchell, Sc.D, P.E., NAE, NAS, Dist.M.ASCE

ISSMGE IT Administrator
General
29-12-2023

James (Jim) K. Mitchell passed away peacefully at home in Massachusetts on December 17, 2023. Born in Manchester, N.H., on April 19, 1930. Jim received a B.C.E. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1951, an S.M. degree from MIT in 1953, and an Sc.D. from MIT in 1956. H ...

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ISSMGE Interactive Technical Talk Episode 12: Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (TC104)

ISSMGE IT Administrator
TC104
12-12-2023

The twelfth episode of International Interactive Technical Talk has just been launched and is supported by TC104. Prof. Ioannis Anastasopoulos, Prof. Cristina Tsuha and Dr. Federico Pisano are discussing with Dr. Marc Ballouz about Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. Watch ISSM ...

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