Program

Virtual Program

The below program is for delegates attending the 7iYGEC Conference virtually through the online platform on Friday 29 April and Saturday 30 April. All sessions will be streamed live and times displayed are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). All sessions are recorded and available on-demand for you to watch afterwards if you are not available or the time zone does not suit for you to attend live. You will have access to the on-demand gallery for three months post-Conference.

*Program is subject to change

Day 1: Friday 29th April

Time (AEST) Stream A
7:45 - 8:00

Official Opening and Welcome To Country

Darren Paul
8:00 - 9:00

Keynote & Live Q&A

Harry Poulos
9:00 - 9:40

Break
9:40 - 10:10
Numerical Modelling 1
Matias Alonso Renata Alejandra González Rodríguez
Performance of large diameter storage and sealing structures in a deep exothermic waste repository The time dependent behavior of a trial embankment on Mexico City clay
Bryant Robbins Ernesto Vega Fernández
Analysis of backward erosion piping by critical secant gradient functions Evaluation of pile group effect under axial loading on foundations for storage tanks using numerical modeling
10:10 - 10:30

Break
10:30 - 11:10
Rock Mechanics and Mining 1
Christ Jesus Barriga Paria Jason Hellmuth
Effect of pH on the stability in slopes in mine waste rock dump – A case study between geochemistry and geotechnics Management of high wall failure at Dubbo Quarry, NSW
Diego Inzunza Camilo Morales
Tailings dam breach analysis: Lessons learned from released volumes of recent environmental catastrophes. A review of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of tailings and its importance to the stability of tailings dams
16:45 - 17:00

Official Opening and Welcome to Country

Darren Paul
17:00 - 18:00

Keynote & Live Q&A

Harry Poulos
18:00 - 18:20

Break
18:20 - 19:10
Numerical Modelling 2
Haider Al-Laban Yifei Cui Baby Lavanya Dwarampudi
Simulating the behavior of a piled raft foundation overlying a tunnel using FEM Effect of micro pore structure on the suffusion of wide-grading loose soils A study on the deflection behaviour of diaphragm walls supported laterally by cross walls in deep excavations
Sachin Ravjee Patrick Staubach
Discrete element modelling of backfill settlement behind integral bridge abutments Impact of the installation process on piles subjected to lateral high-cyclic loading: Back-analysis of model tests using a high-cycle accumulation model
19:10 - 19:40

Break
19:40 - 20:40
Soil Dynamics / Earthquakes 1
Jordanka Chaneva Jos De Greef Fiona Hughes
Geotechnical properties of liquefied pumiceous layers in lakes Lateral spreading prediction for induced earthquakes Seismic behaviour of structures with basements in liquefiable soil
Jongkwan Kim Ashutosh Kumar Lucia Mele
Evaluation of post-liquefaction volumetric change based on the difference in initial and minimum void ratio An investigation of effect of 2015 Gorkha Earthquake within the World Heritage monument zones of Kathmandu Valley An innovative energetic approach to interpret liquefaction behaviour of non-saturated sandy soils
20:40 - 21:00

Break
21:00 - 21:40
Foundations and Retaining Structures 1
Jorge Acebo Gómez Chee Fong Wah
Removable strand anchors, state of the art Excavation in limestone formation of KVMRT Conlay underground station, Malaysia
Bernhard Naglestad Reza Nejad
Permanent sheet pile walls in complex soil conditions - surveillance, monitoring and safety Research into pile toe failure in Amazonehaven
20:40 - 21:00

Break
22:00 - 22:40
Geosynthetics
Nkem Ehujuo Nicolò Guarena Muhammad Khizar Khan
A comparative study between the performances of polypropylene and polyester non-woven geotextiles in landfills Assessing the leakage rate through semi-permeable bentonite-based barriers permeated with multi-electrolyte solutions Suction characteristics of polymer-treated and untreated bentonite GCLs
Time (AEST) Stream B
18:00 - 18:20

Break
18:20 - 19:10
Quantifying Soil Properties 1
Giorgia Di Remigio Balganym Dosmukhambetova Yaru Lv
XRD quantification of clay minerals: impact of sample preparation and quantitative interpretation methods choice Leaching behavior of selected elements in ash resulted from pyrolysis of plastic waste using catalyst Coupling effects of particle shape and internal pores on the mechanical properties of calcareous sand
Masahide Otsubo Yuekai Xie
Relating dynamic properties of gap-graded soils to the stress transmission in soil fabric Effect of landfill leachate on hydraulic properties of an organic soil
19:10 - 19:40

Break
19:40 - 20:40
Slopes
Minu Treesa Abraham Hesam Ebrahimisadr Miroslav Mixa
Tilt sensors for monitoring of unstable slopes: A case study from Kalimpong in Darjeeling Himalayas Stability analysis of cemented soil slopes in a geotechnical centrifuge Slope stability monitoring of Vítkov Hill, Prague
Fathiyah Hakim Sagitaningrum Obaid Ur Rehman Ze-Zhou Wang
Shear-strain behavior of progressive multistage interface direct shear test for argillaceous - overburden interface GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping using frequency ratio (FR) method - A case study of Murree Hills, Pakistan Adaptive training of convolutional neural networks for slope reliability analysis in spatially variable soils
20:40 - 21:00

Break
21:00 - 21:40
Site Investigations 1
Britta Heilmann Alexandre Lopes
Assessment and comparison of strength and stiffness parameters derived for normally consolidated sand using SPT and CPT A contribution to the improvement of ground investigation using the pressuremeter
Ahmed Hamza Mridakh Simon Oberhollenzer
Assessing spatial variability of Bouregreg Valley deposits based on CPTU tests Characterization of fine-grained soils by means of insitu and laboratory tests
21:40 - 22:00

Break
22:00 - 22:40
Soft Soils
Stefanus Diaz Alvi Georgios Birmpilis
Consolidation characteristics of over consolidated clays in Jakarta 4D probing of clay
Elena Bragar Nicola Manche
Changes in silty-clayed soil properties due to hydrodynamic water pressure at excavation of a deep pit The use of early-works embankments in soft soil areas to optimize detailed design: Gateway Motorway case study

Day 3: Sunday 1st May

Time Room C4.6
7:15 Registration Open
7:30 - 8:10 Breakfast
8:10 - 8:15 Welcome
Darren Paul
8:15 - 9:00 Keynote
Felicity Furey
9:00 - 9:10 Break
9:10 - 9:50 Seminar 1
Young Team vs Experienced Team Debate
9:50 - 10:05 Morning Tea
10:05 - 10:15 Sponsored Session
Datanest
10:15 - 11:05 Seminar 2
Tristan McWilliam and Jonathon Sutton - WestConnex Stage 2
Tim Nash - Rozelle Interchange
11:05 - 11:15 Packed lunch to go
11:15 - 11:25 Loading Coaches
11:30 - 15:30 Fieldtrip
St Peter's Interchange
The Bays and Rozelle Interchange
16:00 - 19:00 Sydney Harbour Cruise
St Peter's Interchange
The Bays and Rozelle Interchange
19:00 - 21:00 ICSMGE Welcome Reception

Day 2: Saturday 30th April

Time (AEST) Stream A
7:55 - 8:00

Welcome to Day 2

Darren Paul
8:00 - 8:30

Keynote

Fleur Loveridge
8:30 - 8:50

Break
8:50 - 9:50
Landslides, Earthquakes and Stabilisation
Omer Altaf Nicolas Bastias Matthew Cook
Influence of geologic and geotechnical dataset resolution on regional liquefaction assessment of the Lower Wairau Plains Subduction versus shallow crustal earthquakes: Intensities versus amplitude Mapping and monitoring urban landslides in New Zealand using Sentinel-1 InSAR data: A case study from Gisborne
Simon Farquhar Christopher Kraus Ashley Penny Loyola
Rawene Reserve landslips emergency response and stabilisation Designing a breakwater in Apia: Results, challenges and recommendations Proposed methods and considerations to allocate damages for deficient mechanically stabilized earth walls
9:50 - 10:20

Break
10:20 - 11:20
Quantifying Soil Properties 2
Juan Barría Vincent Castonguay Steven Harms
Triaxial tests on carbonated cement samples with bacterial nanocellulose in the context of carbon capture and storage Analyzing dilatancy from triaxial compression tests: How to get more out of a simple test’s data Horizontal directional drilling ground heave during watermain installation beneath a dike
David Marx Miriam Woolley
Strain localization in a triaxial extension test on transparent sand Air jet setup for evaluating wind erosion resistance of soil
11:20 - 11:30

Closing
16:55 - 17:00

Welcome to Day 2

Darren Paul
17:00 - 17:30

Keynote

Fleur Loveridge
17:30 - 17:50

Break
17:50 - 18:30
Renewable Energy and Energy Piles
Sina Afzalsoltani Adrian Brunner Alex Lodenkemper Elena Ravera
The effect of mechanical surcharge on single energy pile foundations: 1g physical modeling Evaluation of long-term monitoring data of the energy foundations at metro station Taborstraße in Vienna Thermal resistivity of soils: A geotechnical investigation perspective to support renewable energy projects The interface failure mechanism of energy piles
18:30 - 18:50

Break
18:50 - 19:40
Civil Infrastructure
Mikko Sauni Ingrid Silva Karina Tommik Lisa Van Der Linde
Investigating railway track load bearing capacity using descriptive data mining On the boundary conditions of suffusion tests and its relation to dam safety assessment Influence of air flow on temperature distribution in culverts, measurements versus prediction The investigation of the use of automation in dike and embankment projects
19:40 - 20:10

Break
20:10 - 21:00
Soil Dynamics / Earthquakes 2
Olja Barbir Makbule Ilgac Jann-Eike Saathoff
Soil dynamic behavior of track ballast - experimental and semi-analytical verification An updated SPT-based seismic soil liquefaction triggering database Excess pore pressure estimation based on cyclic laboratory tests
Patrick Adrian Selda Kangda Wang
Seismic hazard analysis for public infrastructure in Metro Manila Axial and volumetric strain response of biogas desaturated sand under undrained cyclic loads
21:00 - 21:10

Break
21:20 - 22:10
Foundations and Retaining Structures 2
Mohit Kumar Chee Sin Leow Domagoj Šain
Pseudo-static stability analysis of caisson in porous media Set-up and limitations of small-scaled verification load tests on hand-dug caisson pile: A Malaysian contractor’s experience Reconstruction of the building and conversion to hotel in the center of Zagreb, Croatia
Sergii Tabachnikov Wing Nam Yiu
Single pile's displacement under action of negative friction forces in new design of a pile raft foundation Soil strength mobilisation around the building foundation in finite element analysis of shallow tunnelling
22:10 - 22:30

Break
22:30 - 23:10
Offshore and Marine
Diego Gomez Guillaume Melin Eric Sørlie
Benchmark of small-strain shear modulus on Belgian North Sea soils with bender element testing Cyclic degradation of axially loaded piles installed in micaceous silty soil Group effect on foundation solutions consisting of several suction piles
23:10 - 23:20

Closing
Time (AEST) Stream B
17:30 - 17:50

Break
17:50 - 18:30
Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
Lamine Ighil Ameur Veerayut Komolvilas Angelica Tuttolomondo
Effects of chemical stabilization on expansive soil as a remediation solution for houses damaged by the shrinkage-swelling phenomenon The study of compacted soil behavior due to wetting under anisotropic condition through a series of simulations New insights for modeling the mechanical behavior of clays under different environmental conditions
18:30 - 18:50

Break
18:50 - 19:40
Site Investigations 2
Hsin-Kai Chuang Won-Taek Hong Carlos Laina-Gómez
Rehabilitation of Southern Cross-Island Highway in a complex disaster environment Analyses on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Signals for Investigation of Subsurface Abnormalities In situ measurement of the permeability in a poorly-graded weathered rockfill
Emily Riley Jumpei Takami
The engineering mitigation of a water bearing fissure in the Chalk at the Tideway Deptford Church Street Shaft Land subsidence evaluation for urban cities by time-series interferometric synthetic aperture radar analysis
19:40 - 20:10

Break
20:10 - 21:00
Ground Improvement 1
Ahmed Al-Gharbawi Adnan Sahyouni Tatiana Tronda Andreas Erdian Wijaya Nhieu DV
Improvement of the leaching measurement procedure of collapsible gypseous soil Experimental and numerical comparison of soil behavior under wind turbine Correlations between the deformation modulus, the liquidity index and the void ratio for moraine and lacustrine glacial clayey soils Analysis of soft soil lateral movement induced by vacuum preloading with finite element method Natural rubber latex as a polymer additive to modify the cement stabilized recycled concrete aggregate for pavement base applications
21:00 - 21:20

Break
21:20 - 22:10
Rock Mechanics and Mining 2
Fianita Anthony Erwin Frets Carlos Garrido Sami Kuoppamaa Danie Labuschagne
Durability assessment of Cenozoic shale in Northern Sarawak, Malaysia Deepening an old, verticalised pit: rock slope instability hazard assessment using a digitally augmented structural database (Flône limestone quarry, Belgium) Allowable bearing capacity of shallow foundations for low-density pyroclastic rocks Drone-based 3D slope stability analysis of the Hitura mine serpentinite waste rock pile Assessment of extreme multi-day flood events on tailings storage facilities
22:10 - 22:30

Break
22:30 - 23:10
Ground Improvement 2
Pooria Ghadir Nhieu Duong Vinh Ainur Montayeva Mariya Ruseva
A comparison on mechanical performance and durability of VA-based geopolymer and Portland cement for soil stabilization Natural rubber latex as a polymer additive to modify the cement stabilized recycled concrete aggregate for pavement base applications Analysis on the behavior of soils to anti-frost additives Laboratory determination of cement consumption when using tube-a-manchette grouting
23:10 - 23:20

Closing

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Committee

The Australian Geomechanics Society was founded in 1970. Its origins lie in the National Committee of Soil Mechanics of the Institution of Engineers. See more information.

About ICSMGE2022

The Australian Geomechanics Society was founded in 1970. Its origins lie in the National Committee of Soil Mechanics of the Institution of Engineers, Australia established in 1953 and the call for a corresponding society in rock mechanics. Read more.

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