Program at a Glance




Short Courses (SC):

     SC1 - Cone Penetration Testing (CPT/CPTU) - by Tom Lunne, Peter Robertson & John Powell
     SC2 - Flat Dilatometer Testing (DMT) - by Silvano Marchetti, Paola Monaco, Gianfranco Totani, and Diego Marchetti
     SC3 - Risk Management & Site Characterisation - by Martin van Staveren
     SC4 - Estimation of Soil Properties for Foundation Design - by Fred H. Kulhawy

The Third James K. Mitchell Lecture
The Mitchell Lecture was established by TC 16 of ISSMGE to honor James K. Mitchell, Emeritus Professor of the University of California-Berkeley and Emeritus Professor of Virginia Tech. Professor Mitchell has made significant contributions in the area of in-situ testing related to the development of testing methods, their interpretation as well as advancements in environmental geotechnics, ground improvement, and soil behavior. His book on the Fundamentals of Soil Behavior was just re-issued in its 3rd edition by John Wiley & Sons (2005). The 1st Mitchell Lecture was given by Professor Hai-Sui Yu of the University of Nottingham during ISC’2 (Porto) in 2004 and entitled: “In-situ soil testing: from mechanics to interpretation”. The 2nd Mitchell Lecture titled “Undisturbed sand strength from seismic cone tests” was delivered by Professor Paul W. Mayne of Georgia Institute of Technology at the GeoShanghai International Conference in 2006. The ISC’3 intends to continue this tradition by hosting the 3rd Mitchell Lecture. The speaker and title of the lecture will be announced later on the website.