September 23 - 26, 2018
Edmonton, Alberta
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Technical Program Calendar

Sunday September 23, 2018
ROOM Salon 4 Salon 8 Salon 9 Salon 10 Salon 11
16:30 - 17:30 Young Professionals Event
Trade Show Hall (Hall C)
17:30 - 19:30 Icebreaker & Exhibitor Reception
Trade Show Hall (Hall C)
Monday September 24, 2018
ROOM Salon 4 Salon 8 Salon 9 Salon 10 Salon 11
08:00 - 08:15 Opening Ceremonies
Hall B
08:15 - 10:00 R.M. Hardy Keynote Address - Dr. C. Derek Martin
Ground Hazards and Canadian Railway Operations
Darcy Lecture - Masaki Hayashi
Alpine Hydrogeology: The Critical Role of Groundwater in Sourcing the Headwaters of the World
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee & Refreshment Break
Trade Show Hall (Hall C)
10:30 - 12:00 Contaminant Hydrogeology
Chair: Tony Lemay
In-Situ Testing
Chair: David Elwood
Transportation Geotechnics I
Chair: Don Lewycky
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Deep Foundations I
Chair: Robin Tweedie
Geosynthetics I: Geo Composites
Chair: Chang Park
12:00 - 13:45 R.F. Legget Award Luncheon
Hall B
13:45 - 15:15 Hydrogeological Characterization
Chair: Cynthia McLean
Diversity & Inclusion: Women in Engineering
Chair: James Blatz, Kristen Tappenden
Peats and Soft Soils
Chair: Michael Hendry
Geoenvironmental Engineering I
Chair: Magdalena Krol
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Advances in Laboratory Testing I
Chair: Simon Dickinson
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee & Refreshment Break
Poster Presentations
Trade Show Hall (Hall C)
15:45 - 17:15 Mining, Energy Development and Groundwater I
Chair: Alfonso Rivera
Landslides and Geohazards I: Translational Landslides
Chair: Don Proudfoot
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Case Studies
Chair: Scott Peaker
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Advanced Soil Mechanics
Chair: Wayne Clifton
Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology I
Chair: Paul Simms
17:30 - 18:15 Division and Committee Meetings
18:15 - 19:00 Awards Banquet Cocktail Reception
Hall C
19:00 - 22:00 CGS / IAH-CNC Awards Banquet
Hall B
Tuesday September 25, 2018
ROOM Salon 4 Salon 8 Salon 9 Salon 10 Salon 11
08:30 - 10:00 CGS Colloquium - Dr. Matt Lato
Leveraging Three-Dimensional Remote Sensing in Geotechnical Engineering: Understanding Capabilities, Limitations, and Applicability in Different Environments
CGS Graduate Student Presentation - Bradley Forbes
The Application of Distributed Optical Strain Sensing (DOS) to Optimize Underground Support Design
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee & Refreshment Break
Trade Show Hall (Hall C)
10:30 - 12:00 Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems
Chair: James Roy
Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology I
Chair: Matthew Perras
Transportation Geotechnics II
Chair: Roger Skirrow
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Numerical Analysis I
Chair: Tamer Elshimi
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Deep Foundations II
Chair: Seán Mac Eoin
12:00 - 13:45 CGS Members Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting
Hall B
IAH-CNC Members Luncheon and 2018 Farvolden Lecture
Salon 12
13:45 - 15:15 Anthropogenic Activities in Watersheds
Chair: Brian Smerdon
Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology II
Chair: Nick Beier
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Ground Improvement
Chair: Urtan Ozmen
Geoenvironmental Engineering II
Chair: Craig Lake
Reliability Analysis for Geotechnical Design
Chair: Dennis Becker
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee & Refreshment Break
GEOpardy! Student Competition
Trade Show Hall (Hall C)
15:45 - 17:15 Approaches to Groundwater Management
Chair: João Küpper
Risk Management in Geotechnical Projects
Chair: Renato Macciotta
Landslides and Geohazards II: Liquefiable Soils
Chair: Ariane Locat
Cold Regions and Permafrost Geotechnics I
Chair: Kevin Jones
Aquifer Hydraulics
Chair: Robert Chapuis
17:30 - 18:15 Division and Committee Meetings
18:30 - 21:30 Local Colour Night – A Taste of Edmonton
Hall D
Wednesday September 26, 2018
ROOM Salon 4 Salon 8 Salon 9 Salon 10 Salon 11
08:30 - 10:00 Regional Characterization
Chair: Grant Ferguson
Tunnelling in Urban Environments
Chair: Nicholas Vlachopoulos
Geosynthetics II: Walls and Barrier Systems
Chair: Kevin Louey
Geohazards in Linear Infrastructure
Chair: Shelly Bratke
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Numerical Analysis II
Chair: Gordon Zhang
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee & Refreshment Break
Hall B Foyer
10:30 - 12:00 General Hydrogeology
Chair: Laura Smith
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Advances in Laboratory Testing II
Chair: Xiteng Liu
Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology II
Chair: Eliane Cabot, Adam Coulson
Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology III
Chair: Rebecca Stevenson
Cold Regions and Permafrost Geotechnics II
Chair: Ed Grozic
12:00 - 13:45 Heritage Luncheon
Hall B
13:45 - 15:15 Mining, Energy Development and Groundwater II
Chair: Trevor Butterfield
Landslides and Geohazards III
Chair: Al Kelly
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Seismic Analysis
Chair: Lijun Deng
Shallow Geothermal Energy Exchange
Chair: Hartmut Holländer
Soil Mechanics & Foundations: Offshore Geotechnics
Chair: Bipul Hawlader
15:15 - 15:45 Closing Ceremonies
Hall B