Technical Themes
The conference theme of GeoEdmonton 2018 is Transportation Geotechnique – Moving Forward and will feature technical sessions on subjects of broad interest in the geotechnical and hydrogeological fields with the aim of highlighting recent achievements in transportation development and their associated geohazards. In addition to the technical program and plenary sessions, the conference will include a complement of distinguished keynote speakers, high calibre short courses, technical tours and social events.
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts in the following topic areas:
Geotechnical Themes
- Soil Mechanics and Foundations
- Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology
- Landslides and Geohazards
- Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology
- Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Transportation Geotechnics
- Geosynthetics
- Cold Regions and Permafrost Geotechnics
- Sustainable Geotechnics
- Professional Practice
- Special Geotechnical Themes
- Peats and Soft Soils
- Light Rail Transit
- Tunnelling in Urban Environments
- Geohazards in Linear Infrastructure
- Remote Sensing and Monitoring
- In-situ Testing
- Trenchless Technology
- Risk Management in Geotechnical Projects
- Reliability Analysis for Geotechnical Design
- Dam Safety
- Shallow Geothermal Energy Exchange
Hydrogeological Themes
- Mining, Energy Development and Groundwater
- Groundwater and Climate Change
- Watershed Resilience and Source Water Protection
- Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems
- Regional Characterization
- Hydrostratigraphy and Geological Modelling
- Hydrogeophysics
- Geostatistical Methods for Mapping and Modelling
- Isotopic and Geochemical Fingerprinting
- Approaches to Groundwater Management
- Transboundary Water Resources
- Outreach and Education
- General Hydrogeology
- Contaminant Hydrogeology
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