Updated: January 07, 2022
International Symposium of Soft Ground and Smart Geotechnology was successfully held online on 7 January 2022 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. This symposium was organized by The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the Research
Institute of Land and Space (RILS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Chair Prof. Jian-Hua Yin and Dr. Zhen-Yu Yin were the Chairs of the symposium. 11 well known world-leading scholars were invited to give online keynote
speeches on the topic of soft ground and smart geotechnology. Over 500 logins (one login may have many participants) joined the symposium online and 60 participants joined the symposium physically.
Keynote speeches
The topics cover many aspects on promising theories and methods for solving soft ground problems, listing as follows:
- Prof. Patrick J. Fox (Pennsylvania State University, USA), large strain consolidation and contaminant transport
- Prof. Steve Waiching Sun (Columbia University, USA), data-driven geomaterials simulation
- Prof. Jie Han (Kansas University, USA), advanced ground improvement technologies including geosynthetic-reinforced column-supported embankments
- Prof. Kenichi Soga (University of California, Berkeley, USA), smart geotechnology including distributed fiber optic sensing for smart geotechnical engineering
- Prof. Ronaldo I. Borja (Stanford University, USA), anisotropic behavior of shale
- Prof. Buddhima Indraratna (University of Technology Sydney, Australia), new ground improvement technologies using waste materials
- Prof. Nimal Rajapakse (Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology and Simon Fraser University, Sri Lanka), dynamic soil-structure interaction
- Prof. Jin-Chun Chai (Saga University, Japan), calculation of cyclic load induced 1D and PVD unit cell consolidation deformations
- Prof. Jian Chu (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), advanced lab and in-situ testing in soft soil improvements
- Prof. Shuilong Shen (Shantou University, China), jet grouting in soft soil
- Prof. Yu-Jun Cui (Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, France), lime-treated saline soils
All the presentations shared the latest developments in theories, methods, and smart geotechnology for solving soft ground problems and other types of geotechnical issues, which have showed a very great promotion of this symposium to
cultivate the world class talents in soft ground and smart geotechnology. This symposium could serve as a bridge to connect many research communities and provide very excellent opportunity for global professionals to exchange our ideas.
Some photos from the symposium venue of PolyU
Opening speech by Prof. Jian-Hua Yin
Closing remarks by Dr. Zhen-Yu Yin
Participants in QR 404 of PolyU