Geotechnical characterization and modelling. Proceedings of IGC 2018 / Геотехническая характеристика и моделирование. Материалы Конференции IGC 2018

Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2018) was held at the National Science Complex of the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, during 13–15 December 2018. This is the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), which was established in the year 1948 with the aim to promote cooperation among the engineers, scientists and practitioners for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the field of geotechnical engineering. IGC 2018 was a special event since it coincided with the 70 years celebrations of IGS.

The conference was a grand event with about 700 participants. The conference was inaugurated on 13 December in the presence of the President of IGS Prof. G. L. Sivakumar Babu and the Chief Guest Prof. E. C. Shin, Vice-president Asia, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). The conference had 14 Keynote lectures and 12 theme lectures presented by eminent academicians and practitioners from different parts of the world. Totally, 313 technical papers under 12 different themes of the conference were presented during the conference in 19 oral presentation sessions and 10 digital display sessions. All the participants of the conference had a common vision of deliberating on current geotechnical engineering research and practice and to strengthen the relationship between scientists, researchers and practicing engineers within the fields of geotechnical engineering and to bring focus to problems that are relevant to society’s needs and develop solutions. The conference acted as a platform to academicians and field engineers to interact, share knowledge and experiences and identify potential collaborations. The conference also provided opportunity to many young students, researchers and engineers and helped them to get connected to people involved in geotechnical engineering research and practice and national and international groups and technical committees. <...>