Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I am honoured to invite you to the 3rd International Problematic Soils Conference is to be held in Adelaide in autumn in April 2010. Previous conferences were held in the UK and in Malaysia. The conference is supported by IAEG (Commission 18) and the Australian Geomechanics Society (South Australian Chapter). Details of the Adelaide conference can be found at: http://www.cipremier.com/ciframeset.htm?index2.htm
A call for abstracts is active; the deadline is 14th August with papers to be submitted by 20th November. All papers will be refereed. Technical papers should deal with:
• Identification of problem soils (including tailings)
• Test methods
• Engineering geological aspects
• Avoiding distress to infrastructure
• Case studies
Opportunity also exists for Co-sponsorship, Desktop exhibition and Advertising.”
Dr D A Cameron
School of Natural & Built Environments
University of South Australia
Mawson Lakes Campus
Mawson Lakes
South Australia 5095