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The Technical Committee of Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (TC4) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the Chilean Geotechnical Society (SOCHIGE), take great pleasure in renewing their invitation to attend the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (5-ICEGE) to be held in Santiago de Chile during the second week of January 2011. TC4 provides the main forum for ISSMGE members in the area of earthquake geotechnical engineering and it has been continuously contributing in responding to the hazards and challenges imposed by the seismic activity of the world.
Earthquake and geotechnical engineers, geologists, seismologists, practitioners and consulting engineers, public and private contractors and all those involved with engineering works related to earthquake geotechnical engineering, are welcome to attend and present their recent experiences and developments. Since 1985 when the Technical Committee of Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering was instituted in the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, four successful ICEGE have been held (Tokyo 1995, Lisbon 1999, Berkeley 2004, and Thessaloniki 2007). With your active participation in the 5-ICEGE, this coming conference will also be an excellent event where you will be professionally rewarded, scientifically stimulated and at the same time you will enjoy the Chilean landscape). We look forward to welcoming you to Santiago de Chile in January 2011.
Taking into account recent significant damages by earthquakes in the world, the conference themes have been expanded to cover a wider spectrum of earthquake-associated geotechnical problems. Accordingly, prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts in a broad range of topics in the field of earthquake geotechnical engineering and soil dynamics. These include, however are not limited to the following: 1.- Soil dynamics: Field and Laboratory testing |
