The Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling of the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils 23-25 November 2009, Newcastle, Australia.

Please note that the contact email address for all abstracts is unsat2009@gmail.com

23-25 November 2009, Newcastle, Australia

The Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils in November 2009.

The Centre would like to extend a warm welcome to all prospective guests from across the globe, and we hope you enjoy your time in Newcastle. 

Conference Topics

The main theme of the conference is Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. This covers a broad range of sub-themes, including but not limited to:

(1) Experimental research on unsaturated soils: advances in laboratory and field testing techniques, new discoveries and insights of soil behaviour based on experimental data, high quality laboratory and field testing results, etc.

(2) Theoretical research on unsaturated soils: constitutive modeling of unsaturated soils, numerical solutions of boundary value problems, multi-physics problems in multi-phase materials, etc.

(3) Applications of unsaturated soil mechanics: foundations, slope stability, soil improvement, waste management, mine site rehabilitation, geosequestration, geothermal energy, etc

Venue

The conference will take place at Newcastle City Hall. Situated in the heart of Newcastle, the venue offers a 5 minute walk to the city's famous foreshore and restaurant district, and is only a 10 minute walk away from our world-renowned beaches.

Newcastle City Hall (Picture courtesy of Newcastle Civic Precinct)

Tour & Social Event

The conference dinner will take place in the Hunter Valley, the famous winery area of New South Wales known for its white and red wines.

An afternoon is scheduled to offer delegates the opportunity to tour Newcastle and the Hunter Valley's many and varied tourist attractions.

Hunter Valley Wine Country

Accommodation

A list of hotels less than 10 minutes walk to the venue will be provided closer to the conference date.

Contacts

For administrative enquiries please contact Cherie Pilgrim:

Cherie.Pilgrim@newcastle.edu.au 
Tel: + 61 2 49 21 60 58
Fax: +61 2 49 21 69 91

For other enquiries, please contact Dr. Olivier Buzzi:
Olivier.Buzzi@newcastle.edu.au

First Conference Bulletin: End of 2007
Abstract due: Oct 31, 2008
Abstract acceptance: Nov 30, 2008
Draft paper due: Jan 31, 2009
Paper review & acceptance: April 31, 2009
Final paper due: May 30, 2009

Co-Chairmen
D. Sheng
S. Fityus

General Secretary
O. Buzzi

Committee
D. Cameron
J. Carter
M. Jaksa
N. Khalili
J. Li
P. Mitchell
S. Sloan
D. Williams
J. Kodikara

(to be confirmed)

E. Alonso
J. Blatz
G. Blight
Y.J. Cui
P. Delage
T. De Campos
Z.Chen
D. Fredlund
D. Gallipoli
A. Gens
G. Gitirana Jr.
L.Guimarães
S.Houston
A. Iizuka
X.S Li
Y. Kohgo
C.Ng
L. Laloui
G.Miller
E. Romero
E.C. Leong
J. Nelson
F.A.M. Marinho
H. Rahardjo
E. Romero
M. Sanchez
A. Tarantino
D. Sun
D. Toll
S. Vanapalli
J. Vaunat
S. Wheeler
D. Znidarcic

Initial Conference Announcement
(PDF 421k)

Call for Abstracts
(PDF 448k)