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KGS Lecture

- Lecturer selected by recommendation of 3 or more persons who have made outstanding contributions to the development of geotechnical engineering at home and abroad


2023

Prof. Junichi Koseki(University of Tokyo)Topic : Analysis of On-going Cyclic Loading Effects on Subsequent Response during Single Liquefaction Process


2022

Prof. Keh-Jian Shou(National Chung-Hsing University,Taiwan)Topic : Advances of Trenchless Technologies for Underground Infrastructures


2021

Prof. Youssef Hashash (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)Topic: New Trends in Numerical Modeling of Seismic SoilStructure-Interaction


2019

Prof. Harianto Raharjdo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)Topic: Role of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Geotechnical Engineering


2017

Prof. J. Carlos Santamarina (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)Topic: 100 Years of Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Properties Revisited


2016

Prof. Richard J. Finno (Northwestern University, United States)Topic : Performance of Loose Sands Subjected to Blasting


2015

Prof. Rolf Katzenbach (Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany)Topic : The Responsibility of Geotechnical Engineers for Safety, Resources and Cost-effectiveness - Examples from Research and Development


2014

Prof. Kenneth H. Stokoe (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)Topic: Field Seismic Testing For Predicting Footing Settlements and Evaluating Liquefaction Triggering


2013

Prof. R. Neil Taylor (City, University of London, England)Topic: Pile and Pile Group Capacity : Some Findings from Centrifuge Tests


2012

Prof. C.R.I Clayton (University of Southampton, England) Topic : The Value of Stiffness Measured in Field Seismic Surveys


Prof. Nicholas Sitar(University of California, Berkely, United States) Topic : Influence of Ground Improvement on Liquefaction Induced Settlement: Observations from Case Histories and Centrifuge Experiments


2011

Dr. Suzanne Lacasse (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway) Topic: Risk Assessment and Management of Geohazards


Prof. Sangchul Bang (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, United States) Topic: Application of Microbiologically Induced Soil Stabilization Technique for Dust Suppression