Reflections on the present state of ISSMGE and geotechnical engineering in North America

Gabriel Auvinet

In the proceedings of: GEO2011: 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical Engineering

Session: ISSMGE 75th Anniversary

ABSTRACT: On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and of the 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering held in Toronto, Canada, some reflections on the present state of ISSMGE and Geotechnical Engineering in North America are presented.

RESUMEN: Con motivo del 75avo aniversario de la Sociedad Internacional de Mecánica de Suelos e Ingeniería Geotécnica y del 14avo Congreso Panamericano de Mecánica de Suelos e Ingeniería Geotécnica celebrado en Toronto, Canada, se presentan algunas reflexiones sobre el estado actual de la SIMSIG y de la Ingeniería Geotécnica en America del Norte.

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Gabriel Auvinet (2011) Reflections on the present state of ISSMGE and geotechnical engineering in North America in GEO2011. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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