With over 50 years of their successful use, geosynthetics have proved to be a sustainable equivalent to conventional solutions. They are widely acknowledged and accepted. We would like to pay attention to the correct use of geosynthetics with respect to their design service life, functions, long term performance and durability and with concern for environmental impact of the works.
Proposed conference sessions include:
1. Sustainability with Geosynthetics
2. Environmental performance
3. Circular economy
4. Natural Geosynthetics
5. Standardization, quality control and quality assurance
6. Geosynthetics properties and testing
7. Soil-Geosynthetic interaction
8. Durability and long-term performance
9. Innovative materials and technologies
10. Specific Geosynthetics applications
11. Filtration and drainage
12. Landfills and mining and remediation of contaminated soils
13. Hydraulic applications: canals, reservoirs, dykes, and dams
14. Polymeric, bituminous and clay barriers
15. Unpaved and paved roads, railways and other transportation applications
16. Embankments on soft soils
17. Basal reinforced embankments, geotextile encased columns, piles and shallow foundations
18. Reinforced walls and slopes
19. Case histories
20. Physical and numerical models
21. Design approaches
22. Seismic design with Geosynthetics
23. Geosynthetics in engineering practice
24. Special session for Young Members
25. Geosynthetic Education Ideas Competition: All those interested are invited to propose innovative “demonstrators”, which could serve as a basis for educational laboratory work, at the engineering school level, to demonstrate the multi-functional effectiveness of geosynthetics associated with soils. The best proposals, in the form of videos, will be presented at the Conference.
26. Field testing and monitoring