Geotechnics conference to bring in opportunities

GEOTEC HANOI 2013 is organized by FECON Foundation Engineering and Underground Construction JSC., in collaboration with the Vietnam Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering – VSSMGE, and the Asian Institute of Technology – AIT, under the auspices of the Japan International Cooperation Agency – JICA. Photo: Chi Cuong

The event is organised every two years by FECON Foundation Engineering and Underground Construction JSC in collaboration with Vietnam Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the Asian Institute of Technology under the auspices of the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Regarded as a pioneering international conference on geotechnics in Vietnam, it will provide an opportunity for international and domestic scientists, mass-design consultants and managers on issues of general construction and geotechnical foundations to share views, knowledge, experience and achievements related to technological design and building of infrastructure.

GEOTEC HANOI is organized every two year from 2011 and be considered as pioneering international conference on gectechnics in Vietnam. Photo: Chi Cuong

“The conference will provide an overview of the development of international and domestic science in geotechnics, to guide scientists, local businesses and international investors to study the development of this science in a practical way,” said Pham Viet Khoa, general director at Foundation Engineering and Underground Construction JSC (FECON).

“At the same time, it will show the local enterprises how to invest in modern technology in order to best meet the requirements of the market, and to improve production efficiency,” he added.

Following the success of Geotec Hanoi 2011, the 2013 event expects to host approximately 500 national and international delegates.

Six intensive lectures from leading geotechnic experts will be given at the event which has attracted the participation of technical experts from local and international universities, research institutes and consulting firms. The conference’s scientific committee has received 110 reports from 23 countries and has selected 81 articles for live presentation.

The selected reports focus on the foundations of high-rise buildings, underground projects in soft soil, soil improvement and reinforcement infrastructure projects, monitoring and instrumentation for tunnels and excavations, and geotechnical modeling and numerical analysis.