Publications
General Report of the TC215 on Environmental Geotechnics
TC215 Report - Environmental Geotechnics (published in 2006).
State of-the-art paper on "Environmental Geotechnics”
Kerry Rowe and Stephan Jefferis (2022). Protecting the environment from contamination with barrier systems: advances and challenges. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE).
TC 215 Honour Lecture - Kerry Rowe Lecture
In 2012 the ISSMGE and TC 215 established the "R. Kerry Rowe Lecture" in recognition of Professor Rowe impact in the field of Environmental Geotechnics and excellence in scholarly achievements. The lecture is to be given at the opening plenary session of the International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (ICEG) and the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE) held every 4 years. It is also published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
1st Kerry Rowe Lecture: by Prof. Charles D. Shackelford
Shackelford, C.D. (2014). "The ISSMGE Kerry Rowe Lecture: The role of diffusion in environmental geotechnics." Canadian Geotechnical Journal, NRC, 51(11), 1219-1242.
The preliminary version, which was published in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2-6 September 2013, Paris, France, Vol.1, pp. 127-150, can be downloaded here.
2nd Kerry Rowe Lecture: by Prof. Mario Manassero
Manassero, M. (2020). "The ISSMGE Kerry Rowe Lecture: On the intrinsic, state, and fabric parameters of active clays for contaminant control." Canadian Geotechnical Journal, NRC, 57(3), 311-336.
The preliminary version, which was published in the Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17-22 September 2017, Seoul, Korea, pp. 167-190, can be downloaded here.
International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (CPEG)
The International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (CPEG) is a quadrennial event under the auspices of the TC 215.
1st CPEG, July 1-3, 2013
The First Edition of the Symposium was organized by the Politecnico di Torino (Italy) in 2013.
2nd CPEG, September 6-7, 2017
The Proceedings of the Second Edition of the Symposium, organized by the University of Leeds (UK), can be downloaded here.
3rd CPEG, October 20-21, 2021 online
The Proceedings of the Third Edition, organized by the Kyoto University (Japan) and held online, were published in open access in the Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, vol. 9, 2022.
Some prestigious lectures related to the TC215 topics, delivered by distiguished international geotechnical and environmental experts:
60th Rankine Lecture - S. Jefferis (2022). The Unusual and the Unexpected in Geotechnical Engineering: Observation – Analogy – Experiment.
47th Rankine Lecture - Antonio Gens (2010). Soil–environment interactions in geotechnical engineering - Geotechnique 60, No. 1, 3–74
45th Rankine Lecture - R. Kerry Rowe (2005). Long-term performance of contaminant barrier systems - Geotechnique 55, No. 9, 631-678
24th Buchanan Lecture - Edward Kavazanjian (2016). Bio-Geo-Alchemy: Biogeotechnical Carbonate Precipitation
22nd Buchanan Lecture - Craig Benson (2014). Landfill Covers: Water Balance, Unsaturated Soils
19th Buchanan Lecture - Rudolph Bonaparte (2011). Cold War Legacy – Design, Construction, and Performance of a Land-Based Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility
12th Buchanan Lecture - Raymond Krizek (2004). Slurries in Geotechnical Engineering
3rd Buchanan Lecture - James K. Mitchell (1995). The Role of Soil Mechanics in Environmental Geotechnics
58th Terzaghi Lecture - Edward Kavazanjian (2022). Bio-mediated Geotechnics
54th Terzaghi Lecture - Rudolph Bonaparte (2018). Geotechnical Stability of Waste Fills
53rd Terzaghi Lecture - R. Kerry Rowe (2017). Protecting the Environment with Geosynthetics: Successes and Challenges
48th Terzaghi Lecture - David E. Daniel (2012). Problems Solved and Challenges Remaining
44th Terzaghi Lecture - Jean Pierre Giroud (2008). Development of criteria for geotextile and granular filters
32nd Terzaghi Lecture - Robert M. Koerner (1996). Emerging and Future Developments of Selected Geosynthetic Applications
6th Mercer Lecture - Jean-Pierre Giroud (2005-2006). Contribution of Geosynthetics to the Geotechnical Aspects of Waste Containment
2nd Mercer Lecture - Jean-Pierre Gourc (1994). Geosynthetics and Environmental Engineering
Conference Proceedings, Workshops on Environmental Geotechnics with the support of TC215 and individual TC215 members:
2019 - 16th ARC - Proceedings of the 16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Taipei - Taiwan
2019 - 17th ECSMGE - Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Reykjavik - Iceland
2018 - 8th ICEG - Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics - Hangzhou - China
2016 - Geo-Chicago - Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment - Conference Proceedings - Chicago - USA
2015 - 1st GeGe2015 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Geo-Energy and Geo-Environment - Hong Kong - China
2015 - 16th ECSMGE - Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Edinburgh - UK
2015 - 15th ARC - Proceedings of the 15th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Fukuoka - Japan
2014 - 7th ICEG - Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics - Melbourne - Australia
2013 - Geosynthetics 2013 - Session: Geosynthetics Applied to Landfills and Containment Systems - Long Beach, California - USA
2012 - EuroGeo5 - 5th European Geosynthetics Conference - Valencia - Spain
2011 - Geofrontiers 2011 - Session: Advances in Sustainable Barrier Materials and Systems - Dallas, Texas - USA
2010 - 6th ICEG - Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics - Delhi - India
2009 - 17th ICSMGE - Workshop on Environmental Geotechnics (Regulation and Technical Guidance) during the 17th ICSMGE - Alexandria - Egypt
2009 - Advances in Environmental Geotechnics - International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering - Hangzhou - China
2008 - GeoAmericas 2008 - Session and Training Lecture during the 1st Pan-Am Geosynthetics Conference - Cancun - Mexico
2008 - GeoCongress 2008 - The Challenge of Sustainability in the Geoenvironment - New Orleans - USA
2008 - EuroGeo4 - 4th European Geosynthetics Conference - Edinburgh - UK
2008 - Geosynthetics Asia 2008 - 4th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics - Shanghai - China
2008 - GEE 2008 - Geo-Environmental Engineering Workshop - Kyoto - Japan
2008 - Touring Lecture on Environmental Geotechnics - Lagos - Nigeria
2007 - XXI Geotechnical Engineering Conference: Geosynthetics and Environment - Torino - Italy
2007 - XIV ARC - African Regional Conference - Yaoundé - Cameroon
2007 - Pan-American Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Isla Margarita - Venezuela
2006 - 5th ICEG - Opportunities, challenges and responsibilities for environmental geotechnics - Cardiff - UK
2006 - 8th ICG - Session: Landfill Liners on slopes, during the International Conference on Geosynthetics - Yokohama - Japan
2005 - 16th ICSMGE - Workshop: Environmental Geotechnics: an ISSMGE Report, during the XVI ICSMGE - Osaka - Japan
2005 - Int. Workshop on Hydro-Physico-Mechanics of Landfills - Grenoble - France
2003 - 13th ECSMGE - Workshop: Use of geosynthetic clay liners for waste containment, during the 13th ECSMGE - Prague - Czech Republic
2002 - 4th ICEG - Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
2001 - Int. Workshop on Clay Behaviour: Chemo-mechanical coupling, from nano-structure to engineering applications - Maratea - Italy
1998 - 3rd ICEG - Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics - Lisbon - Portugal
1996 - 2nd ICEG - Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics - Osaka - Japan
1994 - 1st ICEG - Proceedings of the First International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics - Alberta - Canada