CONFERENCE THEMES

1.1 Micro- and meso-structure

1.2 Water retention and flows in unsaturated soils

1.3 Stress-strain behavior

1.4 Multi-physics couplings

1.5 Monotonic / cyclic behavior

1.6 Shrinkage and swelling
1.7 Desiccation and other cracking

1.8 Cryogenic suction and frozen soil

2.1 Advanced and new testing methods

2.2 Equipment development

2.3 Sensors for suction / moisture measurements

2.4 In-situ / field testing and monitoring

3.1 Constitutive modelling

3.2 Numerical modelling and analysis

3.3 Multi-scale modelling

3.4 Multi-physics and multi-phase modelling

3.5 AI and data-driven methods and modelling

4.1 Case histories

4.2 Slopes, landslides and retaining structures

4.3 Foundations, pavements and pipelines

4.4 Geohazards

4.5 Other geotechnical engineering problems related to unsaturated soils

5.1 Soil-atmospheric interaction

5.2 Capillary barriers and capillary drainage

5.3 Waste management with gas and leachate interactions

5.4 Reuse of waste in unsaturated conditions

5.5 Waste containment design and analysis

6.1 Nuclear waste disposal

6.2 Gas hydrate and mining

6.3 CO₂ sequestration

6.4 Geothermal and other energy systems