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'Geosynthetics and the Environment' conference in November
03 Sep '07
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The 21st Geotechnical Engineering Conference of Torino (CGT 2007), “Geosynthetics and the Environment,” will be held 27 to 28 November 2007 at the Politecnico of Torino and held under the auspices of the IGS, the Associazione Geotecnica Italiana (AGI), and the ISSMGE.
More than 150 researchers, technicians, and experts from Italy and abroad will attend the Conference. The panel of speakers includes experts from all over the world, who will be speaking on the various theoretical and practical issues concerning the application of geosynthetic materials and technologies in environmental engineering.
The official languages will be Italian and English. The Conference objective is to provide an occasion for updating the general framework on “Geosynthetics and the Environment” through the contributions of some of the most outstanding national and international experts, and to provide an opportunity for discussion between geosynthetics professionals from universities, institutions, manufacturers, design-ers and contractors concerning future developments in geosynthetics.
Two working days are planned: the first is devoted to landfills and the second to the control and reclamation of polluted subsoils. There will be a particular focus on:
• Geosynthetics and geocomposites for drainage and barriers used within lining and capping systems for landfill facilities, including issues on the short- and long-term behaviour and performance comparison with traditional materials in light of the requirements of the National and European norms; problems related to geosynthetic and geocomposite applications in steep slopes and/ or on very compressible foundation materials; geotextile containment units for dewatering, confinement and mechanical reinforcement of mining and industrial by-products.
• Lateral containment and control of subsoil pollutants using drainage trenches and composite cut-off walls; composite capping systems, for sea, river and lake bottoms; flushing and extraction systems for liquid and gaseous pollutants.
More than 150 researchers, technicians, and experts from Italy and abroad will attend the Conference. The panel of speakers includes experts from all over the world, who will be speaking on the various theoretical and practical issues concerning the application of geosynthetic materials and technologies in environmental engineering.
The official languages will be Italian and English. The Conference objective is to provide an occasion for updating the general framework on “Geosynthetics and the Environment” through the contributions of some of the most outstanding national and international experts, and to provide an opportunity for discussion between geosynthetics professionals from universities, institutions, manufacturers, design-ers and contractors concerning future developments in geosynthetics.
Two working days are planned: the first is devoted to landfills and the second to the control and reclamation of polluted subsoils. There will be a particular focus on:
• Geosynthetics and geocomposites for drainage and barriers used within lining and capping systems for landfill facilities, including issues on the short- and long-term behaviour and performance comparison with traditional materials in light of the requirements of the National and European norms; problems related to geosynthetic and geocomposite applications in steep slopes and/ or on very compressible foundation materials; geotextile containment units for dewatering, confinement and mechanical reinforcement of mining and industrial by-products.
• Lateral containment and control of subsoil pollutants using drainage trenches and composite cut-off walls; composite capping systems, for sea, river and lake bottoms; flushing and extraction systems for liquid and gaseous pollutants.
The International Geosynthetics Society
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