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nce Preeview

Pan
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m-U
UNSSATT 20
017
7

Second
d Pan American
n Confeerence o
on Unsa
aturated Soils
Dallas, Texas, USA
U | Novemb
N
ber 1215, 201
17

U
Unsatuurated Soil
S Meechaniccs for SSustainaable Geeotechnnics
PROG
GRAM OVERVIE
O
EW
A numbeer of activitie
es are
envisioneed for the Pan-Am UNS
SAT
2017 proogram, incluuding:
Workkshops and short course
es
Keynootes/State--of-theArt/SState-of-the
e-Practice
lecturres
Multi--session Sym
mposium
honorring Professsor Del
Fredlund
Technnical sessionns
Panel discussionss
Posteers
Exhib
bitors
Socia
al and netwo
orking
oppoortunities
Studeent program
m

This is the peerfect

oppo
ortunity to
t expand
your technica
al know
wledgee of unssaturated
d
soils in the dynamic
d
c
Dalla
as-Fort Worth
W
metro
oplex, Texas.
T

Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau / Matt Pasant

Abou
ut the C
Conferen
nce
On behalf
b
of the Unsaturated
U
Sooils Committeee of the Geo-IInstitute (G-I) of the
American Society of Civil Engineeers (ASCE), aand the TC 10
06 committee on Unsaturate
ed
Soils of the International Societyy of Soil Mechaanics and Geootechnical Enggineering
(ISSM
MGE), you aree cordially inviited to attend Pan-Am-UNSSAT 2017: Thee Second Pan-American Confereence on Unsatuurated Soils, w
which will be hheld Novembeer 1215,
2017
7.
Pan-A
Am-UNSAT 2017 builds uponn the continuing
g success of Pa
an-Am-UNSAT 2013 (First
Pan-A
American Confe
erence on Unsa
aturated Soils,, Cartagena, C
Colombia, 2013); UNSAT
2006 (Fourth Interna
ational Conferrence on Unsatturated Soils, C
Carefree, Arizoona, 2006); annd
the se
eminal EXPANS
SIVE92 (Sevennth Internationa
al Conference on Expansive SSoils, Dallas,
Texass, 1992).
Pan-A
Am-UNSAT 2017 will follow this series of suuccessful regioonal and international
conferences on Unsa
aturated Soils, bringing togeether researcheers, practitioners, students and
d
y makers from around the woorld, particularrly the America
as, to share thee latest
policy
advannces, engineering applicationns, and pedag
gogical approa
aches in the unsaturated soil
mecha
anics discipline.
Pan-A
Am-UNSAT 2017 will featuree the latest ressearch advancees and engineeeringpractice
innova
ations with a fo
ocus on characcterization, mod
deling, design,, construction, a
and field
perfo
ormance. The co
onference will include a widee range of knoowledge-enhanncing technical
sessions, short course
es, and workshhops. Around 2
250 U.S. and innternational pa
articipants from
m
acade
emia, industry, and government agencies a
are expected tto attend the cconference.

Inttercontiinental Dallas Hotel | Dalla

as, Texa
as USA

Confferencee Com
mmitteees
CONFFERENCEE PROGR
RAM CO
OMMITTEEE

Conference Chhair: Laurea

ano R. Hoyo
os, University of Texa
as at Arling
gton
Conference Coo-Chair: Johhn S. McCartney, Univversity of C
California, San Diegoo
Techhnical Progrram Chair: Sandra L. Houston, Arizona
A
Sta
ate University
Techhnical Progrram Co-Chaair: William
m J. Likos, University
U
oof Wisconssin, Madisoon
Locaal Chair: Marcelo Sannchez, Texa
as A&M Unniversity
Locaal Chair: Gerald A. Miller,
M
Unive
ersity of Oklahoma
Sponnsorship & Exhibits
E
Chaair: Anand J. Puppala
a, Universitty of Texass at Arlingtton
Logiistics Managger: Majid Ghayoomi, University of New H
Hampshiree
Conference Proogram Speccialist: Hele
en Cook (hccook@ascee.org), Geoo-Institute//ASCE

Techniical Advissory Com

mmittee

Sai V
Vanapalli, University of Ottawa,
O
Cannada
Greg
g Siemens, Royal
R
Military
y College, Canada
C
Kantthasamy (Muuralee) Muraleetharan, University
U
of O
Oklahoma, US
SA
Xiong
g Zhang, University of Cincinnati,
C
US
SA
Ning
g Lu, Colorad
do School of Mines, USA
Clauudia Zapata,, Arizona Sta
ate University
y, USA
Jorge Zornberg, University of
o Texas at Austin,
A
USA
Jorge Abraham Diaz-Rodriguez, UNAM, Mexico
Bernardo Caiced
do, Universid
dad de Los Andes,
A
Bogoot, Colombiia

Julioo E. Colmena
ares, Universiidad Nacional, Bogot,
Coloombia
Ore ncio Villar, U
University of So Paulo, So Carlos,
Brazzil
Taci o de Campoos, PUC-Rio, Brazil
Fernnando Marinho, Universitty of So Paulo, Brazil
Mannoel Porfrio Cordo Netto, Universidade de
Brasslia, Brazil
Dieg
go Manzanal, University of Buenos A
Aires,
Argeentina
Alejoo Sfriso, Univversity of Buuenos Aires, A
Argentina

Lyessse Laloui, EFFP Lausanne,, Switzerland

d
J. Ca
arlos Santam
marina, KAUSST, Saudi Arrabia
Charles Ng, HKU
UST, Hong Kong

Interna
ational Teechnical Committee
C
e

Daviid Toll, Unive

ersity of Durhham, UK
Adria
an Russell, University
U
of New South Wales,
W
Austrralia
Edua
ardo Alonso, UPC, Barcellona, Spain
Antoonio Gens, UP
PC, Barcelonna, Spain

QUESTIONS? CONTACT
C
T:

CONFER
RENCE PU
UBLICATIO
ONS

Regarding the tech

hnical progra
am
Sandra L. Housston (sandra
a.houston@asu.edu),
Arizzona State University
U
William J. Likoss (likos@wisc.edu), University of
Wissconsin, Mad
dison

All ssubmitted teechnical papers will bee peerreviewed and published a

as a Geotecchnical Speciial
Publlication (GSSP). Papers published inn the GSP
are indexed in Civil Engineeering Data
abase,
Gooogle Schola
ar, and others.

For otheer general in

nquiries
Laurreano R. Ho
oyos (lhoyoss@uta.edu), University
of TTexas at Arllington
John
n S. McCarttney (mccarttney@eng.ucsd.edu),
Univversity of California Sa
an Diego

Pap
pers submitteed for speccial sessions and the
worrkshops mayy be consideered for sep
parate
speccial GSPs foocusing on sspecific topics, or for
speccial issues oof selected jjournals.

Confer
C
ence Technic
T
cal Topics
Streess State Quantificati
Q
ion
Exp
perimental Laboratory and In-Situ Testing
Casse Historiess
Unssaturated Rock
R
Behavvior
Unssaturated Permafrost
P
Behavior
Funndamentalss
Flow Proce
esses
Shear Stre
ength
Stiffness and Dynamic Response
e
Volume Chhange

Y
YOU AR
RE INVITEED (CLOSSED)
to suubmit a one
e-page pro
oposal for a short
course oor workshop on any off the broad
d technical
topics liisted above
e. Proposalss without alll requested
d
details (below) ma
ay not be co
onsidered:
Titlee
Desscription of the short course
c
or workshop
w
gea
ared for po
otential atttendees (<150 wordss)
Org
ganizer(s), with full co
ontact inforrmation
Techhnical scop
pe and justiification onn how the
shorrt course/w
workshop fiits into the conference
e
them
mes
Planns for soliciiting particcipants and
d potential
conttributors
E-m
mail this info
ormation before May
y 10, 2016
6
to thhe Pan-Am
m-UNSAT 2017 Progrram
Com
mmittee at:: geo-instituute@asce.org. In the
sub
bject line, please
p
incluude the phrase Pan-Am
m-UNSAT 2017
2
Propo
osal.
Decisioons on the proposals
p
will be made and
commuunicated by
y September 25, 201
16.

Numerical annd Constituttive Modelling in

Geeotechnical and Geoeenvironmenntal
Ap
pplications
Expansivee soils
Collapsiblle soils
Slope stab
bility
Landfills
Pavementss
Foundations
Eneergy Geoteechnics
Susstainabilityy

D
DEADLINES
Short Course and Workshop PProposals Duue:
....................................................... May 10, 2016
6 (Closed)
Short Course and Workshop PProposals Deecisions
Comp
plete:
........................................................... September 2
25, 2016
Abstrract Submitta
al Begins:
............................................................ September 2
28, 2016
Abstrracts Due:
............................................................... Novemberr 2, 2016
Abstra
act Decisionss Complete:
.............................................................. December 1
14, 2016
Draft Papers Due:
................................................................... Februaryy 8, 2017
Draft Paper Decissions Compleete:
........................................................................ April 1
19, 2017
Final Papers Due:
......................................................................... May 1
10, 2017
Final Paper Decisiions Complete:
............................................................................ Junee 7, 2017
Prese nting authorss must register for conference, or
pape rs will be puulled from Prroceedings:
............................................................................. Julyy 5, 2017

Co
onfereence Prrogram
m Scheedule
(Subjject to changee)

Datee / Time

Acctivity

Sundayy, November 12, 2017

8:00 a.m
m. 5:00 p.m
m.

Short Courses and Worrkshops

6:00 8
8:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception
R

Mondayy, Novembeer 13, 2017

7
8:30 10:30 a.m.

Welcome / Keynote Leectures

10:30 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a
a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-I

12:30 2:00 p.m.

Lunch / Possters

2:00 3
3:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-II /
Symposium
m in Honor of Professor Deel Fredlund, Part I

3:30 4
4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 5
5:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-III /
Symposium
m in Honor of Professor Deel Fredlund, Part II

6:30 - 9
9:30 pm

Social Evennt to be deterrmined

Tuesday
ay, Novembeer 14, 2017
7
9:00 10:30 a.m.

State-of-thhe-Art/State-of-the-Practicce Lectures

10:30 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a
a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-IV

12:30 2:00 p.m.

Lunch / Possters

2:00 3
3:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-V

3:30 4
4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 5
5:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-VI

6:30 - 9
9:30 pm

Social Evennt to be deterrmined

Wedneesday, November 15, 20

017
9:00 10:30 a.m.

State-of-thhe-Art/State-of-the-Practicce Lectures

10:30 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a
a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-VII

12:30 2:00 p.m.

Lunch / Possters

2:00 3
3:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-VIII

3:30 4
4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 5
5:30 p.m.

Parallel Te
echnical Sessioons-IX

As of September 8, 2016