Introduction to the (ⅩⅥ) European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development

摘要

The (ⅩⅥ) European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering was held in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland in September 2015. It was hosted by the British Geotechnical Association (BGA), the United Kingdom (UK) member society of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). The UK has a long history of pioneering geotechnical engineering and is home to Géotechnique, the birth place of critical state soil mechanics and the venue for the prestigious Rankine Lecture. This conference and the written proceedings that this paper introduces showcased geotechnical engineering in the UK, the rest of Europe and, indeed, many other parts of the World. This paper outlines the brief history of this series of conferences and of UK Geotechnical Engineering. It also describes some key parts of the organisation of the conference and highlights some key data relating to the submission of abstracts and papers that the authors hope will be of value to organisers of future such events.