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Dear colleagues,
The is the first announcement. Please help us to pass on to other
colleagues who may be interested.
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THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on
SOFT SOIL ENGINEERING (3rd ICSSE)
6-8 December 2001, Hong Kong
We are happy to announce that together with our sister Universities,
HKU and HKUST, we are hosting the 3rd ICSSE. It will be held
back-to-back with the 14th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference (14th
SEAGC),
10-14 December 2001 at the same venue. Delegates are strongly encouraged
to take the opportunity to attend both conferences at a discount rate.
CONFERENCE THEME
Soft Soil Engineering - Challenges and Solutions
Papers related to the following topics in the theme area are
particularly welcome:
* Soft material behaviour, constitutive modelling and predictions
* Field monitoring, numerical and physical modelling
* Ground improvement techniques and settlement control --
design, analysis and construction
* Hazard mitigation, environmental and risk management
FINAL DAY FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
1 August 2000
EXHIBITION
A concurrent exhibition will be held. Exhibitors are strongly encouraged
to take the opportunity to have exhibition at both the 3rd ICSSE and
14th SEAGC at a discount rate.
CONFERENCE WEB SITE
Please visit the conference web site
http://www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/sse3/
for further information where you can download the "Form for Abstract
Submission and Expression of Interests" (MS Word document) as well.
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Regards,
ST
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| LUK ShunTim |
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| Civil and Structural Engineering Department |
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Kowloon |
| Hong Kong |
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| email: [log in to unmask] |
| phone: (852) 27666064 |
| fax: (852) 23346389 |
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