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The Asian Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT-ASIA 2000) will be held in Singapore on 18-19 May 2000, organised by the NTU-PWD Geotechnical Research Centre. An impressive line-up of leading researchers and practitioners in the field of unsaturated soils will be giving keynote lectures. The keynote lecturers, and the topics of their lectures, are: Prof. E. E. Alonso (Spain) "Fundamentals of Rockfill Collapse" Prof. C. G. Bao (P.R. China) "Slope Stability and Early Prediction of Landslides for Unsaturated Expansive Soils" Prof. G. E. Blight (South Africa) "Evapotranspiration: Measuring a Primary Control over the Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils" Prof. H. A. Faisal (Malaysia) "Unsaturated Tropical Residual Soils and Rainfall Induced Slope Failures in Malaysia" Prof. D. G. Fredlund (Canada) "The History of Developments and Future Directions of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics" Prof. S. L. Houston (USA) "Soil Aquifer Treatment of Waste Effluent" Prof. D. Karube (Japan) "The Role of Pore Water in the Mechanical Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils" Prof. A. Komornik (Israel) "Foundations of Structures in Unsaturated Soil - Research and Practice" Prof. S. J. Wheeler (UK) "Degree of Saturation: Its Role in Constitutive Modelling" More details of the conference can be found on the conference web site at: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/cdtoll/unsat-asia/ . If you have not already expressed an interest in the conference you can use the on-line pre-registration form to ensure you are sent future conference bulletins and other conference information. Those intending to submit abstracts should note the following important dates: Receipt of abstract by: 15 September 1999 Notification of acceptance by: 15 November 1999 Submission of paper by: 15 January 2000 Final acceptance of paper by: 15 March 2000 Abstracts and technical enquiries should be sent to: Dr D.G. Toll Nanyang Technological University School of Civil & Structural Engineering Blk N1, #1A-37, Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 Fax: +65 791 0676. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Abstracts may be sent in by email to [log in to unmask] All non-technical enquiries (e.g. registration and accommodation) should be directed to the Conference Secretariat: Er John S Y Tan CI-Premier Pte Ltd 150 Orchard Road #07-14 Orchard Plaza Singapore 238841 Tel: +65 733 2922. Fax: +65 235 3530. E-mail: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Dr David Toll Nanyang Technological University School of Civil & Structural Engineering Blk N1, #1A-37, Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 Tel: +65-790 6429/791 1744 Fax: +65-791 0676 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/cdtoll/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%