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November 12-16

2024

cordially invited to participate

Dear colleagues: On behalf of the Chilean Geotechnical Society (SOCHIGE), you are cordially invited to participate in the 17th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVII PCSMGE) and 2nd Latin-American Regional Conference of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) to be held in La Serena, Chile in November 2024. We are delighted to organize this event, for the second time, after hosting it back in 1991.

With an average width of 180 kilometers and a length of about 5000 kilometers, Chile is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the majestic Andes Mountains to the east. These characteristics result in a country with a wide variety of climates and vegetation, as well as both soil and rock conditions along its territory. As part of the Circum-Pacific Belt, Chile is one of the great seismically active regions in the world, which is of particular interest to geoscientists and geotechnical engineers worldwide.

The Panamerican congress will serve as a unique platform for dissemination of knowledge and fruitful interactions among researchers and practitioners from different generations and nationalities. We are excited to keep growing as a community and your attendance is essential to the success of this conference. We look forward to receiving you in our country!

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ISSMGE Scholarship

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Key dates

Conference - November 2024

• Tuesday 12th: Workshops / Short courses / Registration / Opening

• Wednesday 13th – Friday 15th: Conference

• Saturday 16th: Technical visits / Side Activities

Papers

• Deadline for abstract submission: 31st August 2023

• Notification of abstract acceptance: October 30th, 2023

• Paper submission deadline: April 30th, 2024

• Notification of paper acceptance: up to July 31st, 2024

• Final paper due: July 31st, 2024

Program

(Subject to changes)

Conference Themes

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Edgar Bard (Chile)

Carlos Ovalle (Chile/Canada)

Bernardo Caicedo (Colombia)

Alexandra Ossa (Mexico)

Heraldo Giacheti (Brasil)

  • Lab and in situ testing

  • Physical and constitutive soil modeling

  • Unsaturated soils

  • Soft soils

  • Residual and saprolitic soils

  • Rockfill

  • Soil geochemistry

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

José Campaña (Chile)

Juan Manuel Pestana (Venezuela/USA)

Miguel Manica (Mexico)

Werner Bilfinger (Brasil)

  • Numerical modeling

  • Seismic analysis of natural soil deposits and geotechnical structures

  • Mining structures

  • Talings dams

  • Infrastructure and transport works

  • Foundation of buildings and large works

  • Transportation geotechnics

  • Monitoring and observational method

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Juan Manuel Fernandez (Chile)

Mario Terceros (Bolivia)

Walter Paniagua (México)

Mauricio Sales (Brasil)

  • Soil improvement

  • Use of geosynthetics

  • Special foundations

  • Rehabilitation of geotechnical structures

  • Advances in instrumentation and sensing systems

  • New image-based technologies in geotechnics

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Sergio Sepúlveda (Chile – Canada)

Stella Moreiras (Argentina)

Victor Hernández-Madrigal (México)

  • Engineering Geology

  • Environmental Geology and Geotechnics

  • Applied Hydrogeology and Water Resources

  • Rock Mechanics and applications

  • Geohazards remote sensing and monitoring

  • Geologic hazard and risk assessment, and territorial planning

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Cesar Pasten (Chile)

Douglas Cortés (USA)

Marta Miletic (USA-Canada)

Joan Larrahondo (Colombia)

Yolanda Alberto (Chile-Mexico-Canadá)

Renato Pinto da Cunha (Brasil)

  • Energy geotechnics

  • Geotechnical uncertainty

  • Biogeotechnics 

  • Machine learning and big data in geotechnics

  • Sustainability and climate change

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Matías Silva (Chile)

Pooneh Maghoul (Canadá)

Cristina de Hollanda Cavalcanti Tsuha (Brazil)

  • Geotechnical Engineering and sustainable development

  • Education of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical Engineering

  • Academia and practice in Geotechnical Engineering. How to diminish the gap

  • Geotechnical works and their impact on communities

Welcome ceremony

"International Perspectives on the Crucial Role of Geoengineers in Socionatural Disaster Response"

We will kick off the congress on Tuesday 12th, at 18:00 at the Hotel Enjoy La Serena with the Welcome Ceremony, which will feature the special participation of Marc Ballouz, President of the ISSMGE, and Vasilis Marinos, President of the IAEG, along with a panel of distinguished experts. The evening will conclude with a welcome cocktail reception. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Dimitrios Zekkos, PhD, PE,

Moderator

Professor, University of California at Berkeley - Founder & Partner, ARGO-E GROUP

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Prof. Ellen Rathje, PhD, PE, F. ASCE

Speaker

Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering - Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering - University of Texas

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Prof. Fernando Marinho, PhD

Speaker

Associate Professor in Universidade de São Paulo

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Natalia Garrido Urzua

Speaker

Geóloga Sernageomin - Past-President ACHIGEO

Invited Lectures

Below is a list of some of the invited lectures that will be featured at the congress.

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CASAGRANDE LECTURE: SOIL PROPERTIES: CASAGRANDE´S PROLOGUE TO THE FUTURE

Prof. Carlos Santamarina, G. Wayne Clough Chair and Professor at Georgia Tech

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TC212 1st ISSMGE Harry Poulos Honour Lecture: “Rethinking piles in light of current knowledge

Alessandro Mandolini, Professor of “Foundation Engineering” at Department of Engineering – Università degli Studi della Campania “L. Vanvitelli”

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TC106: 2nd Pan-American Distinguished Lecture on Unsaturated Soils Exploring the Interplay Between Water, Grains, Suction and Infrastructure

Prof. Fernando A. M. Marinho, PhD, Associate Professor in Universidade de São Paulo

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Progress toward understanding complex rock slope failure mechanism

Prof. Doug Stead, Emeritus Professor Simon Fraser University, Canada.

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Assessment of liquefaction effects on infrastructure

Prof. Katerina Ziotopoulou, Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of California, Davis.

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WHAT COULD TAILINGS FACILITY ENGINEERING LOOK LIKE IN 2030?

Andy Small, PEng. Geotechnical Engineer specialized in dam safety and dam design. ICOLD and CDA leading member. Senior geotechnical consultant at Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB).

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GEOTECHNICAL LESSONS LEFT BY XXI CENTURY (2000-2024) LARGE EARTHQUAKES

Ramón Verdugo, Ph.D. CMGI Ltda.

Marcio Almeida, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, panamgeo

Offshore Geotechnical Solutions: from advanced physical modelling to applications

Prof. Marcio Almeida, Full Professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro COPPE-UFRJ

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TC221: Special Session on Tailings Dams

Christina Winckler (MSc) - Fernando Schnaid (PhD) - Edgar Quiroz (MSc) - Arcesio Lizcano (PhD) Osvaldo Flores (PhD) - Davis Solans (PhD) - José Campaña (MSc) - Ramón Verdugo (PhD) Moderator: Luis Valenzuela (MSc)

Bright Spark Lecture

The Young Member Presidential Group (YMPG), the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), and the organizing committee of the XVII Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PANAMGEO 2024) are delighted to announce the winners of the Bright Spark Award. These exceptional individuals will have the opportunity to present their insightful work at the conference.

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Ph.D Kshama Roy

Principal Specialist, Energy Systems, DNV Canada Limited & Adjunct Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland

“A Simplified Soil Constitutive Model for Sand: Advancing Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis for Sustainable and Resilient Buried Infrastructures”

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MSc Emilia Castillo Fuentes

PhD Student Imperial College London.

“Foundation systems for floating wind turbines”

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MSc. Mauro Sottile

SRK, Principal Consultant, Geotechnics

“A comparison of advanced constitutive models to evaluate flow liquefaction of upstream raised tailings dams”

1st Latam/Panam Geotechnical Engineering Professors' Meeting

We invite professors of Geotechnical Engineering to participate in this meeting to be held on Tuesday,
November 12, 2024 and will feature the following speakers/topics:

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Aplicaciones de la Inteligencia Artificial en la docencia

PhD. Humberto Ivan Pehovaz

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Caracterización geotécnica de regiones de América

Ph.D Gabriel Auvinet

Diego, manzanal, reunión profesores, panamgeo

Laboratorio de suelos: Trayectoria de esfuerzos y teoría del estado crítico

Ph.D Diego Manzanal

Raúl, aguilar, panamgeo

Dinámica de suelos: Influencia del tiempo en propiedades físicas del terreno

Ph.D Raúl Aguilar

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Diseño sísmico de represas y tranques

Ph. D Felipe Ochoa

Congress meetings

Within the framework of the congress, we will hold the following meetings for our attendees:
• ISSMGE Board Meeting 
• 1er Encuentro Latam/Panam Profesores/as Ingeniería Geotécnica
• ISSMGE Southamerica & Caribe Member Societies
• IAEG Southamerica Member Societies
• ISSMGE TC221: Tailings and Mine Waste
• ISSMGE TC308: Energy Geotechnics

technical visits

Mining – Chancón [Fullday]

Monday November 11th

  • Minimum number of participants: 10
  • Maximum number of participants: 20
  • Technical guide: Cristián Cáceres (Civil Mining Engineer from the Universidad de Chile, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Applied Science (MASc.) from the University of British Columbia, specializing in rock mechanics).

Registration form: Click Here
Price: US$48 (CLP$45.000)

Descripción

We will leave Santiago at 8:30 a.m. towards the O'Higgins Region. The technical visit begins at the Escuela Mina Planta, where an introduction to the mining sector and industry in the O'Higgins Region will be given, as well as a safety talk. It will continue with a visit to a mine in the Mining District 55 of Chancón to view the design, mode of operation, equipment, and safety, among others. After this, we will visit the University's investigative tunnel and then finish with a tour of the facilities and laboratories of the Escuela Mina Planta. We will be back in Santiago at approximately 3:30 pm.

Soil mechanics – Santiago subway [Halfday]

Monday November 11th

  • Minimum number of participants: 10
  • Maximum number of participants: 20
  • Technical guide: Juan Carlos Pozo, Senior Consultant Arcadis Chile SpA.

Note: Safety shoes must be worn
Registration form: Click Here
Price: US$0 (CLP$0)

Descripción

We will meet at 9:00 a.m. and then visit the construction site of Line 7 of the Santiago Metro. We will delve into the different methodologies used, such as the tunnel boring machine, a construction method used for the first time in the construction of tunnels for the capital's train, in the process of excavation, support and completion of the tunnel of a part of the route of Line 7.

Geological hazards – Agua Negra [Fullday]

Saturday, november 16th

  • Minimum number of participants: 10
  • Maximum number of participants: 40
  • Technical guidelines: Natalia Garrido, Cristina Brantt and Alejandro Alfaro. Geologists from the Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería dedicated to the evaluation of geological hazards and risks.

Meeting point: Enjoy Coquimbo
Registration form: Click Here
Price: US$53 (CLP$50.000)

Descripción

We will leave at 7 a.m. from La Serena towards the Elqui Valley, a site of multiple mass removals and large-scale engineering projects. Our first stop will be the Agua Negra Border Complex, where we will discuss the particularities of the valley and begin to understand its complex morphology. The second stop will be the La Laguna reservoir, a dam with an impermeable core and a central reinforced concrete screen whose construction began in 1927 for irrigation purposes for agriculture. Then, we will advance to the Llano de Las Liebres sector (3,650 m above sea level), where the Agua Negra Tunnel project will be located, allowing us to view it from the perspective of geological engineering. We will begin our descent back to the town of Vicuña, and from the Cerro La Virgen viewpoint, we will observe a town immersed in the valley; we will appreciate the characteristic morphology of the mountain range and the transversal ranges of the Coquimbo region, and we will review the history of geological risk assessment. Finally, we will celebrate our technical field with a well-deserved pisco tasting in Diaguitas.

PRE-CONGRESS COURSES

We extend a cordial invitation to our attendees to pre-register for the pre-congress courses to be held on Tuesday, November 12th, at the University of La Serena.
Remember that once pre-registered, an executive will contact you to make the payment of the course of your interest in order to secure your place. Values described in each course.

• Innovación en la ejecución, control y diseño de pilotes

Course lenght: full day  | Speakers: Mario Terceros, Raffaele Di Laora, Kyle Rollins, Walter Paniagua, Oscar Taiba, Sebastián Lobo-Guerrero, Carlos Medeiros, Franz-Werner Gerressen, Paulo Oróstegui, Lynda Angarita | Language: ENG & ESP

Registration fee:

Until November 6th:

  • Normal registration: USD 150 | CLP 165.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

From November 7th onwards:

  • Normal registration: USD 350 | CLP 320.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

• Introducción a la caracterización dinámica de sitios mediante técnicas de Ondas de Superficie

Course lenght: full day | Speakers: Esteban Sáez, César Pastén | Language: ESP

Registration fee:

Until November 6th:

  • Normal registration: USD 150 | CLP 165.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

From November 7th onwards:

  • Normal registration: USD 350 | CLP 320.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

• Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring as a tool for decision making

Course lenght: full day | Speakers: Roberto Gesche, Summer Sun | Idioma: ENG

Registration fee:

Until November 6th:

  • Normal registration: USD 150 | CLP 165.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

From November 7th onwards:

  • Normal registration: USD 350 | CLP 320.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

• Investigation and analysis of the seismic stability of mine waste and tailings

Course lenght: half day | Speakers: Rob Moss, Ricardo Moffat | language: ENG

Registration fee:

Until November 6th:

  • Normal registration: USD 80 | CLP 90.000
  • Student registration: USD 40 | CLP 45.000

From November 7th onwards:

  • Normal registration: USD 200 | CLP 185.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

• Cimentaciones para infraestructura de parques solares y eólicos

Course lenght: half day | Speaker: Hugo Acosta-Martínez | language: ESP

Registration fee:

Until November 6th:

  • Normal registration: USD 80 | CLP 90.000
  • Student registration: USD 40 | CLP 45.000

From November 7th onwards:

  • Normal registration: USD 200 | CLP 185.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

• Physical and Numerical Modeling of Geotechnical Problems

Course lenght: full day | Speakers: Fernando Saboya, Márcio Almeida, Maria Cascão | Language: ENG

Registration fee:

Until November 6th:

  • Normal registration: USD 150 | CLP 165.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

From November 7th onwards:

  • Normal registration: USD 350 | CLP 320.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

• Partial saturation influences on the strength, critical state and CPT interpretations in silty tailings

Course lenght: half day | Speaker: Adrian Russell | Language: ENG

Registration fee:

Until November 6th:

  • Normal registration: USD 80 | CLP 90.000
  • Student registration: USD 40 | CLP 45.000

From November 7th onwards:

  • Normal registration: USD 200 | CLP 185.000
  • Student registration: USD 60 | CLP 55.000

Organizing Committee

Daniela Pollak

Daniela Pollak

Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee
Gonzalo Montalva

Gonzalo Montalva

Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee
Luis Valenzuela

Luis Valenzuela

Chair of the Scientific Committee
Sergio Sepúlveda

Sergio Sepúlveda

Chair of the 2nd Latin-American Regional IAEG Conference
Carolina Jadue

Carolina Jadue

Treasurer
Omar Núñez

Omar NÚñez

Co-Secretary

FRANCISCA LEZANA

Co-Secretary
Claudio Román

Claudio Román

Scientific Committee Coordinator
Juan Pablo Mira

Juan Pablo Mira

Administrative Coordinator

STEERING COMMITTEE

Marc Ballouz

President of the ISSMGE

Walter Paniagua

ISSMGE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR NORTH AMERICA
México

André Assis

ISSMGE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR SOUTH AMERICA
Brasil

Timothy Newson

ISSMGE IMMEDIATE PAST VICE-PRESIDENT FOR NORTH AMERICA
Canada
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Alejo Sfriso

ISSMGE IMMEDIATE PAST VICE-PRESIDENT FOR SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina

Juan Paulin

Secretary of the XVI Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
México

REGIONAL SUPPORT / SPONSORS

PAPER'S SUBMISSION

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Paper submission deadline: February 29th, 2024

April 30th 2024

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NEWS

Technical Sponsors Exhibition

The Conference Venue will provide a functional and pleasant setting for the Technical Sponsors Exhibition. Refreshments will be served close to the exhibition site to ensure that attendees have plenty of time to visit the exhibit booths.

Should you be interested in booking a space at the conference, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

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Hotel Diego de Almagro

Francisco de Aguirre Avenue 0665, La Serena, Coquimbo

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Hotel Club La Serena

Av. del Mar 1000 Coquimbo. La Serena, Coquimbo

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Campanario del Mar

Av. del Mar 4600, La Serena, Coquimbo

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Eduardo de La Barra 440. La Serena, Coquimbo

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TOURISM IN LA SERENA

Discover the incredible experiences that Viajes Mirador has to offer. Make the most of your visit to La Serena and create unforgettable memories.

TOURISM IN LA SERENA

Discover the incredible experiences that Viajes Mirador has to offer. Make the most of your visit to La Serena and create unforgettable memories.

LA SERENA, COQUIMBO REGION, CHILE

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Discover the virtues and surprises that the so-called “Small North” of Chile hides. Located less than 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the capital, Santiago (there are daily flights between the two cities), this destination offers its visitors nice weather throughout the year, extensive plantations of vineyards and fruits, and one of the clearest skies in the world for gazing at the stars. One of the favorite touristic places for Chileans – and we’re sure soon yours too – is the city of La Serena and its surrounding areas. Its beaches, coastline and outdoors, where many sports and leisure activities can be enjoyed, as well as its wide gastronomic offer, its beautiful night skies, and many more appeals, make this city a notable destination for those who would like to know the Small North of Chile.

Take advantage of the beaches of La Serena during the spring and summer, walk along the long Avenida del Mar or go shopping at Recova, the area’s most famous market and arts & crafts fair. In Coquimbo, 9 km from La Serena. you can’t miss La Herradura beach and Barrio Inglés’ nightlife. You can also try your luck at the casino. If you have a sports soul, come and enjoy the many adrenaline sports of La Serena and Coquimbo: trekking, sport fishing, surfing and paragliding are some of the activities waiting for you.

The Elqui valley is a spectacle in itself.  The Valley, deeply carved by the Elqui River (formerly called the Coquimbo River), begins only 15 km from La Serena, from where the road makes its way into the Andes Mountains. The sun shines more than 360 days a year in the Elqui Valley, a privileged climate that makes the perfect ripening of the grapes possible in order to produce the best pisco and some of the best wines of Chile. With one of the clearest skies in the southern hemisphere, several international astronomical organizations have installed their observatories here on the summits of the Pachón and the Tololo hills. But for those who love to gaze at the night sky, the spectacle of stars is visible to the naked eye or also with smaller telescopes. The Elqui Valley’s special climatic conditions, with sunny days and cold nights, as well as its fertile land and protected hillsides, make this the most exceptional wine region of northern Chile. In addition to the cultivation of grapes for the production of pisco, Syrah is the leading variety planted for the production of red wine, and Sauvignon Blanc for white wine.  Many wineries are open to the public and have wine tastings, tours of their vineyards and facilities, which can be visited entirely in a few hours. The small and sunny traditional town of Vicuña is the main city of the Elqui Valley. This is where Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize winner in 1945, was born. In addition to all these enjoyable scenarios, the Elqui Valley is known for its mystical energy. The locals say it is caused by the clarity of the skies and the direct light that comes from the stars, which translates into healing energies, giving its visitors a moment of total relaxation and disconnection, which can be further enhanced with the wide range of alternative therapies, meditation and spa centers that exist in the place.

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