From Research to Applied Geotechnics : Invited Lectures of the XVI Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVI PCSMGE), 17-20 November 2019, Cancun, Mexico.

Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Conference Organization -- Contents -- Invited Lectures of the XVI Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVI PCSMGE) -- The 9th Arthur Casagrande Lecture -- Biographical Data of Gabriel Y. Auvinet -- Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures -- The 9th Casagrande Lecture. Presentation and Biographical Sketch of Professor Gabriel Auvinet Guichard -- Geotechnical Engineering in Spatially Variable Soft Soils. The Case of Mexico City. The 9th Arthur Casagrande Lecture -- Plenary Lecture ISSMGE President -- Biographical Data of C.W.W. Ng -- Interplay Between Ecology and Unsaturated Soil Mechanics for Bioengineered Landfill Covers and Slopes -- Keynote Lectures -- Technical Session #2: ''Analytical and Physical Modelling in Geotechnics''. Biographical Data of Jorge Zornberg -- Centrifuge Technology for Characterization of Expansive Clays -- Technical Session #4: ''Unsaturated Soils''. Biographical Data of Eduardo Rojas -- A General Fully Coupled Model for Unsaturated Soils -- Technical Session #5: ''Soft Soils''. Biographical Data of Marcio S.S. Almeida -- Field Studies of Stone Columns and Geosynthetic-Encased Columns -- Technical Session #6: ''Foundations and Retaining Structures''. Biographical Data of Anne Lemnitzer -- Laterally Loaded Pile Behavior at Soil-Rock-Impedance Contrast -- Technical Session #7: ''Excavations and Tunnels''. Biographical Data of Werner Bilfinger -- Tunneling Through the Rock-Soil Interface -- Technical Session #8: ''Offshore Geotechnics''. Biographical Data of Per Sparrevik -- Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations State of the Art -- Technical Session #8: ''Offshore Geotechnics''. Biographical Data of Phil Watson -- Foundation Design in Offshore Carbonate Sediments - Building on Knowledge to Address Future Challenges.

Technical Session #9: ''Transportation in Geotechnics''. Biographical Data of Erol Tutumluer -- Sustainable Pavement Foundations with Chemically Stabilized Quarry By-Products -- Technical Session #10: ''Natural Hazards''. Biographical Data of Murray D. Fredlund -- Developments in Landslide Analysis Methodologies -- Technical Session #15: ''Preservation of historic sites''. Biographical Data of Carlo Viggiani -- The Behaviour of an Ancient Tower Through History and Monitoring -- Technical Session #17: ''Rock Mechanics''. Biographical Data of C. Carranza-Torres -- Analytical and Numerical Study of the Stability of Shallow Circular Cavities in Weak Rocks -- Technical Session #18: ''Education''. Biographical Data of Jorge E. Alva Hurtado -- Advances in the Teaching of Geotechnical Engineering in Peru -- Technical Session #19: ''Energy Geotechnics''. Biographical Data of Lyesse Laloui -- Experimental Analyses on the Multiphysical Phenomena Governing Energy Pile Behavior -- Bright Spark Lectures -- Biographical Data of Tugce Baser -- Thermal Energy Storage in Borehole Arrays Installed in Unsaturated Soils -- Biographical Data of Carlos Omar Vargas -- Analysis and Seismic Design of Tailings Dams and Liquefaction Assessment -- Biographical Data of Marlisio Oliveira Cecilio Junior -- Personal Account on Reliability Analyses, from a Young Geotechnical Engineer -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

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