The theme of the first Symposium was Geotechnical Aspects of Transportation Routes in Mountainous Terrain.
First Vancouver Geotechnical Society Symposium Program
"Acceptability of Natural Hazards in Transportation Corridors"; G.C. Morgan
"Design of Rock Slopes"; D.C. Martin
"Massive Landslides in Soft Compaction Shales"; E.W. Brooker
"Review and Case Examples of Rockfall Protection Measures in the Mountain Region of Canadian National Railway"; M.H. Theodore
"Bridge Abutments on Rock"; D.C. Wyllie and G.E. Rawlings
"Overview of Design and Construction Problems on the Coquihalla Highway"; N.R. Zapf
"Geotechnical Constraints Along Interstate 70, Glenwood Canyon, Colorado"; K.A. Turner