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Vancouver Geotechnical Society

A local section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society

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Vancouver Geotechnical Society

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    • 2025 CSSM Short Course
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    • 2025 Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls and Slopes
    • 2024 Glacial Landforms and Sediments of British Columbia
    • 2020 CSSM Short Course
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The Theme of the second Symposium was Earthquake Geotechnique.

Second Vancouver Geotechnical Society Symposium Program

"Seismic Risk in Western Canada"; D.H. Weichert and G.C. Rogers

"Ground Motions, Implications for Building Codes"; N. Donovan

"Characteristic Response of Soil to Earthquake Loading"; P.M. Byrne

"Seismic Response Analysis of Level Sites, Embankments and Soil-Structure Systems"; W.D. Liam Finn, M. Yogendrakumar, and A. Nichols

"Earthquake Design - A Structural Engineers Viewpoint"; R.H. DeVall

"Seismic Risk and Ground Improvement"; A. Wightman, K.I. Morrison, and Alex Sy

"Liquefaction Evaluation of a Dam Foundation on Slide Debris Using Becker Penetration Tests"; J.D. Cattanach

"A Review of the Performance of Mine Tailings Impoundments under Earthquake Loading Conditions"; B.H. Conlin

"Site Seismicity and Pile Designfor the Alex Fraser Bridge North Approach Piers"; T.P. Fitzell

"Reducing Liquefaction Potential by Vibro-Replacement"; Don Fraser

"The Assessment of Liquefaction Susceptibility using the Seismic Cone Penetrometer"; D. Gillespie, J. Howie, and R.G. Campanella

"New Westminster Waterfront Development on Loose Sediments"; G. Macelod, E. Naesgaard, and J. O'Brien

"Vancouver Skytrain - Surrey Extension Seismic Analysis"; R.R. Parsons and P.E. Salt

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  • Other Events/
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    • 2025 Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls and Slopes
    • 2024 Glacial Landforms and Sediments of British Columbia
    • 2020 CSSM Short Course
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Vancouver Geotechnical Society

VGS is now accepting memberships for the 2025–2026 season. We look forward to welcoming you back and seeing you at our upcoming events. Please complete your membership here.

VGS will be hosting its next technical presentation on Monday, September 8, 2025. Dr. Ryley Beddoe will be presenting on the topic “Built to Last? The Geotechnical Challenges of Infrastructure on Thawing Permafrost”. More information can be found here.

VGS will organize our upcoming short course on Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM) for Practical Engineers, taught by Michael Jefferies, Dr. Dawn Shuttle, Dr. Marcos Arroyo, Andrea Lougheed and Dallas McGowan on 26-28 October 2025. More info here.

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