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    • 2026 Short Course Today's Tools for Geocharacterization with a focus on CPT
    • 2026 RSSeismic Short Course
    • 2026 Symposium
    • 2025 CSSM Short Course
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    • 2024 Glacial Landforms and Sediments of British Columbia
    • 2020 CSSM Short Course
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Vancouver Geotechnical Society

A local section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society

1996 Proceedings

Vancouver Geotechnical Society

  • Home/
  • The Society/
    • Membership
    • Executive
    • Past Executive
    • VGS Award
    • VGS Scholarship
    • VGS Legacy Lecture Series
  • Lectures/
    • 2024-2026 Lectures
    • 2020-2024 Lectures
    • 2015-2020 Lectures
    • 2011-2015 Lectures
  • Other Events/
    • 2026 Short Course Today's Tools for Geocharacterization with a focus on CPT
    • 2026 RSSeismic Short Course
    • 2026 Symposium
    • 2025 CSSM Short Course
    • 2025 Symposium
    • 2025 Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls and Slopes
    • 2024 Glacial Landforms and Sediments of British Columbia
    • 2020 CSSM Short Course
  • Proceedings/
  • History/
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The theme of the 10th Symposium was Earth Retention Systems.

10th Vancouver Geotechnical Society Symposium Program

Keynote Lecture: "Designing Retaining Structures Against the Effects of Earthquakes"; R. V. Whitman

"Seismic Design and Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforced Segmental Retaining Walls"; R. J. Bathurst, Z. Cai, and M. Pelletier

"Tieback Anchors for Bulkhead Rehabilitation at Port Facility"; T. M. Gurtowski, S. Puri, and D. Swanson

"Cast-in-Place Tied-back Pile Wall Installed to Resist Coastal Erosion and Earthquake Forces, Cordova Bay Road, Victoria, B.C."; G. F. Buck & S. M. Bean

"Seismic Soil Pressures Against Vertical Rigid Walls"; Guoxi Wu

"Basement Wall with Seismic Earth Pressures and Novel Expanded Polystyrene Foam Buffer Layer"; D. Inglis, G. Macleod, E. Naesgaard, and M. Zergoun

"Building a Complex Shoring and a Double Trenchless Channel with the Help of Jet-Grouting"; F. Oboni

"Earth Retention Using Vegetation"; R. Bowden

"Reticulated Micropiles Structures for Earth Retention, A Case Study"; G. Ueblacker

"Case History of Library Square Excavation in Downtown Vancouver"; R. Hillaby

"Case Histories of Temporary and Permanent Retaining Structures in the Lower Mainland"; R. Williams & J. Howie

"Soil Nailing for Public Estates in Hong Kong"; Y. Ho & H. Chan

"A No-Pressure Tire Wall - A Case History"; G. Mann

"Design Charts for Stability Analysis of Slopes with Extensible Reinforcement"; P. E. Quinn

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    • 2011-2015 Lectures
  • Other Events/
    • 2026 Short Course Today's Tools for Geocharacterization with a focus on CPT
    • 2026 RSSeismic Short Course
    • 2026 Symposium
    • 2025 CSSM Short Course
    • 2025 Symposium
    • 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 2026–2027 season. We look forward to welcoming you back and seeing you at our upcoming events. Please complete your membership here.

The 4th Annual One-Day Symposium, organized by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute – BC Chapter (EERI-BC), will take place on October 15, 2026, at UBC Robson Square, Vancouver. The symposium will focus on evolving seismic demands and infrastructure resilience. Registration is open, and attendance is free for accepted delegates. Additional details here.

The Site Characterization and Instrumentation Workshop Series, organized by the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) – Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, will take place online every Tuesday from October 13 to November 17, 2026. The six-session series will cover site investigation, in-situ testing, instrumentation, and emerging technologies. Registration is open and free for students, with discounted rates for CGS members. Additional details here.

The 7th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing, organized by the DFI and ICOG, will take place on March 17-19, 2027. Abstract submission is open, and the deadline is Monday, January 19, 2026.  Additional details here.

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