The theme of the 26th Vancouver Geotechnical Society Symposium was Site Characterization. The Symposium program, keynote presentations, and submitted papers are provided below.

26th Vancouver Geotechnical Society Symposium Program

The Use of Cone Penetration Testing for Integrated Site Characterization; Keynote Presentation by Dr. Jason DeJong, University of California, Davis, CA

The Investigation for, and Design of, Working Platforms; by Brian Wilson, Keller Foundations Limited

Site Characterization for Cutter Soil Mixing of a Vertical Barrier Wall; by Ben Holzman, Keith MacKay, David Siddle, Roberto Olivera, Golder Associates.

Detailed Site Characterizations of Karst Terrain Focusing on Sinkholes and Geohazard Risk - A Case History from the United Arab Emirates; by Mice McCormick, Parkland Geo-Environmental Ltd.; Mahmoud Mahmoud, GES Geotech Inc.

Applications of Mixed and Virtual Reality Techniques in Site Characterization; by I. Emre Onsel, Omar Chang, Jesse Mysiorek, Davide Donati, Doug Stead, Simon Fraser University; Wayne Barnett, Luca Zorzi; SRK Consulting.

Augmented Reality and Applied Earth Science: a new tool for Site Characterization; by Ivy Li, Matt Lato, Gerald Magnusson, Joan Roca, Elliot Reid, BGC Engineering Inc.

Site investigation methodology for the Interior Plateau of BC to characterize thin clay layers within glacial deposits; by Chris Kowalchuk, Prabeen Joshi, Jason Braund-Read, Darryl Pongracz, Klohn Krippen Berger.

Clinton Creek Site Investigation; by Karen Hincks, Wood.

Application of GB-InSAR on Civil Projects in British Columbia; by Adam Woods, University of Alberta and Kontur Geotechnical Consultants Inc; Michael Hendry, Renato Macciotta, University of Alberta.

Panel Discussion; Featuring panelists Jason DeJong, Karen Hincks, Chris Kowalchuk, Roberta Olivera, Brian Wilson.