Geotechnical and Geological Engineering.doc

外文翻译 Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 1994, 12, 213-217 Report on the Thirteenth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering The Thirteenth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering was held in the Ashok Hotel, New Delhi, India from 5 to 10 January 1994. It was attended by some 650 delegates; 226 from India. Japan had the second largest representation with 86 delegates. Sadly the countries of the former Soviet Union were poorly represented with only one delegate from Russia. Similarly there were no delegates from black Africa. In a departure from previous practice, the language of the conference hall was always English. French speakers would present papers in French, but their voice was not heard in the hall; instead the voice of the translator was broadcast. The French version could be heard on headsets, as could French translation of presentations in English. The technical programme of the conference consisted of five plenary sessions, each with a particular theme. These consisted of a state-of-the-art report followed by shorter presentations by four panellists selected by the organizing committee. The state-of-the-art reports were focused on a particular topic, rather than giving a general report for the overall theme of the session. No attempt was made to review the papers presented to the conference. There was no opportunity for discussion provided within these plenary sessions. In addition to the plenary session there were three discussion periods, each with four themes run as parallel sessions. Delegates could register to give a short presentation within these sessions. Some limited open discussion was allowed in some sessions. Theme A: Soil properties The state-of-the-art report was given by Professor J.M. Duncan (USA) on the role of advanced constitutive formulations in solving practical problems. He dealt only with the finite element method and iden