Professor Jean-Louis Briaud

BUCHANAN LECTURES (PAST)

 

 

 

 

 

Year
Author
Booklet
Videos
1993
 Ralph B. Peck “The Coming of Age of Soil Mechanics: 1920-1970“
 1993
1994
 G. Geoffrey Meyerhof “Evolution of Safety Factors and Geotechnical Limit State Design”
 1994
1995
 James K. Mitchell “The Role of Soil Mechanics in Environmental Geotechnics”
 1995
1996
 Delwyn G. Fredlund   “The Emergence of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics”
 1996
1997
 T. William Lambe  “The Selection of Soil Strength for a Stability Analysis”
 1997
1998
 John B. Burland  “The Enigma of the Leaning Tower of Pisa”
 1998
1999
 J. Michael Duncan  “Factors of Safety and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering”
 1999
2000
 Harry G. Poulos   “Foundation Settlement Analysis – Practice Versus Research”
 2000
2001
 Robert D. Holtz “Geosynthetics for Soil Reinforcement”
 2001
2002
 Arnold Aronowitz “The World trade Center: Construction, Destruction, Reconstruction”
 2002
2003
 Eduardo Alonso “Exploring the Limits of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics: the Behavior of Coarse Granular Soil and Rockfill”
 2003
2004
 Raymond Krizek “Slurries in Geotechnical Engineering”
 2004
2005
 T.D. O’Rourke “Soil-Structure Interaction Under Extreme Loading Conditions”
 2005
2006
 Clyde N. Baker, Jr. “In-Situ Testing, Soil Structure Interaction, and Cost Effective Foundation Design”
 2006
2007
 Ricardo Dobry “Pile response to liquefaction and lateral spreading: field observations and current Research”
 2007
2008
 Kenneth H. Stokoe “The Increasing Roles of Seismic Measurements in Geotechnical Engineering”
 2008
2009
 José M. Roesset “Some Applications of Soil Dynamics”
 2009
2010 Kenji Ishihara “Forensic Diagnosis for Site-Specific Ground Conditions in Deep Excavations of Subway Constructions”
 2010
2011 Rudolph Bonaparte “Cold War Legacy – Design, Construction, and Performance of a Land-Based Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility”
 2011
2012 W. Allen Marr “Active Risk Management in Geotechnical Engineering “
 2012
2013 Andrew J. Whittle “Importance of Undrained Behavior in the Analysis of Soil-Structure Interactions”
Movie 2013
2014 Craig H. Benson “Landfill Covers: Water Balance, Unsaturated Soils, and a Pathway from Theory to Practice”
Movie 2014
2015 William F. Marcuson, III “Katrina in Your Rearview Mirror” Movie2015
2016 Edward Kavazanjian “Bio-Geo-Alchemy: Biogeotechnical Carbonate Precipitation for Hazard Mitigation and Ground Improvement”
Movie 2016
2017 Jonathan Bray “Turning Disaster into Knowledge “
Movie 2017
2018 Paul W. Mayne “Versatility of Cone Penetration Tests in GeoCharacterization”
Movie2018
2019 Gregory B Baecher “Putting Numbers on Geotechnical Judgement”
Movie 2019
2020 Lidija Zdravkovic “Soil Characterisation for Advanced Geotechnical Design: Parameter Derivation” Movie2020
2021 Philippe Jeanjean “Offshore Geotechnics: From Oil and Gas to Renewable Energy” Movie2021
2022 Mark W. Buchanan “Risk Mitigation in the Changing Relationship Between Contractors and Engineers” Movie2022
2023 Marc Ballouz “Geotechnical Engineering Marriage Between Theory and Practice” Movie2023