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promote the exchanges, the participation was extended to all
geotechnical engineers of less than 35 years old on 31st
December 2013. This was done without losing the iYGEC’s
tradition – maintain the excellence of iYGEC with the selected
nominees. Thereby, the mixed format with nominees and non-
nominees characterised this iYGEC edition.
A total of 164 young engineers participated in the event,
with a distribution as 60% nominees and 40% non-nominees,
55% academia and 45% practitioners, and 70% men and 30%
women. 57 countries were represented with a distribution by
continent shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 4 is a picture of all the
participants.
Figure 3. Distribution by continent
Figure 4. Picture of all participants
The papers received were peer-reviewed by experts in the
field of geotechnical engineering. A total of 143 papers was
accepted and published in the proceedings (see the cover in Fig.
7).
As for the Conference programme, after the keynote lecture
delivered by Alain Puech (see Fig. 5) on “Gassy soils: a
challenging issue in offshore geotechnical engineering”, 128
oral presentations were organised in 8 parallel sessions (three
running at the same time), on the following topics: laboratory
testing, in-situ testing, slope stability, soil behaviour, ground
improvement, modelling, earthquake and geodynamics,
foundations, earthworks, tunnel and underground structure,
retaining structure. Fig. 6 illustrates the hardworking and
concentrated young people at a parallel session.
Figure 5. Keynote lecture by Alain Puech
Figure 6. At a parallel session
In order to prepare the general report for the plenary session
devoted to iYGEC inside the 18
th
International Conference on
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering – Paris 2013, 18
reporters were mobilised for the various parallel sessions: Sara
Amoroso (Sudan), Cécilia Bohn (France), Yuepeng Dong (UK),
Leonardo Dorador (Egypt), Richard Heritage (New Zealand),
Anna Karatzetzou (Greece), Hatice Kaya (Germany), David
Lacey (Australia), Frederick Levy (UK), Layal Maddah
(Lebanon), Marcos Montoro (Argentina), Tejas Murthy (India),
Gaston Quaglia (Argentina), Sylvie Raymackers (Belgium),
Sean Rees (United Kingdom), Daniel Vandenberge (USA),
Kristine Vandenboer (Belgium) and Marek Zalesky (Czech
Republic). Fig. 8 is a picture with 16 of them.
Figure 7. Proceedings
Figure 8: Reporters
At the end of the Conference, the reporters worked together
to prepare the general report and to elect two representatives for
the oral presentation in the iYGEC Session of 18 ICSMGE -
Paris 2013. The two brilliant young geotechnical engineers
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