Geotechnical Engineering Day: The future of Geo-Engineering
The Geotechnical Engineering Day 2019 on 5 November next in Breda is organised by KIVI Geotechnical Division in cooperation with IE-NET expert group geotechnical engineering (Belgium) and the NVAF.
The theme of the Geotechnical Engineering Day 2019 is "The future of Geo-Engineering". In construction, infra and offshore, rapid developments are taking place in digitalisation, both in the design and execution of our projects. With this, the work of the geotechnical engineer will also change.
More powerful and complex hardware and software make it possible to create dynamic models in which real-time design adjustments are calculated. Large amounts of data are becoming available from projects and public sources. AR and VR applications will also change the work of consultants and implementers in the coming years. Regardless, the automation of design work is increasing. In all these digital developments, what is still the place for the 'engineering judgement' of our geotechnical engineers?
We hereby invite (Young) Professionals from professional practice, education, and also graduates to contribute to the Geotechnical Engineering Day by sharing their experiences with the attendees and the readers of the Geotechnical Engineering journal.
Interested parties who think they can sketch an interesting picture of the future (utopian or dystopian) for geotechnical engineering, or would like to give a presentation on the application of or research into: new design methods, parametric design, visualisation techniques (AR/VR), monitoring techniques, GIS systems or data mining developments, we hereby cordially invite you to share this with us at the Geotechnical Engineering Day 2019.