Transfer services from São Paulo International Airport (Guarulhos) and Congonhas Airport (São Paulo) direct to the hotels in Guarujá will be available in 21, 23 and 24 May exclusively to the SSC 2010 participants and their companions. Find further information in the Reception and Shuttle Service section. The cost of tranfer for each way is R$ 100,00
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Bringing important names for the event, the Keynote Lecturers are:
- • Buddhima Indraratna, University of Wollongong, Australia - Soft soils improved by prefabricated vertical drains: performance and prediction.
- • George Filz, Virginia Tech, USA – Deep mixing to improve the stability of embankments, levees, and floodwalls constructed on soft clay.
- • Kerry Rowe, Queen’s University, Canada - The interaction between drains and reinforcement and effect on performance of embankments on soft ground.
- • Márcio Almeida, COPPE-UFRJ, Brazil - Overview of Brazilian practice of construction over soft soils.
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New Techniques for Design and Construction in Soft Clays
A number of techniques are presently available for site investigation, design and construction in soft clays. The range of the different techniques is quite wide and varies from country to country. This symposium is aimed to be a forum to discuss these techniques. With this purpose, specialists from different countries have been invited to present their experiences.
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