GeoShanghai 2024 International Conference Successfully Concludes

The GeoShanghai 2024 International Conference was successfully held from May 26 to 29, 2024, at the Little South Garden Hotel in Yangpu District, Shanghai. The GeoShanghai 2024 International Conference is a quadrennial top event in the international geotechnical engineering community, co-hosted by the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME), Tongji University, China Civil Engineering Society (CCES), International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), and Shanghai Society of Civil Engineering. This fifth GeoShanghai International Conference aimed to showcase the latest developments and advancements in geotechnical engineering, discuss and explore future directions in the field, and attracted over 700 experts and scholars from 36 countries and regions worldwide.

The conference featured over 40 parallel sessions, including more than 10 special sessions, with a total of 316 presentations, including 22 invited talks, covering topics such as geotechnical mechanics, rock mechanics and rock engineering, tunneling and underground engineering, soil dynamics and geological hazard research, and geotechnical environment and energy engineering. Experts shared their research findings, experiences, and thoughts through thematic speeches, panel discussions, and exchange sessions, promoting high-quality development in the field of geotechnical engineering and providing valuable insights for major engineering projects, ecological civilization construction, and sustainable development. The conference witnessed lively discussions and a strong academic atmosphere.