Congress Themes
Conference Themes
The organizing team has planned for the main theme of the congress as “Engineering Geology and Geotechniques for Developing Countries”. Sub- themes of the congress include:
- Engineering Geology for Sustainable Development
- Engineering Geological Modeling
- Case Studies for Engineering Geological Investigation
- New Technology and Equipment for Engineering Geology
- Geoparks and Disaster Museums for Sustainable Development
- Neotectonics
- Active Fault and associated Earthquakes
- Himalayan Tectonics
- Crustal Dynamics and Recent Earthquake Sources
- Landslides
- Landslides, Debris Flows, and Rock Fall
- Landslide Hazard and Risk Evaluation
- Landslide Risk Reduction
- Slope Stability
- Urbanization on Mountain Slopes
- Rock Slope Failure
- Snow and Debris Avalanche
- Geohazards in Developing Countries
- Flood Hazards
- Volcanic Hazards
- Tsunami Hazards
- Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)
- Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering
- Foundation Engineering
- Ground Improvement Techniques
- Soft Ground Treatments
- Transportation Geotechniques
- Earth Retaining Structures
- Stability Analyses
- Physical Properties of Soils
- Physico-chemical Environment of Soils
- Geotechnical Modeling
- Uses of Geopolymers in Geotech and Geo-Environment
- Geo-Environmental Issues
- Waste Disposal Issues
- Water and Environmental Engineering
- Water Resources and Watershed Management
- Wastewater Treatment and Water Purification
- Water Pollution in River, Lake and Coastal Area
- Tunneling and Role of Rock Mechanics in Developing Countries
- Hard rock tunneling Issues and Development
- Soft ground Tunneling Issues and Development
- Rock Mechanics and Behaviors of Discontinuities in Hard Terrain
- Urban Geology, Urban Planning and Management
- Environmental Assessment for Urban Development
- Urban Design and Development Planning
- Transportation Planning for Sustainable Development
- Solid Waste Management for Urban Areas
- Engineering Hydrogeology and Management
- Groundwater Management
- Groundwater and Land Subsidence
- Groundwater Monitoring and Restoration
- Fractured Rock Hydrology
- Remote Sensing and Geodesy
- Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Geological Applications
- Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Geotech/Geo-Environment
- Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Water/Coastal Management
- Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Urban Planning and Waste Management
- Seismic Hazards, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Analysis
- Engineering Geological and Geotechnical Consequences
- Earthquake Engineering and Ground Response
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
- Retrofitting Structures
- Structural Damages and Fatigues in Structures
- Future of Himalayan Earthquake
- Earthquake-Induced Landslide
- Seismic hazard analysis
- Earthquake Safe Buildings in Developing Countries
- Consequences of Geo-Disasters and Disaster Risk Management
- Seismic consequences in infrastructure
- Seismic consequences in Social Welfare and Mental Trauma
- Effects of Flooding/Tsunami/Storm in Infrastructures
- Effects of Flooding/Tsunami/Storm in Social Welfare and Mental Trauma
- Volcanic Disasters and Management
- Landslide Risk Management
- Policy and Implementation for Disaster Preparedness, Response, Shelter and Recovery
- Disaster Risk Reduction, Risk Resilience and Disaster Management
- Dimension Stones and Quarry Sites
- Reserves and Utilization of Dimension Stones
- Construction materials and aggregates for developing countries
- Disposal of Mine Wastes and Mine Tail
- Climate Change and Related Geopolitics
- Landfill Engineering and Solid Waste Management
- Geoethics in Engineering Geology: Doing the right thing while managing the geological environment
- The 2015 Gorkha Earthquake