The 5^th International Conference on

Geotechnics for Sustainable
Infrastructure Development

December 14-15, 2023 - Hanoi, Vietnam

Welcome Message

The series of International Conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (GEOTEC HANOI) was organized successfully in 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2019 in Hanoi and it has become a well-known event not only in Vietnam but also internationally for its excellent quality and organizational scale. The number of accepted papers and attendees increased significantly over the times. In the latest event, GEOTEC HANOI 2019 (GH2019), there were 186 published papers and more than 800 attendees from 37 countries and territories. More remarkably, GEOTEC HANOI has welcome world-class experts to deliver keynote lectures: Prof. Sven Hansbo (Sweden), Prof. Kenji Ishihara and Dr. Hiroshi Yoshida (Japan), Prof. Harry G. Poulos (Australia), Prof. Pieter A. Vermeer (Netherlands), and Prof. Alain Guilloux (France) in GH2011; Prof. Rolf Katzenbach (Germany), Prof. Alain Guilloux (France), Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka (Japan), Prof. Kenichi Soga (United Kingdom), Prof. Helmut Schweiger (Austria), and Prof. Sven Hansbo (Sweden) (honorable lecture) in GH2013; Prof. Bengt H. Fellenius (Canada), Prof. Buddhima Indraratna (Australia), Prof. Chang-Yu Ou (Taiwan), Dr. Jamie Standing (United Kingdom), and Prof. Kazuya Yasuhara (Japan) in GH2016; and Prof. Harry Poulos (Australia), Prof. Adam Beruijen (Belgium), Prof. Masaki Kitazume (Japan), Prof. Delwyn Fredlund (Canada), Prof. Lidija Zdravkovic (The UK), and Prof. Mark Randolph (Australia) in GH2019. In addition, GH2019 conference was hornored to have two special invited lectures: Prof. Charles Ng (Hong Kong), President of ISSMGE; Prof. Eun Chul Shin, (South Korea), V. President of ISSMGE for Asia.

Following the success of the four previous events, the 5^th International conference, GEOTEC HANOI 2023 (GH2023) will be organized by FECON Corporation, the Vietnamese Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (VSSMGE), and Thuyloi University (TLU) on December 14-15, 2023 at the National Convention Center (NCC), Hanoi, Vietnam. GH2023 will be honorably patronized by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

For the 5^th conference, besides the five usual themes of GEOTEC HANOI series, i.e., Deep foundations, Tunnelling and underground spaces, Ground improvement, Geotechnical modelling and monitoring, Landslide and erosion, one new and imperative topic on sustainable development, namely Coastal geotechnics & wind energy is also included.

Geotec Hanoi 2019

Geotec Hanoi 2016

Geotec Hanoi 2013

Geotec Hanoi 2011

Conference Themes

The conference key themes are as follows.

Call for Papers

Engineers, researchers, teachers and other professionals are warmly invited to submit papers dealing with the conference themes. Well-documented case histories and design experience, especially those related to projects in Vietnam, are encouraged.

Abstract submission

Please submit your extended abstracts to the conference management system at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=geotechanoi2023 before November 30, 2022. The extended abstracts, including name of authors, affiliation, and email address, should not exceed 500 words (or one A4 page) written in English. The abstract template and submission guidline are given below.

Abstract Template (click to download)

Submission Guideline (click to download)

All abstracts will be evaluated on the basis of originality, significance, clarity and scientific contribution by the Scientific Committee of GH2023. Accepted abstracts will be notified through your personal emails and account on abstract submission.

Full paper submission

Please submit your full paper through the conference management system before May 30, 2023. The full papers must be prepared following the template of the conference given below. The accepted full papers will be published as an E-proceedings in the series of Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering of Springer, which is indexed in Scopus. A hardcover book of abstracts with full keynote and full papers of keynotes and invited speakers will be printed and delivered to participants. Please note that an accepted paper will only be published in the conference proceedings if at least one of the authors fulfils the payment of registration fee before September 30, 2023.

Full Paper Template (to be uploaded soon)