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September 3, 2019

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A Tale of Two Towers – Pisa and Big Ben

The Western QC (Montreal), Southern ON (Toronto), Northern AB & Territories (Edmonton) and Southern AB (Calgary) local Sections of the Canadian Geotechnical Society are pleased to invite you to their conference series on "A Tale of Two Towers - Pisa and Big Ben" organized in collaboration with the CGS National office. This lecture series will be presented by a legend of geotechnical engineering, Professor John Burland, of Imperial College London. Professor Burland's presentations will be held from September 9 to 12, 2019 according to the following schedule:

Monday September 9th, 2019: Calgary, 5:30 pm ‐ 8:00 pm

Registration Link: Eventbrite-Calgary

Contact: Remco Kleinlugtenbelt

Venue: The University of Calgary, Downtown Campus (Event Centre (119 ABC))

Tuesday September 10th, 2019: Edmonton, 5 :30 pm - 8 :00 pm

Registration Link: Eventbrite-Edmonton

Contact: Courtney Mulhal

Venue: Faculty Club at the U of A

Wednesday September 11th, 2019: Montreal, 6:00 pm ‐ 8:00 pm

Registration Link: Eventbrite-Montreal

Contact: Reza Saghaee

Venue: CN, 935 Rue de la Gauchetière Ouest

Thursday September 12th, 2019: Toronto, 5:30 pm ‐ 8:30 pm

Registration Link: Eventbrite-Toronto

Contact: Pouya Pishgah

Venue: Pearson Convention Center

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been inexorably increasing its inclination to the point where it was about to collapse. After years of study and trials, stabilization measures were carried out using a novel method of soil extraction from beneath the high side of the foundation bringing the tower back to its inclination in 1838. The inclination of the Big Ben Clock Tower has been influenced by a number of activities including the construction of the underground car park beneath New Palace Yard in the 1970's and, more recently, by the construction of the Jubilee Line Extension tunnels and the 40m deep new Westminster underground station. The movements of this tower were controlled by a different, equally novel method of injecting grout beneath the low side of the foundation. The lecture will describe the response of these two famous towers to the stabilization works and present the latest results.

Prof. Burland has received many awards and medals including the Kelvin Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to Engineering, the Harry Seed Memorial Medal of the American Society of Civil Engineers for distinguished contributions as an engineer, scientist and teacher in soil mechanics and the Gold Medals of the Institution of Structural Engineers, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. He has been awarded six Honorary Doctorates and he is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society and is a Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering.

With the pleasure of having you amongst us!

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September 3, 2019

A Tale of Two Towers – Pisa and Big Ben