The IAEG Bangladesh National Group (IBNG) and the Nepal Society of Engineering Geology (NSEG), have planned for the main theme of the congress as “Geological Engineering for Societal and Sustainable Development”.
Engineering Geology and Geological Engineering for sustainable development 1.1 Geological Engineering from theory to practice 1.2 Engineering Geological Modeling 1.3 Geoethics in Engineering Geological Investigation 1.4 Case Studies for Engineering Geological Investigation 1.5 New Technology and Equipment for Engineering Geology 1.6 Geoparks and Disaster Museums for Sustainable Development
Neotectonics 2.1 Active Fault and associated earthquakes 2.2 Himalayan Tectonics 2.3 Crustal Dynamics and Recent Earthquake Sources
Landslides 3.1 Landslides, Debris Flows, and Rock Fall 3.2 Landslide Hazard and Risk Evaluation 3.3 Landslide Risk Reduction 3.4 Slope Stability 3.5 Urbanization on Mountain Slopes 3.6 Rock Slope Failure 3.7 Snow and Debris Avalanche 3.8 Cut slope failures
Hydro-climatic and Geological hazards in Developing Countries 4.1 Flood Hazards 4.2 Volcanic Hazards 4.3 Tsunami Hazards 4.4 Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)
Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering 5.1 Foundation Engineering 5.2 Ground Improvement Techniques 5.3 Unsaturated Soil Mechanics 5.4 Soft Ground Treatments 5.5 Transportation Geotechniques 5.6 Earth Retaining Structures 5.7 Stability Analyses 5.8 Physical Properties of Soils 5.9 Physico-chemical Environment of Soils 5.10 Geotechnical Modeling 5.11 Uses of Geopolymers in Geotech and Geo-Environment 5.12 Geo-Environmental Issues
Water and Environmental Engineering 6.1 Water Resources and Watershed Management 6.2 Wastewater Treatment and Water Purification 6.3 Water Pollution in River, Lake and Coastal Area
Urban Geology, Urban Planning and Management – Engineering geological perspective 7.1 Environmental Assessment for Urban Development 7.2 Urban Design and Development Planning 7.3 Transportation Planning for Sustainable Development
Engineering Hydrogeology and Management 8.1 Groundwater Management 8.2 Groundwater and Land Subsidence 8.3 Groundwater Monitoring and Restoration 8.4 Fractured Rock Hydrology
Tunneling and Role of Rock Mechanics in Developing Countries 9.1 Hard rock tunneling Issues and Development 9.2 Soft ground Tunneling Issues and Development 9.3 Rock Mechanics and Behaviours of Discontinuities in Hard Terrain
Remote Sensing and Geodesy 10.1 Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Geological Applications 10.2 Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Geotech/Geo-Environment 10.3 Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Water/Coastal Management 10.4 Remote Sensing and Geodesy in Urban Planning and Waste Management 10.5
Seismic Hazards, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Analysis 11.1 Engineering Geological and Geotechnical Consequences 11.2 Earthquake Engineering and Ground Response 11.3 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics 11.4 Retrofitting Structures 11.5 Structural Damages and Fatigues in Structures 11.6 Future of Himalayan Earthquake 11.7 Earthquake-Induced Landslide 11.8 Seismic hazard analysis 11.9 Earthquake Safe Buildings in Developing Countries
Consequences of Geo-Disasters and Disaster Risk Management 12.1 Seismic consequences in infrastructure 12.2 Seismic consequences in Social Welfare and Mental Trauma 12.3 Effects of Flooding/Tsunami/Storm in Infrastructures 12.4 Effects of Flooding/Tsunami/Storm in Social Welfare and Mental Trauma 12.5 Volcanic Disasters and Management 12.6 Landslide Risk Management 12.7 Disaster Risk Reduction 12.8 Disaster Risk Resilience and Disaster Management 12.9 Engineering Geologists in Risk Communication
Dimension Stones and Quarry Sites 13.1 Reserves and Utilization of Dimension Stones 13.2 Construction materials and aggregates for developing countries 13.3 Disposal of Mine Wastes and Mine Tail
The role of women in development of engineering geology
Climate change and related geopolitics
Landfill engineering and solid waste management
The Training and Education in Engineering Geology 17.1 Communication and education based on the knowledge of engineering geology Session Convener: Prof. Dr. Atsuko Nonomura and Prof. Dr. Shuichi Hasegawa, Kagawa University, Japan 17.2 Global Engineering Geology Education – present and future directions
Asian Monsoon, Climate & Climate-Induced Hazards in the Asia & Pacific Region Session Convener: Prof. Dr. Toru Terao, Kagawa University, Japan
Engineering Geology for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development
