Professor Tang and other teachers and students from our center participated in the 5th International Conference on Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Waste Disposal.
The 5th International Conference on Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Waste Disposal (UNSAT-Waste 2023) was held at Tongji University in Shanghai from September 15th to 17th, 2023. Professor Tang Chaosheng and Associate Professor Cheng Qing, along with other teachers and students from our center, participated in this international conference.
UNSAT-Waste 2023 focused on the latest international research findings and development trends in various aspects, including advancements in unsaturated soil research, properties of expansive soils and their impact on the environment, novel developments in high-level waste disposal, advancements in CO2 and H2 sequestration technologies, preservation of rocks/soil cultural heritage, advanced equipment and testing technologies, numerical simulation and analysis, multiscale issues, and thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical multi-field coupling processes.
At the conference, Professor Tang Chaosheng gave a keynote presentation titled “Remediation of soil desiccation cracks through a bio-approach.” Associate Professor Cheng Qing delivered an oral presentation on “Deformation of unsaturated clayey soils under climate influences.” Ph.D. student Tian Bengang presented an oral report on “Healing behavior of desiccation cracks in a clayey soil under different wetting rates.” And Master’s graduate Zeng Hao presented an oral report titled “Investigating dynamic characteristics of clayey soil evaporation and cracking within a multi-scale perspective.”
Fig.1 Professor Tang Chaosheng as a special guest speaker at the sub-venue.
Fig.2 Associate Professor Cheng Qing giving an oral presentation at the sub-venue.
Fig.3 Ph.D. student Tian Bengang giving an oral presentation at the sub-venue.
Fig.4 Master graduate Zeng Hao giving an oral presentation at the sub-venue.
Through this conference, our center showcased its major research achievements in recent years, which has facilitated exchanges with domestic and international peers, and contributed to a comprehensive understanding of the latest research progress both domestically and internationally. These efforts have provided support to our research group in achieving higher levels of research outcomes in the field of geotechnical and geological engineering.