Professor Askar Zhussupbekov,Head and Professor of Civil Engineering Department at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University and President of Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society, will be delivering a talk on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. The talk, entitled "Geotechnical and Construction Considerations of Pile Foundations in Problematical Soils", will take place at Vedat Yerlici Conference Center, room #2, 14:00-16:00 hrs.

Abstract:
The lecture presents a Geoinformation system developed for Astana region; Results of static, dynamic, pile integrity and O-cell tests from Astana and Caspian Sea projects; Geotechnical considerations for high rise buildings in Astana’s problematic soils; Construction of pile foundations for MegaHighway projects in difficult soil ground.