Advances in Geosynthetics Engineering

Experimental and numerical modelling of a reinforced structure.- Employment of sisal natural fibers as soil reinforcement.- Bearing capacity of surface treated coir geotextile reinforced sand Load carrying capacity of expansive clay beds reinforced with geogrid-encased granular pile-anchors.- Ultimate bearing capacity prediction of eccentrically loaded rectangular footing on reinforced sand by ann.- Rehabilitation of canals with watertight geomembranes, in the dry and underwater.- Rehabilitation of dams with watertight geomembranes, in the dry and underwater.- Long term behavior of eps geofoam for road embankments.- Flexural and shear characterization of geosynthetic reinforced asphalt overlays.- Evaluation of strength and resilient modulus characteristics of fly ash geopolymer stabilized reclaimed asphalt pavement material.- How stiffness of reinforcement affects the type of major reinforcement force developed at various orientations in reinforced sand?.- A review on improvementof subgrade soil using coir geotextiles.- Cantilever segmental retaining walls.- Pre-stressed segmental retaining walls (psrws).- Waterproofing a heterogeneous soil (sand-bentonite) with water and leachate.

Dr. Meguid received his Ph.D. degrees in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario. He spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University before accepting an industrial position as a project manager for a prominent consulting company in Canada. In 2004, Dr. Meguid joined McGill University as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. During his tenure at McGill, he held numerous administrative positions, including Associate Chair of the Civil Engineering Department between 2010 and 2012 and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering between 2012 and 2016. 
The teaching interests of Dr. Meguid include numerical methods in geomechnics, analysis and design of subsurface structures and sustainable geotechnique. His research interests are in the area of physical and numerical modeling of soil-structure interaction problems with a focus on subsurface structures. His more than 80 technical publications in the past ten years examined the long-term performance of tunnels and other buried structures. He has been consulted in several national and international projects. Dr. Meguid is a member of the Trenchless Engineering International Research Advisory Committee He received several teaching and research awards and his graduate students have been recognized with various honors from professional societies in North America.
Dr Erol Guler is a full professor of geotechnical engineering at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey since 1989. He acted as the Director of Environmental Sciences Institute of Bogazici University between 1996 and 1999 and as the Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department between 2004 and 2010. He was a visiting Fulbright Professor at the University of Maryland between 1989 and 1991. Prof. Guler is the leading geosynthetic scientist in Turkey, having been an IGS Member since 1989. He founded the IGS Turkish Chapter in 2001 and served as its president until 2005, and was reelected as President again in 2011. He