Past Events
Past CGS-SOS events are listed below. Click on the desired event to download a PDF for the particular event.
March 2022 CGS-SOS Lecture
The Influence of Tailings Dam Failures on Canadian Practice with an emphasis on Mount Polley and Fundao (pdf)
By: Dr. Bryan Watts, P.Eng., BC and AB.
February 2021 CGS-SOS Lecture
Implementation of Sustainable Geoengineering Practices (pdf)
By: Dr. Catherine N. Mulligan, Director, Concordia Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
February 2021 CGS-SOS Lecture
Implementation of Sustainable Geoengineering Practices (pdf)
By: Dr. Catherine N. Mulligan, Director, Concordia Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
November 2021 CGS-SOS Webinar
Working with sensitive clays – The Norwegian experience
By: Jean-Sébastien L’Heureux, PhD.
May 2021 CGS-SOS Annual Event
Innovations in Helical Pile Shaft Optimization
May 13, 2021
Please click here to download May 2021 Webinar Presentation
April 2021 CGS-SOS Webinar
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Soils in the Greater Toronto Area
April 22, 2021
Please click here to download April 2021 Webinar Presentation
March 2021 CGS-SOS Webinar
Some Problems from Shoring and Piling Practice: Cases and Explanations
March 25, 2021
February 2021 CGS-SOS Workshop
Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering
February 4 – 25, 2021
December 2020 CGS-SOS Webinar
CGS-SOS Webinar: Around the World in 100 Years: Our Geotechnical Journey
December 15, 2020
November 2020 CGS-SOS Webinar
CGS-SOS Webinar: Groundwater control for deep shafts and connection tunnels in London
November 19, 2020
October 2020 CGS-SOS Webinar
CGS-SOS Webinar: Risk-Informed Decision Making for Dams
October 13, 2020
May 2020 CGS-SOS Webinar
Lessons Learned as A Trenchless Litigation Expert and Designer
May 21, 2020
February 2020 Workshop
Deep Foundation Workshop
February 13, 2020
2020 CGS-SOS Graduate Student Competition
January 15, 2020
2019 CGS-SOS Christmas Lecture
Management of Technology
December 9, 2019
CGS-SOS Dinner Lecture
Several Case Histories of Pipeline Distress Included by Landslides
November 13, 2019
Fall 2019 CGS Cross Canada Lecture Tour
Geomechanics of Trenchless Pipe Installation, Repair and Replacement
October 24, 2019
2019 CGS-SOS Special Dinner Lecture
A Tale of Two Towers: Big Ben and Pisa
September 12, 2019
CGS-SOS 11th Annual Golf Tournament
2019 CGS-SOS Annual Dinner
The Evolution of Specialty Geotechnical Construction Techniques: The “Great Leap” Theory
2019 CGS-SOS Dinner Lecture
Numerical Modelling and Rock Mass Characterization Approaches for Design of Foundations in Weak Coralline Limestone
February 2019: Two-Day Workshop
Fundamentals of Risk in Geotechnical Engineering: Technical, Business, Regulatory and Legal Perspectives
2019 CGS-SOS Graduate Student Competition
2018 CGS-SOS Christmas Lecture
Tailings Failure Case Studies, Statistics and Failure Modes – Where Are We? Where Are We Going?
2018 CGS-SOS Dinner Lecture
Case History: Liquefaction Mitigation Using Stone Columns for the New Gatineau River Bridge
2018 CGS-SOS Cross Canada Lecture
Innovative Solutions in Construction of the New San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Self-Anchored Suspension Span
2018 CGS-SOS Dinner Lecture
Tunnels and Excavations – Contributions to Their Understanding from Geotechnical Centrifuge Modelling
2018 CGS- SOS 10th Annual Golf Tournament
2018 CGS-SOS Dinner Lecture
Reflections on Dispute Resolution in Geotechnical Engineering Practice – “Real Street” Experiences
2018 CGS-SOS Dinner Lecture
Primary Compression, Secondary Compression and the Suklje Isotaches
CGS-SOS Two One-Day Workshops
“Earthquake Design in Geotechnical Engineering” and “How does Ontario’s Seismic Codes Impact Our Designs?”
2018 CGS-SOS Graduate Student Competition
CGS-SOS Graduate Student Competition
2017 CGS-SOS Christmas Dinner Lecture
The Cote-Nord Mining Railway – Geotechnical and Construction Challenges of a Tough Project
2017 CGS-SOS Dinner Lecture
EUROCODE 7: An Accidental Design Code?