International Symposium for the 70th Anniversary of the Pressuremeter, 2nd to 5th of September 2025, Luxembourg.
The International Symposium for the 70th Anniversary of the Pressuremeter ISP-8 will offer an opportunity to exchange experience between contractors, manufacturers, geotechnicians from design offices and contractors, scientists and academics. The technical exhibition will present the latest methods and technologies and the most advanced testing equipments and materials.

Symposium Themes

• Pressuremeter Testing Techniques: Advances in methods and equipment used for pressuremeter testing in geotechnical engineering.
• Soil and Rock Mechanics: Studies on the behaviour of various soil and rock types under pressuremeter testing.
• Site Investigation and Characterization: Using pressuremeter tests for site investigations to determine soil properties and support foundation design.
• Data Interpretation and Analysis: Innovative approaches to interpreting pressuremeter test data and improving the accuracy of results.
• Applications in Foundation Engineering: Using pressuremeter results to design and assess foundations for buildings, bridges, and other infrastructures.
• Case Studies and Field Applications: Real-world examples of pressuremeter testin gapplications and the lessons learned from these projects.
• Comparative Studies: Comparing pressuremeter test results with other geotechnical testing methods.
• Standards and Guidelines: Updates on international standards and guidelines for conducting and interpreting pressuremeter tests.
• Technological Innovations -AI: New technologies and software developments that enhance the capabilities and applications of pressuremeter testing.
• Probe insertion techniques and horehole quality

The Symposium will include State of the Art lectures, sessions for oral presentations and poster sessions.

Call for abstracts and papers

Papers on any topic relevant to the Symposium themes are welcome.
The abstract should include the title of the paper, authors’ names, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone numbers. The abstract should clearly state the purpose and the conclusions of the full paper. Please refer to the classification of themes of the Symposium. n a paragraph of a maximum of 300 words, the abstract shall summarize the adopted method or technique, the obtained results, their interpretations and usefulness for the practice of geotechnical engineering.

Please send your abstract submission, no later than December 22, 2024, through the online platform: https://www.issmge.org/publications/review-platform/conferences/isp2025. Notification of acceptance of abstracts will be sent to authors by January 6th, 2025. Detailed instructions will be sent to the authors of the abstracts selected. The final paper will also be reviewed by the Scientific Committee.

Languages

The official languages will be English and French.

Symposium Proceedings

All papers accepted by the Scientific Committee will be published in the Proceedings, which will be available during the Symposium.

Important dates

22/12/2024 – Deadline for abstract submission
13/01/2025 – Notice of Abstract acceptance
01/03/2025 – Deadline for paper Submission
01/05/2025 – Notice of paper acceptance
01/06/2025 – Deadline for submission of final version of the papers

Exhibition

Exhibition of equipment, products or services stands will be available to professional and industrial participants. Forms can be downloaded from the website: https://isp8-pressio2025.com/sponsors-stands-en/  A sponsorship form is appended to this document.

Special announcements

A Ménard Award in memory of Louis Ménard will be delivered to the best paper of the conference. In addition, a keynote lecture in honour of Michel Gambin will be organized to highlight his contributions to the field of pressuremeter testing in geotechnical characterization and design.

Short Courses

Four short courses will take place on the 2 and 3 September 2025. Theoretical sessions will follow a practical session on site, where participants will have the opportunity to see the testing equipment in action, performing real tests. The tests performed will then be treated and discussed during the theoretical courses.
In situ tests covering different testing techniques treated during the short courses will run in parallel on the same testing site: Ménard pressuremeter, high definition/high pressure pressuremeter, phicometer.

Venue

ISP-8 will be held from 2 to 5 September 2025 at the University of Luxemburg, Belval Campus, 2, place de l’Université L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg. (https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/belval-campus/)
For more information, please contact: Wissem FRIKHA  Email: direction@isp8-pressio2025.com