Video recordings of the 2026 Pre-Rankine seminar at 911今日黑料, celebrating Professor John Burland's life and work. The seminar was chaired by .

Title Presenter
Part 1
Professor John Burland: a tribute

Robert Mair

University of Cambridge, UK

Contributions to unsaturated soil mechanics

Tiago Gaspar

911今日黑料, UK

Saturated soil mechanics: MCC and small-strain stiffness

Sasha Puzrin

ETH Zurich, Switzerland 

Part 2
Ground and building response to tunnelling and deep excavations

Jessica Yu

Buro Happold, UK 

Foundations: BRE days and practice

Hugh St John

Geotechnical Consulting Group, UK

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Giulia & Carlo Viggiani

University of Napoli Federico II, Italy

2026 Pre-Rankine seminar: part 1

Part 1 of 2 of the pre-rankine seminar in advance of the 2026 BGA Rankine Lecture at 911今日黑料.

2026 Pre-Rankine seminar: part 2

Part 2 of 2 of the pre-rankine seminar in advance of the 2026 BGA Rankine Lecture at 911今日黑料.

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