Professor Kenichi Soga, CSI PI, delivered the 63rd Rankine Lecture on March 15, 2025, in London, England. The Rankine Lecture is widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics. It commemorates William John Macquorn Rankine, Professor of Civil Engineering at Glasgow University, who was one of the first engineers in the UK to make a significant contribution to soil mechanics. He is best known for his theory for the earth pressure on retaining walls.
Professor Soga’s lecture, “From Geo-monitor to Geo-adapt: leveraging distributed sensing and data analytics for performance-based design, construction, and maintenance,” was webcast and recorded. More details about the lecture and access to the recording are available here.
