H. Di Benedetto, T. Doanh, H. Geoffroy & C. Sauzéat Département Génie Civil et Bâtiment (DGCB, CNRS), Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat, Vaulx-en-Velin, France.

• Foreword Testing and apparatus/Essais et appareils; Recent developments in deformation and strength testing of geomaterials; Characterisation/Charactérisation; On the mechanics of reconstituted and natural sands; Time effects on the behaviour of geomaterials; From very small strains to failure; Integrated ground behaviour/ Comportement des ouvrages; Particle-level phenomena and macroscale soil behavior; Integrated ground behavior: in-situ and labs tests; Modelling/Modélisation; Diffuse modes of failure in geomaterials; Case history and field or physical model measurements/Expériences tirées de la pratique et mesures sur modèles réduits ou ouvrages; Lessons learned from full scale observations and the practical application of advanced testing and modelling

H. Di Benedetto, T. Doanh, H. Geoffroy & C. Sauzéat Département Génie Civil et Bâtiment (DGCB, CNRS), Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat, Vaulx-en-Velin, France.

• Foreword Testing and apparatus/Essais et appareils; Recent developments in deformation and strength testing of geomaterials; Characterisation/Charactérisation; On the mechanics of reconstituted and natural sands; Time effects on the behaviour of geomaterials; From very small strains to failure; Integrated ground behaviour/ Comportement des ouvrages; Particle-level phenomena and macroscale soil behavior; Integrated ground behavior: in-situ and labs tests; Modelling/Modélisation; Diffuse modes of failure in geomaterials; Case history and field or physical model measurements/Expériences tirées de la pratique et mesures sur modèles réduits ou ouvrages; Lessons learned from full scale observations and the practical application of advanced testing and modelling

H. Di Benedetto, T. Doanh, H. Geoffroy & C. Sauzéat Département Génie Civil et Bâtiment (DGCB, CNRS), Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat, Vaulx-en-Velin, France.

• Foreword Testing and apparatus/Essais et appareils; Recent developments in deformation and strength testing of geomaterials; Characterisation/Charactérisation; On the mechanics of reconstituted and natural sands; Time effects on the behaviour of geomaterials; From very small strains to failure; Integrated ground behaviour/ Comportement des ouvrages; Particle-level phenomena and macroscale soil behavior; Integrated ground behavior: in-situ and labs tests; Modelling/Modélisation; Diffuse modes of failure in geomaterials; Case history and field or physical model measurements/Expériences tirées de la pratique et mesures sur modèles réduits ou ouvrages; Lessons learned from full scale observations and the practical application of advanced testing and modelling