The “Soils and Rocks” Journal was first published under the name “Solos e Rochas” in 1978 by COPPE-UFRJ. SPG joined the Journal in March 2007, being jointly edited by the Geotechnical Societies of Portugal and Brazil: SPG, ABMS and ABGE. From January 2011 it is edited by ABMS and SPG.
Homepage of the Journal: www.soilsandrocks.com.br
For article submission: www.soilsandrocks.com
Executive Bord of Journal
Diretor
Paulo Scarano Hemsi – Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Brazil
Diretor Adjunto
José Couto Marques – University of Porto, Portugal
Comissão Executiva
Waldemar Coelho Hachich, University of São Paulo, Brazil
António Topa Gomes, University of Porto, Portugal
Gustavo Ferreira Simões, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Rafaela Cardoso, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Previous Directions
Director
André Pacheco de Assis
Associate Director
Ricardo Oliveira
Executive Comission
Luís N. Lamas
José M. M. Couto Marques
Lazáro V. Zuquette
Fernando Schnaid
Director
Ennio Marques Palmeira
Associate Director
Ricardo Oliveira
Executive Comission
Luís N. Lamas
José M. M. Couto Marques
Lázaro V. Zuquette
Fernando Schnaid
Director
Ennio Marques Palmeira
Associate Director
Ricardo Oliveira
Executive Comission
Luís N. Lamas
José M. M. Couto Marques
Giacomo Re
Fernando Schnaid
Editorial Board
H. Einstein, MIT, USA
John A. Hudson, Imperial College, UK
Kenji Ishihara, University of Tokyo, Japan
Michele Jamiolkowski, Studio Geotecnico Italiano, Italy
Willy A. Lacerda, COPPE-UFRJ, Brazil
E. Maranha das Neves, Lisbon Technical University, Portugal
Nielen van der Merve, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Paul Marinos, NTUA, Greece
James K. Mitchell, Virginia Tech., USA
Lars Persson, SGU, Sweden
Harry G. Poulos, University of Sidney, Australia
Nick Rengers, ITC, The Netherlands
Fumio Tatsuoka, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Luiz Gonzalles de Vallejo, UCM, Spain
Roger Frank, ENPC-Cermes, France
Roberto F. Azevedo, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil
Milton Kanji, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Antonio M.S. Oliveira, University of Guarulhos, Brazil
Omar Y. Bitar, IPT, Brazil
Lázaro V. Zuquette, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Fabio Taioli, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Tarcisio Celestino, University of São Paulo-SC, Brazil
Roberto Q. Coutinho, Federal Univ. of Pernambuco, Brazil
Nilo C. Consoli, Federal Univ. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Sandro S. Sandroni, Consultant, Brazil
Sérgio A.B. Fontoura, Pontifical Catholic University, Brazil
Ennio M. Palmeira, University of Brasilia, Brazil
Luciano Décourt, Consultant, Brazil
Faiçal Massad, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Marcus Pacheco, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paulo Maia, University of Northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Renato Cunha, University of Brasília, Brazil
Orencio Monje Vilar, University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil
Maria Eugenia Boscov, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Vinod Garga, University of Ottawa, Canada
Richard J. Bathurst, Royal Military College of Canada
Robert Mair, University of Cambridge, UK
Nick Barton, Consultant, Norway
Serge Leroueil, University of Laval, Canada
Mario Manassero, Politécnico di Torino, Italy
Luis Valenzuela, Consultant, Chile
Jorge G. Zornberg, University of Texas/Austin, USA
Andrew Whittle, MIT, USA
Pierre Bérest, LCPC, France
Peter Kaiser, Laurentian University, Canada
He Manchao, CUMT, China
Teruo Nakai, Nagoya Inst. Technology, Japan
Claudio Olalla, CEDEX, Spain
Frederick Baynes, Baynes Geologic Ltd., Australia
R. Kerry Rowe, Queen’s University, Canada
R. Jonathan Fannin, University of British Columbia, Canada
Laura Caldeira, LNEC, Portugal
António S. Cardoso, University of Porto, Portugal
José D. Rodrigues, Consultant, Portugal
António G. Coelho, Consultant, Portugal
Luís R. Sousa, University of Porto, Portugal
Rui M. Correia, LNEC, Portugal
João Marcelino, LNEC, Portugal
António C. Mineiro, University of Lisbon, Portugal
António P. Cunha, LNEC, Portugal
António G. Correia, University of Minho, Portugal
Carlos D. Gama, Lisbon Technical University, Portugal
José V. Lemos, LNEC, Portugal
Nuno Grossmann, LNEC, Portugal
Luís L. Lemos, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Ricardo Oliveira, COBA, Portugal