Report on International Conference On Calcareous Sediments

This conference was jointly organised by the Institution of Engineers, Australia and the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Perth from 15 to 18 March 1988.

The catalyst for the Conference was the decision by Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty Ltd to make available the experience gained on the North West Shelf of Western Australia.

The Conference proceedings comprise seventy six papers. These include 38 papers relating to various aspects of investigation, analysis, design and construction of foundations for the North Rankin ‘A’ Platform. The balance of the papers relate to a variety of projects throughout the world.

Included in the Conference were four sessions in which State of the Art reports were presented followed by selected presentations and general discussions. The following session reports summarise these discussions.