Jorge Zornberg of the University of Texas at Austin delivered the 2024 Ralph B Peck Lecture at Geo-Congress 2024 in Vancouver, BC on February 28, 2024. The full title of his lecture was "Roadways on Expansive Clays: Characterizing the Problem and Solving it with Geosynthetics." The Peck Award was established in 1999 by the Geo-Institute of the Society in honor of Ralph B. Peck, Dist.M.ASCE. Funds to support this award were donated by the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA, formerly ASFE). The award is presented for outstanding contributions to the geotechnical engineering profession through the publication of a thoughtful, carefully researched case history or histories, or the publication of recommended practices or design methodologies based on the evaluation of case histories. Show more
