In recognition of their outstanding achievement during the International Symposium for the 70th Anniversary of the Pressuremeter (ISP8), held on 4th and 5th September 2025 in Luxembourg, the “Ménard Award for Outstanding Papers” is proudly delivered to :
- Beneficial Use of Pressuremeter Tests to Optimize the Slab Foundation Design of a Biogas Plant in Germany. Christopher TINAT, Birthe KNABE, Jean-Luc CHAUMENY and Jérôme RACINAIS
- Soil Creep Behavior from Modified Pressuremeter Tests. Bilel OUERTANI, Zeineb BEN SALEM, Wissem FRIKHA and Slaheddine HAFFOUDHI
- Case Studies and Field Applications of Cyclic Pressuremeter Test to Liquefaction Damaged Ground by Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024, Japan. Youngchue KWON, Akiyoshi KAMURA, Keigo AZUNO, Shotaro KUBOTA, Tomoko SASAKI, Shiro OHTA and Motoki KAZAMA
- On the Determination of the At-Rest Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficient and the State Parameter Using Pushed-in High-Resolution Pressuremeters. Rafael MARTINEZ, Maximiliano JARA, Fernando SCHNAID and Gonzalo MONTALVA
- Determining Damping Ratio Through Pressuremeter Tests with Unload-Reload Loops. Alexandre LOPES DOS SANTOS and Julien HABERT
Their contribution has been distinguished by the Ménard Award Committee as one of the most outstanding works of the Symposium.
Ménard Award Committee