Congratulations to senior lecturers at the SPbGASU Department of Geotechnics Alina Vitalievna Kvashuk and Ivan Borisovich Bashmakov on the successful defense of their dissertations for the degree of PhD of Engineering Sciences. Supervisor: Rashid Abdullovich Mangushev, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Professor at the SPbGASU Department of Geotechnics.

Alina Kvashuk's dissertation topic is "The Impact of Oil-Product Pollution of Sandy Soils on the Condition of Structural Foundations." Her research specialty is 2.1.2. Foundation engineering and underground structures.

Ivan Bashmakov defended his dissertation on the topic "The Impact of Weak Water-Saturated Dusty Clayey Soils on Excavation Pit Walls Taking into Account Excess Pore Pressures" in his research specialty 2.1.2. Foundation engineering and underground structures.

The defenses took place on 9 December in dissertation council 24.2.380.04, created on the basis of our university.