Proceedings of 69th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (GeoVancouver 2016)
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GEOHAZARDS - IV Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- A development of pore water pressure model for multi-directional cyclic shearing of different clays
Tran Thanh Nhan - Pseudostatic Seismic Slope Stability Analyses using a Large Deformation Finite Element Modeling Technique
Naveel Islam - Surficial geology and landslide inventory in Douglas Channel fjord, northwest BC
A. Blais-Stevens - Investigating The Relationship Between Dilatancy, Cyclic Mobility And Average Particle Shape
Sebnem Boduroglu - Reliability Based Analysis of the Mt.PolleyTailings Dam
J Lam - A Case Study of Numerical Prediction of Rainfall Runoff for Soil Cover Systems
A. Abdulnabi - Characterization of a pre-sheared Glaciolacustrine Deposit beneath a proposed tailings dam in South Central British-Columbia
S Dickinson - Development of a geological model and interpretation of soil engineering properties at the site of a proposed tailings impoundment in Northwestern British Columbia
Annie Ruksys - Liquefaction susceptibility assessment of tailings for upstream dam raising
M. Etezad - LaboratoryTesting to Optimize Filter Design for Dispersive Clay
J Casey - Equivalent-Linear and Nonlinear Effective-Stress Analyses for Watermain Seismic Design
Deyab R. Gamal El-Dean - A Review of Liquefaction Case Histories in Gravelly Soils Using SPT-Based Triggering Curves
Mason Ghafghazi - Geotechnical Seismic Risk Zonation Of The City Of Saguenay And Risk Assessment For The Public Buildings
Ali Saeidi - Neural Estimation Of Seismic Resilience Of Transportation Networks
J. M. Mayoral - Mitigation of Liquefaction Hazard using Biotechnologies
J. Chu - Bidirectional monotonic and cyclic shear testing of soils: state of knowledge
Ming Yang - Case History of Vertical and Lateral Movement Resulting from Pile Driving
B. E. Hall - Results of Tests on Pile-Supported LPG Tanks
M.H. Nguyen - Case Histories Utilizing Thermal Integrity Profiling for Foundation Quality Assurance
Marty Bixler - Case History Of A Highway Embankment Failure During Construction
Z. S. Ozden - Analysis of Large Displacements of an Aggregate Stockpile
M. Kanungo - Numerical Modeling, Design, Construction and Monitoring of a Buried Soil-Metal Arch Bridge in Discontinuous Permafrost – Tulita, Northwest Territories – A Case History
Calvin Van Buskirk - Behaviour of a Slope Excavation in Clean Sand with High Groundwater at Tretheway Creek Hydroelectric Project
C Harrison - Passive Groundwater Depressurization System for Improving Road Embankment Stability, Case Study: Powerview Creek, Manitoba
R.M. Kenyon - Highway 63:11 Pinch Point East Wall North of Athabasca River Bridge in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Tarek Abdelaziz - The Downdrag Response of a Driven Pile Bridge Foundation in Minnesota
A Budge - Geotechnical Challenges in Willingdon Avenue Interchange on the Port Mann Highway 1 Improvement Project
P.J. Wilson - Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project: Subsurface Conditions and Geotechnical Challenges
J Pellett - The September 19th 1889 rock slide along Champlain Street in Québec City, a catastrophe foretold by Charles Baillargé
J. Locat - Evaluation and application of a constitutive model frozen and unfrozen soil
Ronald Brinkgreve - Analysis of Freezing Induced Soil Shrinkage with Implications Regarding Structural Change
D. F. Dagesse - A practical approach to obtain the Soil Freezing Characteristic Curve and the freezing/melting point of a soil-water system
Ronald Brinkgreve - Measurement of permeability coefficient of frozen soils
Tetsuya Tokoro - Evolution of Adfreeze Strength of Pile Foundations in Warming Permafrost
Abdulghader Abdulrahman - Convection Pipe Cooling (CPC)
C Nesrallah - Is a Bachelor Degree Enough for Geotechnical Engineering? Accreditation, Licensing, and Specialization
M. Alfaro - The new permitting process for construction water taking in Ontario
S Gautrey - Redesigning Field School: Blended learning strategies for enhanced student metacognition in a sustainable field exercise design.
N. Vlachopoulos - Evaluation of the earth pressures in inclined backfilled stopes based on the Coulomb active state coefficient
Abtin Jahanbakhshzadeh - Modelling blast-induced liquefaction of tailings backfill at early ages
Mamadou Fall - A parametric study of the efficiency of cover systems as oxygen barriers
T. Pabst - Calage d’un modèle numérique de prédiction de l’évolution de la température pendant le transport du remblai en pâte cimenté
M. Mbonimpa - Consolidation Characteristics and Volume Change Behaviour of Fine-grained Thickened Tailings in Consolidated Drained Triaxial Testing
R. Moghaddam - Triaxial behavior of thickened gold mine tailings samples prepared by hydraulic deposition
M. Nuth - A laboratory study of tailings consolidation under positive and negative pore water pressures
K Essayad - Strength Behaviour Of Compacted Lean Oilsand Fill
Kevin Biggar - Pitwall Design and Performance at Suncor North Steepbank Extension Mine
Joanna Chen - Combined Evaporation and Freeze-Thaw effects in Polymer Amended Mature Fine Tailings
Manuel S. Sardon - Role of desiccation on tailings stability
P Simms - A coupled large strain consolidation-unsaturated flow model for tailings deposition analysis
P Simms - Role of Pore Pressure in Upper Slope and Crest Area Stability of a Large Open Pit
S O'Neill - Modélisations physique et numérique du transfert de chaleur 1D et 3D dans le remblai en pâte cimenté curé dans un environnement proche du pergélisol
F.K. Beya - Estimating The Ultimate Load Carrying Capacity Of Reinforced Earth Structures
Lalinda Weerasekara - Geosynthetics Reinforced Two-Staged Crash Wall Design and Construction on the 96th Ave NE Extension across CP Rail Project
Hardwin ZH Zhen - A Case Study of Embankment Retaining Wall in Ontario
Laifa Cao - Bearing capacity of a foundation on layered soils near a slope - numerical analysis assessing punching shear failure and slope stability
Rajib Dey - Design Methodologies for MSE Walls
Peter Wu - Highway 407 East Extension Footings on Granular Pads
James Ng - Case History Of Static And High Strain Dynamic Testing Of Driven Steel Pipe Piles Performed At An Industrial Site Near Edmonton, Alberta
Robin Tweedie - Incorporating Pile Set-Up Capacity in Design of Driven Steel Pipe Piles at Fort Hills
Martin C.H. Lun - Modelling of Negative Skin Friction on Driven Piles
Abouzar Sadrekarimi - Time-Dependent Capacity of Driven Piles and Case Studies
Fanyu Zhu - Static Load Tests on Two 16-Pile Groups in Mekong Delta
Hai Nguyen - Interpretation Of Reaction Pile Influence On 45 Mn Static Pile Loading Test And Implications For Design
D.J. Tara - Design for Adfreeze for Deep Foundations as Stipulated in the Canadian Codes
H Baba - Reliability-Based Calibration of Geotechnical Resistance Factors for Driven Steel Pipe Piles at a Large Industrial Project
P Thomson - Development Of A Screening Tool For Impact Hammer Selection For Installation, Testing And Damage Mitigation Of Steel Pipe And H-Piles
D.J. Tara - Evaluation of a Screening Tool for Impact Hammer Selection for Installation, Testing and Damage Mitigation of Steel Pipe and H-Piles
D.J. Tara - Cyclic Uplift Response Of Hollow Bar Micropiles In Sand
Maged Abdlrahem - Some Comments On Pile Fixity
S RASHIDI - Field Investigation of the Behavior of Tapered Screw Piles
Z Guo - Lateral resistance of helical and driven piles
M Sakr - Axial Compressive Capacity of Helical Piles with Floating Stabilizer in Winnipeg Clay
Earl Marvin De Guzman - A Case Study on the Installation of 4800 Helical Piles on a Remote Site in Northern Manitoba
KW Bannister - A Method for Predicting the Ultimate Axial Resistance of Helical Piles in Cohesive Soils
C Weech - Helical piles in a railways setting
M Ruel - Bearing Capacity and Settlement for Routine Shallow Foundation Design
Prapote Boonsinsuk - Comparing Non-Displacement and Displacement Piles using In-sit Load Tests
Fazli R. Shah - Grouted Helical Piles: New Approach
Mohamed Mansour - Finite Element Modelling Techniques for the Assessment of Stress Distributions of Laterally Loaded Piles
E. S.Y. Ma - The influence of pile diameter on the relationship between the unit shaft friction of bored piles in sand and the CPT end resistance
Le Doan - Pile Model for 2D FLAC Analysis
Gordon Fung - Influence of fins on lateral capacity and deflection of pile foundations for bollards
G Adom - Effect of Pile Nonlinearity on Its Cyclic Lateral Response
Mehdi Heidari - Soil-pile separation and sliding in 3D simulation of pile groups under lateral loading
M. S. Fayyazi - Application of Optical Fibre Sensing Real-Time Monitoring Technology at the Ripley Landslide, British Columbia, Canada
David Huntley - Sampling Technique Biases and their Effect on Discrete Fracture Networks Generation for Underground Works using LiDAR Scanning
I Vazaios - Liquefaction resistance evaluation of soils using SPT, CPT and shear wave velocity data
Md Zillur Rahman - Terrain Stability and Geohazards along Proposed All-Season Road Corridor to Prairie Creek Mine, Northwest Territories
S McCuaig - Attenuator’s for controlling rockfall: first results of a state-of-the-art full-scale testing program.
D Wyllie - Geology and geotechnics of some till deposits in east Calgary, Alberta
H. Heinz - Empirical Relationships for Parameters of Mogi’s Polyaxial Criterion Based on Triaxial Strength Parameters
Aditya Singh - Leeb Hardness Test for UCS estimation of Sandstone
Yassir Asiri - Anchorage of power line tower foundation on rock; Classification of rock and design rules
T. Valstad - Study on shear-weakening behavior of rock joints
Shuilin Wang - Impact of Vertical Confinement on the Poroelastic Response of ?Geological Reservoir to Fluid Injection
K Atefi Monfared - Modelling the resilient modulus of Ontario subgrade soils considering the environmental influences
Z Han - Investigation of the Time-Dependent Behavior of Clearwater Clay Shale Using Triaxial Stress Relaxation Tests
Ramin Ghassemi - Measurement of earth pressures and effect of compaction in granular material
Haitao Lan - Relation of Particle Breakage, Energy Input and Time Effects in Granular Materials
Hamid Karimpour - The strength and stiffness of tetrahydrofuran hydrate veins
J. Wu - Small strain stiffness and stiffness degradation curve of sensitive Champlain clay
M. N. Hussien - Calibration procedure for modeling HDPE geomembrane using discrete element method
Masood Meidani - Discrete element modelling of frac sand crushing under one-dimensional compression using PFC2D
Wenbo Zheng - Deformation properties of rock particle assemblages in oedometric compression (1D) and in centrifuge modelling (2D)
I Soud - On Load Induced Anisotropy: Evolution Of Fabric Of Granular Materials
Marjan Oboudi - Prediction of the Fraser River sand response to Å“dometric loading using the NorSand soil model
V. Castonguay - A modified oedometer apparatus for experimentally obtaining the soil-water retention curve
M. Nuth - Determination of Grout-Soil Interaction Parameters for Ground Support Elements
B. Forbes - Elasto-plastic finite element analysis of stresses in the pillar zone of deep interacting tunnels – A comparative study
I.A. Khan - Measurement of dissolved and occluded gas pressures during loading and unloading of loose gassy sands
A Khurana - Testing for internal erosion and evaluating quantitatively the observable facts
Robert P. Chapuis - Induced Permeability and Stress Drop Mechanisms in Hydraulic Fracturing
SH McKean - Numerical Study on the Effect of Particle Grading on the Triaxial Shear Response of an Idealized Granular Assemblage from Micro to Macro
Samaneh Amirpour Harehdasht - Time-independent and time-dependent shear strength components of clayey soils observed in direct shear tests
C.K. Wong - Comparison Between Hydraulic And Hydro-Mechanical Analyses For Estimating Flow Rate In Rock Masses Case Study: Upper Gotvand Dam Foundation - Iran
Kiarash Farahmand - Critical hydraulic gradients for internally unstable cohensionless soils
M. Li - DEM Simulations on the Volume Change of Sand during Heating-Cooling Cycle
Shuhua Wang - A Study Of The Geometrical And The Mechanical Scale-Dependency Of Fractured Rockmasses Using A Micro/Meso-Mechanical Approach
K Farahmand - Multiscale numerical modelling of internal erosion
SP Pirnia - Effect of the pre-peak loading condition on the post-peak behavior of the Brittle rocks
Arash Khosravi - Applicability of Viscoplasticity models in simulation of sand behavior under high strain rate conditions
Mohammadamin Jafari - Comparison of soil pressure measurements around square box culverts using different techniques
H. El Naggar - Estimation of Unsaturated Soil Property Functions for Geotechnical Engineering Applications
M Fredlund - Comparison of 3-D Limit Equilibrium Methods
H Lu - A numerical elastic-thermoviscoplastic model for clay behaviour
D. Kurz - Physical models to verify a new geotechnical centrifuge
J. Kingswood - Numerical simulation of triaxial testing of rockfill for the Romaine-2 rockfill dam and dikes
Alain Plaisant - Stability assessment of Niobec mine stopes using a tridimensional numerical approach
S Lalancette - Equivalent-Linear Seismic Response of Bridge Approach Embankments
J.C. Carvajal - DEM study on soil arching effect between anti-slide piles
C Xu - Effect of desiccation cracks on the hydraulic response of unsaturated soil slope to infiltration
P.H. YIN - Numerical modelling of a shallow foundation on geogrid reinforced sandy sloped fill under cyclic loading
Md Jahid Iftekhar Alam - Influence of saturation on the damage and yielding behaviour of the Cobourg limestone
E. Jaczkowski - Numerical Simulation of the effect of particle breakage in rockfill dams
B Kolev - Numerical Modeling Of Natural Soft Soil Embankments Using A Robust Rotational Hardening Law
M Rezania - Target Geotechnical Reliability for Redundant Foundation Systems
G Fenton - Effect of spatial variability of soil property on the responses of braced excavations
Z Luo - Probabilistic analysis of cohesive and c-phi soil slopes by considering 1D and 2D spatial variability of soil strength parameters using RLEM and RFEM approaches
Richard J.Bathurst - Probabilistic bearing capacity analysis of reinforced strip footings by finite element method
Ning Luo - Nuisance Flow as Failure Mechanism of Conveyance Structures and the Contribution of Geosynthetic Design Practice
Ian Corne - Soil statistical characteristics using numerically generated random fields for reliability assessment in geotechnical engineeing
Y Yu - Thermal properties of an engineered barrier in the presence of saline pore fluid
Sumi Siddiqua - Field performance of a leachfield: evaluation problems
Robert P. Chapuis - Compression and creep of Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA) under applied load
Doyin Adesokan - Semipermeable Membrane Behavior in Bentonite-Based Barriers-Past, Present, and Future
Charles Shackelford - Simulation of Climate Data for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Design Problems
Rashid Bashir - Immobilization of arsenic by Starch-Stabilized Fe/Cu Nanoparticles in a Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Contaminated Soil
Yassaman Babaee - Effect of reduced surface tension of pore fluid on liquid and plastic limits of fine-grained soils
JS Sharma - Green Controlled Low-Strength Material Geotechnical Fill
A Mneina - A Case Study of a Landslide on Highway 6 South of Southey, SK
Harpreet Panesar - Identification, Prioritization, and Risk Reduction: Steep Creek Fans Crossed by Highways in Alberta
K Holm - Probabilistic Rock Fall Assessment: Accounting for the Effects of Engineered Mitigation
M Lato - Kettle Falls Railway Ground Hazard Relative Risk Assessment
Matthieu Sturzenegger - Local intensity of an earthquake that triggered Quyon valley landslide 1020 cal BP
B. Wang - Landslide Hazards along the Provincial Highways in Saskatchewan
Hung Vu - Regional debris flow and debris flood frequency - magnitude curves
Matthias Jakob - Time to failure – Practical improvements of an analytical tool
RH Guthrie - Impact of Climate Variability on Landslide Frequency in the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, B.C.
K.M. Tappenden - Identification and Risk-Based Prioritization of Flood Hazards on Highways in Alberta
L Roberge - Reconstruction of debris-flood volume using LiDARchange detection on Three Sisters Creek, Canmore, Alberta ?
S Bale - Classification of Rockfall Patterns using Remote Sensing Data for Hazard Assessment in Canadian Rail Corridors
M. van Veen - Effectiveness of Wet Weather Shutdown Guidelines in Landslide-Prone Terrain during Construction of a Hydroelectric Facility near Squamish, BC
J Clarke - The Canadian Avalanche Association’s New Guidelines for Managing Avalanche Risk
C Campbell - Mass Movement in the Midwest: Developing a Geologic Assessment in Minnesota
Roberta Adams - Monitoring Landslides in Pipeline Corridors Using a Combined Satellite-Based InSAR - Geomechanical Modelling Approach
J. Sharma - Mechanics of rainfall infiltration through residual soil slope with different soil profile
Mohamed Elfadil - Analysis of structural controls on rockfalls in White Canyon using LiDAR change detection
E. Rowe - New Pendulum Impact Facility to Study Performance of Cushioning Layers for Natural Terrain Hazards
A.Y. Su - Summary of the Report: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Landslides Occurrence in Canada
Catherine Cloutier - BC-wide Geohazard Monitoring with InSAR
William M Down - Effect of chemical grouting on the shear behaviour of rock joints
M. Palassi - A predictive model for channel scour on alluvial fans using morphometric analysis
CA Lau - Re-examination of the Dynamics of the 2012 Johnsons Landing Debris Avalanche
J Aaron - Preliminary investigation of the 2014 Vulcan Creek landslide dam, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
M.-A. Brideau - Peculiar debris-flow event of June 2013 in Livingstone mountain range (Alberta, Canada)
B. Rudaz - Fast assessment of landslide-generated tsunami risks by coupling SLBL with shallow water model
Martin Franz - Line of energy and distribution of landslides travel distances
M. Jaboyedoff - Influence of soil-atmospheric boundary conditions on slope stability analyses
Shubhra Pk. - Challenges In The Rockfall Hazard Rating System: An Atlantic Canada Case Study
J Nichols - Towards InSAR guidelines for landslide monitoring
G. Falorni - Finite Element Simulation of the 2010 Saint-Jude Landslide in Quebec
Chen Wang - Walls and Slopes: A Nilex review of innovative applications
D MacDonald, P. Eng. - Pullout Resistance of Geotextiles With and Without Wicking Function
Samuel Kaluzny - Construction and Instrumentation of Geogrid-Reinforced Unpaved Road Test Sections
M. Hesham El Naggar - Tensile resistance of geomembranes for high temperature applications
Andrew Mills - Performance of an embankment improved with DCM column walls beneath the slope considering variability of mechanical properties
D.M.N Wijerathna - An analytical solution for consolidation of deep cement mixed column improved ground
D.M.N. Wijerathna - The Eglinton Crosstown Project - Jet Grouting Challenges and Achievements
L Clatworthy - Ground Improvements for Annacis Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
A. Port - Shear wave velocity estimation from piezocone test data for Eastern Canada sands
D Perret - Application of Granulated Blast Furnace Slag to the Sand Compaction Pile Method with Low Sand Replacement Ratio
Hiroshi Matsuda - Experimental investigation of engineering behaviour of cement-mixed marine clay
Shuihan Li - A Performance Study On The D-Bolt
B Forbes - Soil reinforcement using natural fibers. The case of sisal in Haiti
KG Guerrier - Load Tests On Rammed Aggregate Piers For Ground Improvement In Problematic Soils
M. Smith - Mechanical behaviour of cemented clays subject to freeze-thaw cycles
A Luis - The Use of Geopier Ground Improvement for Two Approach Embankments Constructed Along Highway 15 Over Soft Clays Adjacent to an Existing Creek in Eastern Ontario.
Jason Brown - Expansive Soil Stabilization Using Lime-Bagasse Ash
Hadi Khabbaz - Realization and interpretation of field permeability tests in low-permeability materials
F. Duhaime - Estimation of Champlain clay hydraulic conductivity from pressure data obtained during piezometer grouting
Vahid Marefat - Comprehensive environmental management plan in support of a Permit to Take Water (PTTW) on a large trunk sewer tunnelling project in York Region
Tamara Kondrachova - Performance Evaluation of Ground Coupled Heat Pump System Using Heat Injection Test Analysis
N Jaziri - Temps de transfert dans les aquifères à nappe libre anisotropes et hétérogènes avec recharge de surface
Djaouida Chenaf - Analysis of flow through jointed rock using a multi-scale permeability hybrid finite element approach
A. Pekinasova - Interpreting in situ variable-head permeability tests: an automated Excel spreadsheet program
Simon Weber - Simulation of heat and fluid transfer of an EGS well system for electricity production at Williston Basin
HM Holländer - L’essai du choc hydraulique dans les dépôts perméables stratifiés
Djaouida Chenaf - Multi-geohazard Risk Assessment Along Railway Corridors
M Lato - Design of Bridge Foundations over Abandoned Underground Coal Mine Workings in Edmonton
Mahmoud Soliman - Numerical analysis of freezing and thawing influence on soil nail wall
Jinyuan Liu - 3-D FEM of laterally loaded short shafts in soil
Jinyuan Liu - A Framework for Pedestrian Bridge Rock Foundation Risk Assessment and Management
D Field - New Infrastructure: Climate Change and Responsive Design
J Abrahamse - Optimum configuration of CSP culverts
Hany El Naggar - Impact of the Employed Soil Model on the Predicted Behaviour of Integral Abutment Bridges
Hany El Naggar - A Method to Measure the Effects of Climate on the Initial Construction Strength of Flexible Pavements
Fabrizio Di Camillo - Evaluation of the effect of nanosilica in the frost resistance of concrete through ultrasound
M.J. Rodriguez-Roblero - Understanding landslide movement and kinematics with airborne lidar
M Lato - Properties of Metro Vancouver’s Glacial Deposits and their use for Earthworks and Pavement Subgrade Support
J Scott - Studying the impact of the construction of an underground pedway on existing LRT tunnels
Mehdi Qoreishi - The Interaction between Tunnelling and Slopes: A Parametric Study.
N Vlachopoulos - Multistage Triaxial Compression Tests On Niagara Queenston Shale
S. Micic - Consolidation around offshore pipe embedment using coupled analysis
Senthilkumar Muthukrishnan - 3D Modeling of Lateral Behavior of Surface Laid Pipelines
B. Hawlader - Effect of buried depth of pipeline on its stress distribution characteristics under longwall mining
G-M Cheng - Estimation of deformations in soil-pipeline systems nearby unsupported trenches excavated in unsaturated soils
M Al-Khazaali - Surface Settlements of the Edmonton NLRT Twin Tunnel Construction
D Elwood - Effect of shallow tunneling on neighboring structures
Hany El Naggar - Horizontal Directional Drilling In Southern Ontario – A Case Study of Feasibility Through To Construction
K Refahi - Billy Bishop Airport Passenger Tunnel, Toronto- Geotechnical Aspect of Design
S Micic - Comparison of the Implicit and Explicit Finite Element Methods in Abaqus based on Penetration of Cylindrical Objects into Seabed
Sujan Dutta - Case Studies of Tunnelling-induced Ground Deformation Monitored using Satellite InSAR
B. Macdonald - Application of scout-hole surveys for rockburst prediction for deep tunneling operations
Natalie Blacklock - Upheaval buckling behavior of offshore oil pipeline
Ashutosh (AS) Dhar - Performance of the largest flexible buried structure during construction- Full-scale test
M.M El-Sharnouby - Monitoring of urban excavations and underground construction: good practice and recent innovations
Loic GALISSON - Numerical modeling of tunneling by EPB TBMs
M. Palassi - Numerical Modelling of Pipeline Uplift Resistance in Frozen Soil
M Saiyar - A guide to the assessment of suffusion and suffosion hazards in embankment dams.
P. Slangen - Jet Grouting for the Ruskin Dam Right Abutment Upgrade
NM Sweeney - Hydraulic conductivity of a compacted till with low clay-size particle content
Manuel Malenfant-Corriveau - Multiple parameter analysis in geostatistical modeling of hydraulic conductivity within a compacted dam core
E Hébert - Concrete-Enchanced Synthetic Turf – An Innovative Revetment Technology For Armoring Earthen Structures
Bradford Cooley - Post-construction settlement of earth core rockfill dams - a new empirical approach
Mohammad Kermani - Construction of an oil sand drilling pad on top of peat in Northern Alberta
Mehdi Qoreishi - Optimization of Deep Soil Mixing Zone for Land Reclamation Using Excavated Soft Soils
H El Naggar - Consolidation by Vertical Drains beneath Circular Embankments, Application of Ring Wall Theory in Practice
N.T. Ngo - Application of lightweight cellular concrete to reconstruction of settlement prone roadways in Victoria
B Dolton - Validation Of An Injection Protocol For Micp And Preliminary Results Of Undrained Triaxial Tests
Benoit St-Onge - Assessment and analysis of factors influencing the collapse
Amin Bigdeli - Sophistication of Triaxial Testing Procedure for Residual Soil
Yasuo Tanaka - Soil-Structure Interaction of House Foundations and Problematic Soils
M. Magnaye - The Beauharnois Diversion Canal: An ambitious project for the 1920’s
S. Leroueil - Contaminant Mobility and Compressibility of Dredged Sediment using Seepage Induced Consolidation Tests
Christopher Baxter - Riverbed Liquefaction Mitigation in Gatineau River – Application of Stone Columns
JF Morel - Effective stress analysis of liquefaction potential using a novel approach based on the energy concept - case study
S Grenier - Correction for CPT-based fine content in improved ground
Hesham Dief - Numerical Study of Oscillating Particle in Viscous Fluid
V Roubtsova - Evaluation Of Strength Of Single Railway Ballast Particles By Considering Various Statistical Distributions
M. Palassi - Conception et construction d'un mur de soutènement permanent dans un talus instable en zone de haute sismicité, par l'installation de clous de sol de type Dywidag.
Etienne Bouchard-Claisse - History of Tailings Dam Design, Innovation, and Practice Changes Required in the Wake of the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Breach
H.N McLeod - Accuracy Of Determining Pre-Consolidation Pressure From Laboratory Tests
Abouzar Sadrekarimi - Geotechnical Characteristics of Algonquin Clays in Southern and Central Ontario
A Drevininkas - Laboratory Characterization of Internal Stability of Granular Filters under Static and Cyclic Loading
Jahanzaib Israr - Some Observations on the Effect of Cyclic Shear Loading Polarity on Reconstituted Silts with Initial Static Shear Stress
D Wijewickreme - Importance of the coherence between geophysical and geotechnical data in estimating the dynamic response of soils
M.N Hussien - Geophysical methods for assessing the geotechnical properties of sensitive clays
Shane Gribben - Experimental and numerical investigation on the effects of dynamic compaction of cohesionless soil on overconsolidation
Y Alharthi - Using Impact Resonance Testing of Soil Cement Materials To Observe Hydraulic Conductivity Damage After Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Craig Lake - Characterizing Particle Size Distribution of Waste Rock
D Barsi - Direct simple shear (DSS) testing of a very stiff glaciolacustrine clay
G Le Meil - Shear wave velocity of soft sensitive clay using novel piezoelectric technique P-RAT
Y. A. Ethier - Experience Using Measurements Made on Borehole Drill Cuttings to Construct and Apply Rock Mechanical Profiles of Heterogeneous Rock Masses
K Glover - Measuring the small-strain elastic anisotropy of a carbonate clay till with the resonant column apparatus.
Tim Newson - Measurement of shear wave velocity in Leda clay using resonant column, bender element, and SCPT tests
Giovanni Cascante - Advanced laboratory testing program for the characterization of the stress history, compressibility and shear strength of a glaciolacustrine deposit in Northern Alberta
S Dickinson - Indentation testing on a sensitive clay
Michael James - Ring Actuators: A New Robust Device for Measuring Compression and Shear Wave Velocities of Soil
Deyab .R. Gamal El-Dean - Versatility of the P-RAT for shear wave velocity measurement
A. Mhenni - Determination of the permeability of overconsolidated clay from pressuremeter pressure hold test
Lang Liu - Review of clay chamber tests using miniature cone and piezocone penetrometers
J Sharp - Evaluation of undrained shear strength in intact clays using seismic piezocone
S.S. Agaiby - Characterization of Gravelly Soil in Vancouver Using the Instrumented Becker Penetration Test
J DeJong - Finite Element Simulation of Pressuremeter Test in Glacial Tills
Jinyuan Liu - Simulation of Cone Penetration in Anisotropic Clay
D Moug - Full-scale tests on axial bearing capacity and load transfer characteristics of waveform micropile
Y Jang - Static Load Tests of CFA piles in Edmonton Area and Challenges
Xiteng Liu - Geotechnical Characterization of Clearwater Shales for Design
M. Pinheiro - Geophysical investigation of the Boischâtel caves near Québec City, Québec, Canada
Richard Fortier - Anomaly detection under roads by the multi modal analysis of Rayleigh waves (MMASW)
Bruno Paquet-Bouchard - Long term monitoring and numerical modelling of self-potential for seepage surveillance at the Mactaquac dam, New Brunswick, Canada
A. Ringeri - Multi-method Geophysical Investigation at the Highwood River Diversion
J. Dawson - On undrained shear strength of low plasticity glacial clays from in-situ vane, CPT, DMT and SPT tests
N.S. Verma - Comparisons of falling-head and rising-head permeability tests in monitoring wells
L Zhang - The Norwegian Geo-Test Sites project – some preliminary results
J.S. L'Heureux - Minimizing Risk in Karst Environments using Geophysics
Dawson Jane - The effect of in situ stresses on the results of plate load
M. Palassi - Use Of Softcopy Technology For Soil And Terrain Characterization
A Sommerville - Measured Lateral Earth Pressure Changes During Deep Excavation Construction
G. Creer - Monitoring of Pre-stressing Anchors in Geotechnical Applications using Contact Free Sensors
Shahid Islam - In situ Characterization and Deep Borehole Instrumentation to Identify Permafrost Zones at the Raglan Mine, Nunavik, QC, Canada
Eliane Cabot - Estimating earth pressure exerted by the backfill on the vertical pillars in underground mine stopes
Ali Saeidi - The use of UAVs for Investigating Slope Instabilities in Northern Locations
A. Mitchell - Experience and observations from 35 years of seismic cone penetration testing (SCPTu)
M.A. Styler - The effect of topography and satellite attitude parameters on early detection of regional landslides based on InSAR
G-J Wang - Tracking the slow deformation of historic landslides in the Thompson River Valley using InSAR
J.B. Journault - Geohazard Risk Assessment using GIS for the Qu’Appelle Valley Area
J Schafer - Application of Laser Scanning Monitoring Methods to Jane Basin, Britannia Creek, BC
C Sampaleanu
CASE HISTORIES - I Tailings Dam Site Characterization & Design
CASE HISTORIES - II Seismic Design Aspects
CASE HISTORIES - III Miscellaneous
CASE HISTORIES - IV Miscellaneous
CGS Heritage Luncheon
COLD REGIONS ENGINEERING
EDUCATION & PRACTICE - I
ENERGY RESOURCES - I Mining and Tailings
ENERGY RESOURCES - II Mining and Tailings
ENERGY RESOURCES - III Mining and Tailings
FOUNDATION DESIGN - I Retaining Walls & Spread Footings
FOUNDATION DESIGN - II Driven Piles
FOUNDATION DESIGN - III Driven Piles
FOUNDATION DESIGN - IV Helical Piles
FOUNDATION DESIGN - IV Soil-Structure Interaction
FOUNDATION DESIGN - VI Soil-Structure Interaction
FUNDAMENTALS - II Engineering Geology & Geomorphology
FUNDAMENTALS - III Soil & Rock Mechanics
FUNDAMENTALS - IV Soil & Rock Mechanics
FUNDAMENTALS - IX Physical & Numerical Modelling
FUNDAMENTALS - V Soil & Rock Mechanics
FUNDAMENTALS - VI Soil & Rock Mechanics
FUNDAMENTALS - VII Soil & Rock Mechanics
FUNDAMENTALS - VIII Physical & Numerical Modelling
FUNDAMENTALS - X Physical & Numerical Modelling
FUNDAMENTALS - XI Physical & Numerical Modelling
FUNDAMENTALS-I Risk & Reliability
GEOENVIRONMENTAL - I Landfills , Contaminated Soils & Groundwater
GEOENVIRONMENTAL - II Remediation
GEOHAZARDS - I Climate Change Floods & Landslides
GEOHAZARDS - II Floods & Landslides
GEOHAZARDS - III Climate Change Floods & Landslides
GEOHAZARDS - IV Climate Change Floods & Landslides
GEOHAZARDS - V Climate ChangeFloods & Landslides
GEOHAZARDS - VI Climate Change Floods & Landslides
GEOSYNTHETICS
GROUND IMPROVEMENT - I
GROUND IMPROVEMENT - II
GROUND IMPROVEMENT - III
GROUNDWATER AND HYDROGEOLOGY - I Groundwater Hydraulics
GROUNDWATER AND HYDROGEOLOGY - II Physical & Numerical Modelling
INFRASTRUCTURE - 1 Highways & Bridges
INFRASTRUCTURE - II Highways & Bridges
INFRASTRUCTURE - III Pipelines & Tunnels
INFRASTRUCTURE - IV Pipelines & Tunnels
INFRASTRUCTURE - IV Pipelines & Tunnels
INFRASTRUCTURE - VI Pipelines & Tunnels
INFRASTRUCTURE - VII Embankment Dams
PROBLEMATIC SOILS - I Soft, Collapsible, Residual Soils
PROBLEMATIC SOILS - II Soft, Collapsible, Residual Soils
PROBLEMATIC SOILS - III Loose and Liquefiable Soils
R.M. Hardy Keynote Address
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - I Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - II Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - III Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - IV In-Situ Geotechnical Testing
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - IX Geophysical Methods
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - VI In-Situ Geotechnical Testing
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - VII Instrumentation & Monitoring
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - VIII GIS & Remote Sensing