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Accepted Abstracts

We are pleased to provide the title and corresponding author information for all approved abstracts that were submitted to GeoManitoba 2012. Almost 300 abstracts were accepted to move on to the paper submission stage – our thanks go out to all submitters.

Full technical papers are due by May 18, 2012.

Fundamentals
Cold Regions Geotechnology
Engineering Geology
Foundation Engineering
Geoenvironmental
Hydrogeology
Landslides / Slope Stability / Slope Engineering
Other Fundamentals
Reliability-Based / Limit States Design
Risk Assessment
Rock Mechanics
Seepage / Groundwater
Soil Mechanics
Soil Stabilization

Geotechnical
Brownfields and Redevelopment
Design of Clay Liners
Design of Earth Dams
Geohazards
Harbour and Shoreline Geotechniques
Marine Geotechniques
Mine Site Remediation
Non-textbook Soils / Waste Soils
Other Geotechnical
Retaining Walls / MSE walls
Revitalization of Aging Infrastructure
Transportation Geotechnique

Multi-Disciplinary
Geoenvironmental Sustainability
Instrumentation

Fundamentals top
Cold Regions Geotechnology top
Climate Change Impact on the State of Permafrost at Inuvik, NWT
Ed Hoeve
EBA, A Tetra Tech Company
Experimental analysis of permeability variation in Gas hydrate bearing sands
Mohana Lakshme Lakshme Delli
Univerisity of Calgary
Features of thermal properties for frozen volcanic deposits
Elena Kuznetsova
SINTEF building and infrastructure
Fine Grained Fill Placement Specification For Freezing Conditions
Rick Friedel
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Geotechnical properties investigation of permafrost to guide housing development in a changing climate environment: case study of Puvirnituq, Nunavik
Katryne Larrivee
Geotechnical properties of typical ice-rich soils in a near zero discontinuous permafrost zone
Isabelle de Grandpré
Université de Montréal
Modelling the Coupled Heat Transfer (with Phase Change) and Groundwater Flow from a Tailings Management Facility in Permafrost in Northern Canada
Elias Ernest Dagher
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Observations of ground condition changes at test plots in permafrost in Mackenzie Valley, NWT
Baolin Wang
Geological Survey of Canada
Stability of road embankments during thawing of soil base, taking into account the consolidation of soils
Tatiana Vavrinyuk
Permafrost Research Laboratory,Moscow State University of Railway Enginering
The Effects of Clearing and Grading on Terrain in the Mackenzie River Valley
Bruce Laurence Smith
Intex Enterprises Limited
Thermal Conductivity of clay and peat samples from Northern Manitoba
David Kurz
University of Manitoba
Thermal Modeling of and Instrumented Highway Embankment on Degraded Permafrost
David Kurz
University of Manitoba
Engineering Geology top
A STUDY OF GROUND NATURAL TEMPERATURE ALONG TABRIZ METRO LINE 2
mahyar babazadeh
AN INTEGRATED FIELD MAPPING-NUMERICAL MODELLING APPROACH FOR CHARACTERISING DISCONTINUITY PERSISTENCE AND INTACT ROCK BRIDGES IN LARGE OPEN PITS
Zack Tuckey
Simon Fraser University
Analyse statistique des données géotechniques
nassima nassima ALIMRINA
laboratoire géomatériaux environnement et aménagement
Comportement de l’argile de Mers El Kebir sous chemin d’humidification drainage
Nadia BOUHOUCHE
Considerations for Data Handling and Techniques for Compiling 3D Geological and Hydrogeological Models. Case Study of Manitoba Hydro’s Future Conawapa
Sherko Sharif
KGS GROUP INC
Does ground frost affect the timing of large landslides in sensitive Champlain clay?
Dave Gauthier
Engineering characterization of weathered rocks on the Stewart Plateau, Yukon Territory
Gabriel Hensold
BGC Engineering, Inc.
Geotechnical characterization of the Igbokoda sand as a standard silica sand in southwestern Nigeria
Oluwapelumi Olumide Ojuri
Department of Civil Engineering Science
Investigating Glacial Tills using the CPTu
Mark Anthony Styler
ConeTec
Modelling of the Impact of Future Glaciations on Potential Ontario’s Host Rocks for Nuclear Waste Disposal
Mamadou Fall
University of Ottawa
test
Daniel Louwe
Foundation Engineering top
A unified failure mode for an anchor plate considering both anchor depth and sand density
Jinyuan Liu
Ryerson University
Analysis of laterally loaded pile using the combination of SW model and the imbedding method
mehdi Heidari
Analysis of Piled-Raft Foundation for Cai Mep Container Port, Vietnam
Hai Minh Nguyen
Thu Dau Mot University
AXIAL PILE CAPACITY OF DRIVEN STEEL PILES: PREDICTED VERSUS MEASURED RESPONSE IN CLAY TILL ATHABASCA OIL SANDS CORP., HANGINGSTONE PROJECT, FORT MCMUR
Anwar Majid
AECOM Canada Ltd.
Bearing capacity of shallow foundation on anisotropic heterogeneous alluvial deposits
ali mahigir
Behaviour of Laterally Loaded Piles under Random Cyclic Loads
Alireza Varshoi
Dynamic Soil-Pile Interaction under Earthquake Events
Mahdy Khari
EFFECT OF AGGREGATE PIERS ON LATERAL STRESSES ON DEEP FOUNDATION UNITS DUE TO EMBANKMENT LOADINGS
alper turan
Effect of kinematic interaction on the lateral dynamic response of pile
mehdi Heidari
Effect of tunnel construction on existing high-rise buildings
Hany El Naggar
University of New Brunswick
Evaluation of Design Requirements for Anchor Block of Buried Pipeline
Mohammad Kermani
Evolution of High Capacity Micropiles in the Toronto Metropolitan Area
Naresh Gurpersaud
Geo-Foundations Contractors
Experimental Study on Contact Pressure of Frame Structure with Large-area Thick Raft Foundation under L-shaped Tall Building
HongBo ZHU
China Academy of Building Research
Field Load Testing and Integrity Tests of High Capacity CFA Piles
Fanyu Zhu
INSTALLATION EFFECTS AND RESPONSE OF HELICAL PILES SUBJECTED TO HIGH AXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADS
Gustavo Padros
Almita Piling Inc.
INSTALLATION EFFECTS AND RESPONSE OF HELICAL PILES SUBJECTED TO HIGH MAGNITUDE LATERAL LOADS
Gustavo Padros
Almita Piling Inc.
Investigation of key parameters in the design of active isolation trenches for vibrating machinery
Brandon Karchewski
Measurement of deformation properties in highly weathered rock masses using plate load testing
Gabriel Hensold
BGC Engineering, Inc.
Numerical Analysis of Screw Piles under Axial Loads in Cohesive Soils
Yan Cui
Performance of Instrumented Composite Helical Screw Piles Seismic Systems in Layered Soils
Yasser ABDELGHANY
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
PILE LOADING TESTS IN CLEARWATER AND MCMURRAY FORMATION DEPOSITS USING THE OSTERBERG CELL METHOD
Pirahas Balasingam
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure
Piles subjected to Torsion
Dipanjan Basu
University of Waterloo
Pressure measurements in a silo backfilled with a cohesionless soil
Li Li
École de technologie supérieure
Screening of Ground Vibration Due to Vibratory Pile Driving Using Open Trenches
Ali Khoubani
Sharif University of Technology
SEISMIC BEARING CAPACITY OF STRIP FOOTINGS USING LOWER BOUND LIMIT ANALYSIS
javad mofidi rouchi
Simulating the effect of vibratory pile driving on substructures of adjacent buildings in urban environment
Sanka Dilshan Ekanayake
School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Western Sydney
Slope stability under cyclic loading- Effect of loading frequency
Md. Ariful Islam
UNSW@ADFA
Stochastic Investigation on the Impact of Drainage Condition on Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations
negin zhalehjoo
Testing of driving piles in Southern Ontario
Laifa Cao
SPL Consultants Limited
Torque Prediction of Helical Piles in Cohesive Soils
Mohammed Sakr
WorleyParsons Canada I&E
Geoenvironmental top
A simple interpretation procedure for the modified oxygen consumption test: Application to sulphide tailings.
Mamert Mbonimpa
Université du Québec
Adsorption, Desorption, Remediation and Fertility Characteristics of Clay Soil
Eltayeb Mohamedelhassan
Lakehead University
Case studies for a tool for evaluating the sustainability of site remediation treatment systems
Catherine Mulligan
Concordia University
Changes in hydraulic conductivity of compacted clay liner with and without geotextile cover exposed to annual atmospheric cycle in a semiarid region
Edwin Safari
University of Tehran
Clogging of granular drains used for environmental containment
Huyen Nguyen
MDH Engineered Solutions Corp.
Effect of freeze-thaw cycles on the hydraulic conductivity of landfill biocover
Farzad Moghbel
University of Ottawa
Evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in soil of industrial environments along Tehran-Semnan road, Iran
Sumi Siddiqua
UBC, Okanagan
Evaluation of the mechanical behaviour of compost based biocover materials
Mamadou Fall
University of Ottawa
Geotechnical properties of soil-like material derived from processed waste and the potential for degradation-induced settlement
Ian R Fleming
UNiveristy of Saskatchewan
Hydraulic parameter estimation for a compacted clay liner under simulated landfill conditions using Hydrus-1D
Edwin Safari
University of Tehran
Investigation on the effect of carpet fiber inclusion hydraulic conductivity of clean sand using laboratory and random finite element analyses
Mohammadbagher Esfandiari Sowmeh Saraei
The University of Guialn
Laboratory assessment of the use of rock powder residues as an additive material to clay in landfill liner applications
Kazem Badv
Urmia University
Landfill Infrastructure – building on the past to conserve resources, comply with regulatory requirements and continually improve the environmental pe
Carol Kehoe
The City of Calgary
MTBE gas phase diffusion in subsurface soil: influence of soil composition and water content
Seyedmohammad Baradaran Ghavami
University of British Columbia
Recycled Bassanite as a Stabilizing Agent for Cohesive Soil Based on Environmental Properties
ALY AHMED
Thermal conductivity of compost biocover material subjected to freeze-thaw cycles
Farzad Moghbel
University of Ottawa
USE OF TRANSPARENT SOIL TO INVESTIGATE DISCONTINUOUS GAS FLOW IN HETEROGENEOUS POROUS MEDIA
Greg Siemens
Hydrogeology top
A laboratory study of the hydrogeological properties of mine waste rock at an intermediate scale
Anna Peregoedova
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Assessing the Impact of Bentonite-CMC Drill-In Fluids on Slug Tests in High-Permeability Aquifers
Matthias A. Zenner
Free University of Berlin, Institute of Geological Sciences, Section Hydrogeology
Case Studies: Investigation of possible contaminant plumes emanating from residual mine deposits in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, results from
Peter Kushara Nyabeze
Council for Geoscience
Conceptual and Mathematical modeling to evaluate the feasibility of groundwater recharge - A case Study in west Iran.
Abdollah Taheri Tizro
Consideration of the influence of neighbouring wells when interpreting pumping test data in a confined aquifer with two areas of similar diffusivity
Simon Weber
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
Étude de la validité de l’approche d’équivalence pour l’analyse des essais d’aquifères en milieu confiné
Djaouida chenaf
Civil Engineering Department
Hydraulic and thermal conductivities of sand-bentonite mixtures used as filling materials in geothermal boreholes
Vahid Masoumifard
Research assistance
Imaging buried aquifers in the Spiritwood Valley near Cartwright, Manitoba using ground time-domain electromagnetic measurements
Ian Ferguson
University of Manitoba
Implementation and Validation of Ground Source Heat Pump System Model in an Integrated Building and Ground Energy Simulation Environment – Case Study
Denis Garber
University of Cambridge
Infiltration tests in coarse grained media, with application to mine waste rocks
Monica Y. Monzon
Influence of the screen and filter pack permeability on in situ permeability tests
Robert P. Chapuis
Ecole Polytechnique
INTERPRETATION DE LA PHASE DE REMONTEE DANS UN AQUIFERE CONFINE IDEAL ET INFINI: COMPARAISON DE METHODES
Djaouida chenaf
Civil Engineering Department
L’ESSAI DE PERMEABILITE A NIVEAU VARIABLE DANS LES DEPOTS HETEROGENES ET ANISOTROPES
Djaouida chenaf
Civil Engineering Department
Périmètre de protection des captages des eaux souterraines en milieu hétérogènes et anisotropes
Djaouida chenaf
Civil Engineering Department
The hydraulic and geochemical properties of a Champlain clay deposit with saline pore water in Lachenaie, Quebec
François Duhaime
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Landslides / Slope Stability / Slope Engineering top
Addressing Slope Stability Issues - Case Studies
Muhsin Elie RAHHAL
Saint Joseph University
BENCHMARKING OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM SLOPE STABILITY SOFTWARE
Murray D Fredlund
SoilVision Systems Ltd.
Comparative study of multiple stochastic analysis techniques for tailing dams stability
Tarek Hamade
Effects of transversely isotropic behavior on slope stability analysis
Alireza Azami
Failure investigation on Slope Failure at CH6100 Federal Route 59, Malaysia.
Kamal Bahrin Jaafar
Public Works Department Malaysia
Influence of inherent anisotropy of soil strength on limit equilibrium slope stability analysis
Brandon Karchewski
Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Frost Action on Soil Nail Walls
Jinyuan Liu
Ryerson University
Numerical Study of Landslide in the City of Germi
Mehran Javanmard
University of Zanjan
Numerical study on soil-nailed slopes
faezeh kazemi poran badr
SLOPE STABILITY EVALUATION BASED ON SHEAR STRENGTH REDUCTION METHOD
shanzhi shu
KCI Technologies Inc.
Stability analysis of sandy slopes under dynamic loading
morteza bakhshi
Other Fundamentals top
A Discrete Element Study of the Earth Pressure Distribution on Cylindrical Shafts
Viet Duc Hoang Tran
Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill university
Analytical-Numerical evaluation of arching action effect on the stress acting on a buried conduit in granular sands
Mohammad Mehdi Mollanouri Shamsi
Critical Stability Analysis for the Circular Tunnels in Shallow Soil
Jun Xie
Effect of pipe burial depth on flexural behavior of the buried pipe subject to normal faulting
Masoumeh Saiyar
Effect of the Moisture Content on the Shear Strength of Pile-soil Interface
Julio Ángel Infante Sedano
University of Ottawa
Evaluation and validation of elastic-fragile damage modeling for unsaturated porous media in θ-stock
marziyeh Fathalikhani
Evaluation of the Effect of Site Heterogeneity on the Ground Response Analysis Using Random Field Theory in Comparison to Conventional Methods
Kaveh Ranjbar Pouya
Evaluation of the soil-pile interface friction angle (δ) in Silty Sand by means of Direct Shear Testing.
Seth Francis Knihtila
Norwich University David Crawford School of Engineering
Finite Element Analyses of Sub-gouge Deformation in Ice/Seabed Interaction
Farzad Eskandari
FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF OFFSHORE MOORING PILES
MD. IFTEKHARUZZAMAN
Geotechnical Conditions, Foundation Design and Construction Considerations for the Blackwater River Bridge, NWT
Entzu Hsieh
AMEC E & I
Geotechnical Properties of Overconsolidated Glacial Soils by Back Calculation of Retaining Wall Movement Constructed to Protect a 100year Old Church
Masoud Manzari
Coffey Geotechnics
How State Parameter Affects Numerical Simulation
Somaye Sadeghian
University of Tehran
Hyperbolic Method for soft soil improved by vertical drain
Samson Tesfu Tekle
Hohai University
Investigation into the Influence of Parallel Excavation of Twin Bored Tunnels within Weak Rock Masses
Nicholas Vlachopoulos
Royal Military College of Canada
Laboratoire virtuel en 3D pour les applications en géotechnique – Cas d’essais de cisaillement direct sur sols pulvérulents
Varvara Roubtsova
Hydro-Québec
modeling of tunnels` cross intersections
omid bagheri
tarbiat modares university
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF LARGE CAPACITY HELICAL PILES UNDER COMPRESSIVE AND LATERAL LOADS
Zeyad Hany Elsherbiny
Almita Piling Inc.
Numerical Investigation of Soil-Pile Interaction upon Elasto-Plastic MultiLaminate Model
Siamak Bidmeshgi
Numerical modelling of tunnel lining below the groundwater table
milad soori
Résistance à la compression des blocs de béton perforés dans les fabriques de la ville de Yaoundé (Cameroun)
BERTILLE ILALIE MANEFOUET
Soil Structure Interaction of Buried GRP Pipes
Mehran Javanmard
University of Zanjan
Some observations on the interface shear strength between typical buried pipeline coatings and fine-grained soils under low normal effective stresses
Ruslan Shanth Amarasinghe
University of British Columbia
The effect of fault frictional strength on strike-slip faulting; case study: Iran Central-East Seismotectonic Zone
Mahtab Alitalesh
The role of inventory, dynamics and risk analysis in sustainable water management
Jon Fennell
WorleyParsons Canada
Vapor Equilibrium and Drying Techniques for Expansive Soil Suction Control, a Comparative Study
Mohamad Farid Abbas
King Saud University-College of Engineering
Vertical stress distribution in soil-bentonite slurry walls
Rahul Vishwanath Mukherjee
University of Saskatchewan
Reliability-Based / Limit States Design top
Comparison of Geotechnical LRFD Implementations
Farzaneh Naghibi
Dalhousie University
Effects of Spatial Variability of soil parameters on reinforced frame structures
Mohamad Nazieh Jlilati
Evaluation of coefficient of consolidation for coupled analysis using CPT data
Pouya Pishgah Gilani
Guilan University
Limit State Design Criteria for Differential Settlement of Shallow Foundations
Sheri Northcutt
EBA, A Tetra Tech Company
Reliability Analysis of Random Soil Samples under Direct Shear Using the Discrete Element Method
Viet Duc Hoang Tran
Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill university
Risk Assessment top
Estimation déterministe de l’endommagement post-sismique des structures en poteaux poutre
Leyla Lila Bouzid
laboratoire de modélisation des matériaux et des structures de Génie Civil, UMMTO
Integration of GIS and Modeling to predict shoreline erosion and regression rates along the proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Development
Kevin Penney
Investigation of piping phenomenon in embankment dams utilizing risk assessment
faeze bagheri
PWUT-Power and water university of technology
Rock Mechanics top
A new analytical solution for the stress distribution in inclined backfilled stopes
Abtin Jahanbakhshzadeh
Anisotropic Thermo-Mechanical Failure Criterion for Shale
Morteza Mohamadi
University of Calgary
Coupled Hydromechanical Modelling of Gas Migration in Ontario’s Sedimentary Rocks, Potential Host Rocks for Nuclear Waste Repositories
Mamadou Fall
University of Ottawa
Discussions on the post-peak part of the complete stress-strain curve of rock material
Shuilin Wang
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Effect of blast-induced vibrations on dilution due to fill failure
Muhammad Zaka Emad
McGill University
EVALUATION OF ROCK MASS STRENGHT IN ANISOTROPIC ROCK FORMATIONS
Richard Simon
École Polytechnique
Geotechnical Characteristics of Paleogene Bedrock in Calgary, Alberta and their Impact on Tunnelling
Heinrich K Heinz
Thurber Engineering Ltd.
Granite Yield Strength and Post-Yield Damage based on Plasticity
Neil Chandler
Red River College
Laboratory investigation and preliminary modelling of the mechanical behaviour of transversely isotropic shale
Son Thanh Nguyen
Large-scale two-dimensional laboratory load tests of rock-socketed piles
Ilia Wainshtein
Numerical Modeling of Time-dependent Behavior of Brittle rocks under Tri-axial loading by using PFC3D Software
Aliakbar Golshani
Tarbiat Modares University
Numerical Modelling of Point Load Test
Massoud Palassi
Remnant pillar mineability analysis - a case study
Shahé Shnorhokian
McGill University
Strength Anisotropy of Calcarenite Rock Units from Point Load Test
Hadi Omran Zaglut Tumi
University of Tripoli, LIBYA
Study of the scale effect on shear strength of rock-concrete interfaces using artificial interfaces
Baptiste Rousseau
Seepage / Groundwater top
Experimental data for tidal water table fluctuation in a sand beach
Robert P. Chapuis
Ecole Polytechnique
The application of the velocity graph technique to the interpretation of variable-head permeability tests conducted in the oedometer
Marion Emilie PEREZ
Water Flow through a Fissured Expansive clay
Ramy Saadeldin
University of Regina
Soil Mechanics top
An experimental study of the relationship between the tensile strength and degree of saturation of low plasticity tailings.
Bibiana Narvaez
École Polytechnique de Montréal
An Experimental study on the effect of particle shape and grain size distribution on mechanical behavior of calcareous sands
Reza Rezvani
Application of the poroelastic matric suction sensor to clays
paul simms
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carleton University
Centrifuge Testing and Numerical Modeling of Drag Embedded Anchors Trajectory and Installation Load in Soft Seabed
John Barrett
Characterizing Stiffness Development in Early Age Cemented Paste Backfills with Sand in a non-Destructive Triaxial Test
Abdullah Galaa Abdelaal
Comparing Constant Rate of Strain and Constant-Rate of Loading Methods against Conventional Oedometer Method
Michael Braverman
Discussion on Horizontal Stress Ratio (K0) Determination for Glacial Soils
Masoud Manzari
Coffey Geotechnics
Effect of pore water surface tension on compaction characteristics of moist soils
Jitendrapal Sharma
University of Saskatchewan
Effect of surface tension on tensile strength of moist uniform fine sand
Jitendrapal Sharma
University of Saskatchewan
Effect of Temperature on Soil Water Characteristic Curves
pedram roshani
Estimating the Preconsolidation Pressures of Disturbed Clays
Jun Xie
Evaluating the Implications of Soil Reverse Behaviour using Critical State Soil Mechanics
Abouzar sadrekarimi
University of Western Ontario
Granular particle shape and its influence on Triaxial Test results
Mohammad Mehdi Mollanouri Shamsi
Partial consolidation effect on piezocone and piezoball penetration tests;Centrifuge test
Hamed Mahmoodzadeh
Post cyclic deformation characteristics of two sands
Siva Sivathayalan
PREDICTION OF 1-D HEAVE OF AN EXPANSIVE SOIL DEPOSIT AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN NATURAL WATER CONTENT CONDITIONS
Hana Adem
Ottawa University
Properties of Peats and Lake Agassiz Clays in Northern Manitoba
Cory Pyziak
Relationship between soil suction compressibility and permeability for partially saturated black cotton soil of north-eastern Nigeria
Oluwapelumi Olumide Ojuri
Department of Civil Engineering Science
Rheological and desaturation characteristics of a clay slurry
Shahid Azam
University of Regina
Shear Strength Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Soil under Different Triaxial Stress Paths
Tamer Yehia Elkady
King Saud University
The behavior of fine grained synthetic silts under simple shear test at different saturation conditions
paul simms
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carleton University
Use of metaheuristic techniques for improved estimation of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils
Jitendrapal Sharma
University of Saskatchewan
Validity limits for Fredlund-Xing-Kunze model for the estimation of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils
Jitendrapal Sharma
University of Saskatchewan
Visualization of 3-D internal soil deformation around a penetrating cone
Jinyuan Liu
Ryerson University
Soil Stabilization top
Application of waterborne polymer emulsion on structural modification of sandy soils
shima barezi
Behavior Chemical Admixture Under Organic Soil at Different Curing Period , Relation Between Consistency Index and Unconfined Compressive Strength
asad asad
Building Development & Design Ltd.(bddl)
Case Study - Design and Construction of a wrap around reinforced soil slope on soft clay
Sathananthan Iyathurai
Correlation between Different Laboratory Strength Measurements of Cement-Stabilized Soil
Ouge Wang
University of Cambridge
EFFECT OF SOIL PROPERTIES IN SOIL NAILS PULL-OUT RESISTANCE
Mohsen Rasekh
Estimation of pull-out capacity of soil nails
Naresh Gurpersaud
Geo-Foundations Contractors
GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF FLY ASH AND RICE HUSK ASH
Namdeo Patil
NITTTR
Large-scale Laboratory Assessment of Smear Effects in Soft Soils Stabilized by Prefabricated Vertical Drains
ALI GHANDEHARIOON
Laval University
Numerical analysis of anchored wall
faezeh kazemi poran badr
Numerical modeling of tunnels` cross intersections in Tehran`s alluvium
omid bagheri
tarbiat modares university
Numerical Simulation of Mandrel Insertion in Soft Soil to Investigate the Smear Zone Characteristics
Ali Parsa-Pajouh
University of Technology Sydney
Numerical Study of Excavation Supported Systems Reinforced by Soil Nailing Method in Urban Areas
Ali M Sheikhbahaei
Boland Payeh Consulting Engineers co
optimization in design of soil nailed excavations in non-homogeneous soils with Taguchi method
asieh naeemi
Geotechnical top
Brownfields and Redevelopment top
Design of Clay Liners top
Effect of Subsoil Pore Water Composition on Hydration of Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Hamid Sarabadani
Interface Shear Testing of Geosynthetics
Ali Sabir
Laboratory Evaluation of Equivalency of Three Landfill Liner Alternatives
Kazem Badv
Urmia University
PARAMETRIC STUDY OF TRANSIENT HYDRATION OF UNSATURATED GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS
Greg Siemens
Shrinkage of Geosynthetic Clay Liners under Simulated Daily Thermal Cycles
Hamid Sarabadani
Design of Earth Dams top
Application of Geotechnical Instrumentation in In-Pit Dyke Construction: Design Verification and Construction Control
Kyaw Win Soe Moe
BGC Engineering Inc.
Design and construction quality control of filter zones in embankment dams
Yousef Hammamji
Hydro-Québec
Design of a Centerline Tailings Dam Raise with Soft Foundations Conditions
Olga Kosarewicz
SNC-Lavalin Inc.
Design, Construction, and Performance of 'Passive' Pressure Relief Wells for Tailings Dam Remediation
Xiteng Liu
GHD Services Pty Ltd
Effects of animal burrows on the performance of homogeneous earthen structures (Centrifuge Modelling)
Gholamreza Saghaee
McGill University-Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Effets de la température ambiante sur la mise en place d'un noyau de barrage en béton asphaltique
Pierre VANNOBEL
Hydro-Québec
Factors affecting arching in the core of earth dams
Reza Imam
Flow Liquefaction Susceptibility Assessment
Mahmoud Elbanna
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Horizon Dyke 10 Geotechnical Design
Sisson Sisson
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
Influence of trench soil properties on the accuracy of pressure cell measurements in earthfill dams
dorsa elmi
university of tehran
Laboratory permeability tests on rockfill
François Duhaime
École Polytechnique de Montréal
MIX DESIGN EFFECT ON STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF PLASTIC CONCRETE WALLS IN DAM FOUNDATIONS
hamed Mousavi
sharif university of technology
Understanding the Effect of Geotechnical Parameters on the Behavior of Embankment Dams
Muhsin Elie RAHHAL
Saint Joseph University
Geohazards top
A Comparative Analysis of Soil Liquefaction Potential Evaluation Methods in Urban Areas
Muhsin Elie RAHHAL
Saint Joseph University
A new software tool for site specific seismic analysis at different hazard levels
Siva Sivathayalan
An investigation of the dynamic properties of the foundation till of the Sartigan Dam, Quebec
Nicolas Olivier Jamin
Laval University
Assessing the condition of peat subgrades beneath railway embankments.
Michael Thomson Hendry
University of Alberta
Correct Use of Rocfall Software to Conduct Multiple Seeder Rockfall Analyses
Jin Dong Du
Development of National Guidelines for Seismic Site Characterization in Canada
Heather Lynn Crow
Natural Resources Canada
Evaluation of soil liquefaction potential along Tabriz Metro Line 2 based on Idriss-Boulanger and Japanese Highway Bridges methods
mahyar babazadeh
Evaluation of soil liquefaction potential along Tabriz Metro Line 2 based on Idriss-Boulanger method and comparison with Shear Wave Velocity(vs)result
mahyar babazadeh
Geology and triggering mechanism of a landslide on the Nelson River, northern Manitoba
David van Zeyl
J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited
Geotechnical Problems Caused by Quick Clay in Canada
Mohamadjavad Sheikhtaheri
Liquefaction Zoning in City of Rasht
Mehran Javanmard
University of Zanjan
Near Collapse of the St. Adolphe Bridge - An Exercise In Emergency Geotechnical Engineering
Robert M Kenyon
KGS Group
Regulatory Guidelines for Geohazard Assessment for New and Existing Developments in New Brunswick and Across Canada
Sylvia Bryson
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Seismic Deformation Analyses of Seymour Falls Dam
Thuraisamy Thavaraj
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Seismic risk analysis for liquefaction susceptible soils (Case Study: The Tabriz metro line 2 )
mahyar babazadeh
Sensitive clay landslides induced by the June, 23, 2010, Val-des-Bois earthquake, Quebec, Canada.
Didier H Perret
Natural Resources Canada
The BAHA system; Beaver Activity Hazard Assessment along CN
Mario A Ruel
CN
Harbour and Shoreline Geotechniques top
Case History of Rapid Response Flood Control System
Rohit Sati
Layfield Group
Use of Geotextile Tubes as Emergency Shoreline Protection on Lake Manitoba
Michael Simons
Maccaferri Canada Ltd.
Marine Geotechniques top
Digital Image Processing of Drag Embedment Anchors in Translucent Silicate Gel
Ryan Deke Beemer
Texas A&M University
Evaluation of the Earthquake-induced pore water pressure in the Liquefiable seabed Layer of Composite Breakwaters Using 1g Shaking Table Tests
Alireza Najma
University of Tehran
MARINE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS TO DESIGN FOUNDATION SYSTEM FOR NEAR SHORE BRIDGE
Kedar Birid
Model tests and numerical prediction of suction caissons in clay
jian chu
Iowa State University
Mine Site Remediation top
A comparative modelling study for analyzing and designing waste rock piles to better control groundwater flow
Stefan Broda
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Environment and Mine Waste Management, Ecole Polytechnique Montreal
Alternate Dispute REsolution by Reverse Engineering
M.A.J. (Fred) Matich
An Evaluation of the use of Field Air Permeability Testing to Characterize the Hydraulic Conductivity Coarse Textured Mine Waste and Reclamation Cover
S. Lee Barbour
Department of Civil and Geological Engineering
Analyses of slope stability of waste rock piles under unsaturated conditions
maryam maknoon
Analyzing the effects of waste rock inclusions on tailings consolidation: laboratory tests and modeling of the large scale in situ behavior
Frédérick L.Bolduc
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Geotechnical Aspects of Fen Construction in the Athabasca Oil Sands
Andy Jamieson
BGC Engineering Inc
Non-textbook Soils / Waste Soils top
A Case Study: The seismic stability of a conventional upstream tailings dam reaching closure – part 1 (Field Work)
Jose Miguel Medina Aguilar
SNC-Lavalin
A Case Study: The seismic stability of a conventional upstream tailings dam reaching closure – part 2 (Seismic Stability Analyses)
Jose Miguel Medina Aguilar
SNC-Lavalin
A Design Procedure for Determining the Stresses in a Backfilled Underground Stope
Ryan L Veenstra
University of Toronto
Cone Penetration Testing for the Design of Soft Ground Tunnels
Mark Anthony Styler
ConeTec
Effect of Aging on the Strength of Recycled Glass-Biosolids Blends
Mahdi MIRI DISFANI
Swinburne University of Technology
Effect of dry-wet cycles on material composition of badlands
Shahid Azam
University of Regina
Hydrogeotechnical characterization of AMD treatment sludge and sludge-based mixtures
Mamert Mbonimpa
Laboratory simulation of desiccation, settling, and consolidation in variably thick multilayer deposits of high-density tailings
paul simms
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carleton University
Modelling of the Deposition Profile of Inline Flocculated Mature Fine Tailings in Beach Cells
Mauricio Pinheiro
Thurber Engineering Ltd.
Variables that influence tailings settling behaviour in laboratory testing
benjamin allan olsen
Klohn Crippen Berger
Other Geotechnical top
3D Numerical Modelling of Geosynthetic Reinforced Embankments over Deep Cement Mixed Columns
Yapage Namal Nuwan Sanjeewa
School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Western Syndney
A simple solution to calculate pressure evolution in backfilled stope
Li Li
École de technologie supérieure
An improvement in estimation of required strength for mining stope backfill
Li Li
École de technologie supérieure
An Investigation of Failure Modes for Geosynthetic Reinforced Column Supported Embankments
Yapage Namal Nuwan Sanjeewa
School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Western Syndney
Analytical Evaluation of Pressure- Settlement Response of Footing Supported by Geocell-Reinforced Bed
tahereh shaghaghi
K.N.Toosi University
Analytical evaluation of the stress acting on a buried conduit in reinforced sand
Neda Afsharkaveh
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
Bearing Capacity of Rammed Aggregate Piers Based on Numerical Modeling and In-situ Test Results
akram ghazaee
Bridge Abutment Stabilization in Soft Residual Clay Soils Under High Artesian Pressures
Robert M Kenyon
KGS Group
CHALLENGES WITH MEETING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE IN THE OIL SANDS INDUSTRY
Nicholas Beier
Construction and bearing behavior of bored piles at the Lekki-Ikoyi cable-stayed bridge in Lagos, Nigeria
Axel Nernheim
Bilfinger Berger Ingenieurbau GmbH
Construction of an instrumented test embankment on peats and Lake Agassiz Clays in Northern Manitoba
Cory Pyziak
Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Chemical Coupling in Cemented Tailings Backfills
Mamadou Fall
University of Ottawa
Effect of depth and dimensions on behavior of the underground structures subjected to blast waves
Farshad Ebrahimi
Effect of different configuration of geogrid reinforcement on the dynamic response of shallow foundation
mehdi Heidari
EFFECT OF SUBSURFACE SOIL CONDITIONS ON THE DESIGN OF WIND TURBINE FOUNDATIONS
Ali Nasseri-Moghaddam
Inspec-Sol Inc.
Full Scale Instrumented Load Test for Support of Oil Tank on Deep Soft Clay Deposits in Louisiana using Controlled Modulus Columns
Marc Lauzon
Geopac Inc
Geotechnics of Pipeline Water Crossings
Mohammed G Rahman
Coffey Geotechnics Inc.
Improved geotechnics for trenchless design and construction problems using advanced geophysics: Case studies from Asia and Australia
Bob Whiteley
Investigating Floor Slab Movements on High Plasticity Clay Soils
Brent S Hay
TREK Geotechnical Inc
Numerical simulation of single point indentation test
Ali Sabir
On the Response of Geosynthetic Reinforcement Bridging Subsurface Voids: A Comparative Evaluation of Selected Design Methods
Mohamed A Meguid
McGill University
Onshore Geotechnical Aspects of the Macedon Development Project for Domestic Gas Supply in Western Australia
Philip Robins
Golder Associates
Performance Evaluation of Monitoring in Embankment Dams Using Ranking Method
Mojtaba Khalili
Response of pavement-foundation soil system during taxiing of airplane
Mavinakere Eshwaraiah Raghunandan
University of Regina
Shear Wave Velocity Testing in Geotechnical Site Investigations
Ilmar Andrew Weemees
ConeTec Investigations
SOIL MICROSCOPY BY NANO TECHNOLOGY OF VERTICAL GEODRAIN REINFORCED COASTAL SOIL MASS IN ACCELERATING ROAD EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION
Manish V Shah
The M. S University of Baroda
Stochastic Stability Analysis of Mine Developments Intersection
Wael Rashad Abdellah
McGill university
Studying the karst phenomenon under dam site. A Case Study: Salman Parsi and Maroon Dams, Iran
morteza bakhshi
The effects of tailings hydrogeological properties on consolidation near waste rock inclusions
El Mustapha Jaouhar
École polytechnique de Montreal
The Investigation of Soil-Reinforcement Interaction Improvement Using “Grid-Anchor”
Mansour Mosallanezhad
Three Years of Monitoring a Full-Scale Shaft Seal in a Granitic Rock Formation
David Dixon
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
Retaining Walls / MSE walls top
A reinforced soil slope built using marginal fill soil and an innovative geocomposite reinforcement geogrid in Southern Ontario
Michael Simons
Maccaferri Canada Ltd.
ANALYSIS OF PILE RESPONSE TO EXCAVATION INDUCED GROUND MOVEMENTS
Ravintherakumaran Nishanthan
School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics.
Application of MSE Walls on Poor Foundations
bill William McCue brockbank
reinforced earth company ltd
Construction and 3 Years of Field Monitoring on a 12 m highGeogrid Reinforced and Lime Stabilised Noise Barrier Wall
Jörg Klompmaker
BBG Bauberatung Geokunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG
Construction of a MSE Wall Under a 3 Metre Tide in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
bill William McCue brockbank
reinforced earth company ltd
Effect of horizontal earth pressure on pull-out bearing capacity of steel mesh reinforcement embedded in silty sand
Md Jahid Iftekhar Alam
University of New South Wales@ADFA, Canberra, Australia
Effect of Lateral earth pressure distribution in anchored structures
faezeh kazemi poran badr
Load Transfer Mechanism in Geosynthetic Reinforced Pile-Supported Embankments: Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling
Priyanath Udayanga Ariyarathne
University of Western Sydney
Nonintrusive Deformation Measurements in the Foundation of Geocell-Reinforced and Unreinforced Embankments
Nazri Mohidin
Numerical analysis of a combined soil nailing and tieback anchor system
Jinyuan Liu
Ryerson University
Parametric Study of Soil Nail Walls
Mehran Javanmard
University of Zanjan
Preliminary study on the application of ultrasonic non-destructive testing of soil nails
Jinyuan Liu
Ryerson University
TECHNOLOGY OF REINFORCED SOIL DEGIGN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE EXISTING RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
Andrey Zaytsev
Revitalization of Aging Infrastructure top
Condition Assessment of Small Diameter Municipal Sewer Pipes
Ramy Saadeldin
University of Regina
Measurement of Soil Moisture Migration and Frost Heave in High Plasticity Clay Subgrade
Robert M Kenyon
KGS Group
Pinawa Diversion Dam - Rehabilitation Design, Construction and Post Construction Downstream Flow Monitoring
Kris F.J. Matusiewicz
Manitoba Hydro
Transportation Geotechnique top
Benefits of risk-based project procedures in geotechnical engineering
Alan Phear
Arup
Experimental analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of Lime and non-traditional additives on subgrade soil stabilization of a road
Ahdyeh Mosadegh
University of Tehran
Landslide Risk Affecting Linear Infrastructure, and Risk Inferred from Linear Infrastructure
Pete Quinn
BGC Engieering Inc
Large Earth Slides along Thompson River – Uncertainty about Pre-conditioning Factors, Triggering and Mechanisms
Pete Quinn
BGC Engieering Inc
PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT OF KARST RISKS FOR
Tatiana Borisovna Meleshkina
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT)
ROCKFALL AND TALUS ACCUMULATION FROM SERIAL LIDAR SCANS: A RAILWAY CASE STUDY FROM THE WHITE CANYON, THOMPSON RIVER, BC
Dave Gauthier
Multi-Disciplinary top
Geoenvironmental Sustainability top
Instrumentation top
A study on measurement of local small strain by FBG sensor
lalit borana
Performance evaluation of an FBG-based sensing beam for measuring the dynamic lateral displacements of soil in a shaking table test
dongsheng xu
Seismic Piezocone Penetration Testing: A New Method for Continuous Shear Wave Measurements
Mark Anthony Styler
ConeTec
WSG Test
Wayne Gibson
GGAM