Proceedings of 59th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 7th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference (GeoVancouver 2006)

Sessions:

• M1-A Pile Foundations
• M1-B Site Characterization
• M1-C Soil Behaviour I
• M2-A Geosynthetics
• M2-B Soft Soils Engineering
• M2-C Geo-Environmental I
• M3-A Slope Engineering and Forestry Geotechnique
• M3-B Landslides and Slope Engineering I
• M3-C Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering I
• M4-A Lifelines/Aging Infrastructure (CGS Special Session)
• M4-B 2010 Olympics Infrastructure
• M4-C 2010 Landslides and Slope Failures (CGS Special Session)
• M5-A Groundwater Protection and Sustainability I
• M5-B Vibrations and Ground Response
• M5-C Groundwater Protection and Sustainability II
• M6-A Data Collection I
• M6-B Data Collection II
• M6-C Data Collection III
• T1-A Soil Behaviour II
• T1-B Seismology and Earthquake Engineering I
• T1-C Seismology and Earthquake Engineering II
• T2-A Geo-Environmental II
• T2-B Geo-Environmental III
• T2-C Geo-Environmental Engineering IV
• T3-A Case Histories
• T3-B Landslides and Slope Engineering II
• T3-C Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering II
• T4-A Mining Geotechnique I - Case Histories and Cold Regions (CGS Special Session)
• T4-B Mining Geotechnique II (CGS Special Session)
• T4-C Mining Geotechnique III - Paste Properties (CGS Special Session)
• T5-A Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Coastal Waters (CGS Special Session)
• T5-B Fraser Lowlands Hydrogeology
• T5-C Seepage
• T6-A Groundwater Protection and Sustainability III
• T6-B Fractured Rock Hydrogeology
• T6-C General Hydrogeology
• W1-A Rock Mechanics and Rock Eng. III
• W1-B Dams and Tunnels
• W2-A Soil Behaviour III
• W2-B Numerical Modeling
• W3-A Geo-Environmental V
• W3-B Geo-Environmental VI
• W4-A Implications of National Building Code of Canada (2005) on Geotechnical Seismic Design (CGS Special Session)
• W4-B Implications of National Building Code of Canada (2005) on Geotechnical Seismic Design (CGS Special Session)
• W5-A Groundwater and Slope Failures I (Joint CGS/IAH Special Session)
• W5-B Groundwater and Slope Failures II (Joint CGS/IAH Special Session)
• W6-A Minewater Geochemistry I
• W6-B Minewater Geochemistry II

M1-A Pile Foundations


1. Analysis of Piles in a Residual Soil - The ISC'2 Prediction
   Bengt Fellenius, Jaime Santos, António Viana da Fonseca
2. Effective Stress Analysis and Set-Up for Capacity of Piles in Clay
   Bengt Fellenius
3. Pile Sweep During Driving
   Yasser Mostafa, David Tara
4. High Capacity Cast-in-place Concrete Pile Load Tests at CNRL's Oil Sand Plant Near Fort McMurray, Alberta
   Renato Clementino, Robin Tweedie, John Sobkowicz, Christopher Workman
5. Pile Load Test for W. R. Bennett Bridge
   Ernest Naesgaard, Uthaya Uthayakumar, Turgut Ersoy, Don Gillespie
6. Centrifuge Modeling of Uplift Behaviour of Tapered Piles
   Mohammed Sakr, M Hesham El Naggar


M1-B Site Characterization


1. Geo-Environmental Site Characterization of Soils Using In-Situ Testing Methods
   RG (Dick) Campanella
2. Improved Techniques for the In-Situ Determination of Undrained Shear Strength in Soft Clays
   Ilmar Weemees, John Howie, David Woeller, Jamie Sharp, Ethan Cargill, Jim Greig
3. Short Rod Corrections and SPT Energy Transfer
   Chris Daniel, John Howie
4. Excess Porewater Pressure Induced by Piezocone Penetration In OC Clay
   Taijun Kim, Sung-Kun Choi, Sang-In Kim, Young-Su Kim, Mehmet Tumay, Woojin Lee
5. A Geotechnical Investigation of Sandstone Degradation in Luxor, Egypt
   Adam Sevi, Ahmed Ismail, Richard Stephenson
6. Changed Site Conditions
   Andrew Wallace


M1-C Soil Behaviour I


1. Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Unsaturated Properties of Soil Samples From Nazloo Plain, Iran
   K Badv
2. Geomechanical Behavior of a McMurray Sand Formation Using Local Strain Measurements
   Terek Abdalaziz, C D Martin, R J Chalaturnyk
3. Soil Strength Prediction With K-Nearest Neighbor Method
   Peter Seman, Sally Shoop, Susan McGrath, Raymond Rollings
4. Laboratory Investigations for the Measurement of the Bearing Capacity of an Unsaturated Coarse-Grained Soil
   Fathi Mohamed, Sai Vanapalli
5. The Chemical Bonding and Apparent Overconsolidation in the Namak Marine Clay Deposit in Korea
   Jeong-Yun Won, Pyoung-Wuck Chang, Young-Hwan Son
6. Resilient Modulus Properties of Typical Granular Base Materials of Ontario
   D F E Stolle, P Guo, Y Liu


M2-A Geosynthetics


1. Geoenvironmental Characterisitcs of Waste Tire Reinforced Earthfill
   Y W Yoon, G H Kim, H I Chung
2. Effect of Reinforcement Characteristics on Seismic Response of Geosynthetic-reinforced Soil Bridge Abutments
   I H Attar, K Fakharian
3. Application of EPS Geofoam as a Seismic Buffer: Numerical Study Using FLAC
   Saman Zarnani, Richard Bathurst
4. Actual Design Considerations for Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Structures
   Gerhard Bräu, Kent von Maubeuge
5. Influence of Horizontal Toe Restraint on Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall Behaviour
   Fawzy Ezzein, Richard Bathurst
6. Field Scale Trials of a Geosynthetic Capillary Break
   A Meier, I R Fleming, S L Barbour, B Ayres, M O'Kane


M2-B Soft Soils Engineering


1. Vertical Drains Under a High Embankment on a Very Soft Till - Oxford Brook, Miramichi, New Brunswick
   Serge Bourque, Arvid Landva, Shawn McManus, Joe MacDonald
2. Embankment Construction on Harbour Mud and Organic Silt
   Arvid Landva, Don Yeamans, Kevin Kerr, Csaba Kazamer
3. Caractérisation d'un Silt Argileux Marin de la Rivière Laplanche, N.-É.
   Nicolas LeBlanc, Paul Chiasson, Serge Bourque
4. Use of MSE Wall Structures in Staged Construction on Compressible Soils, 156 Street/Yellowhead Trail Interchange, Edmonton, AB
   Paul Boos, Stuart Smith, Renato Clementino, Bill Brockbank
5. A Comparison of Two Alternative Constitutive Theories for Secondary Compression in Clays
   T A Newson, S D Hinchberger


M2-C Geo-Environmental I


1. New Sampling Technique for Fractured Coal
   Ali Sabir, R J Chalaturnyk
2. Procedure for Coal Testing at Constant Pressure and High Temperature Under In-Situ Conditions
   Ali Sabir, R J Chalaturnyk
3. The Effect of Pre-Treatment of Clinoptilolite on Metal Retention in Acid Rock Drainage
   Ranee Lai, Loretta Li
4. Characterization of Variable Aperture Rock Fractures Using X-Ray Computer Tomography
   W M S B Weerakone, R C K Wong
5. Hydrological Characterization of an Unsaturated Waste Rock Dump
   Greg Herasymuik, Shahid Azam, G Ward Wilson, Lee Barbour, Craig Nichol


M3-A Slope Engineering and Forestry Geotechnique


1. The Role of Root Reinforcement in Slope Stability: A Review
   Victoria Stevens, Doug Stead, Tom Millard
2. A Sensitivity Analysis of Debris Flow Travel Distance at Blueberry Creek, B.C.
   R J Fannin, E R Bobicki, P Jordan
3. Runout Characteristics of Open Slope Landslides in Harvested Terrain on Vancouver Island: Preliminary Results of an Integrated Field-Dynamic Modelling Based Study
   Marc-André Brideau, Doug Stead, Tom Milard, George Patton
4. Possibility of Measurement of Slope Movement During the Sandy Soil Slope Failure in Centrifuge
   Surendra Tamrakar, Yasuo Toyosawa, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kazuya Itoh


M3-B Landslides and Slope Engineering I


1. Application of a Real Time Monitoring System to a Landslide on the Saskatchewan Highway Network
   P Jorge Antunes, Allen Kelly, Hung Vu, A Wayne Clifton, R Allan Widger, Gordon King
2. Stability of Slopes Curved in Plan - An Example
   Oldrich Hungr, Paul Wilson
3. Investigating the Performance of the Shear Strength Reduction (SSR) Method on the Analysis of Reinforced Slopes
   Reginald Hammah, Thamer Yacoub, John Curran
4. Stability of Trench Excavation Under Construction Machinery Load
   Yasuo Toyosawa, Junjie Yang, Sahaphol Timpong, Kazuya Itoh, Surendra Tamrakar
5. Understanding Slope Deformations Triggered by Earthquakes
   Muhsin Rahhal, Mazen Abi Azar
6. Investigation of Slope Failure During Trench Excavation in Peat Ground
   Sahaphol Timpong, Yasuo Toyosawa, Surendra Bahadur Tamrakar, Kazuya Itoh, Noriyuki Horii


M3-C Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering I


1. Analysis of Tunnel Deformations in Opalinus Clay Using a Stress-Dependent Modulus Model
   Andrew Corkum, C Derek Martin
2. An Expression for the Near-Face Displacement of D-Shaped Tunnels Under Anisotropic In Situ Stress Conditions
   Miguel Nunes, Mohamed Meguid
3. Development of Plastic Zone Around Underground Excavations
   Massoud Palassi, Pooyan Asadollahi
4. Rheological Characterization of a Clay Formation From Drifts Excavation: Elastic and Elastoplastic Approach
   Yannick Wileveau, Vincent Renaud, Jean-Bernard Kazmierczak, Gilles Armand
5. Hydromechanical Response to a Mine by Test Experiment in Deep Claystone
   Gilles Armand, Mountaka Souley, Kun Su, Vincent Renaud, Yannick Wileveau
6. Pressure Grouting of an Extremely Stiff Tunnel Lining
   Srboljub Masala, Vladimir Andjelkovic, Ljubomir Petrovic


M4-A Lifelines/Aging Infrastructure (CGS Special Session)


1. Explosive Compaction for the Seymour Falls Dam Seismic upgrade
   Len Murray, Neil Singh, Frank Huber, David Siu
2. Geotechnical Advances in BC Hydro's Dam Safety Progarm
   K Y Lum, S J Garner
3. Optimizing the Tunneling Schedule for the Bangkok Subway,Thailand
   Richard Prust, John Davies, Asim Gaba, Peter Thompson
4. Response of Tee-Junctions in Buried Polyethylene Natural Gas Distribution Piping Subject to Ground Movement
   Lalinda Weerasekara, Dharma Wijewickreme, Allen Mitchell


M4-B 2010 Olympics Infrastructure


1. Geotechnical Design of MSE Walls on Rock Fill Slopes Along the Sea to Sky Highway Test Section
   Brian Mylleville, Upul Atukorala, Trevor Fitzell
2. Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project - Geotechnical Aspects of Design and Construction
   M Yogendrakumar, Upul Atukorala, Neil Wedge, Humberto Puebla, Viji Fernando, Norm McCammon
3. Ground Improvements at the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project
   Richard Hanke, Mark Koelling, M Yogendrakumar, Upul Atukorala


M4-C 2010 Landslides and Slope Failures (CGS Special Session)


1. An Integrated Framework for Risk Assessment of Slopes
   Suzanne Lacasse, Unni Eidsvig, Sebnem Düzgün
2. Large Slope Deformations in the Lower Mainland Region of British Columbia: Unknown Risks
   R F Gerath, Oldrich Hungr
3. Fjord Rock Slope Failures and Tsunamis
   Dave van Zeyl, Doug Stead, Brian Bornhold
4. Landslides Along the Sea to Sky Corridor
   Andrée Blais-Stevens, Dirk Septer
5. Landslide Dynamic Analysis in 2D and 3D
   Scott McDougall, Oldrich Hungr


M5-A Groundwater Protection and Sustainability I


1. Groundwater Sustainability in The Prairies - Some Examples
   Garth van der Kamp, Harm Maathuis
2. How Much Groundwater Does South Africa Have?
   Alan Woodford, Peter Rosewarne, Jan Girman
3. Intrinsic Sensitivity and Aquifer Vulnerability in the Cold Lake-Beaver River Basin, Alberta, Canada
   Tony Lemay
4. Development of Well Vulnerability Maps for Multiple Wells Using Backward-in-time Transport Modelling
   R Rahman, E O Frind, D L Rudolph
5. Development of New Regulations to Protect the Ground Water Resource in British Columbia, Canada
   Mike Wei, Diana Allen, Heather Smart, Bob Brown


M5-B Vibrations and Ground Response


1. Ground Vibrations During Construction of a Storm Sewer
   Heinrich Heinz, Gennaro Esposito, Martin Lun
2. Train Induced Dynamic Response of Railway Track and Embankments Constructed Over Soft Peat Foundations
   Michael Hendry, David Hughes, Lee Barbour, Mark Atkinson
3. Water Content Measurement in Highly Plastic Clay Using Dielectric Based Probes
   Yafei Hu, Hung Vu, David Hubble
4. Evaluation of Jet Grouting in Order to Decrease of Liquefaction Hazard and Increase of Soil Strength in Rasht Province (North Of Iran)
   M R Nikoudel, S D Mohammadi, E Ghazvinian
5. Geological and Geotechnical Characteristics of Two Prospective Wind Turbine Development Sites in Southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada
   Lynden Penner, Tim Adelman


M5-C Groundwater Protection and Sustainability II


1. Intrinsic Aquifer Vulnerability Maps in Support of Sustainable Community Planning, Okanagan Valley, BC
   Jessica Liggett, Diana Allen, Murray Journeay, Shannon Denny, Sonia Talwar, Lex Ivey
2. A Study of Groundwater Resources and Land Subsidence in the Toluca Valley, Mexico
   Agnus Calderhead, Richard Martel, Jaime Garfias
3. A GIS Based Groundwater Management Tool for Long Term Mineral Planning
   Mauro Prado, Richard Connelly
4. Agua Fria Linear Recharge Project-Modeling Reclaimed Water Recharge Impacts
   Gary Andres, Frank Turek, Aimée Conroy, Tom Poulson
5. Regional Groundwater Modeling of Zahedan Aquifer to Investigate the Impact of Imported Water and Construction of a Main Sewage System
   Esmaeil Khazaei, Mohammad Yaghoub Bavali, Muin Husain


M6-A Data Collection I


1. Hydrogeologic Investigations in the Canadian North
   Roger Howell, Vladimir Ugorets, John Mahoney
2. Monitoring and Sampling of Groundwater Beneath Deep Permafrost
   J Dirk Sutphin, Lee Atkinson, John Mahoney
3. Measurement of Flux at the Groundwater/Sediment Interface
   Brian Johnson, Chad Jafvert, Seunghun Hyun, Carl Enfield, Byron Jenkinson
4. Data Acquisition and Interpretation Strategies for Monitored Natural Attenuation
   Peter Martus, Philipp Blum, Reiner Melzer
5. The Importance of Hydrogeological Information in Geothermal Energy Developments
   Grant Ferguson
6. Finding Buried Treasure - Assessing Aquifer Suitability for Large Open Loop Geoexchange Applications
   H Scott Schillereff


M6-B Data Collection II


1. Hydrogeologic Data Collection and Development of Conceptual Models to Predict Mine Inflow Quantity and Quality at Diavik Diamond Mine, NWT
   Christine Bieber, Don Chorley, Willy Zawadzki, Jeff Reinson
2. Modelling and Quantifying the Hydrogeological Effects in the Advance of a Tunnel Excavation by TBM
   Jordi Capo, Enric Vázquez-Suñé, Jesus Carrera, David Martí, Ramón Carbonell, Alfredo Pérez-Estaún


M6-C Data Collection III


1. Baseline Hydrogeological Testing and Instrumentation of Deep Exploration Boreholes for Mine Environmental Assessment
   Darrin Johnson, Ryan Mills
2. Multi-Level Data as a Key Component for a Hydrogeological Conceptual Model of an Underground Mine
   Daniel Mackie
3. The Use of Supply Wells for Groundwater Quality Monitoring
   Richard Jackson, Jeff Silva
4. A Provincial Perspective on Groundwater Data Issues
   Tammy Blair, Vicki Carmichael, Kevin Ronneseth


T1-A Soil Behaviour II


1. The Behaviour of Sand With Significant Interparticle Locking
   P Guo, X Su
2. Influence of Initial Confining Stress on the Mechanical Response of Natural Fraser River Delta Silt
   Maria Sanin, Dharma Wijewickreme
3. Influence of Strain Path on the Behaviour of Fraser Delta Sand
   Siva Sivathayalan, Paramaguru Logeswaran
4. Cyclic Resistance of Sands Subjected to Initial Static Shear
   Siva Sivathayalan, Da Ha
5. The Effect of Particle Roundness on Engineering Parameters For Sand
   Veronica Lau, Dawn Shuttle
6. Accurate Determination of the Critical State Friction Angle from Triaxial Tests
   Mohsen Ghafghazi, Dawn Shuttle


T1-B Seismology and Earthquake Engineering I


1. Significance of Permeability in Liquefiable Ground Response
   Mahood Seid-Karbasi, Peter Bryan
2. Dynamic Analysis of Concrete Faced Rockfill Dams Considering Dam- Foundation Interaction Effects
   Mazda Irani
3. Impacts of Deep Soft Soils and Lightweight Fill Approach Embankments on the Seismic Design of the Hwy. 15 North Serpentine River Bridges, Surrey, B.C.
   Guoxi Wu, Trevor Fitzell, Don Lister
4. Liquefaction Mechanism for Heterogeneous Soils
   Radu Popescu, Pradipta Chakrabortty
5. 2-D Analysis of 3-D Frame Structure on Liquefiable Soil
   Pradipta Chakrabortty, Radu Popescu
6. Seismic Response of Loose Sand in Centrifuge Container
   M H T Rayhani, M H El Naggar


T1-C Seismology and Earthquake Engineering II


1. Probabilistic Evaluation of Past Liquefaction Hazards- Part I: The Statistical Distributions of Soil and Seismic Parameters
   Tareg Salloum, Tim Law
2. Probabilistic Evaluation of Past Liquefaction Hazards- Part II: The Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Seismic Parameters
   Tim Law, Tareg Salloum
3. Preliminary Study on Mechanism and Improvement of Low-Pressure Grouting in Liquefiable Ground
   M Chang, C C Chen, T W Mao, W R Chiu, H S Hsieh, P J Yang
4. Study on Effectiveness of Liquefaction Countermeasures Using Fragility Curves
   Ahmad Jafari-Mehrabadi, Radu Popescu
5. Reliability Analysis of Inertial Soil-Structure Interaction Incorporating Geotechnical Parameters Uncertainties
   Ahmad Mohamed Hassan
6. A Simplified Approach to Apply Kinematic Soil-Structure Interaction Using Dominant Frequency of Excitation
   Ahmad Mohamed Hassan


T2-A Geo-Environmental II


1. Creosote Mobility in Shallow Sand Aquifers
   Richard Jackson
2. Vertical Distribution of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Biosolids-Amended Agricultural Soil
   Tamer Gorgy, Loretta Li, John Grace
3. A Mesocosm Study of Enhanced Anaerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Groundwater from A Flare Pit Site
   Xiaoying Fan, Selma Guigard, Julia Foght, Kathy Semple, Kevin Biggar
4. Using Fluorescence Emission-Excitation Matrices (Eems) and Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFAC) for Characterizing Petroleum Fractions
   Moh'd Alostaz, Kevin Biggar, Robert Donhue, Gregory Hall
5. Fuel Contamination Characterization in Permafrost Fractured Bedrock at the Colomac Mine Site, Northwest Territories
   Olumide Iwakun, Kevin Biggar, Dale Van Stempvoort, Gregory Bickerton, John Voralek
6. Impact of Cold Temperatures on Biodegradation Rates
   Ania Ulrich, Kevin Biggar, James Armstrong, Dale Van Stempvoort, Kristen Tappenden, Pam Rogers


T2-B Geo-Environmental III


1. Patience Lake Test Cover Project - Glacial Till Capillary Barrier Cover Performance
   Moir Hung, Kevin Park
2. Overview of Geophysical Techniques to Measure Moisture Content in Landfills
   Andrea Catley, Claire Samson, Paul Van Geel
3. A Study of the Performance of a Reclamation Soil Cover Placed Over an Oilsands Coke Deposit
   D S Fenske, S L Barbour, C Qualizza
4. Pilot Study of Three Soil-Based Cover Systems to Mitigate Potential Acid Rock Drainage from a Tailings Impoundment
   K Renken, E K Yanful, D M Mchaina


T2-C Geo-Environmental Engineering IV


1. Modelling of Contaminant Transport Through Saturated Porous Media Using Element Free Galerkin Method
   R Praveen Kumar, G R Dodagoudar, B N Rao
2. Implementation of Tm Modeling as an Alternative for Fully Coupled Thm Models
   Amir Hosseini, Peter Cleall, C Derek Martin
3. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Characterization and Remediation Feasibility of Urban Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals
   Gérald Dermont, Mario Bergeron, Marc Richer-Lafleche, Guy Mercier, Bruno Boussicault, Eau Inrs
4. Estimation of Distribution Coefficients for Chromium by Neural Network
   Nader Shariatmadari, Amin Falamaki
5. Metal Hyper-Accumulation in Plants - An Overview of Phytoremediation Technology
   Prabha Padmavathi, Loretta Li
6. Vermitechnology - A Viable Option for Disposal of Biowastes
   Prabha Padmavathi, Loretta Li


T3-A Case Histories


1. Simulation of Large Tank Loading Using A Test Fill
   Trempess Moore, John Sobkowicz, Chris Workman, Richard Sisson
2. Evaluation of Long-Term Settlement Data for The Design of A Heavily Loaded Silo Structure
   Andrew Witte, Henrik Kristiansen
3. Ground Deformation Response of Large Capacity Crawler Cranes - A Case Review
   Xiteng Liu, Dave Chan, Brian Gerbrandt
4. Volcanic Landslide Hazards at Mount Meager, British Columbia
   Pierre Friele, John Clague
5. Mount Stephen Avalanche and Debris Flow Defence Works Investigation, Design, Construction and Performance
   Geoff Buck, Oldrich Hungr, Peter Schaerer
6. Management of Slope Stability for Potash Tailings Piles in Saskatchewan
   M D Haug, Chad LePoudre


T3-B Landslides and Slope Engineering II


1. Steep Slope Reinforcement with Geogrids - Deformation Behaviour Under Static & Cyclic Loading
   Jörg Klompmaker, Kent Von Maubeuge, Murray Banting
2. Product Certification of Rock Fall Protection Fences in the European Union (Ce-Marking) Test Procedure, Austrian Test Site and Relevance for the End User
   M Moelk, G Stelzer, G Kohlmaier
3. Application of Air Launched Soil Nails as an Innovative Remediation Technology to a Landslide on the Saskatchewan Highway Network
   P Jorge Antunes, Moir Hung, Randal Osicki, D Chad LePoudre, R Allan Widger
4. Effects of Rock Column Geometry and Layout for Stabilizing Natural Riverbanks
   Wisam Abdulrazaq, Marolo Alfaro, James Blatz
5. Interstate Highway I-40 Slope Repairs in Western North Carolina
   Joseph Bigger


T3-C Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering II


1. Investigation of Scale Effects in Hard Rocks
   Richard Simon, Desheng Deng, Michel Aubertin, Li Li
2. A Modeling Attempt to Determine the Relationship Between Macroporosity and Deformation Modulus of Tuff
   B Burcin Avar, Nick Hudyma
3. Evaluating Rock Mass Integrity Based on Whole-Hole Imaging
   C Y Wang, K T Law, Z C Pang, X W Ji
4. Deduction of Deformation Profile in Tunnel Based on Strain Measurement Using Brillouin Measurement Technology
   Ki Tae Chang, Jian Feng Wang, Luc Thêvenaz
5. Penetrability Control of Gin Mixes During Fractured Rock Grouting
   Vafa Rombough, Grant Bonin, Dawn Shuttle
6. Erosion of Grouting Agents From Groundwater in Fractured Hard Rock, A Laboratory Study
   Magnus Axelsson


T4-A Mining Geotechnique I - Case Histories and Cold Regions (CGS Special Session)


1. A Brief Case History of the April 2006 Inflow Event at the Antamina Tailings Impoundment Facility
   Terry Eldridge, Henri Letient
2. Pogo Project Alaska - Tailings and Water Management for a Cold Regions Mine
   Michael Davies, Mathieu Veillette
3. Considering Convective Air Fluxes in the Design of Engineered Structures in Cold Regions
   Lukas Arenson, Dave Sego
4. Mining in the Continuous Permafrost: Construction and Instrumentation of Two Large-Scale Waste Rock Piles
   David Blowes, Michael Moncur, Leslie Smith, Dave Sego, Renata Klassen, Matt Neuner, Lianna Smith, Andrew Gravie, Douglas Gould, Jeff Reinson
5. Strength Variations Within Artificially Frozen Soils
   A D Nguyen, Lukas Arenson, Dave Sego, Kevin Biggar


T4-B Mining Geotechnique II (CGS Special Session)


1. New Developments in Rock Slope Engineering: Implications for Open Pit Slope Design
   Doug Stead, Ming Yan, Davide Elmo, John Coggan
2. Use of Geosynthetics in the Mitigation of Acid Rock Drainage
   K Renken, D M Mchaina, E K Yanful
3. Proposed Groundwater Classification Scheme for Mining Operations
   Ben Green, Anastasia Boronina, Richard Connelly
4. Three Ten Meter High Standpipe Tests on Tailings
   Silawat Jeeravipoolvarn, J Don Scott, Rick Chalaturnyk


T4-C Mining Geotechnique III - Paste Properties (CGS Special Session)


1. Sedimentation Behaviour of Limonite-Saprolite Ore Slurry Modified with Ionic Polymers
   Shahid Azam, Don Scott, Rick Chalaturnyk
2. Sensitivity of Shrinkage Characteristics of Surface Deposited Paste Tailings to Placement Water Content
   Rui Couto, Murray Grabinsky, Paul Simms
3. Impact of High Temperature on the Performance Properties of Underground Cemented Paste Backfill
   M Fall, S S Samb
4. Paste Rock as Cover Material for Mine Waste Management
   G Ward Wilson, J Miskolczi


T5-A Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Coastal Waters (CGS Special Session)


1. Case Study of Contaminated Organic-Rich Sediments in a Narrow Bay
   Masaharu Fukue, Yoshio Sato, Toshihide Fujikawa, Tomohiro Inoue, Catherine Mulligan, Kouji Uehara
2. Mercury Cyanide Contamination of Groundwater from Gold Mining and Prospects for Removal
   Cynthia Coles, Kimberly Cochrane
3. Erosional Stability of Sediment Deposits in Hamilton Harbour
   Bommanna Krishnappen, Ian Droppo, Niels Madsen, Robert Stephens
4. Watershed Integrated Approach for the Study and Remediation of Eutrophic Lakes
   Rosa Galvez, Serge Leroueil, Louis Martel, Jacques Locat
5. Development of a Novel and Sustainable Process for Acid Rock Drainage Remediation
   Loretta Li


T5-B Fraser Lowlands Hydrogeology


1. Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater in Intensively Farmed Areas?The Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer Experience
   Kim Sutherland
2. Well Capture Zone and Aquifer Water Balance Analysis Using a Township-Wide Groundwater Model, Township of Langley
   Jillian Sacré, Willy Zawadzki, Patrick Monahan, Antigone Dixon-Warren
3. Investigating the Scale of Heterogeneity and Implications for Nitrate Transport, Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, British Columbia and Washington State
   Romain Chesneux, Sarach McArthur, Diane Allen, Jacek Scibek
4. Nitrate and Coliform Bacteria Distribution in the Abbotsford Aquifer - Results of a Groundwater Quality Survey 2004-05
   Gwyn Graham, Marc Zubel, Dean Scoville, Steven Marsh
5. An Investigation into the Nature and Origin of the Distribution of Pore Water Salinity Beneath the Fraser River Delta
   Dave Bridger, Diana Allen
6. An Updated Stratigraphic Framework for Groundwater Exploration and Development in the Fraser River Lowland: Successful Application to the Surrey Groundwater Exploration Program
   Forest Pearson, John Clague


T5-C Seepage


1. Examination of Swelling Soil Structure Following Liquid Infiltration Under Controlled Boundary Conditions
   Greg Siemens, James Blatz
2. Potential of Internal Instability in Alluvial Sediments
   Abbas Soroush, Mahdi Miri Disfani, Piltan Tabatabaie Shourijeh
3. A Geosynthetic Clay Liner Pilot Project for On-Farm Livestock Burial
   Bradley Clearly, Robert Gordon, Robert Jamieson
4. Protocol for Preliminary Modeling of an Evaporative Cover System
   Greg Misfeldt, Jeff Stone, Delwyn Fredlund
5. A Comparison of Two Criteria for Internal Stability of Granular Soil
   R J Fannin, M Li


T6-A Groundwater Protection and Sustainability III


1. Preliminary Study of the Interactions Between Surface Water and Groundwater at Local and Regional Scales in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
   Marie-Josée Gauthier, Christine Rivard, Caludio Paniconi, Daniel Paradis, Marie Larocque, John Drage, Robert Gordon, Dale Hebb, Yves Michaud
2. Numerical Modeling as a Tool in the Understanding and Protection of Groundwater in the León-Chinandega Region of Nicaragua
   Josh Moncrieff, Laurence Bentley
3. Sensitivity of Spatially Modelled Recharge to Climate Change in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
   Michael Toews, Paul Whitfield, Diana Allen
4. Depression-Focused Recharge And The Influence Of Land Use In Calgary, Alberta, Canada
   Tim Van Dijk, Masaki Hayashi
5. Framework for Using Numerical Modelling as a Tool for Assessing Permit to Take Water (PTTW) Applications In Ontario
   Brian Henderson, Paul Van Geel


T6-B Fractured Rock Hydrogeology


1. Quantifying Recharge to Fractured Aquifers Using a Discrete Fracture Network Approach
   Megan Surrette, Emmanuel Appiah-Adjei, Diana Allen
2. Long-Term Monitoring of Groundwater Conditions in Fractured Bedrock Aquifers on Vancouver Island and The Gulf Islands, British Columbia
   Pat Lapcevic, Sylvia Kenny, Mike Wei
3. Ground Water Availability and Extension Structures in Fractured Crystalline Rocks, Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
   Alan Kohut
4. A First Investigation of Groundwater Geochemistry
   Julien Walter, Alain Rouleau, Ian Clark, Jayanta Guha
5. Factors Controlling Well Yield in a Fractured Metamorphic Bedrock Aquifer, District Of Highlands, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
   Sylvia Kenny, Mike Wei, Kevin Telmer
6. Design of a Hydraulic Capture System in Tidally Influenced Fractured Rock
   Bernard Keuper, Franklyn Legall, M Daly


T6-C General Hydrogeology


1. 2D Flow Dynamics in the Lanoraie Peatland Complex, Québec, Canada
   Eric Rosa, Marie Larocque, Gilbert Prichonnet
2. Elevated Fluoride and Boron Levels in Groundwater from the Nanaimo Group, Vancouver Island, Canada
   Steven Earle, Erik Krogh
3. Hydrogeological Study of the Cold Lake Air Weapon Range, Alberta
   Geneviève Bordeleau, Richard Martel, Martine Savard, Guy Ampleman, Sonia Thiboutot
4. Écoulement Permanent d'une Nappe Libre dans une Strate Faiblement Inclinée
   Robert Chapuis
5. Estimating Underground Mine Inflows in Permafrost Regions Influenced by Lake Taliks
   Rina Freed, Rob Dickin


W1-A Rock Mechanics and Rock Eng. III


1. Turtle Mountain Field Laboratory (TMFL): Part 1 - Concept and Research Activities
   Corey Froese, Francisco Moreno
2. Turtle Mountain Field Laboratory (TMFL): Part 2 - Data Trends and System Learnings
   Francisco Moreno, Corey Froese
3. Computation of Landslides Slip Surfaces Using Dem
   Michel Jaboyedoff, Laurent Tacher
4. A Closer Look at the 'Brazilian' Test and its Mode of Failure
   Arvid Landva
5. Stability Analysis and Remediate Program for Hamidieh Old Dam
   Hamid Reza Zarei


W1-B Dams and Tunnels


1. On the Physical Modelling of Tunnels in Soft Ground
   Mohamed Meguid, Joe Mattar, Miguel Nunes, Shoshanna Saxe
2. Seepage in the Weathered Foundation of Abshineh Dam (Iran), Part I: The Efficiency of One Line Grouting
   M Rajabalinejad, A Noorzad, J K Vrijling
3. Seepage in The Weathered Foundation of Abshineh Dam (Iran), Part II: Evaluation of Remedial Methods
   M Rajabalinejad, A Noorzad, J K Vrijling
4. Monitoring of Tabarak-Abad Embankment Dam During Construction
   A Farivar, A A Mirghasemi, R Mahin Roosta
5. On the Multilaminate Modelling of Soft Clays
   Kien Dang, Mohamed Meguid


W2-A Soil Behaviour III


1. Comportement de Sols Grossiers Hétérogènes: Comparaison Entre les Résultats de l'essai Triaxial et Ceux de l'essai de Cisaillement Direct
   Youssam Kazam, Bassel Seif El Dine, Jean Claude Dupla, Jean Canou, Roger Frank
2. A Closer Look at K0 = 1 - sinφ'
   Arvid Landva
3. Construction of Fills Through Soft Ground Using Displacement Techniques
   Fred Matich, Ming Wang
4. Total Stress Transducer Modification to Allow Reliable Soil Total Stress Measurement
   Len Goveas, W Andy Take, R Kerry Rowe
5. Application of Digital Image-Based Deformation Measurements to Geotechnical Testing
   W Andy Take, Jeff Kemp
6. Settling of Sand Through a Clay Slurry
   Yetimgeta Mihiretu, Rick Chalaturnyk, J Don Scott


W2-B Numerical Modeling


1. A 3d Numerical Evaluation of the Influence of Interface Adhesion on the Deformation Pattern of Soils During Penetration of a Rigid Object
   S Farhangi, D J Richards, C R I Clayton
2. Anisotropic Undrained Shear Strength from Back Analysis
   Raghvendra Singh, Debasis Roy
3. Effect of Variations in Model Parameters on the Simulations of a Bounding Surface Plasticity Model
   T Assane Oumarou, E Evgin
4. Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis of a Deep Excavation in an Urban Environment
   Rajendra Karki, Jitendra Sharma
5. Numerical Simulation of Shear Bands by Discrete Element Method
   AA Mirghasemi, H Rahmani
6. Modeling of the Load Redistribution Around Buried Box Culverts
   T A Newson, M Kanungo, K J L Stone


W3-A Geo-Environmental V


1. Construction of a Deep Soil-Bentonite Cut-Off Wall at the Msw Landfill of St-Thomas, Quebec
   Luc Demers, Ronald Anderson, Claude Robtaille, Romeo Ciubotariu
2. Durability Evaluation of Various Geogrids By Index and Performance Tests
   Han-Yong Jeon, Sung Mok
3. Reuse of Atomizing Slag and Sand Admixtures as Permeable Reactive Materials for Treatment of Contaminated Groundwater
   H I Chung, S K Kim
4. Interface Shear-Strength Properties of Textured Polyethylene Geomembranes
   Eric Blond, Guy Elie


W3-B Geo-Environmental VI


1. Essai de Drainage en Colonne Pour Obtenir les Propriétés Non Saturées de Matériaux Grossiers
   Robert Chapuis, Isabelle Masse, Bénédicte Madinier, Michel Aubertin
2. Fundamental Factors Impacting on the Microstructural Performance and Contaminant Adsorption of Illite
   Vahid Ouhadi, Raymond Yong, Hamed Bayesteh
3. In Situ Filtration for Removal of Contaminated Suspended Solids in Surface Water
   Catherine Mulligan, Neginmalak Davarpanah, Masaharu Fukue
4. Estimation of Elastic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste Using Stochastic Modelling
   Manoj Singh, Jitendra Sharma, Ian Fleming
5. Small Scale Treatment System to Remediate TCE Contamination
   Mark Armstrong, Warren Hoyle, Bruce Bennett
6. Evaluation of the Suitability of Weathered Versus Unweathered Clays for the Construction of a Landfill Cover in Sarnia, Ontario
   Bruce Polan, Ali Nasseri-Moghaddam


W4-A Implications of National Building Code of Canada (2005) on Geotechnical Seismic Design (CGS Special Session)


1. Liquefaction Resistance and Post-Liquefaction Response of Soils for Seismic Design of Buildings in Greater Vancouver
   Peter Byrne, Dharma Wijewickreme
2. The Application of NBCC2005 Probabilistic Ground Motions to Liquefaction Assessments
   W D Liam Finn, Adrian Wightman


W4-B Implications of National Building Code of Canada (2005) on Geotechnical Seismic Design (CGS Special Session)


1. Selection of Earthquake Magnitude and Ground Motion Records for Liquefaction Assessment
   Donald Anderson
2. The "1 In 2475" Earthquake and How it Affects the Way Structural Engineers Think About Seismic Structural Design of Buildings and is this Thinking Applicable to Aspects of Geotechnical Engineering: A Personal Perspective
   Ron DeVall


W5-A Groundwater and Slope Failures I (Joint CGS/IAH Special Session)


1. The Role of the Downie Slide in the Development of 3D Groundwater Instrumentation
   Frank Patton
2. Groundwater and Movements of Earth Slides in the Thompson River Valley
   A Eshraghian, C D Martin, N R Morgenstern, D M Cruden
3. Deficient Pore Pressures in the Upper Cretaceous Bedrock
   KW Soe Moe, D M Cruden, C D Martin, C Lewycky, P R Lach
4. Computed and Measured Displacements of Maroon Dam
   Massoud Palassi, Behnam Salehi


W5-B Groundwater and Slope Failures II (Joint CGS/IAH Special Session)


1. Using Realistic Fracture Network Models for Modelling Block Stability and Groundwater Flow in Rock Slopes
   Steve Rogers, Karen Moffitt, Al Chance
2. A Case Study of Groundwater Modeling and Slope Stability Analysis in the Panama Canal
   M De Puy, J Ramesch
3. Cedar Moraine Safety Study
   James Wilson, Edward Heavey, Eric Weber, Brian Bennetts
4. Delayed Failure of a River Valley Slope: Whitemud Road Landslide
   KW Soe Moe, D M Cruden, C D Martin, C Lewycky, P R Lach


W6-A Minewater Geochemistry I


1. Spring Geochemistry: A Tool for Mineral Exploration in the South Nahanni River Basin of the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories
   Marie-Eve Caron, Stephen Grasby, M Cathryn Ryan
2. Presence of Tyrrell Sea Water in Deep Groundwater Near James Bay, Ontario
   John Mahoney, Roger Howell
3. Effects of Partial Flooding on Water Chemistry From the Underground Workings at the Britannia Mine
   Kelly Sexsmith, Patrick Bryan, Stephen Day
4. Evaluation of Remedial Alternatives to Capture a Dissolved Phase Plume in the Presence of Seawater Wedge - Britannia Mine, British Columbia
   Willy Zawadski, Don Chorley, Gerry O'Hara
5. Trace-Metal Mobility During in SITU Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) of TCE By MnO4: Column Experiments
   Vernon Banks, Tom Al, Beth Parker, Uli Mayer
6. Hydrogeologic Characterization of Gahcho Kué Diamond Project
   Dan Emerson, Joann Bessler, Martin Podolski, John Mahoney


W6-B Minewater Geochemistry II


1. Conceptual and Numerical Models of Oxygen Diffusion, Sulphide Oxidation and Acid Mine Drainage within Discretely Fractured Porous Media
   J Molson, M Aubertin, V Martin, B Bussière
2. Impact Assessment of Solution Mining on Groundwater Resources in Kazan Trona Field, Ankara-Turkey
   Hasan Yazicigil, Cevat Er, Jale Sakiyan Ates
3. Analyses of the Water Diversion Length of Inclined, Layered Soil Covers
   E Cifuentes, M Aubertin, R P Chapuis, J Molson, B Bussière
4. Britannia Mine Reservoir: Investigations of Geotechnical Conditions, Storage Volume and Internal Hydraulics of an Underground Reservoir Created by Tunnel Plugging
   Graham Parkinson, Patrick Bryan, Peter Healey
5. Development of Potential Remedial Options for a Historic Mine Site Located in Northern British Columbia
   D M Mchaina, Steve Sibbick, Christine Beleutz
6. Proposed Groundwater Classification Scheme for Mining Operations
   Ben Green, Anastasia Boronina, Richard Connelly