Proceedings of 65th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (GeoManitoba 2012)

Sessions:

• M1A - Soil Mechanics I
• M1B - Foundations I
• M1C - Cold Regions Engineering I
• M1D - Hydrogeology
• M2A - Ground Improvement
• M2B - Mine Tailings
• M2C - GeoEnvironmental I
• M2D - Transportation Geotechnique
• M3A - Foundations II
• M3B - Engineering Geology
• M3C - GeoEnvironmental II
• PP1 - Professional Practice
• T1A - Soil Mechanics II
• T1B - Retaining Walls / MSE Walls
• T1C - Design of Earth Dams
• T2A - Foundations III
• T2B - Slope Stability
• T2C - Harbour and Shoreline Geotechniques
• T2D - Seepage and Hydrogeology
• T3A - Soil Mechanics III
• T3B - Mining
• T3C - Pipelines and Trenchless Technologies
• W1A - Rock Mechanics
• W1B - Foundations IV
• W1C - Cold Regions Engineering II
• W1D - Exploration and Instrumentation

M1A - Soil Mechanics I


1. Centrifuge Testing and Numerical Modeling of Drag Embedded Anchors in Soft Clay
   John Barrett, Arash Zakeri
2. Characterizing Stiffness Development in Early Age Cemented Paste Backfills with Sand in a non-Destructive Triaxial Test
   Abdullah Galaa, Murray Grabinsky, Will Bawden
3. Granular particle shape and its influence on Triaxial Test results
   MM Mollanouri Shamsi, AA Mirghasemi, K Mosavat
4. Evaluation of the soil-pile interface friction angle (δ) in Silty Sand by means of Direct Shear Testing
   Logan Bessette, Seth Knihtila, Adam Sevi
5. Metaheuristics for improved estimation of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils
   Tadikonda Venkata Bharat, Jitendrapal Sharma


M1B - Foundations I


1. Numerical Analysis of Screw Piles under Axial Loads in Cohesive Soils
   Yan Cui, Steve D Zou, Jerry Schmidt, Bob Patrick, Ian Harder, Shihong Wu
2. Assessment of Screw Pile Lateral Load Performance in Cohesive Soils Considering Disturbance due to Installation
   Gustavo Padros, John Liu, Richard Schmidt, Ufuoma Oki
3. Predicted and Measured Compressive Capacity and Torque of Large Helix Diameter Screw Piles in Stiff to Very Stiff Cohesive Soils
   Gustavo Padros, Bien Dinh, Baocheng Li, Richard Schmidt
4. Response of Pile Foundations to Random Cyclic Loads
   Alireza Varshoi, Timothy A Newson
5. Comparison of Geotechnical LRFD Implementations
   Gordon A Fenton, Farzaneh Naghibi, Richard J Bathurst
6. Torque prediction of helical piles in cohesive soils
   Mohammed Sakr


M1C - Cold Regions Engineering I


1. Numerical Modelling of Coupled Heat Transfer and Groundwater Flow: Applications to Tailings Management Facility in Permafrost Environments in Northern Canada
   EE Dagher, TS Nguyen, JG Su
2. Stability of road embankments during thawing of soil base, taking into account the consolidation of soils
   ES Ashpiz, TS Vavrinyuk
3. Fine Grained Fill Placement Specification for Freezing Conditions
   RJ Friedel, JS Casey, N Gullayanon, MJ Cronk
4. Thermal Conductivity of Clay and Peat Samples from Northern Manitoba
   David Kurz, Marolo Alfaro, Graham Bartley, Jim Graham
5. Thermal Modeling of an Instrumented Highway Embankment on Degraded Permafrost
   David Kurz, Marolo Alfaro, Jim Graham, Hamid Batenipour


M1D - Hydrogeology


1. Implementation and validation of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) system model in a TRNSYS energy simulation environment - case study
   Denis Garber, Kenichi Soga, Ruchi Choudhary
2. Conceptual and Mathematical Modeling to Evaluate the Feasibility of Groundwater Recharge - A Case Study in West Iran
   Abdollah Taheri Tizro, Mitra Zare
3. Influence of the screen and filter pack permeability on in situ permeability tests
   Nadège Baptiste, Robert P Chapuis
4. Consideration of the influence of neighbouring wells when interpreting pumping test data in a confined aquifer with two areas of similar diffusivity
   Simon Weber, Robert P Chapuis
5. Optimizing the thermal conductivity of alternative geothermal grouts
   Jean Côté, Vahid Masoumifard, Éloïse Noreau
6. Hydrogeology of The Pas Area of Manitoba
   Jeffrey J Bell


M2A - Ground Improvement


1. Large-scale laboratory assessment of smear effects in soft soils stabilized by prefabricated vertical drains
   Ali Ghandeharioon
2. Laboratory measured strength correlations of cement-stabilized soils for design optimization
   Ouge Wang, Abir Al-Tabbaa
3. An Investigation of Failure Modes for Geosynthetic Reinforced Column Supported Embankments
   NNS Yapage, DS Liyanapathirana, CJ Leo, HG Poulos, RB Kelly
4. 3D Numerical Modelling of Geosynthetic Reinforced Embankments over Deep Cement Mixed Columns
   NNS Yapage, DS Liyanapathirana, CJ Leo, HG Poulos, RB Kelly
5. Full Scale Instrumented Load Test for Support of Oil Tanks on Deep Soft Clay Deposits in Louisiana using Controlled Modulus Columns
   Frédéric Massé, Marc Lauzon, Mike Walker


M2B - Mine Tailings


1. Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Chemical Coupling in Cemented Tailings Backfill: Modelling of Temperature Development
   Mamadou Fall, Di Wu
2. Modelling of the deposition profile of in-line flocculated mature fine tailings in beach cells
   Mauricio Pinheiro, John Sobkowicz, Jeremy Boswell
3. An experimental study of the tensile strength of unsaturated tailings
   Bibiana Narvaez, Michel Aubertin, Faustin Saleh-Mbemba
4. A simple interpretation for the modified oxygen consumption test on sulphide tailings
   Mamert Mbonimpa, Sylvette Akué Awoh, Michel Aubertin
5. Geotechnical Aspects of Flocculation-based Technologies For Dewatering Mature Fine Tailings
   Nicholas Beier, Amarebh Sorta, Ward Wilson, David Sego, Adedeji Dunmola
6. Laboratory simulation of desiccation, settling, and consolidation in variably thick multilayer deposits of high-density tailings
   P Simms, F Daliri, A Manlagnit, A Dunmola


M2C - GeoEnvironmental I


1. MTBE gas phase diffusion in subsurface soil: influence of soil composition and water content
   SB Ghavami, LY Li, S Elyasi
2. Evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in soil of industrial environments along Tehran-Semnan road, Iran
   Afshin Khoshand, Bardia Tabiatnejad, Sumi Siddiqua
3. Adsorption, desorption, remediation and fertility characteristics of a clay soil
   Ikrema Hassan, Eltayeb Mohamedelhassan
4. Case studies for a tool for evaluating the sustainability of site remediation treatment systems
   Catherine N Mulligan, Stephanie Dumais, Robert Noel-de-Tilly
5. Use of transparent soil to investigate discontinuous gas flow in heterogeneous porous media
   L Sills, GA Siemens, K Mumford


M2D - Transportation Geotechnique


1. Experimental analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of lime and non-traditional stabilizers on subgrade stabilization of a road
   A Mosadegh, O Farzaneh
2. Principles of assessment of karst risks for the railways in Russia
   ES Ashpiz, TB Melyoshkina
3. Benefits of using Eurocode 7 risk-based procedures in geotechnical engineering on infrastructure projects
   Alan Phear, Nick Sartain, Juliet Mian, Rob Talby
4. Ashcroft Thompson River Landslides: Watershed-scale Controls
   P Quinn, I Hall, M Porter, KW Savigny
5. Landslide Risk Affecting Linear Infrastructure, and Risk Inferred from Linear Infrastructure
   P Quinn
6. Rockfall and Talus Accumulation from Serial Lidar Scans: A Railway Case Study from the White Canyon, Thompson River BC
   Dave Gauthier, Matt Lato, Tom Edwards, D Jean Hutchinson


M3A - Foundations II


1. Investigation of key parameters in the design of active isolation trenches for vibrating machinery
   Brandon Karchewski, Dieter Stolle, Peijun Guo
2. Testing of driven piles in Southern Ontario
   LF Cao, SM Peaker
3. Effect of tunnel construction on existing high-rise buildings
   Hany El Naggar, Mohamed Elgendy
4. A unified failure mode for an anchor plate in sand considering both anchor depth and soil density
   Faraz Bagheri, Jinyuan Liu
5. Interpretation of Pile Load Tests Results in Clearwater and McMurray Formations, Northern Alberta
   Osama Safaqah, Pirahas Balasingam, Mohammad Salim, Alexandre Tchekhovski
6. Analysis of laterally loaded pile using the combination of SW model and the imbedding method
   M Heidari, H El Naggar, M Jahanandish


M3B - Engineering Geology


1. Towards an Integrated Field Mapping-Numerical Modelling Approach for Characterising Discontinuity Persistence and Intact Rock Bridges in Large Open Pits
   Z Tuckey, D Stead, M Havaej, F Gao, M Sturzenegger
2. Techniques for 3D Geological and Hydrogeological Modeling: A Case Study of Conawapa Generating Station
   S Sharif, JD Mann, JB Smith, GN Cook
3. Potential Development at Dublin Gulch, Yukon: Part 1 - Engineering Geology
   G Hensold, P Quinn, D Welkner, W Newcomen
4. Potential Development at Dublin Gulch, Yukon: Part 2 - Engineering Challenges
   J Danielson, P Quinn, K Hanley, D Welkner, T Urquhart, L Toussaint, W Newcomen, G Hensold
5. Does Ground Frost Affect the Timing of Large Landslides in Sensitive Champlain Clay?
   Dave Gauthier, D Jean Hutchinson


M3C - GeoEnvironmental II


1. Shrinkage of Geosynthetic Clay Liners under Simulated Daily Thermal Cycles
   H Sarabadani, MT Rayhani
2. Evaluation of mechanical behaviour of compost based biocover materials
   Afshin Khoshand, Mamadou Fall
3. Landfill Infrastructure - building on the past to improve the environmental performance of municipal waste management facilities - a case study
   Carol A Kehoe
4. Geotechnical properties of soil-like material derived from processed waste and the potential for degradation-induced settlement
   IR Fleming, A Hammerlindl, D Parker
5. Clogging of granular drains used for environmental containment
   Huyen T Nguyen, Moir D Haug
6. Thermal Conductivity of Compost Biocover Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles
   F Moghbel, M Fall


PP1 - Professional Practice


1. Alternate Dispute Resolution by Reverse Engineering - A Case History
   Carman GA Fielding, Randy W Donato, MAJ Matich


T1A - Soil Mechanics II


1. Geotechnical Properties of Fly Ash And Rice Husk Ash
   NL Patil, Sanjay Sharma, Hemant Sood
2. Validity Limits of Fredlund-Xing-Kunze model for the estimation of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils
   Tadikonda Venkata Bharat, Jitendrapal Sharma
3. Rheological and desaturation characteristics of a clay slurry
   Shahid Azam, Mavinakere E Raghunandan
4. Effect of dry-wet cycles on material composition of badlands
   Mavinakere E Raghunandan, Shahid Azam
5. An Anisotropic Thermo-Mechanical Failure Criterion for Shale
   Morteza Mohamadi, Richard Wan


T1B - Retaining Walls / MSE Walls


1. Numerical investigation of a combined soil nailing and tieback anchor system
   Prarthik Joshi, Jinyuan Liu, Tae Kim
2. Load transfer mechanism in geosynthetic reinforced pile-supported embankments: Three dimensional numerical modelling
   Priyanath Ariyarathne, D S Liyanapathirana, CJ Leo
3. Effect of horizontal earth pressure on the pull-out bearing resistance of steel mesh reinforcement embedded in silty sand
   Md Jahid Iftekhar Alam, S-C.R. Lo
4. A reinforced soil slope built using marginal fill soil and an innovative geocomposite reinforcement geogrid in Southern Ontario
   Michael J Simons, Norman Cameron
5. Application of MSE Walls on Poor Foundations
   Shahriar Mirmirani, William J Brockbank


T1C - Design of Earth Dams


1. Horizon Dyke 10 Geotechnical Design
   Richard Sisson, WK Chan, Catherine Fear
2. Seismic Deformation Analyses of Seymour Falls Dam
   T Thavaraj, L Murray, N Singh, F Huber, M Gant
3. Laboratory permeability tests on rockfill
   François Duhaime, Robert P Chapuis, Annick Bigras, Redha Kara, Luc Demers
4. Pinawa Diversion Dam - Rehabilitation Design, Construction and Post Construction Downstream Flow Monitoring
   Kris FJ Matusiewicz, Kent W Bannister, Denis Dubois
5. Factors Affecting Arching in the Core of Earth Dams
   Reza Imam, Somayeh Sadeghi, Yousef Javanmardi
6. On the effects of animal burrows on the performance of homogeneous earthen structures
   Gholamreza Saghaee, Mohamed A Meguid


T2A - Foundations III


1. Evolution of high capacity micropiles in the Metropolitan Toronto Area
   Jim Bruce, Naresh Gurpersaud
2. Geotechnical Investigation, Design and Construction for the Blackwater River Crossing, NWT
   Entzu Hsieh, Alexandre Tchekhovski, Kevin Spencer, Mike Charko, Ann Lanteigne
3. Experimental study on ground reaction of L-shaped high-rise building with large-area thick raft foundation of frame structure
   HB Zhu
4. Construction and bearing behaviour of bored piles at the Lekki-Ikoyi cable-stayed bridge in Lagos, Nigeria
   Axel Nernheim, Cezary Slominski, Roberto Cudmani, Florian Unold
5. Performance of Insturmented Composite Helical Screw Piles Seismic Systems in Layered Soils
   Yasser Abdelghany, M Hesham El Naggar
6. Investigation of Excessive Slab-on-Grade Floor Movements in a Commercial Structure in Winnipeg, Manitoba
   Brent Hay, James Blatz


T2B - Slope Stability


1. Slope Stability Evaluation Based on Shear Strength Reduction Method
   Shanzhi Shu, Samuel D Palmer, Les C Banas
2. Influence of inherent anisotropy of soil strength on limit equilibrium slope stability analysis
   Brandon Karchewski, Peijun Guo, Dieter Stolle
3. Benchmarking of a Three-Dimensional Limit Equilibrium Slope Stability Software
   MD Fredlund, H Lu, DG Fredlund
4. Effects of strength anisotropy on the stability of slopes
   A Azami, T Yacoub, J Curran
5. Bridge Embankment Stabilization in Deep Soft Lacustrine Clays Under High Artesian Pressures
   Jon Friesen, Dami Adedapo, RM Kenyon, Ruth J Eden
6. Correct Use of RocFall Software to Conduct Multiple Seeder Rockfall Analyses
   Jin Dong Du


T2C - Harbour and Shoreline Geotechniques


1. Digital image processing of drag embedment anchors in translucent silicate gel
   Ryan D Beemer, Charles P Aubeny
2. Case Study : Performance of Rapid Response Flood Control Systems During 2011 Flood in Manitoba
   Rohit Sati
3. Integration of GIS and mathematical modeling to predict shoreline erosion rates along the proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Development
   Kevin Penney, Sebastien Donnet
4. Model tests of suction caissons installed in clay
   Kejin Liu, Jian Chu, Mangyuan Li, Shifan Wu
5. Construction of a MSE Wall Under a 3 Metre Tide in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
   Chadi Choufani, Bill Brockbank
6. Finite Element Analyses of Seabed Response to Ice Keel Gouging
   Farzad Eskandari, Ryan Phillips, Bipul Hawlader


T2D - Seepage and Hydrogeology


1. Application de la technique du graphique des vitesses pour l'interprétation d'essais de perméabilité à charge variable réalisés sur des cellules œdométriques
   Marion Perez, François Duhaime, Robert P Chapuis
2. Experimental Data for Tidal Water Table Fluctuation in a Sand Beach
   Coline Taveau, Robert P Chapuis, Mathilde Labiau, Michel Chouteau
3. Assessing the Impact of Bentonite-CMC Drill-In Fluids on Slug Tests in High-Permeability Aquifers
   Matthias A Zenner
4. Design, Construction, and Performance of 'Passive' Pressure Relief Wells for Tailings Dam Remediation
   Xiteng Liu, Anjan Kundu, Edward Chong
5. Étude de la validité de l'approche d'equivalence pour l'analyse des essais d'aquifères en milieu confiné
   Djaouida Chenaf, Sarah Boukemidja
6. Investigation of contaminant plumes emanating from residual mine deposits in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, results from geophysical surveys
   PK Nyabeze, B Yibas, E Sakala


T3A - Soil Mechanics III


1. Investigating embankment deformations using transparent soil
   Nazri Mohidin, Marolo C Alfaro
2. Effect of Temperature on Soil Water Characteristic Curves
   Pedram Roshani, Julio Ángel Infante Sedano
3. Comparing Constant Rate of Strain and Constant Rate of Loading Methods against the Standard Consolidation Method
   Michael Braverman, Dmitry Olshansky, Idib Sadoun, Bruce Polan
4. Vertical stress distribution in soil - bentonite slurry walls
   Rahul V Mukherjee, Moir D Haug
5. The behavior of a synthetic silt in simple shear at different degrees of saturation
   Farzad Daliri, Paul Simms, Siva Sivathayalan


T3B - Mining


1. Hydrogeotechnical characterization of AMD treatment sludge and sludge-based mixtures
   Medard Bouda, Mamert Mbonimpa, Isabelle Demers, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Mario Gagnon
2. A Procedure for Determining the Stresses within a Backfilled Underground Stope
   RL Veenstra, MW Grabinsky, WF Bawden
3. Estimating Probability of Instability of Haulage Drift with Respect to Mining Sequences
   Wael Abdellah, Hani Mitri, Denis Thibodeau, Lindsay Moreau-Verlaan
4. A Case Study: The seismic stability of a conventional upstream-raised tailings impoundment - Part 1 (in situ testing)
   Miguel Medina, Denise Leahy, Philip Gomes, Michael James
5. A Case Study: The seismic stability of a conventional upstream-raised tailings impoundment - Part 2 (analyses)
   Michael James, Denise Leahy, Philip Gomes, Miguel Medina
6. Effect of blast-induced vibrations on ore dilution due to fill failure
   Muhammad Zaka Emad, Hani Mitri, Cecile Kelly


T3C - Pipelines and Trenchless Technologies


1. Some observations on steel pipeline-sand interface shear strength under low effective normal stresses
   Ruslan Amarasinghe, Dharma Wijewickreme, Hisham Eid
2. Improved geotechnics for trenchless design & construction problems with advanced geophysics: Case Studies from Australia & Asia
   Robert J Whiteley, Simon B Stewart
3. Burial Depth Effect on Flexural Behavior of Burred Piplines Subject to Normal Faulting
   Masoumeh Saiyar, W Andy Take, Ian D Moore


W1A - Rock Mechanics


1. Granite Yield Strength and Post-Yield Damage based on Plasticity
   NA Chandler
2. Laboratory investigation and preliminary modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a transversely isotropic shale
   H Abdi, D Labrie, TS Nguyen, JD Barnichon, G Su, E Evgin, R Simon, M Fall
3. Axial and Diametrical Point Load Index - Uni-Axial Compression Strength Correlations; Sample and Loading Orientation versus Anisotropy
   Hadi Omran Zaglut Tumi, Eanas A Almusraty, Adel Ewhida
4. Numerical Modelling of Diametral Point Load Test
   M Palassi, M Pirpanahi
5. Coupled Hydromechanical Modelling of Gas Migration in Ontario's Sedimentary Rocks, Potential Host Rocks for Nuclear Waste Repositories
   Mamadou Fall, Othman Nasir, Son T Nguyen
6. Three Years of Monitoring a Full-Scale Access Shaft Seal in a Granitic Rock Formation
   DA Dixon, JB Martino, DG Priyanto, C-S Kim


W1B - Foundations IV


1. Simulating the effect of vibratory pile driving on substructures of adjacent buildings in urban environment
   SD Ekanayake, DS Liyanapathirana, CJ Leo
2. Analysis of Pile Response to Excavation Induced Ground Movements
   R Nishanthan, DS Liyanapathirana, CJ Leo
3. Piles subjected to Torsion
   Aditi Misra, Dipanjan Basu, Tanusree Chakraborty
4. Effect of the Moisture Content on the Shear Strength of Pile-soil Interface
   Z Fu, JA Infante Sedano, E Evgin
5. Finite Element Modelling of Steel Pile Foundation in Sand Under Lateral Load
   Md Iftekharuzzaman, Bipul Hawlader
6. Efficiency of Aggregate Piers to Reduce the Vertical and Lateral Stresses on Deep Foundation Units Due to Embankment Loadings
   Alper Turan, Tony Sangiuliano, M Hesham El Naggar


W1C - Cold Regions Engineering II


1. The Effects of Clearing and Grading on Terrain in the Mackenzie River Valley
   Bruce Smith, Harvey Martens
2. Features of thermal properties for frozen volcanic deposits
   E Kuznetsova, SW Danielsen, R Motenko
3. Climate Change Impact on the State of Permafrost at Inuvik, NWT
   Ed Hoeve
4. A test plot study of a permafrost slope in Mackenzie Valley, NWT
   Baolin Wang, Bhuwani Paudel, Haoqiang Li


W1D - Exploration and Instrumentation


1. National shear wave measurement guidelines for Canadian seismic site assessment
   HL Crow, JA Hunter, PT Bobrowsky
2. Field Air Permeability Testing to Characterize the Hydraulic Conductivity of Coarse Textured Reclamation Covers over Uranium Mine Waste
   Julie Zettl, Mingbin Huang, SL Barbour
3. Perpetual Source Seismic Piezocone Penetration Testing: A new method for down-hole shear wave velocity profiling
   MA Styler, D Woeller, JA Howie
4. Performance evaluation of an FBG-based sensing beam for measuring the dynamic lateral displacements of soil in a shaking table test
   DS Xu, JH Yin, HF Pei
5. A study on measurement of local small strain by FBG sensor
   L Borana, DS Xu, JH Yin