Proceedings of 78th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 9th Canadian Permafrost Conference (GeoManitoba 2025)

AdvancedTestingLabInsitu1



1. Time Scaling Law for Two-stage Centrifuge Testing
   Amarebh Sorta, Benito Moyls
2. Measurements and Numerical modeling of stresses and deformations in the Frustum Confining Vessel for Geotechnical Model Testing
   Reza Imam, Alireza Mousavi Moallem, Abolfazl Eslami
3. CENTRIFUGE TESTING OF MONOPILE FOUNDATIONS FOR OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES UNDER MONOTONIC AND CYCLIC LATERAL LOADING: INSIGHTS INTO STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY
   Yazeed A. Alsharedah, Jonathan A. Black, Timothy Newson, M.H. El Naggar
4. THE EFFECTS OF STRAIN RATE ON THE BEHAVIOR OF SANDS IN CYCLIC DIRECT SIMPLE SHEAR TESTS
   Carmine Polito, Zhuoyue Zhang
5. Réalisation de pieux caissons dans le roc altéré au Pont de l’Île-aux-Tourtes, Montréal (QC)
   Olivier Charest, Pierre Gouslisty, Hugo Fisette
6. Optimizing the design and modeling of 2D-tunnel excavation centrifuge models in granular soils
   Nima Farasat, Timothy Newson, Storer Boone


AdvancedTestingLabInsitu2



1. Effects of small scaling on the stress dilatancy response of coarse gravel soil
   Gilbert Girumugisha, Carlos Ovalle, Holger Reith, Hans Henning Stutz
2. LABORATORY MEASUREMENT APPROACH FOR ANISOTROPY IN CHAMPLAIN CLAYS
   Amin Torabipour, Yannic Ethier, Mourad Karray
3. Direct Measurement of CPT Sleeve-Sand Interface Coefficient of Friction
   Haobo Zhao, Xingyi Wu, Alan Mcclenaghan, Mason Ghafghazi, Robert Cross, Jamie Sharp
4. High-Resolution Soil Image Dataset with Corresponding Particle Size Distributions for Photogranulometry
   Thomas Plante St-Cyr, Francois Duhaime, Jean-Sebastien Dube, Simon Grenier
5. Testing and modeling the compressibility of crushable rockfill based on particle scale descriptors
   Cristian Maurer, Carlos Ovalle, Esteban Saez
6. A PPV-Strain-Based method for evaluating clay softening due to construction vibrations
   Mohamed Saadallah, Mourad Karray, Sarah Bouchard, Antony Gagne


AdvancedTestingLabInsitu3



1. Development of specialized laboratory equipment to simulate and study frost heave uplift forces on pile foundations
   Liam K. Soufi, Marolo C. Alfaro, Joash Bryan Q. Adajar, Lukas U. Arenson
2. A CASE STUDY ON THE CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERMEDIATE GEOMATERIAL
   Ripon Karmaker, Paul Deering, Arun Valsangkar, Bipul Hawlader
3. Geotechnical Characterization of Peatlands for a Remote Road Development Project in Northern Ontario, Canada
   Lynden Penner, Jason Cosford, David Boschman, Jared Goudreau, Maxwell Ng, Muhammad Saleem
4. IMPACT OF SALT CONTENT ON THE DYNAMIC STABILITY OF CHAMPLAIN CLAY
   Michael Braverman, Keisuke Adachi
5. Driving Performance of Vibratory-Installed Hollow FRP Piles in Sand
   Ali Bawa, M. Hesham El Naggar
6. Assessing Unknown Foundation Lengths: Case Studies of Multi-NDT Applications in Urban Canada
   Hamed Layssi, Farid Moradi Marani, Mohammadhossein Afsharipour, Richard Malantic


CPAAdaptation



1. Design and Construction of a Coastal Erosion Mitigation Project in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
   Lukas U. Arenson, Heather Brooks, Cameron Ross, Fred Scott, Fiona Duckett, Charles Klengenberg
2. Permafrost simulations can more effectively support adaptation decisions when they are contextualized, localized, reliable, and informed by uncertainty analyses
   Stephan Gruber, Nicholas Brown, Galina Jonat, Hannah Macdonell, Victor Pozsgay, Alex Cannon, Derek Cronmiller, Steven V. Kokelj
3. Connecting the Dots: Combining Geotechnical and Geophysical Investigation Methods to Characterize Permafrost Soils along a 170 km-long All-Season Road in the Northwest Territories
   Thomas Bradshaw, David McBean
4. Assessing the impact of permafrost degradation on the runways of Tasiujaq and Aupaluk airports in Nunavik, Quebec, using airborne LiDAR surveys from 2010, 2016 and 2021
   Madeleine St-Cyr, Richard Fortier, Jean-Gabriel Dorval
5. Développement théorique pour la géotechnique du pergélisol en transition
   Simon Dumais, Zakary Picard, Arian Nazeri, Vahid Janghorban Laricheh, Anthony Valois
6. Working collaboratively to improve permafrost data availability for Canada
   Kumari C. Karunaratne, Carloyn Relf, Sonia Talwar


CPACaseStudies



1. USING GEOPHYSICS TO HELP INFORM A NEW BRIDGE AND ROAD ALIGNMENT DESIGN ACROSS THE PRETTY ROCKS LANDSLIDE IN DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA
   Alastair McClymont, Landon Woods, Heather Brooks, Brian Collins, Scott Anderson
2. Ground temperatures at Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, 2003–2025
   Christopher R. Burn, M. Alice Wilson
3. Technical Basis for Revisions to Alberta’s Guide for Building and Working Safely on Ice Covers
   Sam Proskin, Ala Salman
4. Preliminary Assessment of the Flood Risk Potential Along the Hudson Bay Railway with Consideration of Climate Change Effects
   Adeleh Zafranchi Zadeh Moqadam, Elise Devoie, Shawn Kenny
5. Design, Construction and Thermal Monitoring of aLandfill at the FOX-3 DEW Line Site in the Canadian Arctic
   Guangwen (Gordon) Zhang, Alison Street, Susan Pfister
6. Permafrost mapping in a coniferous hillslope near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
   A. Muenchrath, C. Spence, A. Ireson


CPACharacterization



1. Recent advances in non-destructive permafrost characterization: integrating industrial CT scanning and multi-sensor core logging
   Jordan Harvey, Joel Pumple, Alejandro Alvarez, Duane Froese, Mahya Roustaei
2. Initial Inventory and Assessment of Permafrost Drilling-Waste Sumps in the central Mackenzie Valley, NWT
   Michelle Landry, Jonathan Yakeleya, Alexandre Chiasson, Joseph Young, Steven V. Kokelj, Duane Froese
3. Development of a frost heave experimental setup using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
   Christelle Tabbiche, Jaime Elias Gil Roca, Rahima Sidi-Boulenouar, Benjamin Maillet, Jean-Michel Pereira, Baptiste Chabot, Michel Bornert, Patrick Aimedieu, Anh Minh Tang
4. Comparative Analysis of Methods for Obtaining Thermal Conductivity of Frozen and Unfrozen Soils
   Konstantin Ozeritskiy, Jocelyn L. Hayley
5. Geophysical characterization of permafrost conditions and thaw processes along the Hudson Bay Railway
   Teddi Herring, Konstantin Ozeritskiy, Jocelyn L. Hayley
6. Seasonal Variation in Environmental and Mechanical Behaviour of Road Built on Permafrost Located on Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway
   Farshad Kamran, Eileen Catalina Castilla Duarte, Simon Dumais, Guy Dore, Jean-Pascal Bilodeau


CPAFoundations



1. Experiences with Pile Foundations Using Thermosyphons for Subgrade Cooling
   Austen Whitney, Ed Yarmak, Teresa Santoferrara
2. Study on the Thermal Regime of Transportation Infrastructure Built Over Permafrost - A Case Study in Northern Canada
   Xiangbing Kong, Guy Dore, de Earl Guzman
3. Quantifying the rate of change in Surface-62 to enhance maintenance planning along the Hudson Bay Railway
   Ji Woo Kim, Ryley Beddoe, Andy Take
4. The Medium-Term Evolution of Ground Temperatures Under Raised Buildings in Permafrost
   James Oswell, Ron Coutts
5. PERMAFROST STABILIZATION USING CLOSED LOOP THERMALLY BALANCED GEOTHERMAL COOLING SYSTEMS
   Rob Sinclair, Hongwei Liu, Rob Kenyon, Pooneh Maghoul
6. Regional Evaluation of Thaw Settlement Hazard in the Slave Geological Province
   Zakieh Mohammadi, Jocelyn L. Hayley


CPAGeomorphology



1. Ice-wedge development in the Barrens of northern Manitoba
   Tabatha Rahman, Pascale Roy-Leveillee
2. Effect of a peat layer on the ground thermal regime along the Hudson Bay Railway
   Zhina Rezvani, Shawn Kenny, Mehdi Pouragha
3. Impacts of peat bank collapse in trough ponds on CH4 emissions in the Hudson Bay Lowlands permafrost peatlands
   Remi Tremouille, Maialen Barret, Megan Andersen, Julien Arsenault, Frederic Bouchard, Lucile Cosyn Wexsteen, Sylvain Ferrant, Adrien Scamacca, Liudmila Shirokov, Laure Gandois
4. Permafrost and geocryological hazard research trends in Nunatsiavut, northeastern Canada
   Madison Power, Robert Way, Yifeng Wang, Antoni Lewkowicz
5. Pipe percussion: An efficient, cost-effective method for shallow permafrost sampling
   Peter D. Morse, Marcus R. Phillips, June Skeeter, Niels Weiss
6. Relict basal debris-rich glacier ice deposits preserved adjacent to ice-streamed terrain in the Mackenzie Delta Region
   Alejandro Alvarez, Jordan Harvey, Steve Kokelj, Jinho Ahn, Jeff Kavanaugh, Duane Froese


CPAHazards



1. Use of 3D geothermal modeling in complex thermosyphon design for decelerating creep-related rock slope deformation, Swiss Alps
   Heather Brooks, Lukas U. Arenson, Gemma Ferland, Matthias Busslinger, Thomas Brunner
2. Frost Jacking of Bridge Support Piles in Subarctic Regions: A Case Study from the Hudson Bay Railway
   Natalie Arpin, W. A. Take, Ryley Beddoe
3. Mitigation of permafrost degradation underneath road embankments: Laboratory evaluation of Recoglass Foamed Glass Gravel
   Jean-Pascal Bilodeau, Pauline Segui, Gloria Ximena Lopez Lopez
4. Rapid initiation of active layer detachment slides following the 2023 wildfire in the central Mackenzie valley, NWT
   Mederic Lorry, Alejandro Alvarez, Joseph Young, Alexandre Chiasson, Duane Froese
5. METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING SHEAR STRENGTH-THERMAL-MOISTURE RELATIONSHIP FOR THAW SLUMP STABILITY ANALYSIS
   Cedric Rugwizangoga, Greg Siemens
6. Climate Change Considerations for Geotechnical Design in the Cold Regions
   Hafeez Baba


CPAModelling



1. Predictive Model for Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Thawed Fine-Grained Permafrost
   Zakary Picard, Simon Dumais, John Molson
2. Numerical simulation of Frost Heaving Stresses on Piles Constructed in Cold Regions Using a Simplified Approach
   Haytham Ahmed, Mourad Karray
3. A viscoelastic damage model for ice
   Faranak Sahragard, Mehdi Pouragha, Mohammad Rayhani
4. Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of permanent deformation of frozen soils under freeze-thaw conditions in permafrost regions
   Kian Khaksar, Biao Li
5. Numerical Modelling of Variably Saturated Flow with Freezing
   Dylan Stafford, Haibing Shao, Pooneh Maghoul, Marolo Alfaro


CPAPosterSession



1. Performance of CCX-B® Concrete Filled Geosynthetic in Reducing Radon Gas Emissions from Thawing Permafrost
   Niloofar Fasaeiyan, Sophie Jung, Sam Bhat, Pooneh Maghoul
2. Impact of permafrost thaw on hydrological connectivity between soils and surface waters
   Lucie Germain, Sophie Opfergelt, Antoine Sejourne, Sarah Ollivier, Laure Gandois
3. Higher Surface Temperatures and More Frequent Rainfall Events in High Arctic Wet Sedge Dominated Watersheds May Lead to Increased Net CO2 Emissions
   Cedelle Pereira, Melissa Lafreniere
4. Exploring thawing patterns: data-driven modelling of permafrost dynamics using Random Forest and Neural Networks
   Aram Moradi, Vadim Kravchinsky
5. Effect of sample combustion on particle size distribution measurement by laser diffractometry
   Arianne B. St-Amour, Julie Major, Pascale Roy-Leveillee
6. Post-fire ground, vegetation, and snow conditions at three sites in the coastal boreal forests of Nunatsiavut, Labrador, northeastern Canada
   Yifeng Wang, Antoni G. Lewkowicz, Robert G. Way, Luise Hermanutz, Frederic Dwyer-Samuel, Alain Cuerrier, Carissa Brown, Lucas Brehaut
7. Interpreting Radial Drainage Data from In-Situ Oedometric Thaw Consolidation Tests
   Arian Nazeri, Simon Dumais, Jean-Pascal Bilodeau
8. Yukon Highway Geohazard Inventory
   Emilie Stewart-Jones, Derek Cronmiller, Moya Painter, Astrid Schetselaar, Fabrice Calmels, Heather Clarke
9. Adapted Laboratory Techniques for Measuring Hydraulic Conductivity in Frozen Soils
   Stephen O'Meara, Elise Devoie, Ryley Beddoe, Kevin Mumford
10. Climate Change Impacts on Northern Drilling-Mud Sumps: Effects of Contaminant Concentration on Permafrost Thaw and Contaminant Transport
    Ava Bebbington, Cole Van De Ven, Stephanie Wright, Greg Siemens
11. The Mt Martha Black frozen slope creep-debris avalanche: a unique style of slope failure in mountain permafrost
    Panya Lipovsky, Derek Cronmiller, Victor Pozsgay, Stephan Gruber, Mehdi Pouragha, Marten Geertsema


CPARegionalScale



1. Pathways towards accessible permafrost data in the Northwest Territories
   Ashley C.A. Rudy, Niels Weiss, Alice Wilson, Steve Kokelj, Tim Ensom, Jennifer Humphries
2. Thermal conductivity map of permafrost ground covers in the Hudson Bay Lowlands
   Konstantin Ozeritskiy, Jocelyn L. Hayley
3. Preliminary ground ice modelling of the Mackenzie Valley and Delta regions, Northwest Territories, Canada
   H. Brendan O'Neill, Stephen A. Wolfe, Ryan J.H. Parker, Caroline Duchesne, Sharon L. Smith
4. Modelling the thermal effects of wildfire and climate change on warm permafrost in the boreal forest, Northwest Territories, Canada
   Yifeng Wang, , Jean E Holloway, Antoni G Lewkowicz, Stephen A Wolfe, Sharon L Smith, H Brendan O'Neill
5. Impact of Snow Depth Trends and Air Temperature Projections on a Thermal Profile in the Canadian Arctic
   Robyn Starycki, Ryley Beddoe
6. Application of CMIP6 General Circulation Model Climate Data in Geohazard Management and Risk Evaluation for Highway Infrastructure in the Northwest Territories
   Frank Hung, Mark Halverson, Heather Brooks, Lukas Arenson, Cameron Ross


DamsEmbankmentsFoundations



1. Design and Construction of Large Diameter Piles for Foundation Enhancements at the Site C Dam
   Hossein Rafiei Renani, Garry Stevenson, Vicki Nguyen, Mazen Farran, Patrice McLean, Badr Benabdellah, Derek Martin, Andrew Watson
2. Optimization of Clay Core in Embankment Dams Using New Combined Model RM&GA, A Case Study
   Akram Deiminiat, Jonathan D. Aubertin, Majid Montaseri
3. Flow Liquefaction Assessment of a Sensitive Glaciolacustrine Deposit in Northern Ontario
   Mathan V. Manmatharajan, Fahimeh Mahdavi Naftchali, Michael Etezad, Ken Bocking, Darrin Johnson, Heather Brickner, Kelly Boychuk
4. Development of a seismic deformation analysis for the North Extension to the Tailings Disposal Facility at the Greens Creek Mine
   Maryam Saaly, Vicki Nguyen, Seyed Hossein Tabatabaei Poudeh, Maggie Smith, Aaron Marsh, Matthew Zeeck
5. How and why piezometers in an earth dam?
   Jean-Yves Morency, Pierre Vannobel
6. Coastal Embankments and Dike Protection –Design and Conservatism
   Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Jerome Lapierre


FoundationDecarbonizationReuseSpecialSession2



1. Review of Low Carbon Construction Materials in Foundation Engineering for Enhanced Sustainability
   Pirthvi Raj, Sumi Siddiqua
2. Sensitivity: General Remediation approach for a distressed urban building based on foundation reuse and augmentation
   Pawan Sethi, Harry G Poulos, David Airey
3. Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete for a Foundation Reuse - The case of existing power switch
   Hamed Layssi, Farid Moradi
4. Highway 417 Bridge Replacements Reuse of Existing Piles Study
   Tony Sangiuliano, Nathan Bakker, Susan Ould-Brahim, Gregory Louisy, Paul Carnaffan


GeoEnvironmental



1. Synthesis of a Polymer-Coated Magnetic Activated Carbon-Zeolite Composite and Its Integration into a High-Efficiency MOF-Functionalized Landfill Liner for Simultaneous Removal of Microplastics and PCB 209 from Synthetic Landfill Leachate
   Mahmoud Babalar, Sumi Siddiqua, Lydia McIntyre, Rayna Ghosh
2. Biosurfactant production by indigenous bacteria from mature fine tailings
   Shima Shojaei, Catherine N. Mulligan
3. Mechanical and durability properties of a sand-bentonite impermeable liner and effects of bentonite type
   Reza Imam, Amirhossein Motamedi, Alireza Mousavi Moallem
4. Influence of thixotropy on strength properties of remoulded soft Soils
   Zahra Esfandiari, Paul Simms
5. Experimental evaluation of maximum allowed mass of waste rock to avoid poor mixture between paste backfill and dumped waste rock
   Pantea Kazemi, Li Li
6. Geoelectrical Assessment of Aquifer Susceptibility and Soil Corrosivity
   Damilola D. Awosika, Oluseye S. Elekundoye, Josiah O. Aramide, Israel O. Olabisi, Abimbola I. Odudu, Adebayo S. Adebiyi, Damilare S. Adepehin


Geohazards1Landslides



1. Preparation of liquefiable sand deposits to explore entrainment in large scale landslide experiments
   Alexandra Waring, W.A. Take
2. Classification: Protected A Dispersive-Soil Highway Geohazards in Alberta
   Chris Grapel, Kim Mackenzie, Kristen Tappenden, Tony Penney, Roger Skirrow
3. CAPTURING PORE WATER PRESSURE AT THE BASE OF A FAST MOVING LANDSLIDE
   Amanda D. R. Fawley, Alexander M. Taylor-Noonan, Lisa Tauskela, W. Andy Take
4. The role of Australian Creek Formation in deep-seated landsliding in the Cariboo Region, British Columbia
   Garrett Miller, Ashlyn Secord, Martin Devonald, Michael Porter, Crystal Bleackley
5. Slow to fast: Extremely rapid failure of the Halfway River landslide
   Lisa Tauskela, Andrew Mitchell, Michael Porter, Andrew Funk, van Megan Veen


Geohazards2Landslides



1. Cost-Effective dGNSS-Based System for Monitoring Slope Instability in Western Canada
   Lucas Vidal, Julian Solano, Renato Macciotta, Jorge Rodriguez, Chris Grapel
2. Flowslide Runout Analysis Using Finite Element and Material Point Methods
   Ali P. Babaki, Dwayne D. Tannant
3. Rate effects and the dynamic equilibrium of deep-seated landslides in clay
   Michael Porter, Pete Barlow, Scott Anderson
4. Observations on Borehole Inclinometer Performance in Geohazard Monitoring Applications
   Heidi Manicke, Doug Dewar, Zakary Semeniuk, Robert Mills
5. Impact d’un feu de forêt sur la stabilité d’une paroi rocheuse naturelle au Nord du Québec
   Karine Champagne, Alice Joncas, Marco Quirion, Judith Bouchard


Geohazards3Seismic



1. Numerical Modeling of SMR–Soil Interaction in Canada's Sensitive Marine Clays
   Zeinab Faraji, Mamadou Fall
2. Is the Vs30-based Site Amplification of the 2020 National Building Code Correct for Use in Canada?
   Shuqi Bian, Sheri Molnar
3. Development of a 3D Shear Wave Velocity Model for Metro Vancouver Considering Geological Heterogeneity and Spatial Correlation
   Mohammad Salsabili, Sheri Molnar, Sujan Raj Adhikari, Shuqi Bian
4. Review on retaining walls performance during earthquakes
   Mohamed Ben Romdhan, Samuel Yniesta
5. Investigation of Liquefaction Potential and Seismic Response of Gravelly Soils Using Shaking Table Tests
   Kuan-Yu Chen, Yu-Wei Hwang, Louis Ge
6. Acceleration Response Spectra– Bridging the gap between geotechnical and structural engineers
   Dan Bruton, Saqib Khan


GeosyntheticsGeogridMSE



1. USE OF RECYCLED CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE AS REINFORCED FILL OVER WEAK SUBGRADE
   Amirali Khanjani, Seyed Naser Moghaddas Tafreshi, Shahriar Mirmirani
2. Full-Scale Physical Modelling of Geogrid Stabilised Working Platforms Subjected to Cyclic Loading
   A.R. Hammerlindl, I.R. Fleming
3. Case Study: MSE walls Supporting SPMTs During a Rapid Bridge Replacement in Ottawa
   Ali El Matarawi, Hamid Batenipour
4. Full-Scale Testing of Remediated Geosynthetic-Stabilized Roadways
   Ethan Landry, Ian Fleming, Haithem Soliman, Adam Hammerlindl, Mark Wayne, Andrew Lees
5. Evaluation of the Interaction Between Geogrids and Poor-Quality Prairie Aggregate
   Kayla Rybchuk, Adam Hammerlindl, Andree Verdugo Vinueza, Ian Fleming
6. Use of a MSE Wall system with Flexible Facia for a 30m high Crusher Wall in Ontario
   Luca Mottadelli, Paul Frankenberger, Santino Tersigni


GeosyntheticsGroundImprovement



1. Wet front movement and capillary rise testing of a wicking non-woven geotextile component
   Gabriele Martins, Md Zahid Hassan, Jamie Bartz, Marolo Alfaro, Sam Bhat, Fernando Portelinha
2. Understanding the in-situ forces for selection of geocell material properties in soil reinforcement
   Arghya Chatterjee, Sanat Pokharel, Cheng Lin
3. Effects of fines content on the wicking performance of wicking nonwoven geotextiles
   Ei Thinzar Moe, Jiming Liu, Minghao Liu, Cheng Lin, Sam Bhat
4. Ground Improvement Techniques for Supporting Embankments over Soft Soils: A Case Study
   Houman Soleimani Fard, Behnam Fonouni, Ji Lv, Rocky Zhang
5. Use of EPS geofoam for protection of underground utilities
   Laifa Cao, Shabnam Aziznejad
6. Polymer Geotextiles - Comparing Unsaturated Suction Characteristics with Novel Experimental Method using Tensiometers & Time-Domain Reflectometry
   Aakashdeep Mundi, Ian Fleming, Stephan Fourmont


GeosyntheticsLinersCovers



1. Relating laboratory geomembrane longevity data to represent field situations in tailings storage
   D. Willms, H. McLeod, R.A. Cross, M.E. Emci, R.K. Rowe
2. Potential Risk of HDPE Geomembrane Extrusion Welds: Insights from Landfill Liner Systems
   Mahdi Ghasemi, Vanessa Di Battista, Dan Jones
3. Feedback on long-term integrity of Multi-linear drainage geocomposites installed on landfill final covers after 10 and 12 years of operation
   Stephan Fourmont, Pascal Saunier, Cris Ciuperca, Mathilde Riot
4. Design and optimization of a multi-linear drainage geocomposite for gas capture and transport
   Hajer Bannour, S. Fourmont
5. Late Effect of physical defects on tensile properties of a textured HDPE geomembrane
   Dharmesh Lal, R. Faneva M. Rarison, Bruno Bussiere, Mamert Mbonimpa, Michel Aubertin, James L. Hanson, Nazli Yesiller


GroundImprovement



1. Bench-Scale Testing of Peat and Granular Fill Stabilized by Mass Soil Mixing
   Markus Jesswein, Naresh Gurpersaud
2. Muskeg Stabilization Using Sand and Urease Active Bioslurry
   Ahmed ElMouchi, Sumi Siddiqua, Dharma Wijewickreme
3. Slurry Trenching – Design Specification Impacts on Cost and Constructability
   Nathan Coughenour, Daniel Ruffing
4. Preloading and Wick Drains for Residential Development in Georgina, Ontario
   D. Hossain, A. Drevininkas, B. Feng.
5. Solutions and Design Optimization for the Crescent Lake Causeway Replacement in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
   Saba Ibrahim, Eric B. Loewen, Camilo Olivar
6. Ground improvement with stone columns with dry bottom feed technique – Case studies in Quebec City
   Rachid Mekhnache, St-Onge Benoit


InstrumentationMonitoringRemoteSensing



1. Quantifying rock slope behaviour in terms of rockfall hazard and maintenance requirements using remote monitoring and change detection
   Julian Solano, Renato Macciotta, Jorge Rodriguez, Chris Grapel, Kristen Tappenden
2. Advancing Geotechnical Applications with U-Shaped Fiber Optic Sensors for Soil Moisture Measurement: A Novel Approach
   Alireza Sabetimani, Rashid Bashir, Reza Rizvi
3. `Lessons Learned from In-Situ Use of Smart Ground Support Fitted with Fiber Optics
   N. Vlachopoulos
4. Improved Design and Execution of Railway Monitoring during TBM and MTBM Operations
   Shawn M. Ferguson
5. Using Profile Moisture Sensors for Geotechnical Applications in Cold Regions
   Moussa M. Nafei, Jamie Bartz, Marolo Alfaro, Ahmed Ghazy
6. Enhancing thermal integrity profiling of concrete piles with distributed fiber-optic sensors
   Saeed Mahjoubi, Cheng Lin, Min Sun


NumericalAnalysisModeling1



1. Implementation of coupled effective stress and total stress finite element models for pile installation in clay
   Lemuel Y. Thompson, Bipul C. Hawlader
2. Estimating settlement using laboratory stress strain data
   Guo Zhang (JT) Tang, Kelvin Sattler, Matthew Buchynski, Jasyn Henry, David Elwood
3. Effect of Groundwater Variation on Pile Group Performance in Unsaturated Sands: A Numerical Study
   Xinting Cheng, Naresh Gurpersaud, Sai Vanapalli
4. Comparative Numerical Study of Constitutive Models for Pile Foundations in Liquefiable Soils under Seismic Loading
   Amr M.E. Abdelaal, Mourad Karray
5. Settlement of large steel storage tanks on coastal soil
   Fahimeh Heydari Hafshejani, Reza Imam, Meysam Rajabi, Amir Nabizadeh Tabrizi, Alireza Mousavi Moallem
6. The Flow behavior of Soil Surrounding a Monopile Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbines under Lateral Loading
   Yazeed A. Alsharedah, Yasser H. Altowaijri


NumericalAnalysisModeling2



1. Micro-Macro Behavior of Granular Materials in Direct Simple Shear Tests under Strain-Proportional Stress Paths
   Mohammad Zeraati Shamsabadi, Abouzar Sadrekarimi
2. Bounding Surface Model for the Cyclic Response of Early-Age Cemented Paste Backfill
   Ailing Li, Mamadou Fall
3. Comprehensive Analysis of Biological-Chemical-Hydraulic-Mechanical Processes involved in Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation for Optimal Treatment Design
   Alireza Azizi, Kamelia Atefi-Monfared, Paul H. Simms
4. Choosing appropriate seepage boundary conditions to accurately represent a drainage system within the periphery dyke of a TSF
   Vincent Castonguay, Nicolas Lemieux, Marie-Line Tremblay
5. Effect of the fines content and its characteristic grain shape on the undrained strength of loose silty sands
   Quyen Le Van, Carlos Ovalle


NumericalAnalysisModeling3



1. Liquefaction Triggering and Deformation Under Mild Static Shear Stress: Insights from Advanced Constitutive Models
   Kota Abe, Trevor J. Carey, Mahdi Taiebat
2. Using Monte-Carlo approach to addressgroundwater flow model calibration non-uniqueness at a mining site.
   Igor Pavlovskii, Nicole DeNovio
3. Establishment of initial stress conditions for large deformation finite element analysis
   Shishir Amit, Bipul Hawlader, Ripon Karmaker, Rajib Dey
4. Saskatoon Riverbank Failures Back-Analysis
   Murray Fredlund, Vanessa Heilman, Krishna Chaudhary, Matt Donaldson, Zenja Ivkovic
5. Application of SANISAND-MSf Constitutive Model for Simulating Cyclic Liquefaction in FLAC2D and FLAC3D
   Andres Reyes, Mahdi Taiebat, Saman Zarnani


PipelinesBuriedStructures



1. Assessment of soil restraints on buried pipelines in liquefied soil
   Simon L. K. Wong, Dharma Wijewickreme
2. Case Study: Construction Impact Assessment and Monitoring of an Unreinforced Concrete Pipe
   Yuchen Liu, Hamid Batenipour
3. Effect of Horizontal Oblique Ground Movements on Buried Steel Pipes in Dense Sand
   Mahmud Hasan, Ashutosh Sutra Dhar
4. Estimation of seismic input parameters for lateral spreading displacements prediction using empirical approaches
   Prajakta Jadhav, Dan Bruton, Mark Berthiaume, Gavin Lee
5. Estimating the Impact Pressure of a Columnar Toppling Failure on Buried Pipelines
   Mehdi Amini, Paul Wilson, Rahman Mujib
6. Micro Tunnel Construction Crossing Underneath a Rail Track – A Case Study
   Gamal Abdelaziz, Fernando Gonzalez


ProfessionalPracticeRisk



1. Communicating Complexity: Reimagining Engineering Education for the 21st Century
   Davide Elmo, Melissa Li Sheung Ying
2. Insights from Estimates of Applied Earth Science Professionals per Capita
   Katherine Johnston, Tommy Tweedie, Catherine Banton, Michael Porter
3. Developing, Attracting and Retaining Tailings Engineers of Record
   David Bleiker, Laura Fidel, Martyn Willan
4. Systematic Identification of Soil Grouping According to the TTC Standard
   Hadi Shahir, Ali Ghassemi, Davoud Kalantar
5. Geotechnical investigations for wind farms in isolated areas
   Ana Pereira, Simon Grenier, Dagg Okouya, Patricia Khouzam
6. Managing the Risk of Talent Engagement and Retention
   Taushauna Mazzuca


RockMechanicsEngineeringGeology



1. A Critical Review of Fracture Toughness Laboratory Tests in Rock
   Elizabeth G. Thiele, Jennifer J. Day, Mark S. Diederichs
2. Applicability of Use of Laser Sensors and UAV for Rock Movement Monitoring in Underground Mine
   Cui Lin, Dovran Meredov, Saeed Khosravi, Steve Zou
3. Static versus dynamic elastic constants for low porosity, transversely isotropic metasedimentary rock
   T.R.M. Packulak, J.J. Day, M.S. Diederichs
4. Analyzing the Effect of Discontinuities on Cratering Behavior Using Small- and Large-Scale Single-Hole Blast Tests
   Masoud Sedghi, Jonathan D. Aubertin
5. Temperature effect on rock mechanical properties of Canadian gas shale using instrumented indentation testing
   Leila Alaouafi, Wenbo Zheng
6. Logging Core Defects Using Computer Vision: Enhancing Speed and Accuracy in Geotechnical Investigations
   Declan Vanderhor


SlopeStabilityStabilization



1. 2D and 3D Deterministic and Probabilistic Analysis of an Urban Deep Excavation Stabilized by Pile-Anchor Structure
   Arash Rajaee, Gail Lollis, Sina Javankhoshdel, Pooya Dastpak
2. Application of Machine Learning Classifiers to Differentiate Debris from Rock Walls Using 3D Point Clouds at the St-Michel Quarry, Montreal
   Mohammad Niknezhad Golafzani, Jonathan D. Aubertin, Julien Beaulieu
3. Design and Construction of Two Cantilevered Sheet Pile Walls for Shoreline Stabilization
   Michael Cunningham, Troy Skinner, Hanane Boujaha
4. Component and Systems Reliability Analysis into Slope Stability:Limitations of FOSM and Need for Unified Frameworks
   Diego Oviedo, Claudia Rincon
5. Approche géotechnique et solutions basées sur la nature pour la stabilisation des berges
   Gabriel Charbonneau, Olivier Charest, Pierre Gouslisty


SoilMechanicsFoundations1



1. Empirical Torque Methods for Steel Screw Micropiles from Field Loading Tests
   de Joao Batista Oliveira Liborio Dourado, Lijun Deng
2. Frost Protected Shallow Foundations: The Need to Modernize Canada's Guidance
   Adam Mickey
3. Failure Mechanism Analysis of an Allan Block Retaining Wall at a Stormwater Pond
   Ellen Huang, Xiteng Liu, David Burton
4. Settlement Monitoring with Test Fill Pile Pads over Clay Deposits to Improve Grade Raise Restriction Assessments
   Drew Petahtegoose, David Gilbert, Zubaida Al-Moselly
5. Back analyses of O-Cells tests of large diameter rock sockets in sandstone in the southwest region of Quebec
   M. T Cheong, D.R. Brunton, S. Terzaghi, Andy O Sullivan
6. Thoughts on stress transmission for settlement calculations
   Dieter Stolle, Peijun Guo


SoilMechanicsFoundations2



1. A STUDY OF ERRORS IN VISUAL SAMPLING USING THE THEORY OF SAMPLING (TOS)
   Mohammadamin Ashkbari, Jean-Sebastien Dube, Francois Duhaime
2. DEM simulation of Vertical Wall Performance in Mitigation of Foundation Displacement due to Reverse Fault Rupture
   Mohammad Zeraati Shamsabadi, Alireza Saeedi Azizkandi, Mohammad Hassan Baziar
3. On the Elastic Moduli Stress Dependency in Soil Mechanics: Insights from Energy Conservation Principles
   Dana Amini, Amade Pouya, Pooneh Maghoul
4. A Data-Driven Framework for Preconsolidation Stress Estimation in Toronto Glacial Tills
   Guillermo Alexander Riveros, Urooma Samoon, Jack Guo
5. Study of the co-behavioral characteristics of sensitive silty clays of Quebec
   Saeed Kharaghani, Carl Dupuis, Antoine Perrot, Hamidreza Bolouribazaz


SoilMechanicsFoundations3



1. Basal Heave in a Three-Level Underground Parkade: A Case Study in Winnipeg, Manitoba
   Isaac Dennett, Brad Wiebe, Gil Violette, Kelly Johnson
2. What Lies Beneath: Case Histories of Optimized Foundation Systems for High Rise Towers Underlain by a Deep Clay Layer
   de Michael Diez Aux, Jason J Crowder
3. Geotechnical Design and Performance Monitoring of the Daly Overpass
   Kent Bannister, Steven Harms, Robyn Starycki, Sepehr Chalajour
4. Laterally Loaded Lock Block Wall as Footing for Temporary Shoring to Support a Structural Slab
   Kun Yang, Khuram Mohib, Stephan Ptatschek
5. Integrating Soil Properties into Tree Setback Guidelines: Balancing Urban Planning and Environmental Sustainability – Case Studies from High Plasticity Clay Soils
   Zubaida Al-Moselly, Joey Villeneuve, David Gilbert


SoilMechanicsFoundations4



1. REVISITING GEOTECHNICAL RESISTANCE FACTOR FOR THE ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY OF DRIVEN PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE HEXAGONAL PILES IN WINNIPEG USING PDA TEST DATA
   Reza Jamshidi Chenari, Gil Robinson, Michael Van Helden, Jagdeep Sidhu
2. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PILE LOAD TESTS ON DRIVEN PILES IN MARL IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
   Zhihao Zhou, Xinrui Zheng, Cheng Lin
3. Assessment of Geotechnical Ultimate Limit State Design of Piles Subjected to Negative Skin Friction Using Static Analysis
   Sepehr Chalajour, James A. Blatz, Kent Bannister
4. Axial Stiffness of Pile Groups – Review and Comparison of Different Practical Methods
   Dat Tran, Hani Ghiabi
5. Advancing Sustainable Deep Foundations: T-PILE® - The Next Generation of CFA Piles
   Omar Rodriguez


SoilMechanicsTailings



1. Effect of Climate change on the performance of Seasonal Frozen Capillary Barrier Divergence cover in Arctic Region
   Abdul Nasir, Rashid Bashir
2. Advancing Tailings Dam Failure Simulations: Insights from simulations of Cadia and Merriespruit using NorSand
   Armin Saeedi Javadi, Paul Simms, Mario Martinelli
3. Influence of particle size distribution on critical state line and undrained shear strength of coarse sand tailings
   Longyang Shi, Yadong Zhang, Tiequn Feng, Ron Wong
4. DEM study on the influence of void ratio heterogeneity within broadly graded coarse tailings
   Ekansh Agarwal, Liming Zheng, Fangzhou Liu, Ning Luo
5. Impact of Unsaturated Conditions on the Stability of Tailings Impoundments with Waste Rock Inclusions
   Abtin Jahanbakhshzadeh, Michel Aubertin
6. Evaluation of flow liquefaction using post-liquefaction strength ratio and brittleness: review and discussion
   Mathan V. Manmatharajan, Ganan Nadarajah


SustainableGeotechnics



1. The Effect of Thermal Load on the Energy Rate of Ground Heat Exchangers
   Alireza Fakhrabadi, Aditya Deshmukh, Puneet Bhaskar, Xinbao Yu, Anand J. Puppala
2. Life Cycle Assessment Comparison for EICP and MICP Biocementation as Environmentally Sustainable Technologies for Soil Stabilization
   A. Bhurtel, S. Siddiqua, Y. Sun, G. Chhipi-Shrestha
3. An Analytical Study on the Performance of Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES) Systems in the Canadian Subarctic Region
   Mohammadhossein Sojoudi, Biao Li, Scyller Borglum
4. A Comprehensive Review of Innovative Geomaterials and Technologies for Sustainable Cold Region Infrastructure
   AImad Ullah, Chinchu Cherian
5. The Importance of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Engineering for Mining
   Chelsea Burdon


TransportationGeotechnics



1. Volume Change Behaviour of Lacustrine Clay Fill: A Numerical Modelling Study for the Design of Highway Embankments
   Kia Cachero, Jenna Roadley, Marolo Alfaro
2. Assessment of Frost Depth Prediction Methods for Ontario Transportation Infrastructure
   Tehreem Naseer, Abdul Nasir, Rashid Bashir, Tony Sangiuliano, Hugh Gillen, Erum Mohsin
3. Preload Treatment for a Highway Embankment on Peat in British Columbia
   Mohamed Elkasabgy, Hesham Dief
4. Seismic Retrofit of Bridge Foundations: Piles, Ground Improvement and Buttress Berms
   Thuraisamy Thavaraj, Kristin Greinacher, James Williams, Bruce Hamersley
5. Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Canadian Pavements: Physical Characteristics and Regional Practices
   Rovindra Nauth, Mohammad Ahmeduzzaman, Ahmed Shalaby
6. Modeling of temperature dynamics using machine learning for the identification of the freezing front
   Yunesh Saulick, Rui He, John L. Daniels, Raul Velasquez