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

Sessions:

• Advanced Testing (Lab/Insitu) 1
• Advanced Testing (Lab/Insitu) 2
• Advanced Testing (Lab/Insitu) 3
• CPA Adaptation
• CPA Case Studies
• CPA Characterization
• CPA Foundations
• CPA Geomorphology
• CPA Hazards
• CPA Modelling
• CPA Poster Session
• CPA Regional Scale
• Dams Embankments Foundations
• Foundation Decarbonization Reuse Special Session
• GeoEnvironmental
• Geohazards 1 Landslides
• Geohazards 2 Landslides
• Geohazards 3 Seismic
• Geosynthetics Geogrid MSE
• Geosynthetics Ground Improvement
• Geosynthetics Liners Covers
• Ground Improvement
• Instrumentation Monitoring Remote Sensing
• Numerical Analysis Modeling 1
• Numerical Analysis Modeling 2
• Numerical Analysis Modeling 3
• Pipelines & Buried Structures
• Professional Practice & Risk
• Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology
• Slope Stability & Stabilization
• Soil Mechanics & Foundations 1
• Soil Mechanics & Foundations 2
• Soil Mechanics & Foundations 3
• Soil Mechanics & Foundations 4
• Soil Mechanics Tailings
• Sustainable Geotechnics
• Transportation Geotechnics

Advanced Testing (Lab/Insitu) 1


1. Time Scaling Law for Two-stage Centrifuge Testing
   Amarebh Sorta, Benito Moyls
2. THE EFFECTS OF STRAIN RATE ON THE BEHAVIOR OF SANDS IN CYCLIC DIRECT SIMPLE SHEAR TESTS
   Carmine Polito, Zhuoyue Zhang
3. Réalisation de pieux caissons dans le roc altéré au Pont de l’Île-aux-Tourtes, Montréal (QC)
   Olivier Charest, Pierre Gouslisty, Hugo Fisette
4. Optimizing the design and modeling of 2D-tunnel excavation centrifuge models in granular soils
   Nima Farasat, Timothy Newson, Storer Boone
5. Measurements and Numerical modeling of stresses and deformations in the Frustum Confining Vessel for Geotechnical Model Testing
   Reza Imam, Alireza Mousavi Moallem, Abolfazl Eslami
6. 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, MH El Naggar


Advanced Testing (Lab/Insitu) 2


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


Advanced Testing (Lab/Insitu) 3


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


CPA Adaptation


1. Développement théorique pour la géotechnique du pergélisol en transition
   Simon Dumais, Zakary Picard, Arian Nazeri, Vahid Janghorban Laricheh, Anthony Valois
2. 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
3. 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
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. 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
6. Working collaboratively to improve permafrost data availability for Canada
   Kumari C Karunaratne, Carloyn Relf, Sonia Talwar


CPA Case Studies


1. Ground temperatures at Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, 2003–2025
   Christopher R Burn, M Alice Wilson
2. 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
3. Preliminary Assessment of the Flood Risk Potential Along the Hudson Bay Railway with Consideration of Climate Change Effects
   Adeleh Zafranchi Zadeh Moqadam, Élise Devoie, Shawn Kenny
4. 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
5. Permafrost mapping in a coniferous hillslope near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
   A Muenchrath, C Spence, A Ireson
6. Technical Basis for Revisions to Alberta’s Guide for Building and Working Safely on Ice Covers
   Sam Proskin, Ala Salman


CPA Characterization


1. Comparative Analysis of Methods for Obtaining Thermal Conductivity of Frozen and Unfrozen Soils
   Konstantin Ozeritskiy, Jocelyn L Hayley
2. 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
3. Geophysical characterization of permafrost conditions and thaw processes along the Hudson Bay Railway
   Teddi Herring, Konstantin Ozeritskiy, Jocelyn L Hayley
4. 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 Doré, Jean-Pascal Bilodeau
5. 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
6. 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


CPA Foundations


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 Doré, Earl Marvin B. de Guzman
3. Quantifying the rate of change in Surface-62 to enhance maintenance planning along the Hudson Bay Railway
   Ji Woo Kim, Ryley Beddoe, W. 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


CPA Geomorphology


1. Effect of a peat layer on the ground thermal regime along the Hudson Bay Railway
   Zhina Rezvani, Shawn Kenny, Mehdi Pouragha
2. Permafrost and geocryological hazard research trends in Nunatsiavut, northeastern Canada
   Madison Power, Robert Way, Yifeng Wang, Antoni Lewkowicz
3. Ice-wedge development in the Barrens of northern Manitoba
   Tabatha Rahman, Pascale Roy-Léveillée
4. Pipe percussion: An efficient, cost-effective method for shallow permafrost sampling
   Peter D Morse, Marcus R Phillips, June Skeeter, Niels Weiss
5. Impacts of peat bank collapse in trough ponds on CH4 emissions in the Hudson Bay Lowlands permafrost peatlands
   Rémi Trémouille, Maialen Barret, Megan Andersen, Julien Arsenault, Frédéric Bouchard, Lucile Cosyn Wexsteen, Sylvain Ferrant, Adrien Scamacca, Liudmila Shirokov, Laure Gandois
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


CPA Hazards


1. Climate Change Considerations for Geotechnical Design in the Cold Regions
   Hafeez Baba
2. 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
3. Frost Jacking of Bridge Support Piles in Subarctic Regions: A Case Study from the Hudson Bay Railway
   Natalie Arpin, Ryley Beddoe, W. Andy Take
4. Rapid initiation of active layer detachment slides following the 2023 wildfire in the central Mackenzie valley, NWT
   Médéric 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 A. Siemens
6. Mitigation of permafrost degradation underneath road embankments: Laboratory evaluation of Recoglass Foamed Glass Gravel
   Jean-Pascal Bilodeau, Pauline Segui, Gloria Ximena López López


CPA Modelling


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


CPA Poster Session


1. Exploring thawing patterns: data-driven modelling of permafrost dynamics using Random Forest and Neural Networks
   Aram Moradi, Vadim Kravchinsky
2. Effect of sample combustion on particle size distribution measurement by laser diffractometry
   Arianne B St-Amour, Julie Major, Pascale Roy-Léveillée
3. 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
4. Performance of CCX-B® Concrete Filled Geosynthetic in Reducing Radon Gas Emissions from Thawing Permafrost
   Niloofar Fasaeiyan, Sophie Jung, Sam Bhat, Pooneh Maghoul
5. Impact of permafrost thaw on hydrological connectivity between soils and surface waters
   Lucie Germain, Sophie Opfergelt, Antoine Séjourné, Sarah Ollivier, Laure Gandois
6. Interpreting Radial Drainage Data from In-Situ Oedometric Thaw Consolidation Tests
   Arian Nazeri, Simon Dumais, Jean-Pascal Bilodeau
7. 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 Lafrenière
8. 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
9. Yukon Highway Geohazard Inventory
   Emilie Stewart-Jones, Derek Cronmiller, Moya Painter, Astrid Schetselaar, Fabrice Calmels, Heather Clarke
10. Adapted Laboratory Techniques for Measuring Hydraulic Conductivity in Frozen Soils
    Stephen O\’Meara, Elise Devoie, Ryley Beddoe, Kevin Mumford
11. 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 A. Siemens


CPA Regional Scale


1. Thermal conductivity map of permafrost ground covers in the Hudson Bay Lowlands
   Konstantin Ozeritskiy, Jocelyn L Hayley
2. Preliminary ground ice modelling of the Mackenzie Valley and Delta regions, Northwest Territories, Canada
   H Brendan O\’Neill, Stephen A Wolfe, Ryan JH Parker, Caroline Duchesne, Sharon L Smith
3. 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
4. Impact of Snow Depth Trends and Air Temperature Projections on a Thermal Profile in the Canadian Arctic
   Robyn Starycki, Ryley Beddoe
5. 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
6. Pathways towards accessible permafrost data in the Northwest Territories
   Ashley CA Rudy, Niels Weiss, Alice Wilson, Steve Kokelj, Tim Ensom, Jennifer Humphries


Dams Embankments Foundations


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. How and why piezometers in an earth dam?
   Jean-Yves Morency, Pierre Vannobel
3. Coastal Embankments and Dike Protection –Design and Conservatism
   Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Jerome Lapierre
4. 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
5. 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
6. Optimization of Clay Core in Embankment Dams Using New Combined Model RM&GA, A Case Study
   Akram Deiminiat, Jonathan D Aubertin, Majid Montaseri


Foundation Decarbonization Reuse Special Session


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


GeoEnvironmental


1. 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
2. Mechanical and durability properties of a sand-bentonite impermeable liner and effects of bentonite type
   Reza Imam, Amirhossein Motamedi, Alireza Mousavi Moallem
3. 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, Lydia McIntyre, Rayna Ghosh, Sumi Siddiqua
4. Biosurfactant production by indigenous bacteria from mature fine tailings
   Shima Shojaei, Catherine N Mulligan
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. Influence of thixotropy on strength properties of remoulded soft Soils
   Zahra Esfandiari, Paul H. Simms


Geohazards 1 Landslides


1. Classification: Protected A Dispersive-Soil Highway Geohazards in Alberta
   Chris Gräpel, Kim Mackenzie, Kristen Tappenden, Tony Penney, Roger Skirrow
2. Slow to fast: Extremely rapid failure of the Halfway River landslide
   Lisa Tauskela, Andrew Mitchell, Michael Porter, Andrew Funk, Megan van Veen
3. Preparation of liquefiable sand deposits to explore entrainment in large scale landslide experiments
   Alexandra Waring, WA 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. 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


Geohazards 2 Landslides


1. Rate effects and the dynamic equilibrium of deep-seated landslides in clay
   Michael Porter, Pete Barlow, Scott Anderson
2. 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
3. Flowslide Runout Analysis Using Finite Element and Material Point Methods
   Ali P Babaki, Dwayne D Tannant
4. Cost-Effective dGNSS-Based System for Monitoring Slope Instability in Western Canada
   Lucas Vidal, Julian Solano, Renato Macciotta, Jorge Rodriguez, Chris Gräpel
5. Observations on Borehole Inclinometer Performance in Geohazard Monitoring Applications
   Heidi Manicke, Doug Dewar, Zakary Semeniuk, Robert Mills


Geohazards 3 Seismic


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


Geosynthetics Geogrid MSE


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


Geosynthetics Ground Improvement


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


Geosynthetics Liners Covers


1. Late Effect of physical defects on tensile properties of a textured HDPE geomembrane
   Dharmesh Lal, R Faneva M Rarison, Bruno Bussière, Mamert Mbonimpa, James L Hanson, Nazli Yesiller, Michel Aubertin
2. Design and optimization of a multi-linear drainage geocomposite for gas capture and transport
   Hajer Bannour, S Fourmont
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. Potential Risk of HDPE Geomembrane Extrusion Welds: Insights from Landfill Liner Systems
   Mahdi Ghasemi, Vanessa Di Battista, Dan Jones
5. Relating laboratory geomembrane longevity data to represent field situations in tailings storage
   D Willms, H McLeod, RA Cross, ME Emci, RK Rowe


Ground Improvement


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


Instrumentation Monitoring Remote Sensing


1. Enhancing thermal integrity profiling of concrete piles with distributed fiber-optic sensors
   Saeed Mahjoubi, Cheng Lin, Min Sun
2. 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 Gräpel, Kristen Tappenden
3. Improved Design and Execution of Railway Monitoring during TBM and MTBM Operations
   Shawn M Ferguson
4. Advancing Geotechnical Applications with U-Shaped Fiber Optic Sensors for Soil Moisture Measurement: A Novel Approach
   Alireza Sabetimani, Rashid Bashir, Reza Rizvi
5. Using Profile Moisture Sensors for Geotechnical Applications in Cold Regions
   Moussa M Nafei, Jamie Bartz, Ahmed Ghazy, Marolo C. Alfaro
6. `Lessons Learned from In-Situ Use of Smart Ground Support Fitted with Fiber Optics
   N Vlachopoulos


Numerical Analysis Modeling 1


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. Comparative Numerical Study of Constitutive Models for Pile Foundations in Liquefiable Soils under Seismic Loading
   Amr ME Abdelaal, Mourad Karray
4. Effect of Groundwater Variation on Pile Group Performance in Unsaturated Sands: A Numerical Study
   Xinting Cheng, Naresh Gurpersaud, Sai Vanapalli
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


Numerical Analysis Modeling 2


1. Bounding Surface Model for the Cyclic Response of Early-Age Cemented Paste Backfill
   Ailing Li, Mamadou Fall
2. Effect of the fines content and its characteristic grain shape on the undrained strength of loose silty sands
   Quyen Le Van, Carlos Ovalle
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. Micro-Macro Behavior of Granular Materials in Direct Simple Shear Tests under Strain-Proportional Stress Paths
   Mohammad Zeraati Shamsabadi, Abouzar Sadrekarimi


Numerical Analysis Modeling 3


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


Pipelines & Buried Structures


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


Professional Practice & Risk


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


Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology


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


Slope Stability & Stabilization


1. Approche géotechnique et solutions basées sur la nature pour la stabilisation des berges
   Gabriel Charbonneau, Olivier Charest, Pierre Gouslisty
2. 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
3. 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
4. Component and Systems Reliability Analysis into Slope Stability:Limitations of FOSM and Need for Unified Frameworks
   Diego Oviedo, Claudia Rincon
5. Design and Construction of Two Cantilevered Sheet Pile Walls for Shoreline Stabilization
   Michael Cunningham, Troy Skinner, Hanane Boujaha


Soil Mechanics & Foundations 1


1. Thoughts on stress transmission for settlement calculations
   Dieter Stolle, Peijun Guo
2. Empirical Torque Methods for Steel Screw Micropiles from Field Loading Tests
   Joao Batista de Oliveira Liborio Dourado, Lijun Deng
3. Frost Protected Shallow Foundations: The Need to Modernize Canada's Guidance
   Adam Mickey
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, DR Brunton, S Terzaghi, Andy O Sullivan
6. Failure Mechanism Analysis of an Allan Block Retaining Wall at a Stormwater Pond
   Ellen Huang, Xiteng Liu, David Burton


Soil Mechanics & Foundations 2


1. 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
2. Study of the co-behavioral characteristics of sensitive silty clays of Quebec
   Saeed Kharaghani, Carl Dupuis, Antoine Perrot, Hamidreza Bolouribazaz
3. On the Elastic Moduli Stress Dependency in Soil Mechanics: Insights from Energy Conservation Principles
   Dana Amini, Amade Pouya, Pooneh Maghoul
4. A STUDY OF ERRORS IN VISUAL SAMPLING USING THE THEORY OF SAMPLING (TOS)
   Mohammadamin Ashkbari, Jean-Sébastien Dubé, François Duhaime
5. A Data-Driven Framework for Preconsolidation Stress Estimation in Toronto Glacial Tills
   Guillermo Alexander Riveros, Urooma Samoon, Jack Guo


Soil Mechanics & Foundations 3


1. Geotechnical Design and Performance Monitoring of the Daly Overpass
   Kent Bannister, Steven Harms, Robyn Starycki, Sepehr Chalajour
2. Laterally Loaded Lock Block Wall as Footing for Temporary Shoring to Support a Structural Slab
   Kun Yang, Khuram Mohib, Stephan Ptatschek
3. 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
4. Basal Heave in a Three-Level Underground Parkade: A Case Study in Winnipeg, Manitoba
   Isaac Dennett, Brad Wiebe, Gil Violette, Kelly Johnson
5. What Lies Beneath: Case Histories of Optimized Foundation Systems for High Rise Towers Underlain by a Deep Clay Layer
   Michael Diez de Aux, Jason J Crowder


Soil Mechanics & Foundations 4


1. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PILE LOAD TESTS ON DRIVEN PILES IN MARL IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
   Zhihao Zhou, Xinrui Zheng, Cheng Lin
2. Assessment of Geotechnical Ultimate Limit State Design of Piles Subjected to Negative Skin Friction Using Static Analysis
   Sepehr Chalajour, James A Blatz, Kent Bannister
3. 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
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


Soil Mechanics Tailings


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


Sustainable Geotechnics


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


Transportation Geotechnics


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