Comptes rendus d’articles 76th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (GeoSaskatoon 2023)

Advanced Testing 1



1. Laboratory investigation on the effect of roughness anisotropy on shear strength of rock fractures
   William R. Hoyle, Nicholas R. MacDonald, Jennifer J. Day, Mark S. Diederichs
2. Behaviour of Two Poorly-Graded Sand in Constant Height Direct Simple Shear Test
   Ankan Mohajan, Bipul Hawlader
3. Imaging a Sealed Shale Sample Using Industrial Computed Tomography Scanning
   Mahya Roustaei, Joel Pumple, Jordan Harvey, Duane Froese, Colin Dreger, Derek Martin, Ian Kerr, Andrew Watson
4. Considerations for Internal Erosion and Observations of Particle Migration on Bennett South Moraine Sand
   Amy Swerid, Jonathan Fannin
5. Utilizing a microfiber-optic pressure sensor in triaxial testing for local measurements in clay samples
   Kevin Wallin, Derek Martin, Michael Hendry
6. Simulation of solid-fluid interaction in granular flow of irregularly shaped particles via coupled LBM-DEM method
   Mohammad Hassan Ahmadian, Wenbo Zheng


Advanced Testing 2



1. Effect of the degree of saturation and mineralogy on acid generation critical time
   Chevalier Corentin, Pabst Thomas
2. Assessing the Creep Properties of Filtered Tailings in Continuous Permafrost Regions: Methodological Developments and Preliminary Results
   Weber Anselmo dos Ramos Souza, Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Bruno Bussiere, Mamert Mbonimpa, Mutaz Nujaim
3. Establishment of the mechanical and hydraulic apertures of concrete fractures using 3D scans and hydraulic tests
   Khalil El Mekari, Francois Duhaime
4. A modified framework to describe stress-strain behavior and volumetric response of hydrate bearing sand
   Maral Goharzay, Jeffrey Priest, Richard Wan
5. Evaluation of the Relative Accuracies of Two- and Four-Parameter Models for Predicting Maximum and Minimum Void Ratios for Sand-Silt Mixtures
   Carmine P. Polito
6. Study of fresh properties of cemented tailings material with ternary cement blends
   Aparna Sagade, Mamadou Fall
7. Study of the Impact of Nano-particles on strength development of cemented paste backfill
   Amirreza Saremi, Mamadou Fall


Advanced Testing 3



1. Compaction Behavior of Clayey Soils Treated with Lime By-Products
   Babanas Hamza, Courcelles Benoit
2. Assessing Liquefaction Potential of Toronto's Sand: A Comprehensive Approach Using Dynamic Simple Shear Tests
   Michael Braverman, Ayana Nair
3. On the Design of a Pneumatic Cyclic Loading Setup for Geotechnical Testing
   R.L.E. Desbrousses, M.A. Meguid
4. Repeatability of Laboratory Oedometer Test on Similarly Reconstituted Samples
   Abraham Mineneh
5. The effect of artificial carbonate silt particles on the compressibility and crushing of calcareous clay
   A. Conrado-Palafox, T. Newson, A. Ahmed


Case Studies 1



1. The case for true probabilistic internal stability design of geosynthetic MSE walls
   R.J. Bathurst
2. Design And Construction Of A Circular Secant Pile Shaft For Connection To A Deep Collector Sewer In Ottawa
   Michael Cunningham, Troy Skinner
3. Lightweight Cellular Concrete to Mitigate Highway Settlement Over Organic Deposits - Highway 63:08 South of Fort McMurray, Alberta
   Ken Froese, Renato Clementino, Brad Dolton, Roger Skirrow
4. Drilled Shaft Installation Under Polymer Slurry: A Case Study in Barrie, Ontario
   Mark Henderson, Lisa Coyne, Rui Arco, Luis Pardo, Tony Sangiuliano, Andrew DeSira
5. Prediction and mitigation of construction induced ground vibrations on sites in Alberta
   Bernie Mills, Kyle Noble


Case Studies 2



1. Rock Fall Hazard Management in High-Use Public Areas, Grassi Lakes, Canmore, AB
   Tyler Clay, David Field
2. Design of Sustainable Compacted Soil Blocks for Raising Dykes Along the New Brunswick Fundy Coastline Due to Climate Change Driven Sea Level Rise
   Nathanial Tratnik, Samantha Bennett, Matthew Taylor, Kathleen O'Connor, Knut Lokken, Othman Nasir, Doug Prosser, Claude Robichaud
3. Christchurch Earthquake lessons learnt
   Ana Pereira
4. Volume Change Behaviour of Engineered Lacustrine Clay Fill: Applications in Construction and Design of Highway Embankments
   Jenna Roadley, Jeff Tallin, David Kurz
5. Comparison between 2D and 3D Factors of Safety Calculated Using Shear Strength Reduction and Limit Equilibrium Methods
   Maryam Saaly, Vicki Nguyen
6. Group Method of Data Handling Neural Networks (GMDH-NN) in predicting the unconfined compressive strength of two mine tailings matrices for potential use in sustainable road base construction in cold regions
   Ali A. Mahmood, Maria Elektorowicz


Cold Regions



1. Monitoring of permafrost beneath a stream crossing along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway
   N. Kozachuk, C. Cooper, G.N. Eichhorn, R. Beddoe, G. Siemens, A. Wilson, J. Humphries
2. A Review of Ground Temperatures at the Hans Creek Bridge Foundation
   T. Ed Hoeve
3. A novel triaxial testing system for soil samples subject to freeze-thaw cycles
   Sara Ghalandarzadeh, Hongwei Liu, Abbas Ghalandarzadeh, Pooneh Maghoul
4. Characterization of frozen soils using ultrasonic technique and electrical resistivity tomography
   Nikhil Baral, Hongwei Liu, Richard Boudreault, Rob Kenyon, Pooneh Maghoul
5. Using Particle Size Distribution to Determine Thaw Strain in Coarse-grained Sediments
   Zakieh Mohammadi, Jocelyn L. Hayley
6. Hydraulic conductivity assessment of mining dams with frozen components
   Zakary Picard, Simon Dumais, Elise Devoie
7. Critical parameters sensitivity analysis in thermal modeling of permafrost ground response to climate warming
   Khatereh Roghangar, Jocelyn L. Hayley


Contaminant Transport



1. Linking soil-freezing characteristics to bioremediation for contaminated cold-climate soil: Review of recent progress
   Wonjae Chang, Jihun Kim, Tasnim Nayeema
2. Radon, atmospheric pressure, and temperature monitoring of a ‘breathing well’ in Alberta
   T.A. Morais, S. Verma, E.L. Eldridge, M.C. Ryan


Cover Systems



1. Assessment of the effectiveness of a low permeability layer made of sand amended with superabsorbent polymers as a barrier to oxygen and water
   Fatoumata B. K. Diallo, Tikou Belem, Mamert Mbonimpa, Abdelkabir Maqsoud
2. Experimental and numerical study of the hydrogeological behaviour of filtered tailings exposed to climatic conditions
   M. Chai-Onn, T. Pabst
3. Large-scale laboratory testing to evaluate leakage through defects in a geomembrane cover system
   Erika L Erlandson, Ian R Fleming
4. Revisiting Large Scale Physical Models for Biogeochemical Studies
   Louis K. Kabwe, G. Ward Wilson
5. Improving reactive waste rock valorization potential using mechanical separation
   Karine Sylvain, Thomas Pabst, Isabelle Demers
6. Applying threshold analysis to the selection of tailings and waste rock closure covers
   Holly Williams


Dams and Embankments 1



1. Toward greater confidence in numerical analysis results in geotechnical engineering
   Vincent Castonguay
2. Incorporation of measured pore-water pressure readings from Gardiner Dam for 3D deformation modelling
   Kevin Gelleta, Vicki Nguyen, Joseph Quinn, Daniel G. Bertrand, Kevin Mathison, Keisha Henry
3. West Val Marie Dam Spillway –Uplift Mitigation Improvements
   Jorge Gutierrez, Michael Grisdale, Shifullah Khaled
4. Delayed Slope Instabilities in Earth Fill Dams Due to Creep
   Marvin Renzo B. Malonzo, Marolo Alfaro
5. An experimental study on the influence of soil structure on erosion behavior of sensitive clays
   Amir-Hossein Daneshi-Sadr, Francois Duhaime, Yannic Ethier


Dams and Embankments 2



1. Advancing Geophysical Imaging of Earth and Tailing Dams Through Machine Learning Techniques
   D. Campos Halas, O. Letourneau
2. 3D seepage and slope stability assessment of a heap leach pad
   Kathryn Dompierre, Vincent Castonguay, Chris Kelln
3. Study on Grout Mix for Geotechnical Instruments in Embankment Dams
   Kevin Freistadt, Moir Haug, Maki Ito
4. Recent Slurry Cutoff Walls: Applications and Lessons Learned
   Nathan Coughenour, Daniel Ruffing
5. Could regular satellite InSAR monitoring have helped prevent the Jagersfontein tailings dam failure?
   Skevi Perdikou, Andrew Lees
6. Influence of Material Damping Characteristics on the Seismic Behavior of Rockfill Dams
   Seyyed Kazem Razavi, Kosar Hadidi, Samuel Yniesta
7. Application of Aggregate Filled Shipping Containers as a Temporary Retaining Wall
   Kun Yang, Khuram Mohib, Tom Sabourin


Foundations 1



1. Preliminary results from field monitoring of frost heave effects on steel H-piles
   Joash Bryan Q. Adajar, Marolo C. Alfaro, Lukas U. Arenson
2. Use of CFA piles in Southern Ontario – review and case studies
   Laifa Cao
3. Instrumentation and Associated Monitoring Program to Measure Drag Force on Driven H-Piles Subjected to Negative Skin Friction
   Sepehr Chalajour, James A. Blatz
4. Centrifuge modeling tests of seismic behaviour of helical piles in dry sand
   Chunhui Liu, Lijun Deng, Cheng Wang, Yongzhi Wang
5. Strength Gain of Driven Steel Piles in Variable Ground Conditions in Calgary, Alberta
   Imran Shah, Anwar Majid, Faris Alobaidy
6. Performance of composite caisson-pile foundation (CCPF) under axial and monotonic lateral loading
   Rajan KC, Keshab Sharma, Indra Prasad Acharya, Prishati Raychowdhury


Foundations 2



1. Continuous Flight Augercast (CFA) Piles as Deep Foundation Elements for a High-Rise Building
   Alexandre Almeida, Naresh Gurpersaud, Hiu Lee
2. Driven Pile Resistance Gain with Time – Evaluation of Pile Load Tests: A Case Study
   Darcy Hansen, Anastasia Poliacik, Lisa Coyne, Tony Sangiuliano, Andrew DeSira
3. Centrifuge Modeling for Cyclic Axial Performance of Helix Piles in Sand
   Naveel Islam, Lijun Deng, Rick Chalaturnyk, Luke Penner
4. Bi-Directional Static Load Test for Caissons in Georgian Bay Shale: A Case Study in Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
   Madison Kennedy, Joe Carvalho, Lisa Coyne, Tony J. Sangiuliano, Minkyung Kwak
5. An Improved Approach for Frost Depth Evaluation Considering Unfrozen Water in Frozen Soil
   Greg Qu, Nam Pham
6. Settlement Control of The Embankment Along Commissioners Street Using Ground Improvement
   Mark Tigchelaar, Yared Sholla, Wayne Sunghyun Park, Omar Fayez, Allen Bowers


Foundations 3



1. Bedrock Stabilization Design for the World’s Largest Rollercoaster, Qiddiya Six Flags Project, Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia
   Imad Alainachi, Faisal Abou-Seido, Maha Saleh, Fernanda Carozzi
2. Design and Construction of Rock Anchors in the Mining Industry
   Hafeez Baba, Ljiljana Josic, Jason Wang, Lingam Vaithilingam
3. Design And Construction of A 9-Meter-High Embankment Over Champlain Sea Clay
   Gohe A Metaferia, Louis D'Amours
4. Field Research on Soil-Structure Interaction of Sustainable Basement Using Mass Timber Panels
   Fernanda B. T. Imamura, Yuxiang Chen, Lijun Deng, Ying Hei Chui
5. Evaluation of Creep in a Normally Consolidated Glacio-Lacustrine Clay
   Mohammad Kermani, Michel Demers Bonin, Marielle Limoges Shaigetz, Edouard Masengo
6. Potential Issues on MSE external stability design in light of the recent Canadian and AASHTO Bridge Design Codes
   Dan V. Dimitriu, Nazmur Rahman
7. Conception et construction d’une passerelle à motoneiges sur la rivière Aisley
   Pierre Vannobel, Jose Marcel Bustamante Bedoya, Benoit Turgeon


Geoenvironmental 2



1. Investigating Shear Behaviour of Bituminous Geomembrane (BGM)-Overliner Interface in Heap Leach Applications
   Muhammad Asim, Rahul Solanki, Fady B. Abdelaal
2. Effect of heating depressurization on the geomechanical behaviour of hydrate bearing sands
   Derrick Ayebazibwe, Jeffrey A. Priest, Jocelyn L. Hayley
3. Heavy metals and organic contaminants impact on smectite behaviors at a similar double layer thickness
   V.R. Ouhadi, M. Yaghoubi
4. Ageing effects on consolidation behaviour of soft soils
   Arazooben Patel, Narges Gheisari, Paul H. Simms
5. Creation and segmentation of synthetic images of granular materials
   Harold Simo Tenekam, Francois Duhaime, Jean-Sebastien Dube, Matthew Toews
6. Evaluation of the Effect of Nanofibrillated Cellulose on the Drying and Dewatering Behaviour of Oil Sands Tailings
   Yunhai Zhang, Nicholas Beier, Keith Gourlay, Gurminder Minhas


Geoenvironmental 3



1. Assessing the Impact of Hydraulic Hysteresis with Air Entrapment Consideration on Water and Salt Transport in the Vadose Zone
   Moamenbellah Moustafa, Rashid Bashir
2. LABORATORY ASSESSMENT OF THE CLAY-BASED COVERS ABILITY TO LIMIT THE ACID MINE DRAINAGE PRODUCTION
   Emmanuel Niamke, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Tikou Belem, Mamert Mbonimpa
3. Design and construction of instrumented buried field columns to assess the environmental fate and transport of munition residues in the vadose zone in cold regions
   Marc-Alexandre Fillion, Richard Martel, Vincent Taillard, Thomas Robert, Luc Trepanier, Marco Boutin, Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Marie-Claude Lapointe
4. Hydraulic properties of crushed rock-bentonite mixtures used as low permeability materials in mine waste confinement structures
   Yosra Hfaiedh, Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Bruno Bussiere
5. Preliminary Assessment of Antioxidant Depletion from a Polypropylene Coating on a Geosynthetic Clay Liner
   Samuel Makinde, Kerry Rowe
6. Sample development for fractured cement-based s/s research
   Hadi Matin Rouhani, Craig Lake


Geohazards 1



1. A Case Study: Post construction performance of rockfill columns installed in clay shale – Theodore Dam Right Abutment
   Cody Anderson, David Elwood, Keisha Hertz, Imteaz Bhuiyan
2. CASE STUDY OF AN OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN LANDSLIDE TERRAIN
   Catlan J Dallaire Jasyn Henry, Allen Kelly, Md Abu Zahid, Kayne Ulmer, Geoff Witwicki
3. Saskatoon River Valley Geohazards – An Update and Modelling
   Vanessa Heilman, David Elwood
4. Design and Construction of Concrete Pile Retaining Walls for Slope Stabilization along a River Valley Trail in Edmonton, Alberta
   Graeme Law, Robin Tweedie, Tamer Elshimi, Gordon Pauls, Paul R. Lach
5. The Borden Bridges – Remedial Design for a Large Scale Deep Seated Landslide
   Jon Osback, Allen Kelly, Wayne Clifton
6. Classification: Protected A Mitigation Response on Hwy 570 Landslide along the Red Deer River Valley in Alberta
   Jorge Rodriguez, Chris Grapel, Jason Duxbury, Renato Macciotta, Tony Penney, Roger Skirrow, Kristen Tappenden


Geohazards 2



1. Geological Model Influence on Slope Stability: Torrioni di Rialba Case Study
   Roham Akbarian, Laura Longoni, Davide Brambilla
2. Forensic Engineering Assessment of the Failure of a Temporary Sheet Pile Wall
   Mrinmoy Kanungo
3. Generation of In-situ Stresses for Analysis of Progressive Failure Mechanism in a Sensitive Clay Slope
   Andries Kirstein, Ariane Locat, Hans Petter Jostad, Gustav Grimstad
4. Experiences with Slope Instability in Lake Saskatchewan Clays in the Saskatoon Area
   Jon Osback, Wayne Clifton
5. Historical Background and GeoEngineering Assessment of the Military Underground Complex at Canadian Forces Base North Bay
   N. Vlachopoulos, K.S. Moore
6. S042 Rock Slope: Use of remote sensing with rock slope rating systems for Geotechnical Asset Management
   Taylor Wollenberg-Barron, Renato Macciotta, Chris Grapel, Kristen Tappenden, Roger Skirrow


Geohazards 3



1. Cost-effective dGNSS system for landslide monitoring: system description, deployment, and initial findings at the Chin Coulee Landslide
   Ingrid Berru, Renato Macciotta, Chris Grapel, Jorge Rodriguez, Roger Skirrow, Kristen Tappenden
2. Design, Installation and Commissioning of Year-Round GNSS at Downie Slide
   Chris Daniel, Glenn Erho, Adrian Colombo, Tom Stewart
3. A Semi-Empirical Oil Sands Mine Pit Wall Design Update at the Muskeg River Mine
   S. Li, R. Hoda, S. Iqbal
4. Insights into “medium term” borrow pit stability for slopes cut in high plastic clay
   Bryce Marcotte, Adam Leik, Calvin Boese, David Elwood, Travis Pastachak, Brent McFarlane, Jason Bell
5. Updated Understanding of landslides’ kinematics along Thompson River Valley
   Amir Soltanieh, Renato Macciotta Pulisci
6. Dutchman’s Ridge: Results from the analysis of geologic, monitoring and LiDAR-derived data of an extremely slowly moving rockslide
   Camila Troncoso Klein, D. Jean Hutchinson, Thomas Stewart, Julia Marsh


Geohazards 4



1. Field monitoring and change detection of municipal infrastructure using cost-effective techniques
   Prabin Acharya, Liming Zheng, Renato Macciotta, Fangzhou Liu
2. Re-evaluation of the 1954 Windsor Sinkhole
   S.J. Boone, J.L. Carvalho
3. Use of Gabion Earth Retaining Structures for Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) Projects
   B. Kharel, Z. Jiang, A. Bom, R. Dey
4. Cyclic Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) as a new approach to investigate ground vibrations
   Silvia Nobre, Marolo Alfaro, James Blatz
5. Performance of buried natural gas distribution pipes in a landslide area: Observations from nine years of pipe strain monitoring
   Lalinda Weerasekara, Dharma Wijewickreme, Mujib Rahman


Ground Improvement



1. Preload settlement monitoring in alluvial sediments for a replacement water control structure
   Joel Hilderman, Gabrielle Bristo, Nicole Zacharias
2. On the Use of Recycled Waste Materials in Ballasted Railway Infrastructures: A Review
   Jana Jarjour, Mohamed Meguid
3. Performance evaluation of standard grouted anchors versus expanded anchors
   Mudasser M A Noor, Hicham Salem, Hamid Batenipour, Troy Skinner
4. Deep Soil Mix Application in High Temperature Environment
   Kirill Bobko, Sachin Patel
5. Exploring the thermo-mechanical characteristics of modified rammed Earth treated with pulp mill fly ash and hydrated lime
   Sarbesh Sharma, Sumi Siddiqua, Chinchu Cherian
6. Design and Execution of Vibro Stone Columns with Drainage and Reinforcing Functions
   Houman Soleimani Fard, Nicol Chang
7. Column experiments to investigate the thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical behaviour of sensitive marine clay subgrade stabilized with lime under daily thermal cycles
   Chanda Tunono, Mamadou Fall


Hydrogeology 2



1. A TOWED MARINE TIME-DOMAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE CONTINUITY OF AN AQUITARD
   Ashlee Fudge, Jane Dawson, Drew Fossen
2. Surface and groundwater interaction in determining baseflow contribution at Davis Creek, SK.
   Anatoly Melnik, Kei Lo, Nolan Shaheen


Innovative Geotechnical



1. Insights in Environmental Data Management planning: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
   Emily Ballent, Rikka Bothun
2. Experimental study of filtration and internal erosion of two soils in a rigid-wall permeameter
   Sirine Ben Slima, Robert P. Chapuis
3. Development of an Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Soil Mechanics Laboratory
   Mohammadhossein Afsharipour, Pooneh Maghoul, Joan Roca
4. Enhanced Wick-drain in Dewatering of Iron Mine Tailing - Large Scale Test Reza Mahmoudipour
   Reza Mahmoudipour
5. The importance of data quantity in machine learning: how small is too small?
   Beverly Yang, Andrew Tsai, Amichai Mitelman, Rita Tsai, Davide Elmo


Insitu Investigations



1. Converting between power law and hyperbolic representations of stiffness decay with strain
   Yasmin Byrne, Robert Whittle
2. Comparison of the nonlinear modulus of the Cambridge high-resolution pressuremeter in Clearwater Formation Clayshales
   Julian Contreras, Ana Manderson, Michael Hendry, David Elwood, Yasmin Byrne
3. A CASE STUDY OF GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF WHARF CONSTRUCTION AS A PART OF MARINE DOCKING FACILITIES IN VOISEY’S BAY MINE
   Ripon Karmaker, Paul Deering, Dan McQuinn, Arun Valsangkar
4. Geotechnical Characterization of Iron Tailings from a Mine in South America using the Seismic Cone Penetration (S-CPTu) and Laboratory Tests
   F Espinoza, V Lanza, L Chahua, J Menacho, F Pereira, C Andrade
5. Laboratory investigations on geotechnical characteristics of sensitive clay foundation: a case study of a mine tailings stack
   Ali Reza Zafarani, Mireille Sandrine Ewane, Amir Hossein Zamani, Philip Gomes, William Fresser, Jean-Francois Painchaud


Numerical Models 1



1. Performance of DSM walls on shoring excavation subjected to influence of nearby high building loads and rapid drawdown in the lower mainland, Vancouver, BC
   Sounik Banerjee, Yasser Abdelghany
2. Preliminary impact force estimation of the Deschaillons Landslide, in Québec, using the Material Point Method
   John Forero, Felix St-Pierre, Ariane Locat, Floriane Provost, Jacques Locat, Scott McDougall, Pascal Locat, Remi Mompin
3. Numerical Simulation of Rock Bridge Failure Using Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method
   Yalin Li, Davide Elmo, Omid Mahabadi
4. Comparison of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall solutions using analytical design methods and numerical modelling
   A. Moncada, S. Olivella, I.P. Damians, R.J. Bathurst
5. Instrumentation and Deformation Measurement of Charlotte County Culvert No. 2. Using Shape Array Technology
   Mohammad Rezania, Othman Nasir, Arun Valsangkar, Joe MacDonald
6. Numerical analysis of temperature development around the storage rooms of a DGR, and the influence of facility geometry.
   Caleb Coulson, Othman Nasir


Numerical Models 2



1. Probabilistic analysis of an embankment under different rainfall events considering spatial variability of soil strength parameters
   Leila Baninajarian, Sina Javankhoshdel, Rashid Bashir
2. Seepage and stability analyses for flood embankment design
   Ellen Huang, Xiteng Liu, Matt Wood, David Ofield
3. Analysis of Structure Damage from an Adjacent Excavation
   S.J. Boone, J.L. Carvalho, M. Kanungo
4. Understanding the influence of boundary conditions and thermophysical soil parameters on thermal modelling in permafrost regions
   Konstantin Ozeritskiy, Jocelyn L. Hayley, Alexey Gunar
5. Preliminary results of thermo-hydro-mechanical modelling of large-strain deformation of ground in Canadian cold regions subject to climate change
   Anna Pekinasova, Jocelyn L. Hayley, Brandon Karchewski
6. Finite Element Modelling of Frozen Soil- Pile Interaction
   Faranak Sahragard, Mehdi Pouragha, Mohammad Rayhani
7. Modelling of Consolidation Settlements of Organic Soils
   Ahmed Moslem, Sumi Siddiqua, Ramy Saadeldin, Ahmed Mahgoub


Pipeline Geotechnics



1. Investigation of small-diameter steel pipes subjected to axial ground movement
   Darren Andersen, Ashutosh Sutra Dhar
2. Geotechnical Risk Management for the Saddle River Horizontal Directional Drill
   Panagiotis Berdousis, Jonathan Woods, Alistair McClymont, Jan Bracic, Mick Helsen
3. Loading-unloading-reloading responses of MDPE pipes in sand subjected to axial ground movement
   Sudipta Chakraborty, Saifa Anjum, Ashutosh Sutra Dhar, Mujib Rahman
4. Performance review of GNSS survey monitoring spikes in a pipeline geohazard management program
   Doug Dewar, Heidi Manicke, Lisa Monk, Ryan McMahon
5. Investigation of buried pipes under axial tension and compression loadings
   A Reza, Y Kuwata, A Dhar
6. Performance review of strain gauges in a pipeline geohazard management program
   Heidi Manicke, Doug Dewar, Joel Babcock


REDI (Special Session)



1. Bridging the Data Gap for a more Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Future in Geotechnical Engineering: Survey Design and Ethical Considerations
   Kaitlyn Diederichs, Jack Park, D. Jean Hutchinson


Rock Mechanics 1



1. EFFECT OF THE DAMAGE ZONE AROUND MINING EXCAVATIONS IN ROCK SALT BASED ON INTERNAL STATE VARIABLE TIME-DEPENDENT MODELLING
   Jonathan D. Aubertin, Michel Aubertin, Abtin Jahanbakhshzadeh
2. Representation of progressive shear stress of rock joints using the updated complete stress – displacement surface model, CSDS
   Akram Deiminiat, Jonathan D. Aubertin
3. Calf Robe Bridge Abutment Stabilization: Case Study
   Daniel Ferg, Ajay Sharma, Amit Garewal
4. Challenges and solutions of 2D Digital Image Correlation for Brazilian Tensile Strength testing on hard rock
   Emelie Gagnon, Timothy R. Packulak, Samuel K. Woodland, Mark S. Diederichs, Jennifer J. Day
5. The Effects of Temperature on the Axial Response of Fully Grouted Rock Bolts Utilizing Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors
   Chuyue (Chelsey) Guo, Kieran Moore, Nicholas Vlachopoulos
6. Underground Instrumentation Program – Interpretation and Benefits
   Douglas Milne


Rock Mechanics 2



1. Analyzing in situ stress: challenges in quantifying stress domains
   Muhammad Amir Javaid, John P. Harrison, Hossein A. Kasani, Diego Mas Ivars
2. Probabilistic Methods for Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes: A Review
   Moustafa Z. Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Meguid, Luc E. Chouinard, Hani Mitri
3. Borehole Orientation Optimization in 3D Rock Stress Estimation with D3 Method
   Cui Lin, Haoran Sun, D.H. Steve Zou
4. A new approach to determine the rock/shale compressive strengths using drilling data
   Iman Rostamsowlat
5. Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical coupled numerical analysis of a faulted zone in a Quebec’s potential geothermal engineering site
   Saeed Vadiee, Biao Li, Jasmin Raymond, Mafalda M Miranda
6. Mineralogical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Montney Formation Using Instrumented Indentation Test and SEM/EDS Analysis
   Huan Yu, Wenbo Zheng, Jianhui Zhou


Stabilisation and Reinforcement



1. SOLUTIONS FOR THE REINFORCED FILL OVER A VOID PROBLEM CONSIDERING A NEW GEOSYNTHETIC STIFFNESS LIMIT STATE
   F.M. Naftchali, R.J. Bathurst
2. Incremental permanent deformation from repeated heavy vehicle loads on embankment dams: Field measurements
   Maxime Blanchette, J.P. Bilodeau, Erdrick Perez-Gonzalez, Valerie Frechette, Steven Dore-Richard
3. Field experimental investigation of geosynthetics-stabilized bases in Sturgeon County, Alberta
   Mian Huang, Jiming Liu, Cheng Lin, Sanat Pokharel, Taylor Dagenais, Arghya Chatterjee
4. Evaluating the Performance of Geogrid-Stabilized Aggregate Layers for Low-Maintenance Roadways through Accelerated Traffic Loading
   Ethan Landry, Chelsey Yesnik, Adam Hammerlindl, Ian Fleming, Haithem Soliman
5. An investigation of tyre contact area on unbound aggregate
   AS Lees, WJ Robinson, Mark H. Wayne, J Han
6. Vertical Deformation of Multi-Axial Geogrid Stabilized Working Platform Design Using Conventional Techniques and Back-Analyses Using Composite Approach
   Lois G. Schwarz, Mark H. Wayne


Tailings and Liquefaction



1. Soil-Simulator scripts: Bridging the gap for beginners in soil testing simulations
   A. R. Barrero, I. Cueto, E. Lino, O. N. Ledesma, A. Lizcano, D Reyes
2. Magnitude scaling relationships for liquefaction triggering procedures considering large magnitude subduction zone earthquakes
   Yassein Keshty, Trevor J. Carey
3. Influence of geotechnical parameters on the stability of progressively raised tailings impoundments with waste rock inclusions
   Abtin Jahanbakhshzadeh, Michel Aubertin
4. Investigation of strain localization in sand under triaxial compression: insights from internal pore-water pressure measurements
   Yawu Liang, Nicholas Beier, D.C. Sego
5. Extending dilatancy-based constitutive models to hydromechanical response of unsaturated gold mine tailings
   Mina Mofrad, Mehdi Pouragha, Paul H. Simms
6. On the numerical issues of the NorSand model in the simulation of undrained behavior of granular soils
   Seyyed Kazem Razavi, Samuel Yniesta
7. Preliminary evaluation of Speswhite kaolin as a physical analogue material for unsaturated oil sands tailings
   Tony Zheng, Nicholas Beier


Tailings and Rock



1. Decommissioning the RM3 Drain at the Selbaie Mines Reclaimed Tailings Facility: A Field Trial Study
   Anne-Marie Dagenais, Michael Demers-Bonin, Ashley Gusikoski, Vincent Martin
2. Effect of tailings migration on hydraulic conductivity of mine waste rock
   Samy Garcia-Torres, Florian Behlke, Carlos Ovalle, Serge Ouellet
3. A Conceptual Approach for Preliminary Rock Slope Design in Remote Mountainous Terrain
   Jack Yu Guo, Douglas McLachlin, Taesang Ahn, Panda Bibhuti, Earl Underwood, Roberto de Moraes
4. Numerical analysis of the time-dependent response of backfilled mine openings in soft rocks
   Abtin Jahanbakhshzadeh, Jonathan D. Aubertin, Michel Aubertin
5. GEOLOGICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF ROCK INTERFACES BASED ON RECURSIVE MULTI-SCALE ANALYSIS WITH TOPOGRAPHICAL DATA SETS
   Niloufarsadat Sadeghi, Jonathan D. Aubertin, Akram Deminiat


Unsaturated Soils



1. Numerical study of the influence of suction increment duration upon the water retention curve in a Tempe cell
   Arij Krifa, Robert P. Chapuis
2. Impact of specimen preparation techniques on the Interpretation of the unsaturated shear strength of granular soils
   Emad Maleksaeedi, Sogol Sarlati, Mathieu Nuth
3. Influence of hydraulic conductivity of tension crack on the stand-up time of unsupported vertical trenches in unsaturated soils
   Bhagya B. Mayadunna, Won Taek Oh
4. Active earth pressure in unsupported vertical trenches in vadose zone
   Ashkan Shirzadi, Won Taek Oh
5. A framework for estimating the matric suction of unsaturated soils using two artificial intelligence techniques
   Junjie Wang, Sai K. Vanapalli