Acta Geotechnica No New Issue
ASTM – Geotechnical Testing Journal
Volume 34, Issue 1 (January 2011)
Undrained Response of Clay in Hollow Cylinder Expansion Tests
Silvestri V., Diab R., Abou Samra G., Bravo-Jonard C.
Triaxial Testing of Soft Rocks
Berre T.
Static Testing of Pile-Base Post-Grouting Piles of the Suramadu Bridge
Dai G., Gong W., Zhao X., Zhou X.
Laboratory Apparatus and Procedures for Preparing Test Specimens of Slurry Mixed Soils
Castelbaum D., Olson M., Sale T., Shackelford C.
Measurement of Gas Permeability in Geosynthetic Clay Liners in Transient Flow Mode
Pitanga H., Pierson P., Vilar O.
Stress Concentration Ratio of Model Stone Columns in Soft Clays
Fattah M., Shlash K., Al-Waily M.
Hydraulic Conductivity Determination of Compacted Sand-Bentonite Mixture Using Filter
Press
Rico R., Gilles B., Irini D.
Laboratory Determination of Direct Tensile Strength and Deformability of Intact Rocks
Fuenkajorn K., Klanphumeesri S.
Effects of Temperature on Measurements of Soil Water Content with Time Domain
Reflectometry
Schanz T., Baille W., Tuan L.
Water Characteristic Curves of Recycled Materials
Rahardjo H., Vilayvong K., Leong E.
Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Volume 48, Number 1, (January, 2011)
Measurement of dynamic properties of stiff specimens using ultrasonic waves
Zahid Khan, Giovanni Cascante, and M. Hesham El Naggar
Numerical modeling of underwater rockfalls
Dominique Turmel and Jacques Locat
Development and evaluation of an automation algorithm for a time-domain reflectometry
bridge scour monitoring system
X. B. Yu and X. Yu
Laboratory study on radial consolidation and deformation in clay reinforced with stone
columns
Ana Cimentada, Almudena Da Costa, Jorge Cañizal, and César Sagaseta
Field investigation of a suction break designed to control slope-induced desaturation in an
oxygen barrier
Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Bruno Bussière, Michel Aubertin, Michel Chouteau, and Mamert
Mbonimpa
Numerical modelling of borehole water-inflow tests in the foundation of the Alqueva arch
dam
M. L.B. Farinha, J. V. Lemos, and E. Maranha das Neves
Modeling of low-cement extruded curb of concrete-faced rockfill dam
Ga Zhang and Jian-Min Zhang
Comparison of the measured and finite element–predicted ground deformations of a stiff
lodgement till
Myles L. Lawler, Eric R. Farrell, and Andrew L.E. Lochaden
Effect of depth on seismic response of circular tunnels
Ulas Cilingir and S. P. Gopal Madabhushi
Landslide hazard assessment of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake: a case study in Beichuan
area
Chuan Tang, Jing Zhu, and Xin Qi
A method to assess risk reduction when utilizing geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) with
compacted soil liners
W. T. Menzies, G. A. Fenton, C. B. Lake, and D. V. Griffiths
Practical reliability analysis of slope stability by advanced Monte Carlo simulations in a
spreadsheet Yu Wang, Zijun Cao, and Siu-Kui Au
Computers and Geotechnics
Volume 38, Issue 1 (January 2011)
Modelling the mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils using a genetic algorithm-based
neural network
A. Johari, A.A. Javadi, G. Habibagahi
Modeling shear behavior and strain localization in cemented sands by two-dimensional
distinct element method analyses
M.J. Jiang, H.B. Yan, H.H. Zhu, S. Utili
Application of a Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian approach on geomechanical problems
involving large deformations
Gang Qiu, Sascha Henke, Jurgen Grabe
Modelling rock fracturing and blast-induced rock mass failure via advanced discretisation
within the discontinuous deformation analysis framework
Youjun Ning, Jun Yang, Xinmei An, Guowei Ma
Optimum design of stone column-improved soft soil using multiobjective optimization
technique
Kousik Deb, Anirban Dhar
Stochastic response surface method for reliability analysis of rock slopes involving
correlated non-normal variables
Dianqing Li, Yifeng Chen, Wenbo Lu, Chuangbing Zhou
Interpretation of the lime column penetration test
D.S. Liyanapathirana, R.B. Kelly
A nonlinear HHT-[alpha] method with elastic-plastic soil-structure interaction in a coupled
SBFEM/FEM approach
M. Bransch, L. Lehmann
Numerical analysis of an embankment on soft soils considering large displacements
Paulo J. Venda Oliveira, Luis J.L. Lemos
A discrete numerical approach for modeling face stability in slurry shield tunnelling in soft
soils
Z.X. Zhang, X.Y. Hu, Kieffer D. Scott
Engineering Geology
Volume 117, Issues 1-2, (January 2011)
Critical state framework for liquefaction of fine grained soils
Balasingam Muhunthan, Diana L. Worthen
A thermometric indicator method as a replacement for the filter paper spot test in the
titration of clays using methylene blue
Alebachew Demoz, Randy J. Mikula
A case history of field pumping tests in a deep gravel formation in the Taipei Basin, Taiwan
James C. Ni, Wen-Chieh Cheng, Louis Ge
New approaches to determine the ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations based
on artificial neural networks and ant colony optimization
Adem Kalinli, M. Cemal Acar, Zeki Gündüz
Faults and fractures in the Gallery 04 of the Mont Terri rock laboratory: Characterization,
simulation and application
J.-F. Thovert, V.V. Mourzenko, P.M. Adler, C. Nussbaum, P. Pinettes
Logistic regression model for predicting the failure probability of a landslide dam Jia-Jyun
Dong, Yu-Hsiang Tung, Chien-Chih Chen, Jyh-Jong Liao, Yii-Wen Pan
Comparing electromagnetic and seismic geophysical methods: Estimating the depth to
water in geologically simple and complex arid environments
Eric M. Parks, John H. McBride, Stephen T. Nelson, David G. Tingey, Alan L. Mayo, W.
Spencer Guthrie, John C. Hoopes
Performances of two instrumented laboratory models for the study of rainfall infiltration
into unsaturated soils
Lee Min Lee, Azman Kassim, Nurly Gofar
Hydraulic conductivity characterization of a karst recharge area using water injection tests
and electrical resistivity logging
Bárbara Angulo, Tomás Morales, Jesús A. Uriarte, Iñaki Antigüedad
Impact of rainstorm-triggered landslides on high turbidity in a mountain reservoir
Guan-Wei Lin, Hongey Chen, Dave N. Petley, Ming-Jame Horng, Shuei-Ji Wu, Bin Chuang
Microcracks in ultrabasic rocks under uniaxial compressive stress Ioannis Rigopoulos,
Basilios Tsikouras, Panagiotis Pomonis, Konstantin Hatzipanagiotou
Research on the stabilization treatment of clay slope topsoil by organic polymer soil
stabilizer
Jin Liu, Bin Shi, Hongtao Jiang, He Huang, Gonghui Wang, Toshitaka Kamai
Electrical resistivity in support of geological mapping along the Panama Canal
Dale F. Rucker, Gillian E. Noonan, William J. Greenwood
A study on the uplift mechanism of Tongjiezi dam using a coupled hydro-mechanical
model
Xiaoli Liu, Sijing Wang, Enzhi Wang
Geotechnical characterization of marine sediments in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea Changho
Lee, Tae Sup Yun, Jong-Sub Lee, Jang Jun Bahk, J. Carlos Santamarina
Geomechanics and Geoengineering
No New Issue
Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards
Volume 5 Issue 1 (Jan 2011)
Editorial
Michael Havbro Faber
Bayesian probabilistic network approach for managing earthquake risks of cities Yahya Y. Bayraktarli; Michael H. Faber
Selection and quantification of near-fault velocity pulses owing to source directivity Banu Mena; P. Martin Mai
Uncertainty treatment in earthquake modelling using Bayesian probabilistic networks Yahya Y. Bayraktarli; Jack W. Baker; Michael H. Faber
The use of post-earthquake residual displacements as a performance indicator in seismic
assessment Ufuk Yazgan; Alessandro Dazio
Automatic 3D building extraction from aerial and space images for earthquake risk
management
Mehdi Rezaeian; Armin Gruen
Geosynthetics International
No New Issue
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
Volume 28, Number 6 (November 2010)
Technologies of Preventing Coal Mine Water Hazards for Sustainable Development in
North China
Liu Hanhu and Cao Yunquan
A GIS-based Decision Support System for Typhoon Emergency Response in Taiwan
Ming-Hsi Hsu, Albert S. Chen, Liang-Chun Chen, Cheng-Shang Lee and Feng-Tyan Lin, et al.
An Effective Approach to Rehabilitate Damaged Barrier System Against Piping and
Contaminant Flow
David Washington, Daniel Rodriguez and Vincent Ogunro
Efficient Cable Shovel Excavation in Surface Mines
Kwame Awuah-Offei and Samuel Frimpong
A Simplified Approach to Bridge Substructure Design
Thomas Nicholas, Karl E. Barth and David M. Boyajian
Structural Integrity: Key to Reliability of Waste Containment Systems
Channagiri V. Char
Straw Blankets Sewn With Recycled Plastic Threads for Erosion and Urban Sediments
Control
Terezinha Cássia de Brito Galvão, Aloisio Rodrigues Pereira, Arnaldo Teixeira Coelho,
Paula Rodrigues Pereira and Joaquim Fernandes Teixeira Coelho
Changes in Properties of Clay Surrounding Cast in situ Piles
G. S. Ghataora, L. Lee and U. K. Ling
Laboratory Validation of Ultra-Soft Soil Deformation Model
Myint Win Bo, Victor Choa, Kai Sin Wong and Arul Arulrajah
On the Evaluation of Settlement Measurements Using Borehole Extensometers
Ahmed Bayoumi
The Effects of Fines on the Behaviour of a Sand Mixture
Ali Firat Cabalar
Effects of Testing Conditions on Intact Rock Strength and Variability
Widjojo A. Prakoso and Fred H. Kulhawy
Simple Shear Behavior of Calcareous and Quartz Sands
H. G. Brandes
COMMENTS/DISCUSSIONS AND REPLIES
Reply to Discussion of the Technical Note ―Seismic Passive Earth Thrust on Retaining
Walls with Cohesive Backfills Using Pseudo-Dynamic Approach‖ by A.H. Shafiee, A.
Eskandarinejad, M. Jahanandish: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, DOI
10.1007/s10706-010-9327-3
A. H. Shafiee, A. Eskandarinejad and M. Jahanandish
TECHNICAL NOTE
On the Use of Skempton’s Compression Index Equation
Snehasis Tripathy and Anil Kumar Mishra
TECHNICAL NOTE
Development of a Simple Mechanical Impact System as a Non-Explosive Seismic Source
Maochen Ge, H. Reginald Hardy, Hongliang Wang and Jin Wang
Géotechnique
Not yet published
Geotextiles and Geomembranes
No New Issue
Ground Improvement
No New Issue
International Journal of Geomechanics
No New Issue
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 1 (Jan 2011)
Modeling the interaction between fluid flow and particle movement with discontinuous
deformation analysis (DDA) method
Tomofumi Koyama, Satoshi Nishiyama, Meng Yang and Yuzo Ohnishi
Compressibility and permeability of sand–kaolin mixtures. Experiments versus non-linear
homogenization schemes
Claude Boutin, Grzegorz Kacprzak and Doanh Thiep
Application of the exact constitutive relationship of modified Cam clay to the undrained
expansion of a spherical cavity Vincenzo Silvestri and Ghassan Abou-Samra
Study on interaction between dissimilar piles in layered soils Qianqing Zhang and Zhongmiao Zhang
Numerical modelling of desiccation cracking
Aruna L. Amarasiri, Jayantha K. Kodikara and Susanga Costa
Three-phase medium model for filled rock joint and interaction with stress waves
G. W. Ma, J. C. Li and J. Zhao
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 137, Issue 1, January 2011
Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Exhumed from Landfill
Final Covers with Composite Barriers
Joseph Scalia IV and Craig H. Benson
Evaluation of Undrained Shear Strength Using Full-Flow Penetrometers
Jason T. DeJong, Nicholas J. Yafrate, and Don J. DeGroot
Hydromechanical Analysis of Upstream Tailings Disposal Facilities
Bassam Saad and Hani Mitri
Stability of Steep Slopes in Cemented Sands
Brian D. Collins and Nicholas Sitar
Three-Dimensional Large Deformation FE Analysis of Square Footings in Two-
Layered Clays
Long Yu, Jun Liu, Xian-jing Kong, and Yuxia Hu
Horizontal Bearing Capacity of Piles in a Lateritic Soil
Maycon André de Almeida, Miriam Gonçalves Miguel, and Sidnei Helder Cardoso
Teixeira
Characterization of Model Uncertainty in the Static Pile Design Formula
M. Dithinde, K. K. Phoon, M. De Wet, and J. V. Retief
Void Ratio Estimation of Soft Soils Using Electrical Resistivity Cone Probe
Joon Han Kim, Hyung-Koo Yoon, and Jong-Sub Lee
Case Studies
Performance of Excavations with Cross Walls
Chang-Yu Ou, Pio-Go Hsieh, and Yi-Lang Lin
Technical Notes
Validation of Lade’s Failure Criteria at Overconsolidated General Stress States
Sonia Fortuna
Discussions and Closures
Discussion of ―Axial Compression of Footings in Cohesionless Soils. I: Load-
Settlement Behavior‖ by Sami O. Akbas and Fred H. Kulhawy
Marco Uzielli and Paul W. Mayne
Closure by Sami O. Akbas and Fred H. Kulhawy
Discussion of ―Behavior of Pile Groups Subject to Excavation-Induced Soil
Movement in Very Soft Clay‖ by D. E. L. Ong, C. F. Leung, and Y. K. Chow
Francesco Castelli
Closure by D. E. L. Ong, C. F. Leung, and Y. K. Chow
SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
Vol. 50 (2010), No. 4
FOREWORD
FUSAO OKA, KENICHI TOKIDA, HARUSHIGE KUSUMI and AKIRA MURAKAMI
TECHNICAL PAPERS
INCLINODEFORMOMETER FOR EARTH PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN
CREEPING LANDSLIDES
MARKUS V. SCHWAGER, ANDREAS M. SCHMID and ALEXANDER M. PUZRIN
NAIL REINFORCEMENT MECHANISM OF COHESIVE SOIL SLOPES
UNDER EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS
LIPING WANG, GA ZHANG and JIAN-MIN ZHANG
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EROSION AND THE TRANSPORT OF FINE
PARTICLES WITHIN SOILS LEADING TO THE PIPING PHENOMENON
KAZUNORI FUJISAWA, AKIRA MURAKAMI and SHIN-ICHI NISHIMURA
A SEEPAGE-DEFORMATION COUPLED ANALYSIS OF AN UNSATURATED
RIVER EMBANKMENT USING A MULTIPHASE ELASTO-VISCOPLASTIC
THEORY
FUSAO OKA, SAYURI KIMOTO, NAOAKI TAKADA, HITOSHI GOTOH and
YOSUKE HIGO
LIQSEDFLOW: ROLE OF TWO-PHASE PHYSICS IN SUBAQUEOUS
SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOWS
SHINJI SASSA and HIDEO SEKIGUCHI
DISTINCT ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR PROGRESSIVE FAILURE IN ROCK
SLOPE
TSUYOSHI NISHIMURA, TSUYOSHI FUKUDA and KOUJI TSUJINO
A COUPLED MPM-FDM ANALYSIS METHOD FOR MULTI-PHASE ELASTOPLASTIC
SOILS
YOSUKE HIGO, FUSAO OKA, SAYURI KIMOTO, YUICHI MORINAKA, YUSUKE
GOTO and ZHEN CHEN
NUMERICAL MODELING OF AN EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED LANDSLIDE
CONSIDERING THE STRAIN-SOFTENING CHARACTERISTICS AT THE
BEDDING PLANE
AKIHIKO WAKAI, KEIZO UGAI, ATSUO ONOUE, SEIICHIRO KURODA and
KUNIHIRO HIGUCHI
PARTICLE CRUSHING AND DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR
MAMORU KIKUMOTO, DAVID MUIR WOOD and ADRIAN RUSSELL
SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
Vol. 50 (2010), No. 5
TECHNICAL PAPERS
INDEPENDENT REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURE WITH PILE
FOUNDATION —PILED GEO-WALL: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE
APPLICATION TO SEISMIC MEASURE FOR EMBANKMENT—
TAKASHI HARA, SHINICHIRO TSUJI, ATSUSHI YASHIMA, KAZUHIDE
SAWADA, NAOKI TATTA and YU OTAKE
STATIC FATIGUE CONTROLS PARTICLE CRUSHING AND TIME EFFECTS
IN GRANULAR MATERIALS
POUL V. LADE and HAMID KARIMPOUR
SETUP OF DRIVEN PILES IN LAYERED SOIL
WONJE LEE, DAEHYEON KIM, RODRIGO SALGADO and MIR ZAHEER
FULL-SCALE EMBANKMENT CONSOLIDATION TEST USING
PREFABRICATED VERTICAL THERMAL DRAINS
CHANIDNUN POTHIRAKSANON, DENNES T. BERGADO and HOSSAM M.
ABUEL-NAGA
BEHAVIOR OF LARGE SCALE UNDERGROUND CAVERN LOCATED IN
JOINTED ROCK MASSES EVALUATED BY USING DISTINCT ELEMENT
METHOD
BO LI, YUJING JIANG, YOSHIHIKO TANABASHI and YUJI YAMASHITA
BURIAL CONSOLIDATION PROCESSES OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS: AN
EXAMPLE OF CORE SEDIMENTS COLLECTED FROM THE LABRADOR
SEA IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC
KIICHIRO KAWAMURA
LARGE-SCALE TRIAXIAL TESTS TO STUDY EFFECTS OF COMPACTION
ENERGY AND LARGE CYCLIC LOADING HISTORY ON SHEAR BEHAVIOR
OF GRAVEL
SAJJAD MAQBOOL and JUNICHI KOSEKI
MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF ANISOTROPIC SAND GROUND BENEATH
STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO CYCLIC LOADING SUCH AS WAVE
LOADING
SHIMA KAWAMURA, SEIICHI MIURA and SHOJI YOKOHAMA
SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE TO EVALUATE EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED
RESIDUAL DISPLACEMENT OF GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL
RETAINING WALLS
SUSUMU NAKAJIMA, JUNICHI KOSEKI, KENJI WATANABE and MASARU
TATEYAMA
A TRY TO GIVE A UNIFIED DESCRIPTION OF TOYOURA SAND
FENG ZHANG, YOUNGJI JIN and BIN YE
INFLUENCE OF NON-PLASTIC FINES ON THE RESPONSE OF A SILTY
SAND TO CYCLIC LOADING
H. K. DASH, T. G. SITHARAM and B. A. BAUDET
AGEING EFFECTS ON THE YIELDING CHARACTERISTICS OF CEMENTMIXED
GRANULAR MATERIALS
ALAN EZAOUI, FUMIO TATSUOKA, YUSUKE SANO, YUSUKE IGUCHI, YOHEI
MAEDA, YUTA SASAKI and ANTOINE DUTTINE
EFFECT OF GAPPING ON THE TRANSIENT AND SUSTAINED UPLIFT
CAPACITY OF A SHALLOW SKIRTED FOUNDATION IN CLAY
HUGO E. ACOSTA-MARTINEZ, SUSAN M. GOURVENEC and MARK F.
RANDOLPH
FREQUENCY RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS OF BENDER ELEMENT TEST
SYSTEM IDENTIFIED BY FREQUENCY-SWEPT SIGNAL INPUT —
INFLUENCE ON ACCURACY OF RECEIVED WAVEFORM
RECONSTRUCTION—
TOSHIHIRO OGINO, TOSHIYUKI MITACHI, HIROSHI OIKAWA, TAKAYUKI
TAKAHASHI and MASAKI TSUSHIMA
TECHNICAL NOTES
NEGATIVE PORE AIR PRESSURE GENERATION IN BACKFILL OF
RETAINING WALLS DURING EARTHQUAKES AND ITS EFFECT ON
SEISMIC EARTH PRESSURE
JUNICHI KOSEKI, HONG KIMHOR, SUSUMU NAKAJIMA, SARJU MULMI,
KENJI WATANABE and MASARU TATEYAMA
THE INFLUENCE OF THE DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND ELECTROLYTE
CONCENTRATION OF THE PORE FLUIDS ON THE UNDRAINED SHEAR
STRENGTH OF SMECTITE
GIOVANNI SPAGNOLI, TOMÁS FERNÁNDEZ-STEEGER, MARTIN
FEINENDEGEN, HELGE STANJEK and RAFIG AZZAM
DISCUSSIONS
SEISMIC BEARING CAPACITY OF PILES IN LIQUEFIABLE SOILS
W. A. CHARLIE
SEISMIC BEARING CAPACITY OF PILES IN LIQUEFIABLE SOILS
(CLOSURE)
J. A. KNAPPETT and S. P. G. MADABHUSHI
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Vol. 31, Issue 1, January, 2011
Analysis of repeated-load laboratory tests on buried plastic pipes in sand
S.N. Moghaddas Tafreshi, O. Khalaj
Interpretation of dynamic retaining wall model tests in light of elastic and plastic solutions
Christos Giarlelis, George Mylonakis
Characterization and utilization of noisy displacement signals from simple shear device
using linear and kernel regression methods
Eric Yee, Jonathan P. Stewart, Frederic P. Schoenberg
Investigation of damping in arch dam-water-foundation rock system of Mauvoisin arch
dam
Jin-Ting Wang
A field testing study on negative skin friction along piles induced by seismic subsidence of
loess
Lanmin Wang, Junjie Sun, Xuefeng Huang, Shunhua Xu, Yucheng Shi, Rendong Qiu,
Zhenzhong Zhang
Response spectrum-oriented pulse identification and magnitude scaling of forward
directivity pulses in near-fault ground motions
Yuchuan Tang, Jian Zhang
Evaluation of ASCE-41, ATC-40 and N2 static pushover methods based on optimally
designed buildings
Nikos D. Lagaros, Michalis Fragiadakis
Experimental estimation of soil profiles through spatial phases analysis of surface waves
Marcelo A. Ceballos, Carlos A. Prato