Session 5 - New Solutions to Traditional Geotechnical Problems [Case Histories]

Accelerated Consolidation of Soft Clays Using Wick Drains

J. R. Davie, Bechtel Civil, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland
M. R. Lewis, Bechtel Civil, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland
L. W. Young Jr., Bechtel Civil, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland

12:00 AM

Advances in the Construction and Design of Jet Grouting Methods in South America

Giorgio Guatteri, Novatecna, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joseph L. Kauschinger, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Antonio C. Doria, Novatecna, San Paulo, Brazil
Edward B. Perry, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi

12:00 AM

Behaviour of a Geogrid Reinforced Embankment over Waste Material

P. Rimoldi, Italy
D. Cazzuffi, Italy
A. Pagotto, Italy

12:00 AM

Case Histories of Foundations With Stone Columns

K. R. Dayte, Consulting Engineer, Bombay, India
M. R. Madhav, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

12:00 AM

Compaction and Chemical Grouting for Drain Tunnels in Phoenix

T. J. Lyman, Brierley & Lyman, Inc., Arizona
M. J. Robison, Brierley & Lyman, Inc., Arizona
D. S. Lance, Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona

12:00 AM

Construction of a Double Tunnel with Ground Windows

Helmut Meissner, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Günter Borm, University of Karisruhe, Karlsruhe, West Germany

12:00 AM

Deformation Behavior of Wilford Hall Hospital Mat

Lawrence D. Johnson, U.S. Army Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi

12:00 AM

Demonstrating Borehole Drilling Accuracy at the Navajo Dam

Stephen J. Kravits, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hunter C. Harrel, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado

12:00 AM

Design and Monitoring of Earth Embankments over Permafrost

S. Dufour, Geocon, Inc., Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
A. S. Judge, Permafrost Research Section, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
P. Lafleche, Permafrost Research Section, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

12:00 AM

Designing Geotextile Support for Submarine Power Cables

K. Y. C. Chung, Gilbert/Commonwealth, Jackson, Michigan

12:00 AM

Distribution of Contact Pressure and Stresses under Skirted Footings

M. L. Ohri, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India
A. Singh, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India
G. R. Chowdhary, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India

12:00 AM

Drainage Walling as Excavation Support

Bernhard Wietek, Wietek Geotechnical Consulting Engineers, Innsbruck, Austria

12:00 AM

Dynamic Compaction – An Unusual Application

Byongmu Song, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, California
Michel Gambin, Solentanche, Nanterre, France

12:00 AM

Effectiveness of Sand Drains in Peaty Soil in a Case of Differential Settlement Recovering

C. Mastrantuono, Geotechnical Consultant, Milano, Italy
A. Tomiolo, Solvo s.r.l. Engineering Services, Milano, Italy
E. Arcangeli, RODIO S.p.A., Casalmaiocco, Milano, Italy

12:00 AM

Effects of Collapse Settlement of Fill on Reinforced Earth Walls

G. E. Blight, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

12:00 AM

Epoxy Resin Grout System for Solutions to Traditional Geotechnical Problems

A. V. Shroff, M.S. University, Baroda, India
D. P. Amin, M.S. University, Baroda, India
D. L. Shah, M.S. University, Baroda, India

12:00 AM

Evaluation of the Effect of Saturated Silty and Fine Sand Foundation Improved by Vibro-Flotation in Seismic Area

Wang Yuqing, Central Research Institute of Building and Construction, MMI, Beijing, China
Zhang Weiquan, Central Research Institute of Building and Construction, MMI, Beijing, China
Qiao Taiping, Basic Construction Office CCP of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China

12:00 AM

Experience in Ground Improvement by Dynamic Compaction and Preloading at Half Moon Bay – Saudi Arabia

N. Ghosh, Sir William Halcrow and Partners Ltd., London, England
M. M. Tabba, Saudi Hotels and Resorts Areas Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12:00 AM

Field Measurement on a Slope Cutting With Tensile Inclusions

Tamotsu Matsui, Osaka University, Japan
Ka Ching San, Osaka University, Japan
Terumasa Amano, Osaka Prefectural Government, Japan
Yoshinori Otani, Hirose and Co. Ltd., Japan

12:00 AM

Foundations on Stone Columns Resting on Coralline Limestone

K. S. A. Rahim, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A. W. Dhowian, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12:00 AM

Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall on Compressible Soils

R. L. Curtis, ATEC Associates, Inc., Marietta, Georgia
V. E. Chouery-Curtis, The TENSAR Corporation, Morrow, Georgia
D. A. Miller, ATEC Associates, Inc., Marietta, Georgia

12:00 AM

Geotechnical Studies of Foundation of a Tilted Tank at Parikshatgarh, India

G. C. Nayak, India
B. Singh, India
P. K. Jain, India

12:00 AM

Impact of Tunneling on Two Brick-Bearing-Wall Structures

Marco D. Boscardin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts

12:00 AM

Long Term Building Performance over an Injected Subgrade

Ronald F. Reed, Rone Engineers, Dallas, Texas
Paul Wright, Woodbine Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas

12:00 AM

Oversteepened Slopes Reinforced with Tensar Geogrid

James E. Laier, Southern Earth Sciences, Inc., Mobile, Alabama
Robert M. Mattox, The TENSAR Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia

12:00 AM

Performance of LPG Storage Tanks on Ground Improved by Stone Columns

E. R. Farrell, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
T. L. L. Orr, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
T. O'Donovan, E.G. Pettit & Co., Dublin, Ireland

12:00 AM

Performance of Prefabricated Drains in Soft Soils

R. David Charles, Duffield Associates Consulting Geotechnical Engineers, Wilmington, Delaware

12:00 AM

Progress in the Use of NATM for the São Paulo Subway

T. B. Celestino, Themag Engenharia, Sãn Paulo, Brazil
O. A. Ferrari, Cia do Metropolitano de Sãn Paulo, Brazil
C. T. Mitsuse, Themag Engenharia, Sãn Paulo, Brazil
L. C. Domingues, Themag Engenharia, Sãn Paulo, Brazil

12:00 AM

Recent Examples of Cut and Fill Reinforcement on A41-Highway in France

Trân Vô Nhiêm, Spie-Batignolles, France

12:00 AM

Reinforced Soil in the Repair of Embankment and Cutting Slip Failures

James Paul, Netion Limited, United Kingdom

12:00 AM

The Performance Behaviour of a Grain Silo Foundation in Jeddah Supported on Stone Columns

D. L. Jones, L.G. Mouchel & Partners, United Kingdom
G. J. Macdonald, L.G. Mouchel & Partners, United Kingdom
M. H. Golder, L.G. Mouchel & Partners, United Kingdom

12:00 AM

The Rehabilitation of Terminal 2 – A Case History

D. J. Hardin, Geotechnical Resources, Inc., Portland, Oregon
M. L. Byington, Port of Portland, Oregon
S. V. Mills, L. R. Squier Associated, Portland, Oregon

12:00 AM

The Use of Synthetic Liner and/or Soil-Bentonite Liner for Groundwater Protection

Harl D. Sharma, Fluor Canada, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Paul Kozicki, Ground Engineering Ltd., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

12:00 AM

Vertical Excavation below Footing Solved by Compaction Grouting

Harry Grice, Rembco Engineering Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee
Ernest T. Mosley, Raamot Associates, Inc., New York, New York
Richard M. Berry, Rembco Engineering Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee

12:00 AM