Session 2: Case Histories of Slopes, Dams and Embankments

Behavior of a Breakwater on Soft Sediments – Failure and Success

S-C. R. Lo, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia
S-Q Li, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Calibrated Dynamic Response Analysis of Stafford Dam

L. H. Mejia, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, California
R. W. Boulanger, University of California, Davis, California

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Case History of an Uplift Problem

J. R. Deutekom, Delft Geotechnics, Delft, The Netherlands
R. J. Termaat, Ministry of Public Works, Delft, The Netherlands

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Case History – Monitored Settlement of 32m Thick Compacted Fill

William A. Trow, Trow Consulting Engineers ltd., Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Richard Carrington, Trow Consulting Engineers ltd., Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Timothy G. Orpwood, Trow Consulting Engineers ltd., Brampton, Ontario, Canada

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Chinese Expansive Soil Canal Project

Ke Zunjing, Guangxi University, Nanjing, China
Fan Qiuyan, Guangxi University, Nanjing, China
Wang Guanping, Heilongjiang Survey Design Institute of Water Conservancy, Harbin, China
Wang Xiangfan, Yangtse River Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Consolidation Study of an Active Tailings Pond

B. F. Ulrich, Knight Piesold and Co., Denver, Colorado

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Development of Landslide at CSA-Open Mine in Bohemia

P. P. Procházka, Institute of Geotechnics, Czechoslovak Academy of Science, Praha, ČSFR
J. Vacek, Institute of Geotechnics, Czechoslovak Academy of Science, Praha, ČSFR

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Discussions and Replies Session 2

Wu Yingwoei
B. B. K. Huat, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
Ming-Hung Chen, University of Missouri--Rolla
Wade E. Cooper, Denver Safety and Health Technology Center Mine Waste and Construction Division Denver, Colorado
Ioan Stanculescu, Civil Engineering Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Anton Chirica, Civil Engineering Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Pedro S. Sêco e Pinto, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Distress in Hirakud Dam, Orissa, India – Possible Causes and Remedial Measures

B. Ramachandran, Madras, India

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Dynamics of Rockfalls in Sri Lanka and Landslide Hazards

R. K. Bhandari, National Building Research Organization, Colombo, Sri Lanka
K. Jeyatharan, National Building Research Organization, Colombo, Sri Lanka
A. Raviskanthan, National Building Research Organization, Colombo, Sri Lanka

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Earthquake Induced Landslides in Columbia

J. A. Rodriguez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina
C. J. Poran, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Evaluation and Remediation of a Small Landslide in Colluvium

D. T. Mooney, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
J. J. Bowdes Jr., West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Foundations for Large Embankments

F. Colleselli, Università di Padova, Italy
G. Cortellazzo, Università di Padova, Italy

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Full Scale Field Test on a Slope Progressive Failure

I. Stanculescu, Civil Engineering Institute, Bucharest, Romania
C. Athanasiu, Geotechnical Consultants, Oslo, Norway
A. Chirică, Civil Engineering Institute, Bucharest, Romania
I. I. Stănculescu, Design Transportation Institute, Bucharest, Romania
E. Georgescu, Design Transportation Institute, Bucharest, Romania

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

General Report Session No. 2: Case Histories of Slopes, Dams and Embankments

Leslie F. Harder Jr.
Vlad G. Perlea
Nario Yasuda

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Geotechnical Prediction and Performance of Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier

J. Lindenberg, Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Department of Road and Hydraulic Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands
A. Plooster, Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Department of Road and Hydraulic Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands
J. P. F. M. Janssen, Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Department of Road and Hydraulic Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Geotechnical Problems of Dam Sites and Their Solution with Reference to the Projects of Eastern India

S. Gangopadhyay, Geological Survey of India, Calcutta, India

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Ground Anchors Stabilize Highway Bridge Abutments

N. H. Wade, Monenco Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
G. W. Davies, Monenco Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Landslide Management and Control in Himalayas

P. Jagannatha Rao, Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Large Scale Instrumental Test Embankment on Uranium Tailings

J. L. Santiago, Enresa, Spain
T. Barrera, Covitecma, S. A., Spain
M. Pastor, Covitecma, S. A., Spain

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Leakage at Upper Mun Dam

Nibondh Saihom, Royal Irrigation Department, Thailand
Ruongrit Ammawat, Royal Irrigation Department, Thailand
Mondhian Kangsasitiam, Royal Irrigation Department, Thailand

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Moisture and Mineralogy Aspect of Clayey Materials

Sanga Tangchawal, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Nipigon River Landslide

R. B. Dodds, Trow Consulting Engineers Ltd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
J. P. Burak, Trow Consulting Engineers Ltd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
K. D. Eigenbrod, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Overview of Geotechnical Issues Involved in the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project

J. C. Ruhl, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Performance of a Low Embankment on a Soft Soil Deposit

Gerald P. Raymond, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Performance of an Embankment Built on a Soft Disturbed Clay

M. S. S. Almeida, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F. A. B. Danziger, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M. C. F. Almeida, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
S. R. L. Carvalho, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I. M. S. Martins, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Pile Embankment on Soft Clay: Comparison Between Model and Field Performance

Bujang B. K. Huat, Universiti Pertanian, Malaysia
Faisal Hj. Ali, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Residual Strength Parameters From a Slope Instability

P. Carrubba, University of Padova, Italy
N. Moraci, University of Padova, Italy

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Rock Slides Along Haibat Sultan Road, N. Iraq

S. N. Al-Saadi, University of Mosoul, Mosoul, lraq
S. H. Al-Jassar, University of Bristol, Bristol, England

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Seepage Through Mine Tailings Dams

D. C. Cowherd, Bowser-Morner Associates, Inc., Dayton, Ohio
K. C. Miller, Bowser-Morner Associates, Inc., Dayton, Ohio
V. G. Perlea, Bowser-Morner Associates, Inc., Dayton, Ohio

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Seismic Failure of Barahona Tailings Dam

J. H. Troncoso, The Catholic University of Chile
A. Vergara, Codelco Chile-División El Teniente
A. Avendaño, The Catholic University of Chile

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Session 2 Concluding Remarks

Pedro S. Sêco e Pinto, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Slope Engineering of Expansive Highway Cut

Ge Guangbin, Guangxi University, Nanjing, China
Ke Zunjing, Guangxi University, Nanjing, China

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

SMW Wall for Seepage Control in Levee Reconstruction

D. S. Yang, S.M.W. SEIKO, Inc., Hayward, California
U. Luscher, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, California
I. Kimoto, Kajima Engineering & Construction, Inc., Pasadena, California
S. Takeshima, S.M.W. SEIKO, Inc., Hayward, California

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Stabilization of a Tailings Dam by De-Watering

A. B. Fourie, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
G. I. McPhail, Steffen, Robertson and Kirsten, Johannesburg, South Africa

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Tailing Dam Zelazny Most Environmental Hazard

M. Werno, Maritime Institute, Gdańsk, Poland
B. Dembski, Maritime Institute, Gdańsk, Poland
B. Juszkiewicz-Bednarczyk, Maritime Institute, Gdańsk, Poland
Z. Mlynarek, Agriculture University, Poznań, Poland
W. Tschuschke, Agriculture University, Poznań, Poland

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

The Agua Prieta Powerhouse Slope Instability

F. Gonzalez-Valencia, Federal Commission of Electricity, Mexico, D. F.
S. Herrera-Castañeda, Federal Commission of Electricity, Mexico, D. F.

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM

Time Prognosis of Landslide Based on Unstable Creep

Wang Jianguo, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

St. Louis, Missouri

12:00 AM