Advances In Geotechnical Engineering : The Skempton Conference, 3 Volume Set

This two-volume set presenting the proceedings of the Skempton Memorial Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 29–31 March 2004.

With the conference's commemorative theme, the first volume reprints the Royal Society of London's short biographical memoir on ansi-Professor Sir Alec Skempton and offers a set of invited articles that reflect on his contributions to engineering geology, slope stability and the history of civil engineering.

Part I : Supplement
Chapter 1 : Temporary Slope Stability in London Clay-Back Analyses of Two Case Histories
Chapter 2 : Then and Now : Some Comments on The Design and Analysis of Slopes and Embankments
Chapter 3 : A Hollow Cylinder Apparatus to Study The Cyclic Loading Behaviour of Dry Granular Material

Part II : Conference Perspectives
Chapter 4 : The Making of The Skempton Archive
Chapter 5 : Mangla Revisited
Chapter 6 : Birth of a Theory
Chapter 7 : Reflections on Skempton's Contribution to The Study of Slopes
Chapter 8 : Alec W. Skempton and Laurits Bjerrum a Long-Time Friendship Between Imperial College and NGI
Chapter 9 : Skempton's Contributions to Engineering Geology, Particularly of The Quaternary
Chapter 10 : Diriges Par Des Phares : Some Thoughts on The Historical Work of Professor Sir Alec Skempton

Part III : Keynote Papers
Chapter 11 : Geotechnical Characterisation of Soils and Rocks : a Geological Perspective
Chapter 12 : Developments in Understanding Soil Behaviour
Chapter 13 : Load Carrying Capacity of Foundations
Chapter 14 : Then and Now : Some Comments on The Design and Analysis of Slopes and Embankments
Chapter 15 : Ground Performance and Building Response Due to Tunnelling

Session I : Soil Behaviour, Characterisation and Modelling
Chapter 16 : Long-Term Effect of Secondary Consolidation on Consolidation Settlement of Marine Clays
Chapter 17 : The Mechanical Behaviour of Normally Consolidated Tills with Reference to Their Structure
Chapter 18 : A Hollow Cylinder Apparatus to Study The Cyclic Loading Behaviour of Dry Granular Material
Chapter 19 : Design Parameters for a Cohesive Soil From Laboratory Tests
Chapter 20 : The Effect of Particle Shape on The Behaviour of Gold Tailings
Chapter 21 : Prediction of Mechanical Behaviour of Mexico City Clay : Preconsolidated Undrained Case
Chapter 22 : A Geological and Geotechnical Characterisation of The Loess of Northern France
Chapter 23 : A Comparative Study Between Liquefaction and Instability of Sand
Chapter 24 : An Investigation of The Mechanisms Which Control Soil Behaviour at Fast Rates of Displacement
Chapter 25 : Laboratory Measurement of The Permeability of Oxford Clay Assisted by a Self-Boring Device
Chapter 26 : Influence of Cement Type on Go of a Carbonate Sand
Chapter 27 : Anisotropy and Destructuration of Murro Clay
Chapter 28 : Inherent Anisotropic Stiffness of Decomposed Tuff and Alluvium
Chapter 29 : Evaluation of The Sydney Soil Model
Chapter 30 : Shear Behaviour of Pre-Existing Shear Zones Under Fast Loading
Chapter 31 : Relationship Between Clay Mineralogy and Residual Shear Strength Through The Model Based on Shearing Mechanism of Soil
Chapter 32 : Shear Resistance of Biotite-Schist : Peak and Post- Peak Behaviour
Chapter 33 : Measurement of Strain Rate Effects on Dynamic Soil Properties
Chapter 34 : The Induced Anisotropy of Leighton Buzzard Sand
Chapter 35 : Geotechnical Properties of British Estuarine Clays : Towards a Geological Framework
Chapter 36 : Mechanical Behaviour of Highly Fissured Sheared Clay Shales
Chapter 37 : Electro-Hydrodynamic Transport in Porous Materials
Chapter 38 : Soil Behaviour : The Role of Particle Shape
Chapter 39 : Shear Strength of Undisturbed Samples of Weathered Pumice Soils
Chapter 40 : The Structure of Soil
Chapter 41 : The Influence of Fines on The Dynamic Properties of Sands
Chapter 42 : Combined SEM and Computerized Image Analysis of Clay Soils Microstructure : Technique & Application
Chapter 43 : Influence of Sodium Chloride on Index Properties and Residual Shear Strength of Natural Soil and Pure Minerals

Session II : Foundations
Chapter 44 : Uncertainties in Settlement Prediction : KIa Offshore Airport
Chapter 45 : Wall Installation Effects – Preliminary Findings From a Field Study at The CTRL, Ashford
Chapter 46 : Response of a Pile Group in Clay to First-Time Oneway Cyclic Tension Loading
Chapter 47 : The Chicago Auditorium Re-Visited
Chapter 48 : Observed Behaviour of Bored Piles in Stiff Clay
Chapter 49 : A Case History of Damages Caused to Buildings by Piping and Remedial Works
Chapter 50 : Numerical Model Validation for Independent Check of Rion-Antirion Bridge
Chapter 51 : Field Monitoring for Silence piling Construction in Deep Soft Soil Foundation

Session III : Slopes and Embankments
Chapter 52 : A Flow Failure in a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill – The Failure at Bulbul, South Africa
Chapter 53 : Three-Dimensional Limit Equilibrium Analysis of The Taren Landslide
Chapter 54 : Reflections on C. H. Gregory's New Cross Landslide of 1841
Chapter 55 : Reliability Updating and Geotechnical Back-Analysis
Chapter 56 : Observations and Analyses of The 1994 Submarine Landslide at Skagway, Alaska
Chapter 57 : Long-Term Stability of Tertiary Clay Slopes in The Polish Carpathian Foredeep
Chapter 58 : Temporary Slope Stability in London Clay - Back Analyses of Two Case Histories
Chapter 59 : Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering : The Importance of Engineering Judgement
Chapter 60 : Cut Slope Failure of Mudstone Formations in Southern Taiwan
Chapter 61 : Reappraising Historical Coincidences That Radically Misled Slope Destabilization Analyses of Homogeneous Earth Dams
Chapter 62 : The Influence of Permeability on The Stability of Embankments Experiencing Seasonal Cyclic Pore Water Pressure Changes.
Chapter 63 : Old Railway Embankment Clay Fill – Laboratory Experiments, Numerical Modelling and Field Behaviour
Chapter 64 : Pore Pressure Measurements in Infrastructure Embankments
Chapter 65 : Application of Three-Dimensional Finite Element Method in Parametric and Geometric Studies of Slope Stability Analysis
Chapter 66 : Geological Evolution and Landslide Mechanisms Along The Central Adriatic Coastal Slopes
Chapter 67 : Critical Slip Surface in Slope Stability Analysis
Chapter 68 : Deep-Seated Movements in Stiff Jointed Clays : The Role of Structural Discontinuities.
Chapter 69 : Shear Strength Framework for Design of Dumped Spoil Slopes for Open Pit Coal Mines
Chapter 70 : Identification of Seasonal Slope Behaviour Mechanisms From Centrifuge Case Studies
Chapter 71 : The Shear Strength Mobilised in First-Time Slides in Highly Overconsolidated Clays

Session IV : Ground Performance
Chapter 72 : Improvement of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Fine Sand with One-Shot and Two-Shot Process Grouting
Chapter 73 : Load Plate Test with The Light Falling Weight Device
Chapter 74 : Use of The Observational Method for The Construction of a Road Cutting in Glacial Till
Chapter 75 : Tunnelling Effects on Pile Groups in Sand
Chapter 76 : Some Historic Examples of Underexcavation
Chapter 77 : Centrifuge Model Loading Tests on Slope Stabilizing Micro-Piles
Chapter 78 : Trial Excavation for Cut and Cover Tunnel Construction in Glacial Till - a Case Study From Dublin
Chapter 79 : Stress Paths and Failure Stress of Reinforced Decomposed Granite by Numerical Approach
Chapter 80 : Induced Subsidence on a Multi-Storey Car Park
Chapter 81 : The Increasing Importance of Monitoring The Field Performance of Foundations to Validate Numerical Analysis
Chapter 82 : Piles As Settlement Reducers : a Case History
Chapter 83 : Geotechnical Considerations for Hardening The Subsoil in Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral
Chapter 84 : Pore Water Compressibility and Soil Behaviour - Excavations, Slopes and Draining Effects
Chapter 85 : Microscopic Evaluation of 1-D Compression for Air-Form Treated Lightweight Geo-Material
Chapter 86 : Dynamic Replacement Ground Improvement – Field Performance Versus Design Predictions for The Alexandria City Centre Project in Egypt
Chapter 87 : Stiffness Anisotropy of London Clay and Its Modelling : Laboratory and Field

Session V : The Influence of Geology on Civil Engineering
Chapter 88 : The Interplay Between Geological History and The Geotechnical Properties of Overconsolidated Mio-Pliocene Clays
Chapter 89 : On Subsidence and Eustacy in Relation to Venice
Chapter 90 : Geological Evidence for Widespread Faulting and Fracturing of Clay-Rich Sediments During Initial Consolidation
Chapter 91 : Modern Reconnaissance Methods for Geohazard Detection and Monitoring in Site Investigation
Chapter 92 : In-Situ Investigation of Problematical Soils
Chapter 93 : Engineering Geology of Glaciated Soils
Chapter 94 : Construction Design Data Provided by The Investigation of Geomorphological Processes and Landforms
Chapter 95 : Site Investigation and Site Conceptual Models. The Link Between Geology and Engineering
Chapter 96 : The Role of Geology in Landslide Risk Assessment for Civil Engineering Purposes
Chapter 97 : Geotechnics in South-East Hampshire : Geology and Geotechnical Properties
Chapter 98 : The Origin and Shear Strength of Kaolin-Rich Zones in Hong Kong and Their Implications for Slope Stability

Appendix A : Bibliography
Index of Authors