Acta Geotechnica

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ASTM – Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volume 33, Issue 6 (November 2010)

Low Viscosity Pore Fluid to Manufacture Transparent Soil

Zhao H., Ge L., Luna R.

Hydraulic Properties of Asphalt Concrete

Pease R., Stormont J., Hines J., O’Dowd D.

New Method of Full-Field Stress Analysis and Measurement Using Photoelasticity

Dijkstra J., Broere W.

Shear Wave Measurements Using Bender Elements in Argillaceous Rocks

Arroyo M., Pineda J., Romero E.

A Consolidation and Contaminant Transport Device for Assessing Reactive Mat

Effectiveness for Subaqueous Sediment Remediation

Meric D., Sheahan T., Alshawabkeh A., Shine J.

A Shear Wave Velocity Tomography System for Geotechnical Centrifuge Testing

Kim N., Kim D.

Laboratory Performance Comparison of Stabilized Undercut Subgrade Under Cyclic

Loading

Cote B., Robinson B., Pyo S., Park Y., Gabr M., Borden R.

Preparing Very Loose Granular Triaxial Specimens by Ex Situ Freezing

Graham D., Elton D.

Development of a Motor-Based Differential Settlement Simulator Setup for a Geotechnical

Centrifuge

Rajesh S., Viswanadham B.

A New Technique for Driven Piles Instrumentation

Ali F., Lee S.

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volume 47, Number 11, (November, 2010)

A sequential method for selecting parameter values in the Barcelona basic model Domenico Gallipoli, Francesca D’Onza, and Simon J. Wheeler

Coupled two-dimensional finite element modelling of mine backfilling with cemented

tailings Matthew Helinski, Martin Fahey, and Andy Fourie

Effects of infiltration and evaporation on geosynthetic capillary barrier performance John S. McCartney and Jorge G. Zornberg

Artificial neural network application for the prediction of ground surface movements

induced by shield tunnelling Rim Boubou, Fabrice Emeriault, and Richard Kastner

Soil–pile separation effect on the performance of a pile group under static and dynamic

lateral loads Mahmoud N. Hussien, Tetsuo Tobita, Susumu Iai, and Kyle M. Rollins

Pseudo-static lateral earth pressures on broken-back retaining walls Abouzar Sadrekarimi

Long-term settlement of soft subsoil clay under rectangular or semi-sinusoidal repeated

loading of low amplitude Ya-Yuan Hu

Contact versus noncontact piled raft foundations Vincenzo Fioravante and Daniela Giretti

On determining the elastic modulus of a cylindrical sample subjected to flexural excitation

in a resonant column apparatus Jyant Kumar and B. N. Madhusudhan

Steel-shot method for measuring the density of soils

Reed B. Freeman, Chad A. Gartrell, Lillian D. Wakeley, Ernest S. Berney, and Julie R. Kelley

Computers and Geotechnics

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Engineering Geology

Volume 116, Issues 1-2, (27 October 2010)

Research papers

Stability analysis of the blast-induced damage zone by continuum and coupled continuum–

discontinuum methods

David Saiang

Advances on the knowledge of the buffer/backfill properties of heavily-compacted GMZ

bentonite

Wei-Min Ye, Yong-Gui Chen, Bao Chen, Qiong Wang, Ju Wang

Stiffening of smectite buffer clay by hydrothermal effects

Roland Pusch, A.B. Drawrite, Raymond N. Yong, Masashi Nakano

Assessment of periglacial slope stability for the 1988 Tschierva rock avalanche (Piz

Morteratsch, Switzerland)

Luzia Fischer, Florian Amann, Jeffrey R. Moore, Christian Huggel

Pilot study on the underground lined rock cavern for LNG storage

Eui-Seob Park, Yong-Bok Jung, Won-Kyong Song, Dae-Hyuk Lee, So-Keul Chung

Numerical modeling of stress–strain behavior of sand under cyclic loading

Habib Shahnazari, Yasser Dehnavi, Amir Hossein Alavi

Fluid transport properties and estimation of overpressure at the Lusi mud volcano, East

Java Basin

Wataru Tanikawa, Masumi Sakaguchi, Handoko Teguh Wibowo, Toshihiko Shimamoto, Osamu

Tadai

Mechanism of drying induced rebound movements in a soil slope in Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Y.D. Zhou, L.G. Tham, A.K.L. Kwong, X.W. Tang

Spatial distribution analysis of landslides triggered by 2008.5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake,

China

Shengwen Qi, Qiang Xu, Hengxing Lan, Bing Zhang, Jianyou Liu

Analysis of a retrogressive landslide in glaciolacustrine varved clay

Kohv Marko, Hang Tiit, Talviste Peeter, Kalm Volli

Effect of ductile deformation of quartz-bearing rocks on the alkali-silica reaction

Francisco Locati, Silvina Marfil, Edgardo Baldo

Urban geological mapping: Geotechnical data analysis for rational development planning

Moufida El May, Mahmoud Dlala, Ismail Chenini

Evaluating levee failure susceptibility on the Mississippi River using logistic regression

analysis

Andrew Flor, Nicholas Pinter, Jonathan W.F. Remo

On the use of dimensional analysis to predict swelling strain

O. Buzzi

Influence of fault process zone on ground shaking of inland earthquakes: Verification of

Mj = 7.3 Western Tottori Prefecture and Mj = 7.0 West Off Fukuoka Prefecture

earthquakes, southwest Japan

Kenichi Fukushima, Yuji Kanaori, Fusanori Miura

Application of fracture network model with crack permeability tensor on flow and

transport in fractured rock

Jian-Bang Pan, Chen-Chang Lee, Cheng-Haw Lee, Hsin-Fu Yeh, Hung-I Lin

Short communication:

Stability analysis of waterfall cliff face at Niagara Falls: An implication to erosional

mechanism of waterfall

Yuichi S. Hayakawa, Yukinori Matsukura

Technical note:

Liquefaction caused by the 2009 Olancha, California (USA), M5.2 earthquake

Thomas L. Holzer, Angela S. Jayko, Egill Hauksson, Jon P.B. Fletcher, Thomas E. Noce,

Michael J. Bennett, Christopher M. Dietel, Kenneth W. Hudnut

Geomechanics and Geoengineering

No New Issue

Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards

No New Issue

Geosynthetics International

No New Issue

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volume 28, Number 6 (November 2010)

Active and Passive Seismic as an Indicator of Large Equipment Interactions with the Oil

Sand

A. D. Sharifabadi, T. G. Joseph and D. R. Schmitt

Pseudo Static Seismic Stability Analysis of Reinforced Soil Structures

B. Munwar Basha and P. K. Basudhar

Shear Behaviour of Loose and Compacted Pond Ash

R. S. Jakka, G. V. Ramana and M. Datta

Mechanical Behaviour of the Interface Between Cemented Tailings Backfill and Retaining

Structures Under Shear Loads

M. Fall and O. Nasir

Soil/Geotextile Interface Behaviour in Direct Shear and Pullout Movements

M. L. Lopes and R. Silvano

Clay and Marl Formation Susceptibility in Mila Province, Algeria

Djamel Athmania, Abdelkader Benaissa, Achour Hammadi and Mounir Bouassida

Cementation effects in two lacustrine clayey soils

Alberto Burghignoli, Salvatore Miliziano and Fabio M. Soccodato

Effect of Water Quality on the Dispersive Characteristics of Soils Found in the Morwell

Area, Victoria, Australia

Jayantha Fernando

Soil Permeability Controlled by Particle–Fluid Interaction

Marcos A. Montoro and Franco M. Francisca

Moisture Movement Through Cracked Clay Soil Profiles

Delwyn G. Fredlund, Sandra L. Houston, Quan Nguyen and Murray D. Fredlund

Effect of Lime Stabilized Soil Cushion on Strength Behaviour of Expansive Soil

Jagadish Prasad Sahoo and Pradip Kumar Pradhan

Interactions Between Soils and Laboratory Simulated Electrolyte Solution

Sitaram Nayak, B. M. Sunil, S. Shrihari and P. V. Sivapullaiah

Geotechnical, Geological, and Hydrologic Characterization of a 52 km Electrical Power

Transmission Line Alignment Route in Southeastern Nigeria

A. O. Ilori, N. U. Essien and A. E. Edet

Discussion of “Use of Surface Waves in Statistical Correlations of Shear Wave Velocity and

Penetration Resistance of Chennai Soils” by R. Uma Maheswari, A. Boominathan, G. R.

Dodagoudar

Ümit Gülerce

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-

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Sanjay Kumar Shukla

Géotechnique

Volume 60, Issue 11, (November 2010)

Embedded cantilever retaining walls in sand

A.Z. LI; B.M. LEHANE

Centrifuge model study of spudcan penetration in sand overlying clay

K.L. TEH; C.F. LEUNG; Y.K.CHOW * AND M. J.

Estimation of intact and remoulded undrained shear strengths from penetration tests in

soft clays

H.E. LOW; T. LUNNE; K.H. ANDERSEN; M.A. SJURSEN; X. LI; M.F. RANDOLPH

Reliability of CPT Ic as an index for mechanical behaviour classification of soils

C.S. KU; C.H. JUANG; C.Y. OU

Consolidation in accreting sediments: Gibson's solution applied to backfilling of mine

stopes

M. FAHEY; M. HELINSKI; A. FOURIE

Assessment of sample quality in soft clay using shear wave velocity and suction

measurements

S. DONOHUE; M. LONG

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

No New Issue

Ground Improvement

Vol.163, Issue 4, (November, 2010)

Evaluation of long-term behaviours of geogrids: a review

H.-Y. Jeon

Experimental investigation of installation damage for geogrids

H.-Y. Jeon; A. Bouazza

Plane strain FE analysis of arching in a piled embankment

Y. Zhuang; E. A. Ellis; H. S. Yu

Finite-element study of arching behaviour in reinforced fills

V. J. Potts; L. Zdravkovic

Extensible geosynthetics and stone-column-reinforced soil

K. Deb; P. K. Basudhar; S. Chandra

Analysis of PVD-enhanced consolidation with soil disturbance

P. Basu; D. Basu; M. Prezzi

Ground improvement for infrastructure projects in Malaysia

V. R. Raju; H. K. Yandamuri

International Journal of Geomechanics

No New Issue

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volume 34, Issue 16 (10 Nov 2010)

Elasto-plastic analytical model for the design of grouted bolts in a Hoek–Brown medium

Reza. R. Osgoui and Pierpaolo Oreste

Quasi-static analysis of elastic behavior for some systems having higher fracture densities

James G. Berryman and Atilla Aydin

Estimation of potential failure risks in a mine slope using indicator kriging M. S. Lana, I. E. Cabral, A. H. Gripp and M. F. A. Gripp

Sinusoidal oscillations radiating from a cylindrical source in thermal conduction or

groundwater flow: Closed-form solutions

Antoine Saucier, Clément Frappier and Robert P. Chapuis

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volume 136, Issue 11, November 2010

Uncertainties in Geologic Profiles versus Variability in Pile Founding Depth

L. M. Zhang and S. M. Dasaka

Undrained Lateral Pile Response in Sloping Ground

K. Georgiadis and M. Georgiadis

Analytical Solution for Biot Flow–Induced Damping in Saturated Soil during Shear Wave

Excitations

Tong Qiu

Drained Deformation Behavior of Anisotropic Sands during Cyclic Rotation of Principal

Stress Axes

Zhao-Xia Tong, Jian-Min Zhang, Yi-Lin Yu, and Ga Zhang

Assessment of Subballast Filtration under Cyclic Loading

Laricar Dominic O. Trani and Buddhima Indraratna

Design Charts for Evaluating Impact Forces on Dissipative Granular Soil Cushions

Claudio di Prisco and Mauro Vecchiotti

Analytical Solutions for Contaminant Diffusion in Double-Layered Porous Media

Yu-Chao Li and Peter John Cleall

Effects of Groundwater Table Position and Soil Properties on Stability of Slope during

Rainfall

Harianto Rahardjo, Alfrendo Satyanaga Nio, Eng Choon Leong, and Ng Yew Song

Strength Measurement for Near-Seabed Surface Soft Soil Using Manually Operated

Miniature Full-Flow Penetrometer

Han Eng Low and Mark F. Randolph

Technical Notes

Influence of Gravel on the Compression Characteristics of Decomposed Granite Soil

Tae-Gew Ham, Yukio Nakata, Rolando P. Orense, and Masayuki Hyodo

Stability Analysis of Strain-Softening Slope Reinforced with Stabilizing Piles

Ga Zhang and Liping Wang

Discussions and Closures

Discussion of “Active Earth Pressure on Retaining Wall for c-_ Soil Backfill

under Seismic Loading Condition” by S. K. Shukla, S. K. Gupta, and N. Sivakugan

Venanzio R. Greco

Closure by Sanjay Kumar Shukla

Discussion of “Use of SPT Blow Counts to Estimate Shear Strength Properties of Soils:

Energy Balance Approach” by H. Hettiarachchi and T. Brown

Fernando Schnaid, Edgar Odebrecht, and Bianca O. Lobo

Closure by Hiroshan Hettiarachchi

Discussion of “Reliability-Based Economic Design Optimization of Spread Foundations” by

Y. Wang

Sarat Kumar Das and Manas Ranjan Das

Soils and Foundations

No New Issue

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Vol.30, Issue 11 (November, 2010)

Evaluation of pseudostatic active earth pressure coefficient of cantilever retaining walls

Aldo Evangelista, Anna Scotto di Santolo, Armando Lucio Simonelli

Design energy input spectra for moderate-to-high seismicity regions based on Colombian

earthquakes

A. Benavent-Climent, F. López-Almansa, D.A. Bravo-González

Seismic displacement analysis of embankment dams with reinforced cohesive shell

Reza Noorzad, Mehdi Omidvar

Fragility curves for expressway embankments based on damage datasets after recent

earthquakes in Japan

Yoshihisa Maruyama, Fumio Yamazaki, Kiku Mizuno, Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Yogai

Correction of highly noisy strong motion records using a modified wavelet de-noising

method

Anooshiravan Ansari, Asadollah Noorzad, Hamid Zafarani, Hessam Vahidifard

Interstory drift ratio of building structures subjected to near-fault ground motions based

on generalized drift spectral analysis

Dixiong Yang, Jianwei Pan, Gang Li

3D soil structure of the Mygdonian basin for site response analysis

M.V. Manakou, D.G. Raptakis, F.J. Chávez-García, P.I. Apostolidis, K.D. Pitilakis

Micro-scale modeling of saturated sandy soil behavior subjected to cyclic loading

Nadarajah Ravichandran, Brian Machmer, Hadakopan Krishnapillai, Kimiro Meguro

Pseudo-dynamic active force and pressure behind battered retaining wall supporting

inclined backfill

Sima Ghosh

Predicting blast-induced ground vibration using various types of neural networks

M. Monjezi, M. Ahmadi, M. Sheikhan, A. Bahrami, A.R. Salimi

Behavior of ground vibrations induced by trains moving on embankments with rail

roughness

S.H. Ju, J.R. Liao, Y.L. Ye

Should average shear-wave velocity in the top 30 m of soil be used to describe seismic

amplification?

Vincent W. Lee, Mihailo D. Trifunac

A simplified method to determine seismic responses of reinforced concrete moment

resisting building frames under influence of soil–structure interaction

Hamid Reza Tabatabaiefar, Ali Massumi

A macroseismic intensity prediction equation for intermediate depth earthquakes in the

Vrancea region, Romania

Mathilde B. Sørensen, Dietrich Stromeyer, Gottfried Grünthal

Seismic retrofitting with buckling restrained braces: Application to an existing non-ductile

RC framed building

L. Di Sarno, G. Manfredi

A semi-analytical approach to a nonlinear stress–strain analysis of buried steel pipelines

crossing active faults

Oleg V. Trifonov, Vladimir P. Cherniy

Fully coupled numerical analysis of repeated shake-consolidation process of earth

embankment on liquefiable foundation

Zhi-Fan Xia, Guan-Lin Ye, Jian-Hua Wang, Bin Ye, Feng Zhang

Seismic microzonation and earthquake damage scenarios for urban areas

Atilla Ansal, Aslı Kurtuluş, Gökçe Tönük

Anti-plane foundationless soil–structure interaction

Vincent W. Lee, Hao Luo

A new approach to liquefaction hazard zonation: Application to Laoag City, Northern

Philippines

M.A.A. Beroya, A. Aydin

A semi-analytical artificial boundary for time-dependent elastic wave propagation in two-

dimensional homogeneous half space

Tianyun Liu, Chongbin Zhao, Chuhan Zhang, Feng Jin

Finite element analysis of buried steel pipelines under strike-slip fault displacements

Polynikis Vazouras, Spyros A. Karamanos, Panos Dakoulas

Estimation of sedimentary layer shear wave velocity using micro-tremor H/V ratio

measurements for Bangalore city

B.V. Dinesh, G.J. Nair, A.G.V. Prasad, P.V. Nakkeeran, M.C. Radhakrishna

Seismic failure probability of concrete slab on CFR dams with welded and friction contacts

by response surface method

Murat Emre Kartal, Alemdar Bayraktar, Hasan Basri Başağa

Shaking table test of utility tunnel under non-uniform earthquake wave excitation

Jun Chen, Xiaojun Shi, Jie Li