International Conference on

PROBLEMATIC SOILS
29 30 July 2003 Nottingham, United Kingdom
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Keynote Papers
Fills: their engineering character and treatment
F G Bell and M G Culshaw*
Geotechnical properties of problem soils formed outside the temperate regions
F G Bell and M G Culshaw*
Building on fill: the significance of collapse compression
J A Charles*
Postwetting static and dynamic behaviour of collapsible soils
S L Houston*, T Elkady and W N Houston
Shrinkable soils in the United Kingdom an ongoing National disaster
C Page*
Use of geosynthetics in embankments on soft soils
M I M Pinto* and P J da Venda Oliveira
Shear strength characteristics of residual soils in Singapore
H Rahardjo*, E C Leong and R B Rezaur
Mineral and chemical analyses of weathered and unweathered Pierre Shale
V R Schaefer* and R A Lohnes
On the shear strength of unsaturated soils
D Toll*
Technical Papers
Earth dams on liquefiable soil deposits: Stateoftheart in seismic rehabilitation
K Adalier* and M K Sharp
Physicochemical picture and interpretation of swell potential of expensive soils and method of stabilisation
W Abdullah
Effect of fibres on unconfined compressive strength of clayey soil
N M AlAkhras*
Geopier intermediate foundation systems case studies for building foundations over soft organic soils and peat
C Allgood, L Weppler+, B Lien* and N S Fox
Improvement of soil geotechnical properties using incinator ash
A A AlRawas*, H Hassan, K AlShihi, K AlHashmi &Y AlAlawi
Effect of vibrostone columns on the interpretation of seismic cone data
A Amini and J A Howie*
Engineering behaviour of cementacrylic resin treated soft clay
C A Anagnostopoulos, I Stavridakis*and I N Grammatikopoulos
Investigation of Loess composition and properties for radioactive waste disposal
D Antonov*
Small strain shear modulus of volcanic soils and evaluation methods
T Asonuma*, S Miura and A Timpong
Geotextile filtration of a problematic silt in a triaxial permeameter
Azlan A Aziz*, H Omar and Md Z Yusoff
Study on the Liquefaction characteristic of QianTang River silts
Y Q Cai* and X D Pan
A study on the behaviour of adjacent ground applying compaction grouting method in soft clay
B S Chun* and Y H Yeoh
Compilation of an SPTLPT grain size effect database for gravels
C R Daniel*, J A Howie and A Sy
Specific surface area: an aid to identify some problem soils
D Entwisle* and S Kemp
Comparison of the experimental behaviour of unsaturated silty soil with Barcelona Model
A R Estabragh*, A A Javadi and J C Boot
A study of loess area geodynamic development for NPP construction
J Evlogiev*
Comparison of liquefaction assessment of Adapazari Region after the August 17th 1999 Marmara Earthquake
S Firat* and H Arman
An investigation into Atterberg Limits and their suitability for assessing the shrinkage and swelling characteristics of clay
soils for foundation design
C A Gray* and M W Frost
Permeability and adsorption properties of the compacted volcanic cohesive soils
Y Hayashi*, Y Kitazono and A Suzuki
Determination of swelling in Marl Eluvia and Illite clays
J Jaremski*
Some results of bioremediation in waste yards and their influence on the contaminated soils
J Jaremski*
Foundation improvement for preventing seepage using cutoff walls
S Jaritngam*
Volume change and hydraulic conductivity properties of an expansive clay exposed to landfill leachate
S Jayasekera*
Solution to improve soils in NorthernEast of Iran mixed with Gypsum
M R Kakhi*
Characteristics of longterm settlement on highly organic soil
S Kamao*, T Wakisaka and T Saito
Arching in the calcareous soil of Tabriz
H Katebi, R FreerHewish and G Ghataora*
Effect of suction on unconfined compressive strength of decomposed granite soil
S Kato*, Y Yoshimura, W Sunden and H Shinkai
Properties of lateral swelling at clayey soils
S N Keskin* and S Uzundurukan
A constitutive model for unsaturated weak rockfills
Y Kohgo*, I Asano and Y Hayashida
The effect of Thornthwaite moisture index changes on ground movements in expansive soils in Victoria, Australia
K McManus*, D Lopes and N V Osman
Light buildings on swelling / shrinking soils: Case histories from Oltrepo Pavese (NorthWestern Italy)
C Meisina*
Feasability of using shredded tyres as a drainage material in geotechnical applications
C C Miller* and M W Frost
A study on the impacts of wastewater on the coastal soils of the Red Sea near Jeddah
A M Mohorjy* and A M Khan
Practical determination of soil permeability of sand sediment that includes gravel and cobbles
T Morii*, Y Takeshita and M Inoue
Cyclic shear behaviour of cemented marine clay subjected to initial shear stress
S Narasimha Rao*, G G Moses and A Swarnalatha
Root reinforcement of unstable slopes in Northern Greece and Central Italy
J E Norris* and J R Greenwood
Tertiary compression of fibrous peat
C D O'Loughlin* and B M Lehane
Swelling pressure of clays and its control
M L Ohri*
Identification, effect and consolidation of constructions grounded on shrinking clays
A Popa*, V FC Urian and A Suciu
Volumetric swell and shrinkage movements of stabilized expansive soils
A J Puppala* and K Punthutaecha
Problems and solutions in runway formation on high compressible soft clay
R Rama Rao*
Voltage and duration effects on electroosmotic treatment of dispersive soils
J Sadrekarimi* and A Sadrekarimi
A Numerical model for seepage behaviour of unsaturated soil
K Sako* and R Kitamura
Vapour equilibrium technique for tests on a highly compacted bentonitesand mixture
A S Samingan* and T Schanz
The use of peat as filling material
A Sato* and J Nishikawa
Dry bottom feed vibro stone column construction techniques in soft clay soils and contaminated fills
C J Serridge* and M Evans
A Case study Stabilisation of the dispersive soil by the application of admixture
S S Shah* and M S Ahmad
Effect of acid rain on the index and strength properties of swelling soils
V K Stalin*, G Annalaxmi and K Pachaiyappan
Influence of acid permeation on the chemical characteristics of soils and solid waste
V K Stalin*, P Dayakar and M Muthukumar
Treatment of granular fills and collapsible loess deposits using the rapid Impact compaction technique
O Synac, C J Serridge* and M Evans
Effect of heat treatment on the behaviour of Montmorillonite clay in presence of lime
M A Taher*
Pile foundation bearing capacity characteristics of volcanic ash in Hokkaido, Japan
K Tomisawa* and J Nishikawa
Being Creative Practical solutions for (Theoretical) problematic soils
J Vlak*
Analysis of consolidation creep of marine soft soils
C M Wang, Q Wang, S H Zhang and Y B Xia
A quantitative study on the microstructure characteristics of soil and its application in engineering
Q Wang*, J P Chen and B F Shi
Cation exchange capacity and swelling characteristics of geosynthetic liners
D C Wijeyesekera
Study, analysis and stabilization of the slope of Km 2 of Northern Freeway of Tabriz
M Yousezadeh Fard* and R Vafali Pour
Laboratory test study of soda residual soil
M Y Zhang* and F Q Han
The effect of expansive soils in SufiChai project
R Ajalloeian and M R Ashkbosi
Load tests in model piers and dimensional analysis
D V Borges* and A P Garcia
Sustainability land use planning of Siva Oasis, westeren desert of Egypt using remote sensing and GIS techniques
A H ElNahry
Stabilization of black cotton soil with lime
A L Kyulule*
Highly soil suction portion of the soilwater characteristic curve
T Nishimura*
Reclamation of expansive soil by adding coarser fractions and their predictions
V K Stalin*, A P Ambily and K Pachaiyappan
Company profile cosponsors
Index of Authors
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