VIRTUAL GEOTECHNICS
Session emphasizing in presenting through photos topics of the geotechnical practice:

· Definition of rockfill versus earthfill material, Part 3 of a series of articles by A. Breitenbach
· Photos of rockslide in a highly tectonized limestone formation, by Alberto Bruschi
· Photos with short comments of a Berlinoise-type Deep Excavation in Chania, Greece, by Konstantinidou N.
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GEOENGINEERING PHOTO GALLERY
Collection of photos related to various fields of geoengineering that can be used for educational purposes or presentations or upon request for other purposes:
New additions:

· "Drilling from a barge" taken during GeoSyntec's Port of Long Beach, Pier D Flue Gas Pipeline Project, Los Angeles, donated by N. Matasovic, Geosyntec Consultants.
· Installation of 24-in. diam. / 90-ft long precast prestressed octagonal concrete piles in the Port of Long Beach, Pier G, as part of GeoSyntec's wharf upgrade project, donated by N. Matasovic, Geosyntec Consultants.
· 24-in. diam. / 90-ft long precast prestressed octagonal concrete piles to be installed in Pier G, Port of Long Beach, as part of GeoSyntec's wharf upgrade project, donated by N. Matasovic, Geosyntec Consultants.
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EDUCATIONAL HYPERLINKS AND DATA
This session provides hyperlinks of web pages with entirely educational content on specific topics or data useful to researchers.
New additions:

· Soil Liquefaction from September 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake, Documentation of Soil Conditions at Liquefaction Sites from 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake, Collaborative Research by U.C.L.A., National Chung-Hsing University, National Cheng-Kung University, National Chi-Nan University, and U.C. Berkeley
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ONLINE GEOENGINEERING LIBRARY
A collection of free papers and books available on the internet.
New additions:

· A large, very interesting collection of free papers on dynamic testing of deep foundations, available by the Pile Dynamics and GRL Engineers website .

· D.J. Mitchell, W. Fearnehough, M.A. Fullen, and I.C. Trueman, Wind Erosion and Dune Stabilisation in Ningxia, China, published at the International Symposium/Workshop on Wind Erosion.

A series of documents by Evert Hoek that intend to provide informal assistance to some of the many people who contacted him for assistance:
· Evert Hoek, Design of large underground caverns.
· Evert Hoek, Estimates of Strength and Deformation Modulus.
· Evert Hoek, Numerical Modelling of Shallow Tunnels.
· Evert Hoek, Rock Mass Strength and Deformation Modulus.
· Evert Hoek, History of the Hoek-Brown Criterion

· A collection of papers on issues such as: development of new methods and techniques for monitoring, analysis, and numerical modelling of structural and ground movements, dam deformations, ground subsidence, land slides, etc. are provided by the Canadian Centre for Geodetic Engineering at University of New Brunswick.

· Marinos, P. (1998), "Applicability of the geological strength index (GSI) classification for very weak and sheared rock masses. The case of the Athens Schist Formation", Bull. Eng. Geol. Env., 57,151-160(1998).

· Marinos, P. (2001),"Tunnelling and Mining in Karstic Terrane; An Engineering Challenge", Keynote opening lecture. The 8th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes, Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Louisville, 3-16, Geotechnical & Environmental Applications of Karst Geology & Hydrology, Beck & Herring eds., Balkema publ. (2001).

· Marinos, P. (2001), "Estimating the geological properties of heterogeneous rock masses such as flysch", Bulletin of the Engineering Geology & the Environment (IAEG), 60, 85-92 (2001).

· Marinos, P. (1998), "TBM excavation in weak and heterogeneous rock masses for the Athens Metro" , Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of IAEG, Balkema publ., 3513-3522, Vancouver, Canada (1998).
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TOP 10 PAPERS ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
The purpose of this session is to provide to any interested engineer or company a starting point of the best publications on a specific topic. Chosen qualified and well-known Professors or engineers are invited to propose the best 10 papers in a specific field of their expertice.
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WEB APPLICATIONS
A Collection of free web applications, tools and programs in the Geotechnical Engineering field.
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Web Applications session

HISTORY OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Session providing information regarding the history of geotechnical engineering, important historical projects and the individuals that advanced our knowledge in the field.
Additions:

Zekkos, D.P., Athanasopoulos, A.G. (2004), "Milos island: Working with earth for 9000 years". An example of human society and geologic environment interaction. Web-based version with more photos of the cover story published in the AEGNews magazine, vol. 47, issue 1 March 2004.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Special thanks to:

· Beim, Gina, MS, PE, Senior Consulting Engineer Pile Dynamics, Inc., GRL Engineers, Inc., USA
· Breitenbach, Allan, J., P.E., AB Engineering Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA
· Bruschi, Alberto, Italy
· Chrzanowski Adam, Director of the Canadian Centre for Geodetic Engineering, Professor Emeritus at University of New Brunswick.
· Farris, A., Doctoral Candidate, University of California - Berkeley, USA
· Hoek, Evert, Evert Hoek Consulting Engineer Inc., Canada
· Konstantinidou Nikoleta, undergraduate student, Technical University of Crete, Greece.
· Marinos, Paul, Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Department, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
· Matasovic, N., Dr., Geotechnical Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Huntington Beach, CA, USA
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GEOENGINEERING EVENTS
See our listing for geotech events and send us an e-mail to inform us about new ones.
· 29th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2004
· DFI Slurry Wall Seminar, Washington, DC, Aug 20, 2004. · DFI/CTSCE Annual Geotechnical Seminar, The Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, CT, Sep 17, 2004
· November 4-5, 2004, San Francisco
· November 12, 2004 , Tampa, FL DFI Specialty Seminar: Helical Foundations & Tiebacks
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