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Geoengineer.org Newsletter Issue #34

A publication of Geoengineer.org website

October 2007


Editorial

we are pleased to distribute our latest newsletter. By now, you all know that our team is committed in providing unique resources, as well as the latest news in the geo-field.

We have also been working systematically in developing a resource website in Structural Engineering. The result of this effort is
TheStructuralEngineer.info website, which currently contains an unprecedented amount of categorized structural engineering information. The website also publishes monthly The Structural Engineer Newsletter.

Both Geoengineer.org and TheStructuralEngineer.info belong to the network of
TheCivilEngineer.org website, which is constantly growing. Almost all geotechnical engineering projects are part of larger civil engineering projects. Through our resource websites we hope to facilitate the scientific interaction among the various disciplines of Civil Engineering.

Until next month, on behalf of the Geoengineer.org team,

Dimitrios Zekkos, Ph.D., P.E., Managing Director

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Online Geoengineering Library

A collection of publications available on the internet at no cost. (Currently 719 different recources in 20 sections)

Soil Mechanics

G.T. Houlsby, C.P. Wroth, (1982). Determination of undrained strengths by cone penetration tests. Proceedings of the 2nd European Symposium on Penetration Testing. Amsterdam.

Foundation Design

G.T. Houlsby, A.M. Purzin, (1999). The Bearing capacity of a strip footing on clay under combined loading. The Royal Society of London, Series A, Vol. 455 No. 1983, pp 893-916. Great Britain.

G.T. Houlsby, M.J. Cassidy, (2002). A plasticity model for the behaviour of footings on sand under combined loading. Geotechnique 52, No.2, 117-129.

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - Soil Dynamics

Ahmed Elgamal, Zhaohui Yang, Ender Parra, (2002). Computational modeling of cyclic mobility and post-liquefaction sire response. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 22, 259-271. Elsevier Science Ltd.

Zhaohui Yang, Ahmed Elgamal, (2002). Influence of Permeability on Liquefaction -Induced Shear Deformation. Journal of Engineering Mechanics.

Ahmed Elgamal, Ender Parra, Zhaohui Yang, Korhan Adalier, (2002). Numerical Analysis of Embankment Foundation Liquefaction Countermeasures. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol.6 , No.4, 447-471. Imperial College Press.

Ahmed Elgamal, Zhaohui Yang, Ender Parra, Ricardo Dobry, (1999). Modeling of Liquefaction-Induced Shear Deformation. 2nd International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal. Balkema.

Environmental Geotechnics

Jack F. Schijven, S. Majid Hassanizadeh, (2000). Removal of Viruses by Soil Passage: Overview of Modeling, Processes and Parameters. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 30 (1):49-127. CRC Press LLC.

Bordala Boda, (2002). Evaluation of Stability Parameters for Landfills. Msc Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Blacksburg, Virginia.

N.I. Thusyanthan, S.P.G. Madabhushi, (2005). Technical Report CUED/D-SOILS/TR339. Integrity of landfills founded on liquefiable foundation - Data report on centrifuge tests IT05, IT07 and IT08. University of Cambridge.

Geotechnical Investigations & In-situ testing

Susan E. Burns, Paul W. Mayne, (1998). Penetrometers for Soil Permeability and Chemical Detection. Geosystems Engineering Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Geoergia. National Science Foundation Virginia and U.S. Army Research Office North Carolina.

G.T. Houlsby, C.I. Teh, (1988). Analysis of the piezocone in clay. Penetration Testing 1988, ISOPT-1, De Ruiter (ed.). Balkema Rotterdam.

C.I. Teh, G.T. Houlsby, (1988). Analysis of the cone penetration test by the strain path method. Numerical Methods in Geomechanics, Innsbruck. Balkema, Rotterdam.

Ground Improvement

TerraNotes: A Ground Improvement Update from TerraSystems. Dynamic Compaction for Sinkhole Correction. TerraSystems Incorporated.

TerraNotes: A Ground Improvement Update from TerraSystems. Ground Vibrations with Dynamic Compaction. TerraSystems Incorporated.

Thevachandran Shenthan, Rafeek G. Nashed, Sabanayagam Thevanayagam, Geoffrey R. Martin, (2003). Liquefaction Mitigation in silty Soils using Composite Stone Columns and Dynamic Compaction. MCEER Research Progress and Accomplishments.

Tunneling & Underground Construction

G. Russo, (2003). Evaluating the required face- support pressure in EPBS advance mode. Gallerie e grandi Opere Sotterranee, n.71.

G.R. Dasari, C.G. Rawlings, M.D. Bolton, (1996). Numerical Modelling of a NATM Tunnel Construction in London Clay. Proceedings International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, City University, Balkema, 491-496.

C.E. Augarde, H.J. Burd, G.T. Houlsby, (1995). A three- dimensional finite element model of tunneling. Numerical Methods in Geomechanics - NUMOG V, Pande and Pietruszczak (eds). Balkema Rotterdam.

C.E. Augarde, H.J. Burd, G.T. Houlsby, (1998). Some experiences of Modelling Tunneling in soft ground using three-dimensional finite elements. Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Udine. Springer-Verlag.

A.G. Bloodworth, G.T. Houlsby, H.J. Burd, C.E. Augarde, (2001). Three-dimensional Modelling of the Interaction between Buildings and Tunneling Operations. Conference on Response of Buildings to Excavation-Induced Ground Movements, London.

Dams & Embankments

Technical Manual for Dam Owners, (2005). Impacts of Animals on Earthen Dams. FEMA 473. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Technical Manual for Dam Owners, (2005). Impacts of Plants on Earthen Dams. FEMA 534. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety, (2005). Earthquake Analyses and Design of Dams. FEMA 65. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Technical Manual, (2005). Conduits through Embankment Dams. Best Practices for Design, Construction, Problem, Identification and Evaluation, Inspection, Maintenance, Renovation and Repair. FEMA 484. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Soil Mechanics Note No.5, (1973). Flow Net Construction and use. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Engineering Division.

Soil Mechanics Note No.7, (1979). The Mechanics of Seepage Analyses. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Engineering Division.

Deep Excavations

Calvello Michele, (2002). Inverse Analysis of a Supported Excavation through Chicago Glacial Clays. Volume I. PhD Thesis, Northwestern University.

Calvello Michele, (2002). Inverse Analysis of a Supported Excavation through Chicago Glacial Clays. Volume II. PhD Thesis, Northwestern University.

Geosynthetics

John S. Horvath, (2001). Geomaterials Research Project. Research Report No. CGT-2001-1. Geofoam and Geocomb Geosynthetics: A Bibliography through the second Millennium A.D. Manhattan College, School of Engineering, Center for Geotechnology. Bronx, N.Y. U.S.A.

John S. Horvath, (2000). Research Report No. CE/GE- 002-2. Integral-Abutment Bridges: Problems and Innovative solutions using EPS Geofoam and other Geosynthetics. Manhattan College, School of Engineering, Center for Geotechnology. Bronx, N.Y. U.S.A.

John S. Horvath, (1999). Research Report No. CE/GE- 99-1. Lessons learned from Failures involving Geofoam in Roads and Embankments. Manhattan College, School of Engineering, Center for Geotechnology. Bronx, N.Y. U.S.A.

Computational Geomechanics

Ronaldo I. Borja, (2002). Finite element simulation of strain localization with large deformation: capturing strong discontinuity using a Petrov-Galerkin multiscale formulation. Computer Methods in applied mechanics and engineering 191, 2949-2978. Elsevier Science B.V.

Powrie W., Li E.S.F., (1991). Finite Element analyses of an In-Situ wall propped at formation level. Geotechnique 41, No.4, 499-514. SAGE Crisp publications directory. Thomas Telford Services Ltd.
London.

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Educational Geo-websites

A collection of educational websites that intend to teach/educate students and practitioners on specific subjects of the geoengineering field. (Currently a total of 63 resources available in 13 categories).

Landslides & Slope Stability Educational Resources
Powerpoint presentations of the 2007 Landslide Symposium: New Tools and techniques for developing regional hazard maps and future risk management practices.

Geoenvironmental Educational Resources
Landfill course notes prepared under the auspices of the National Science Foundation. The notes are for a 45-lecture, full-semester, three-credit university course in engineering.

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Geoenginering Magazines

Civil Engineering Magazine by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Tunnel business Magazine (TBM) by Benjamin Media Inc.

Trenchless Magazine by Benjamin Media Inc.

Underground Infrastrusture Management Magazine by Benjamin Media Inc.

Utility Contractor Magazine by Benjamin Media Inc.

Last Mile Online Magazine by Benjamin Media Inc.

Compact Equipment Magazine by Benjamin Media Inc.

ENR.com by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Ground Engineering Magazine by New Civil Engineer (NCE).

Deep Foundations Magazine (DFI) by Deep Foundations Institute.

Foundations Drilling Magazine by The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC).

EFFECT Magazine by European Foundation Centre.

Geotechnical News Magazine by AEC Daily Corporation.

Geotechnical News Magazine by BiTech Publishers Ltd.

Proceedings of ICE, Civil Engineering by Thomas Telford Limited.

Proceedings of ICE, Geotechnical Engineering by Thomas Telford Limited.

Piledriver by The Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA).

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Contributors

Special thanks to:

Calvello Michele, PhD. Assistant Professor at University of Salerno in Italy.

Demby James E. Jr., PE, National Dam Safety Program, Assessment and Planning Section, Risk Analysis Branch, Mitigation Division DHS/FEMA, Washington D.C.

Russo Giordano, PhD. Geomechanical Consultant and Project Manager of GEODATA SpA - Turin - Italy.

Samani F.B. , MSc, Head of Geotechnics Section, Tamavan Consulting Engineering.

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Virtual Geoengineer

The Virtual Geoengineer intends to present specific topics through photos, maps, diagrams and videos using also accompanying texts.

New additions:

Landslides and Slope Failures
USGS Video: Riding the storm: Landslide danger in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Geoengineering Forum & Bulletin Board

The Geoengineering Forum & Bulletin Boards were created to facilitate the information dissemination and communication.

Currently our users have posted a total of 456 articles.

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News of our Affiliates

Shamsher Prakash Foundation (Non-profit organization). 2007 SP Research Award. Nominations for 2008 SP Research Award.

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Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery

The Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery intends to become the largest online collection of photos in geoengineering worldwide. It currently includes 380 photos in 25 albums. You are invited to submit photos for inclusion in our gallery and win geotechnical books as prices.

New additions:

Album: Bridges
Subalbum: Old Zamankhan Bridge, Iran

Album: Engineering Geology
Photo: GEO-309

Album: Earthfill-Rockfill Dam
Subalbum: Masjed Soleyman 170 m dam, Iran.
New Photos: GEO-310, GEO-311, GEO-312, GEO- 313, GEO-314


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