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    Geoengineer.org Newsletter Issue #47
    A monthly publication of Geoengineer.org website
    November 2008

    Greetings

    Welcome to another issue of the Geoengineer.org newsletter.

    Last week we announced the 2008 Photo Contest. You are all invited to send us photos and join this contest. We hope to receive your Photos soon!

    We are also encouraging you to contribute to our donor's fund. We believe that the resources of the website need to remain available at no cost to make an impact to the profession internationally. However, if you have been using the resources of the website for some years and you support the effort, consider making a donation and supporting us. More importantly, you will also decide how your donation is spent. Read more about it here.

    Finally, please let us remind you that we are counting on your contribution to help us enhance Prof. Ralph B. Peck's Legacy Website. We already have received some excellent resources and we are hoping to receive even more.

    On behalf of the Geoengineer.org team,

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

    Managing Director of Geoengineer.org
    Assistant Professor, Geotechnical Group.
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor



    News of our Affiliates

    DFI 34th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations

    IACMAG AWARDEES LIST 2008

    International Landslide Research Group Newsletter, Volume 22, Digital Note 2, November 2008

    NEW BOOK: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - Simplified Analyses with Case Studies and Examples.

    See the latest News of our Affiliates

    Online Geoengineering Library

    A collection of publications available on the internet at no cost. (Currently 1,352 different resources in 21 sections).

    New Additions:

    Soil Mechanics

    E. Alonso, (2003). Exploring the Limits of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics: The Bahavior of Coarse Granular Soil and Rockfill. The 11th Spencer J. Buchanan Lecture. College Station, Texas.

    L.R. Hoyos, P. Arduino, E.J. Macari, (2002). Modeling Elasto-Plastic Bahavior of Unsaturated Soil using a Controlled Suction Cubical Test Cell. 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Columbia University, New York.

    K.Y. Ke, Y.C. Tan, C.H. Chen, K.S. Chim, T.C.J. Yeh, (2004). Experimental Study of Consolidation Properties of Unsaturated Soils during Draining. Hydrological Processes 18, 2565-2578 (2004). Wiley InterScience.

    C. Wei, K.K. Muraleetharan, (2003). Acoustical Waves in Unsaturated Porous Media. 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, University of Washington, Seattle.

    Rock Mechanics

    E.M.P. Araujo, J.A.S.C. Pastor, S.A.B. da Fontoura, C. Rabe, (2004). Wellbore Stability in Shales considering Chemo-Poroelastic Effects. Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference 2004, Rio de Janeiro.

    E.S. Muniz, S.A.B. da Fontoura, (2004). Development of Equipment and Testing Methodology to Evaluate Rock- Drilling Fluid Interaction. ARMA, American Rock Mechanics Association. Gulf Rocks 2004, the 6th North America Rock Mechanics Symposium (NARMS): Rock Mechanics Across Borders and Disciplines, Houston, Texas.

    F.A.V. Artola, S.A.B. da Fontoura, R. Leiderman, M.B.C. Silva, (2003). P-S Conversion Point in Anisotropic Media: Errors due to Isotropic Considerations. EAGE 65th Conference & Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway.

    C. Rabe, S.A.B. da Fontoura, (2003). Effects of Organic Salts in the Physico-Chemical Properties of Shales. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Foundation Design

    R.W. Boulanger, B.L. Kutter, S.J. Brandenberg, P. Singh, D. Chang, (2003). Pile Foundations in Liquefied and Laterally Spreading Ground during Earthquakes: Centrifuge Experiments & Analyses. Report No. UCD/CGM-03/01. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of California at Davis.

    F. J.F. Lu, D.S. Jenh, W.D. Nie, (2005). Dynamic Response of a Pile Embedded in a Porous Medium Subjected to plane SH Waves. Research Report No. R858, The University of Sydney, Environmental Fluids/Wind Group.

    M.W. Gui, M.D. Bolton, (1998). Geometry and Scale Effects in CPT and Pile Design. Geotechnical Site Characterization, Robertson & Mayne (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam.

    G.R. McDowell, M.D. Bolton, (1999). Effect of Particle Size Distribution on Pile Tip Resistance in Calcareous Sand in the Geotechnical Centrifuge. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Deep Foundation Practice incorporating Piletalk International 99, Singapore.

    Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - Soil Dynamics

    R.W. Boulanger, I.M. Idriss, (2001). Site Response of Organic Soils. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honor of Professor W.D. Liam Finn, San Diego, California.

    Z. Yang, L. He, J. Bielak, Y. Zhang, A. Elgamal, J. Conte, (2003). Nonlinear Seismic Response of a Bridge Site Subject to Spatially Varying Ground Motion. 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, University of Washington, Seattle.

    Y. Zhang, A. Yang, J. Bielak, J.P. Conte, A. Elgamal, (2003). Treatment of Seismic Input and Boundary Conditions in Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of a Bridge Ground System. 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, University of Washington, Seattle.

    W.I. Cameron, R.A. Green, (2004). Development of Engineering Procedure for Evaluating Lateral Earth Pressures for Seismic Design of Cantilever Retaining Walls. Proceedings of the 5th International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Balkema Publishers, Vol. 2, 897-904.

    Engineering Geology

    B.J. Carter , A.R. Ingraffea, T. Engelder, (2001). Natural Hydraulic Fracturing in Bedded Sediments. International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics: Annual Meeting, Tuscon Arizona. p. 1-10.

    T. Engelder, B.F. Haith, A. Younes, (2001). Horizontal Slip along Alleghanian Joints of the Appalachian Plateau: Evidence showing that Mild Penetrative Strain does Little to Change the Pristine Appearance of Early Joints. Tectonophysics, v. 336, p. 31-41. Elsevier Science B.V.

    T. Engelder, D.C.P. Peacock, (2001). Joint Development Normal to Region Compression during Flexural-Flow Folding: The Lilstock Buttress Anticline, Somerset, England. Journal of Structural Geology 23, 259-277. Elsevier Science Ltd.

    Y. Eyal, M.R. Gross, T. Engelder, A. Becker, (2001). Joint Development during Fluctuation of the Regional Stress Field in Southern Israel. Journal of Structural Geology 23, 279-296. Elsevier Science Ltd.

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    Geoengineering Events

    Conferences

    Educational Trust 3rd Annual "NYC" Gala Fundraising Dinner. 13 November, 2008. The Chart House Pier D- T, Lincoln Harbor , Weehawken, NJ, USA.

    DFI 34th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations. 21- 23 October, 2009. Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Call for Abstracts & Invitation to Speakers.

    Fifth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honor of Professor I.M. Idriss. May 24-29 2010. San Diego, California, San Diego Marriott Mission Valley.

    Short Courses

    One day Seminar in "Helical Foundations and Tiebacks". 07 November 2008. University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA.

    One day Geotechnical Seminar: GEO-SAN ANTONIO 2009. 09 January, 2009. Buena Vista Conference Center, University of Texas at San Antonio, Downtown Campus.

    Comprehensive Listing of Events on Geoengineering

    2008 Geotechnical Photo Contest: Send photos and win books!

    You are invited to submit photos for inclusion in the Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery . Before you submit any photos to us for use on our site, be sure to read the Instructions first.

    The Contest Continues!! Help us build the greatest Geoengineering Photo Gallery and win your book!

    Instructions to Submit a Photo to the Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery

    2008 Roll of Donors

    We want to thank our Donors for participating in the 2008 Donor's Fund. The fund will support the development of short courses, activities, research or other resources. Participants will decide how the fund will be spent. We invite you to join the fund and participate in this important process.

    New Donor(s):

    1. Joseph Heffernan, Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Paisley, Scotland, UK

    View and join the 2008 roll of donors

    Geoengineering Community Blogs

    The Geoengineering Community Blogs were created to facilitate the exchange of information among members, companies and organizations in geoengineering.

    This month 2 new Blogs have been developed. Currently the "Geoengineering Community Blogs" host 30 Blogs:

    1. 1 Organization Blog
    2. 7 Companies Blogs
    3. 22 Personal Blogs
    Create your own Blog now and communicate with Professionals worldwide.

    Visit the Geoengineering Community Blogs

    Forums & Bulletin Boards

    The Geoengineering Forums & Bulletin Boards were created to satisfy the need for free geo- information dissemination and communication.

    Currently our users have posted a total of 692 articles.

    Visit the Forums

    Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery

    The Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery is a constantly growing collection of photos in geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and related fields. The photos are used only for non-profit purposes. All descriptions of the photos have been provided by the individuals who submitted the photos.

    The Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery currently includes 442 photos in 26 albums.

    New Additions:

    Album: Foundations New Photo: GEO-379

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    Contributors

    Special thanks to:

    Keam Min YAP

    See our List of Contributors

    New Book: Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization by An-Bin Huang and Paul W. Mayne

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    New Book: Environmental Aspects of Dredging by R.N. Bray

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