50th Canadian Geotechnical Conference

5Qième conférence Canadienne de Géotechnique

Golden Jubilee Conference

Conférence du Cinquantenaire

Conference Preprints

Volume 2

Editor

Gunther E. Bauer, Faculty of EngineeringCarleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

October 20 - 22,1997

Hotel Château Laurier

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

UB/TIB Hannover 89117 230 12X

A Model of Multiphase Multicomponent Transport in Unsaturated Soil

Zhengao Zhou and K. Tim Law 372

SESSION 4: A, B and C

A. Environmental Site Characterization H Ian Fleming

Environmental Site Characterization of Soil Deposits UsingIn-Situ Test Methods

R.G. (Dick) Campanella, M.P. (Mike) Davies, Henrik Kristiansen and Chris Daniel 381

SASW Testing of Submerged Deltaic DepositsLA. Weemees, DJ. Woeller, J.W. Greig, P.K. Robertson, J.P. Sully and H.A. Christian

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Gamma Logging for Geotechnical and Environmental ApplicationsS. Singha, I. Weemees, D.J. Woeller, P.K. Robertson and J.P. Sully 397

Indirect Procedures to Determine Unsaturated Soil Property Functions

Murray D. Fredlund, G. Ward Wilson and Delwyn G. Fredlund 407

Effect of Landfill Cap Permeability on the Natural Attenuation of

Chlorinated Solvents below a Landfill

Grant R. Carey, Paul J. Van Geel, Edward A. McBeaan and Frank A. Rovers 415

B. Hydrogeology JackMollard

Water Reservoir Construction within a Permeable AquiferRobert Sinclair, Gerry Webb and Ziad Ghadban 424

Numerical Simulation of Groundwarer Contaminant Impact at

the Keele Valley Landfill

John W. Molson, Emil 0. Frind and Paul Dewaele 434

Visualization of the Hydro-Stratigraphy of the Cold Lake Region, Alberta, CanadaAllan Crowe, Andrew Piggott, Laurance Andriashek and Duane McNaughton 442

Caractérisation Hydrogéologique d'un Aquifère à Nappe Libre, à Lachenaie,QuebecRobert P. Chapuis, Nelson Acevedo, Denis Marcotte and Michel Chouteau 450

Puits de Contrôle Court-Circuités Hydrauliquement : Détection avec la Courbe

de Remontée suite à un Essai de PompageRobert P. Chapuis and Djaouida Chenaf 459

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Nouvelles Méthodes d'Interprétation des Courbes de Remontée pourl'Évaluation de la Transmissivité et du Coefficient d'Emmagasinement dans le

Cas d'un Aquifère Infini

Djaouida Chenaf and Robert P. Chapuis 467

C. Mine Tailings EarlKIohn

The First Fifteen Years of a Large Scale Consolidation Test

N.N. Suthaker, J.D. Scott and W.G. Miller 476

Environmental Benefits Associated with the Use of Paste for Surface

Disposal of TailingsRens B.M. Verburg 484

Information Gathering and Analysis for Risk Assessment of Tailings SystemsF. Oboni, I. Bruce, M. Aziz and K. Ferguson 492

Preliminary Study of the Response to Electro-Kinetic Treatment of a

Soda Ash Waste Material

P.M. Bedell, K.Y. Lo and J.Q. Shang 501

Geotechnical Aspects ofTwo Innovative Disposal Technologies for

Oil Sands TailingsY.B. Liu, E. Lord and J.D. Scott 514

SESSION 5: A,BandC

A. Geo-Environmental Remediation Don Shields

In-Situ Microbial Filter for the Remediation of Ployaromatoc HydrocarbonsM. Warith, L. Fernandes and N. Gaudet 523

Design of a Full-Scale Waterflood for the Recovery of Pooled DNAPL

Jason I. Gerhard and Bernard H. Kueper 531

In-Situ Reduction ofDNAP Density to Prevent Downward Mobilization duringRemediation by Chemical FloodingStuart Lunn and Bernard Kueper 539

Kashechewan First Nation St. Andrews School Oil Remediation Project:Steven W. Gable 547

Selective Sorption of Phenol by Mixes of Zeolite and High Carbon Fly Ash

Guobing Yuan and Pierre Morin 555

Methods of Enhancing Biological Degradation in Sanitary Landfills

Mostafa A. Warith, Darko Joksimovic and Zulqernain S. Malik 563

B. Laboratory Testing Carl Crawford

A Comparison of the Field and Laboratory Rates of Concrete

Expansion in Saunders Dam

K.Y. Lo, M.S.F. Ho, AM. Hefhy and L. Adeghe 572

Measurements of Laboratory Rates of Concrete Expansion in Saunders Dam

K.Y. Lo, M.S.F. Ho, AM. Hefhy and L. Adeghe 582

Relation entre la Conductivité Hydraulique et les Propriétés Physiques des Sols

Utilisés comme Barrières Etanches

Sylvain Comeau, Paul Chiasson, Michel Massiéra and Marc Caissie 593

Interprétation de l'Essai de Perméabilité en Bout de TubageBenjamin Chiasson and Paul Chiasson 600

Permeability Calculations in a Triaxial Test with Lubricated Ends ConfigurationA. Touhidi-Baghini and J.D. Scott 608

Détermination des Paramétres du Modèle Hyperbolique de la MorainePilakani Sangam et Michel Massiéra 616

C. Properties of Unsaturated Soils Branko Ladanyi

Comparison of Saturated-Unsaturated Shear Strength and HydraulicConductivity Behavior of a Compacted Sandy-Clay Till

S.K. Vanapalli, D.G. Fredlund and D.E. Pufahl 625

Determination of Soil Water Characteristic Curves ofHighly Plastic ClaysGary Xiangmin Tang, James Graham and Alan Wan 633

Effect of Osmotic Suction on Strength of Unsaturated Highly Plastic ClaysGary Xiangmin Tang, James Graham and Delwyn G. Fredlund 641

Diffusion Coefficients of Oxygen through Unsaturated Soils

P.L. MacKay, E.K. Yanful and R.K. Rowe 649

Rapid Analysis for Geoenvironmental Characterization in Vadose Zone

Y.M. Lam, K.T. Law, D.P. Menach and J. Sugawara 657

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SESSION 6: A and B

A. In Situ Testing Bill Trow

Hydraulic Testing of a Cement Bentonite and Diaphragm Wall

Andrew Chevrier, Rob Sinclair and Dave Dundas 665

Preliminary Assessment of the Stability ofMine Tailings from Self-BoringPressuremeter Data

J.M.O. Hughes, D. Roy and R.G. Campanella 673

Pressuremeter Testing in Weathered Rock

J.M.O. Hughes 681

Reliability of Self-Boring Pressuremeter in Sand

Debasis Roy, J.M.O. Hughes and Richard G. (Dick) Campanella 687

Constrained Modulus of Sands from Cone Penetration Testing (CPT)S. Eslaamizaad and P.K. Robertson 695

B. Laboratory Testing and Modelling Jack Clark

Modeling Curb Drain and Base Layer Drainage Systems for Urban RoadwaysR. Cyr, P. Chiasson, J.G. Greenough, E. Nicholson and T.W. Baker 706

Effect of Temperature on Stress-Strain Behaviour of Unsaturated

Sand-Bentonite

Bradley Wiebe, James Graham, Gary X. Tang and David Dixon 714

Résistance à la Fissuration à Basse Température et Vieillissement

d'Enrobés Bitumineux Modifiés

Richard Fortier and Ted S. Vinson 722

Behaviour of Flexible Batter Piles in Homogeneous Soils

V.V.R.N. Sastry and G.G. Meyerhof 730

Response of Piles in Electrically Strengthened ClayM.H. El Naggar, J.Q. Shang and M. Abdel-Meguid 738

Examination ofMature Fine Tailings Using a Scanning Electron MicroscopeJ. Tang, K.W. Biggar, J.D. Scott and D.C. Sego. 746

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SESSION 7: A and B

A. In Situ Testing and Soil Improvement Victor Milligan

Evaluation of Settlement of Footings on Sand From Seismic In Situ Tests

S. Eslaamizaad and P.K. Robertson 755

Waste Rock Pile Monitoring - In Situ Investigation and TestingMend Project: Whistle Mine

Dan Cacciotti and Karlis Jansons 765

Theoretical and Experimental Results for Laterally Loaded Piles

Sasha D. Milovic and Zuhtu S. Ozden 774

A Full-Scale Investigation into Axial Pipeline/Soil Interaction in ClayMichael J. Paulin, Alan Trigg, Ryan Phillips, Shawn Hurley and Jack I. Clark 782

Theory and Case Study of Two-Dimensional Electroosmotic Consolidation

J.Q. Shang 790

Dynamic Response of Machine Foundations in Improved Soils

M.H. El Haggar and J. Wei 798

Deep Foundation Improvement of Sainte-Marguerite-3 Cofferdam

Bachir N. Touileb, YousefHammamji and Anthony Rattue 806

B. Slopes and Embankments Pierre Larochelle

Landslides in Sensitive Marine Clays, South Nation River Valley;The Role of Ravines in Limiting RetrogressionD.E. Lawrence, C.R. Morey and J.A. Aylsworth 815

Shallow Slope Failures in Clays as a Result of Decreased Evapotranspiration

Subsequent to Forest ClearingK.D. Eigenbrod andD. Kaluza 823

Stabilisation de la Berge Aval Rive Nord de l'Aménagement La Grande 1

Michel Massiéra and Jean-Pierre Tournier 831

Notes on Major Leda Landslides in the St. Lawrence Lowlands of Eastern Canada,

1615 -1996

S.G. Evans, R. Couture and J.-Y. Chagnon 839