Indian GeotechnicalConference

(IGC-2009)

Volume-I

Contributory Papers

Organised by

Indian Geotechnical SocietyGuntur Chapter

Hosted by

R.V.R. & J.C. College of EngineeringGuntur, Andhra Pradesh

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CONTENTS

Organizing Committeev

Preface vii

Theme 1: Characterization and Site Investigation of Soils

1. Constitutive Model for Considering Time Effects in Clay Soils 3

Sandeep Kumar Chouksey and G.L. Sivakumar Babu

2. Importance of Reliable Geotechnical Investigation for Safe and Economical 7

Foundation Design of Civil Structures

B. V. Sushma

3. Characterization of Soil over Kolkata Municipal Area 11

Diptendra Das and B. C. Chattopadhyay4. Influence of Lime on Compaction Behaviour of Soils 15

Md. M, Hvssain and S.K. Dash

5. Shear Strength Behaviour of Indian Fly Ashes 18

Sujit Kumar Pal andAmbarish Ghosh

6. A Comparative Study on the Measured and Estimated Soil-Water Characteristic 23

Curve of a Sandy Soil

C. Malaya and S. Sreedeep

7. Identification of Soil Clay Mineralogy by Free Swell Ratio Method 27

K. Prakash, A. Sridharan, H.S. Prasanna and K. Manjunatha

8. Subgrade Soil Investigation for Designing of Whitetopping Overlays on Existing 31

Flexible Pavement—A Case Study of Pune City, India

D.R. Jundhare, K.C. Khare andR.K. Jain

9. Application of GIS-GPS for Mapping Soil Index Properties 35

Sumedh Yamaji Mhaske and Deepankar Choudhury

10. An Accelerated Column Test for Studying Sorption Property of Soil 40

B. Poly, K.D, Chanchal and S. Sreedeep

11. Permeability Variation of Sodium Activated Benton ites 43

Y. Sheela Evangeline, S. Vinod andA.K. Manju

12. A Common Collapse Test for Granular Materials 47

A. Trivedi, R. Pathak, R. Gupta

13. Integrating Geophysical Studies with Engineering Parameters for Seismic Microzonation 52

K.S. Rao, K.K. Gupta, G.W. RathodandS.S. Trivedi

14. Study on Influence of Local Soil Conditions on Ground Motion Amplification 57

S. Senthamilkumar, C. Natarajan, K, Muthukumaran andK. Ilamparuthi

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15. A Semi-Graphical Procedure Using Mohr's Circle in Geotechnical Engineering 62

S.K. Jain and K.K. Jain

16. Emperical Correlations of Compressibility of Marine Clays—A Review 65

Balla Satyanarayana and C.N. V. Satyanarayana Reddy

Theme 2: Tropical and Problematic Soils

1. XRD and SEM Studies of Chemically Treated Expansive Soil Subgrades 73

Srinivas Manchikanti and G. V.R. Prasada Raju

2. An Experimental Study of Flyash Columned Bed in Expansive Soil 77

K. Ramu

3. Effect of Lime on Engineering Behaviour of Expansive Clays 80

B.R. Phanikumar, C. Amshumalini and R. Karthika

4. Volume Change Behaviour of Expansive Clay-Sand Blends 84

B.R. Phanikumar, C. Amshumalini and R. Karthika

5. Behavior ofExpansive Clays Treated with Lime-Fly Ash Admixtures 88

J.M. Kate

6. Appropriate Parameters for Prediction of Swelling Pressure of Expansive Clays 92

Sudha Rani and K. Mallikarjuna Rao

7. Effect of Initial Surcharge on Swelling Characteristics 97

B.R. Phanikumar, R. V. Mukherjee and V.L. Naveen

8. Constructing a Power Plant on Bentonite Deposits: Geotechnical Aspects 101

Ravi Sundaram and Sanjay Gupta

9. Uplift behaviour of Granular Pile-Anchors during Shrinkage 105

M. Muthukumar and B.R. Phanikumar

10. Heave Studies on Expansive Clays with Stabilized Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Cushion 109

A. Sreerama Rao, G. Sridevi and M. Rama Rao

Theme 3: Soil-Structure Interaction

1. Seismic Response Analysis ofNuclear Island Building 115

V. Jaya, G.R. Dodagoudar and A. Boominathan

2. Dynamic Analysis of Soil-Raft-Structure System 119

Venkatesh Kumar

3. Pile-Soil-Pile-Interaction due to Lateral Load 123

U.K. Nath and P.J. Hazarika

4. Analysing the Optimum Length of Tie Rod Anchor for a Berthing Structure 127

P. V. Premalatha, K. Muthukumaran andP. Jeyabalan5. Optimum Design of Piled Raft in Soft Clay—A Model Study 131

S.P. BajadandKB. Sahu

6. Interaction Analyses of Soil-Raft-Frame—A Parametric Study 135

D. Daniel Thangaraj and K. Ilamparuthi

7. Effect of Soil-Pile Interaction on Fixed Offshore Platform Behaviour 139

K.S. Arun andK. Muthukkumaran

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8. Parameters Influencing the Piles in the Marine Environment 144

Y. Nanda Kishore, S. Narasimha Rao and J.S. Mani

Theme 4: Geotechnics for Transportation and Infrastructure

1. Effect of Lime-Fly Ash Stabilized Subgrade Roads and its Performance 149

Ravin M. Tailor and M.D. Desai

2. Seismic Earth Pressures on Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures 152

Babloo Chandhary andA. Murali Krishna

3. Laboratory Investigation ofUse of Synthetic Fibers to Minimize Swell in Expansive Subgrades 157

Kameshwar Rao Tallapragada, Anuj Kumar Sharma and Tarulata Meshram

4. Remedial Measures for Lowering Ground Water Table at Pantnagar Airport 162

U.K. Guru Vittal, P.S. Prasad andSudhir Mathur

5. Study on Effect of Waste Tyres in Flexible Pavement System 166

R.M. Suhramanian and S.P. Jeyapriya

6. Geotechnical Factors Affecting Risk and Speed of Construction for Mtrs in Densely 171

Developed Urban Areas

L.J. Endicott

7. Effect of Lime on the Properties of Subgrade of Roads with Addition of Rice Husk Ash 175

T.K. Roy, B.C. Chattopadhyay andS.K. Roy

8. Performance of Geogrid Reinforced Rubber Waste as Subgrade Material 178

V. Gobinath and V.K. Stalin

9. Study ofImprovement in Properties of Soil by Addition ofPolypropylene Fibers 182

MS. Dixit and S.H. Pawar

10. Bearing Resistance of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soif-Aggregate Systems 185

Asha M. Nair and G. Madhavi hatha

11. A Study on the Utilization ofRecycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) in Bituminous Concrete 189

M. Heeralal, P. Rathish Kumar, Y. V. Rao and V. Tulasi Shiva Kalyan

12. Investigations on Effect of Reinforcement in Planar and Fiber Forms on CBR Value of Sand 194

M. V.S. Sreedhar, T. Sathish, K. Kranthi Kumar and P. Krishna Pravallika

13. Investigations on the Role of Fines Content on CBR Value of Sand-Clay Mixtures 198

M. V.S. Sreedhar, G. Madhavi, M. Nithya Sree, P. Rama Devi and G. Laxmi Bhavani

14. An Experimental Investigation on Coir Fiber and Fly Ash in Stabilized Mechanistic Pavements 201

A. Ramesh and M. Kumar

15. A Study of the CBR Behaviour of Low Density Polyethylene Waste Plastic Strip 205

R.K. Dutta, V. Gayathri and V.K. Sarda

16. Bridge Approach Settlements—An Issue due to Design or Construction Practices? 210

Sireesh Saride, AnandJ. Puppala and EkarutArcheewa

Theme 5: Rock Engineering, Tunneling and Underground Constructions

1. Optimizing the use of in situ Rock in Underground Powerhouses 217

V. V. Badareenarayana and R. Venugopala Rao

2. Surprises and Complications in Laboratory Assessment of Rock 221

Hasan Abdullah

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3. Construction of Underground Scale Pit at Essar Steel, Hazira—Dewatering and Consequences 225

J.C. Shukla, K.M. Pate], N. Subbarao, Srinivas Karri andD.L. Shah

4. Interpretation of Shear Strength Parameters of Rock Mass 229

Rajbal Singh and D. V. Sarwade

5. Stress Measurement in Rock Mass 233

D.V. Sarwade, K.K. Mishra, V.K. Kapoor and Nripendra Kumar

6. Development of an Automated Large Scale Direct Shear Testing Machine for Rock 238

KS. Rao, A.K. Shnvastava and Jattinder Singh

7. Shear Behaviour of Jointed Rock: A State of Art 245

A.K. Shrivastava and K.S. Rao

8. Rock Fall Prevention by Innovative Products and Technologies 250

A.D. Gharpure, M. Korulla and S.S. Khan

9. Ground Response Curves for Tunnels: An Experimental Study 253

Mahendra Singh and Jaysing Choudhari

Theme 6: Geo-Environnjental Engineering

1. Electrokinetic Extraction of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Soils Using Ammonium Citrate 259

P. Bala Ramudu and R.K. Srivastava

2. Development of a Model for Electrokinetic Study 263

Sasmita Sahoo, Bala Ramudu Paramkusam andR.K. Srivastava

3. Finite Difference Method for Computation of Sodium and Chloride Migration in Porous Media 268

Ritwik Chakraborty andAmbarish Ghosh

4. Index and Compaction Properties of Alkalies Treated Red Earth Contaminated with Acids 272

H.N Ramesh and S.D. Venkataraja Mohan

5. Decontamination of Clay Using Electrokinetic Phenomena 276

V.K. Stalin, C.A. Poornima andM.R. Nanda Gopalan

6. Studies on the Behaviour of Flyash Aggregate as Column Material in Soft Clay 280

S. Vidhyalakshmi, V.K. Stalin and KE.A. Palaniappan

7. Effect of Sample Preparation on Coefficient of Consolidation of BC Soils 284

V.G. Mutalik Desai andR.N. Herkal

8. Removal of Fluoride from Groundwater Using Broken Concrete Cubes as the Adsorbing Media 288

Kaushik Bandyopadhyay, Chandrima Goswami, Devaleena Chaudhuri

Arunabha Majumdar and Amal. K. Misra

9. Influence of Geosynthetics on Costs of Landfills 292

Manoj Datta

10. Remediation of Hazardous Solid Waste from Titanium Industries 296

P.K. Jayasree, Y. Sheela Evangeline and KJ. Sudhir

11. Alternative Materials for Landfill Liners and Covers 301

M.R. Patil, S.S. Quadri andH. Lakshmikantha

12. A Study on the Geotechnical Properties of Battery Effluent —Black Cotton Soil Mixes 304

A. V. Narasimha Rao and M. ArifAli Baig

13. Effect ofTextile Effluent on Geotechnical Properties ofBlack Cotton Soil 308

A, V. Narasimha Rao and P. Indiramma

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14. Modification of Pond Ash by Surfactants,

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L.S. Sowmiya, Kannaiah Chille, R. Reddy, K.K. Gupta andJ.T. Shahu

15. Mitigation of Migration of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate Using GCLS in Papua New Guinea 316

Moses Zakkam

16. Sorption and Leaching Characteristics of Heavy Metals through Clay 319

S.K. Singh

17. Effect ofAdmixtures on Clay Liner in Sorbing Nickel 323

G. V.N. Reddy, K. Suresh and S. Bala Padmaja

Theme 7: Ground Improvement

1. Study of Radial Pore Water Pressure Dissipation during Consolidation Using 329

Plus & Band Shape Sand Drain

M.V. Shah andA.V. Shroff

2. Effect of Inclusion of Glass-Grid on Flexural Behavior of Cover Soil 333

A. Rawat, R.R. Rakesh andJ.N. Mandal

3. Quantification of Change in Dry Unit Weight of Mechanically Stabilised Expansive 338

Soils Using Fly Ash

K. Mailikarjuna Rao and G. V. Rama Subbarao

4. Investigation on Behaviour of Soils Reinforced with Shredded Waste Tyres 344

V. Vinot and Baleshwar Singh

5. A Parametric Study of Behaviour of Granular Piles 348

Ifran Alam, B.R. Phanikumar and Sukamal Das

6. Use of Stabilized Flyash Layer in Flexible Pavement Construction 353

M. Anjan Kumar, G. V.R. Prasada Raju and D.S. V. Prasad

7. Concept of Underreamed Cemented Stone Columns for Soft Clay Ground Improvement 356

Y.S. Golait, V. Satyanarayana andS.S. V. Raju

8. Stabilization of Engine Oil Contaminated Soil Using Fly Ash 361

Lok Priya Srivastava, P. Bala Ramudu andArun Prasad

9. Laboratory Study on Reinforced Flyash Sub-bases 366

D.S. V. Prasad, M. Anjan Kumar and G. V.R. Prasada Raju

10. A Model Study of Micropiles Subjected to Lateral Loading Condition 371

Binu Sharma

11. Experimental Study on the Compressive Strength of Grouted Sand Column 375

V. Samidurai and M. Muttharam

12. Experimental Study on Strength Behaviour of Cement Blended Soil-Fly Ash Mixtures 379

Ajanta Kalita and Baleshwar Singh

13. Regression Model for Prediction of Normal Stress at Failure of Reinforced Pond Ash 384

Ashis Kumar Bera, Ambarish Ghosh andAmalendu Ghosh

14. Design and Characteristics ofPolymer Based Sodium Silicate Grout 388

L.S. Thakur, K.S. Shah, R. Murali, D.L. Shah and C.N. Murthy

15. Effect of Soil Composition on Electrokinetic Grouting 392

L.S. Thakur, V.H. Padhiar and D.L. Shah

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16. Stabilization of Soft Clay Using PVD's by Combined Vacuum-Surcharge Pressures 396

S. Sakthiraja andK. Ilamparuthi

17. Tree-Root Grouting Method of Soil Improvement—ANew Approach 401

V.K. Stalin and N. Saranya

18. Chemically Activated Microfine Slag Cement Grouts 405

Ketaki B. Patel, N.H. Joshi and P.A. Santvani

19. Effect of Admixtures on the Stabilization of Peat Soil from Sarawak 410

M.R. Aminur, P.K. KoJay andS.N.L. Taib

20. Characterisation of Soil Water Characteristics Curve and its Use in Dewatering 415

K. Premalatha and Pa. Suriya

21. Delayed Compaction Effects on the Behaviour of Stabilized Soils 419

Sahaya Vincy andM. Mutiharam

22. Performance of Geosynthetics in the Filtration of High Water Content 423

Waste Material

K Ilamparuthi and T. Arun

23. Laboratory Investigation of Shedi Soil Stabilized with Pond Ash and Coir 428

P. Suresh Praveen Kumar and K. Rajasekhar

24. Consolidation Behaviour of a Cement Stabilised Marine Soil 431

I. Bushra andR.G. Robinson

25. Influence of Admixtures on Strength of Cement Grouted Soils 435

T. G. Santhosh Kumar, Benny Mathews Abraham

Babu T. Jose and A. Sridharan

26. Application of Geosynthetics for Ground Improvement: An Overview 439

D.P. Gohil, C.H. Solanki and A.K. Desai

27. Effective Use of Coir Products in Ground Improvement 443

P. Vinod andAjitha B. Bhaskar

28. Ground Strengthening by Vibro-Stone Columns—A Case Study 446

S.S. Basarkar, V. Panse and R.R. Wankhade

29. Efficacy of Densification Techniques for Bearing Capacity Improvement 451

7Y. Unnikrishnan andA.S. Johnson

30. Electro-Osmotic Consolidation Studies on Peat ofNorth Sarawak 455

Shenbaga R. Kaniraj andH.L. Huong

31. Effect of Sodium Salts on the Shrinkage Characteristics of Lime Treated 459

And Neyveli Fly Ash Treated Shedi Soil

H.N Ramesh, H.S. Nanda and K. V. Manoj Krishna

32. Large Triaxial Tests on Fabric Reinforced and Cement Modified Marginal Soil 462

G. V. Praveen and V. Ramana Murty

33. Behaviour of a Square Footing on Reinforced Soil: An Experimental Study 467

DM. Dewaikar, H.S. Chore, KG. Gupta and G.S. Kame

34. Gabion Retaining Walls with Alternate Fill Materials 472

K.S. Beena and P.K. Jayasree

35. Effect ofLime Stabilisation on Single Pile Pullout Capacity 476

Denzil Fernandez and K. Muthukkumaran

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36. Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Behaviour of Geosynthetic 480

Encased Stone Columns

S. Murugesan and K. Rajagopal37. Effect of Sample Thickness on Swelling Behaviour of Fiber-Reinforced Expansive Soils 485

B. R. Phanikumar, Abhijeet Kashliwal, Prasenjit Mahato and Raghu Thakur

38. Utilization of Solid Industrial Waste for Embankment Construction 489

A. Ghosh, S.K. Jain, Dalip Kumar andZameer Ahmed.

39. Reinforced Zinc Slag Embankment for Jerosite Containment Pond 493

C.N. V. Satyanarayana Reddy, G. Vikram and K. Lenin

40. Suitability ofNatural Fibres in Geotextile Applications 497

Mahuya Ghosh, P.K. Choudhury and Tapobrata Sanyal41. Experimental Study on Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil with Stone Dust and Fibers 502

K. Suresh, V. Padmavathi and Apsar Sultana

42. Case Study for Ground Improvement Using PVD with Preloading for 506

Coal & Iron Ore StackyardPallavi Bhosle and V. V. Vaishampayan

43. Ground Improvement Using Vibro Stone Columns—Capacity of Stone Column 510

Sandeep Bhosle and V. V. Vaishampayan

Theme 8: Geo-Hazards

1. Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for Chennai 517

G. Kalyan Kumar, U. Sreedhar and G.R. Dodagoudar

2. Seismic Passive Earth Pressure with Varying Shear 522

P. Ghosh and S. Kolathayar3. Esimation of Site Amplification Factors for Guwahati City 527

S.T.G. Raghu Kanth, J. Dixit and S.K. Dash

4. One Dimensional Ground Response Analysis of Coastal Soil Near 531

Naliya, Kutch, GujaratT.P. Thaler, K.S. RaoandKK. Gupta

5. Comparative Study on Liquefaction Resistance of Sand and Silty Soil 536

K. Rangaswamy, A. Boominathan and K. Rajagopal

6. Control Soil Erosion with Nature's Own Products 541

Annapoorni Iyer andMinimol Korulla

1: Mapping Average Shear Wave Velocity for Ahmedabad Soil Sites: A Case Study 545

S.S. Trivedi, K.S. Rao, K.K. Gupta andG.W. Rathod

8. Site Response Estimation for Seismic Risk Assessment of Belgaum Region 548

L. Govindaraju, Nagangouda Patil and S.S. Quadri

9. Behaviour of an Open Type Berthing Structure under Earthquake ,553

Condition—A Numerical ApproachM. Gokul Krishnan, D. Sathyanarayanan, LP. Subha andK Muthukkumaran

lOrDesign Aid for Permanent Sliding Displacement of Quay Wall 558

S.K. Prasad and P. Nanjundaswamy

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Theme 9: Case Studies

1. Construction of an Ash Pond with Waste Recycled Product, Fly Ash and Locally 565

Available Soil—A Case StudyA.K. Choudhary, J.N. Jha andB.P. Verma

2. A Geomorphologic Appraisal of Patalganga Landslide on National 569

Highway-58, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttaranchal

Kishor Kumar, P.S. Prasad, Shivashish Kimothi, J. Ganesh and Sudhir Mathur

3. Analysis and Design ofNailed Soil Wall—A Case Study 574

K. Premalatha, M. Mitthu Kumar and D. Mohan Babu

4. Investigation into the Distress Failure of Structures at Manali, Chennai 578

A. Amdla Raju Arul andK. Premalatha

5. Case Studies in Soil Nailing 582

G.L. Sivakumar Babu

6. Use of GPS for Subsidence Monitoring in the Indian Context—A Case Study 586

P.R. Patel, E.P. Rao and G. Venkatachalam

7. Estimation of Groundwater Resources in a Basin— A Case Study 590

G.N. Pradeep Kumar and P. Srinivas

8. Preserving the Samples of Sanfrancisco Bay Mud: A Case History 595

S.K. Jain and Atul Nanda

9. Stabilisation of Soil for Police Parade Grounds of Delhi Police Training School, Delhi 599

Jai Bhagwan, Kanwar Singh, P.S. Prasad and Sudhir Mathur

Theme 10: Numerical and Physical Modeling

1. Numerical Modeling Relevant to Ground Water Recharge Problem—Unconfined Aquifer 605

Pratima Patel and M.D. Desai

2. Behavior of an Angle Shaped Footing under Eccentric Inclined Loading 609

Dayanand P. Joshi and Hemant K. Mahiyar

3. Prediction of Compression Index Using Artificial Neural Networks 614

V.G. MutalikDesai, Veena V. Desai andD.H. Rao

4. Response of Anchor in Two-Phase Material under Uplift 618

K. Ilamparuthi and V. Shreni

5. Response of Footing on Sand Slopes 622

S. V. Anil Kumar andK. Ilamparuthi

6. Study of Seismically Induced Permanent Displacement of Gravity Retaining Wall 627

A. Bhattacharjee andA. Murali Krishna

7. Soil Behaviour And Hyperbolic Mode! 632

R.B. Arun Murugan and V.K. Stalin

8. Evaluation of Deformation Behaviour of Soil Barrier Subjected to Differential 637

Settlements through Digital Image AnalysisS. Rajesh andB, V.S. Viswanadham

9. Prediction ofUndrained Triaxial Test Results from Drained Tests: Discrete Element 642

Simulations Using PFC3D

S.D. Anitha Kumari and T.G. Sitharam

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Theme 11: Shallow and Deep Foundations

1. Model Study ofVertical Piles Subjected to Central Inclined Loads 647

V.J. Thekadi andN.H. Joshi

2. Nonlinear Characteristics of the Pile-Soil System under Vertical Vibration 652

B. Manna and D.K. Baidya

3. Empirical Model for Settlement of Shallow Foundations of Alluvial Deposits 656

C.H. Solanki

4. Lateral Capacity of Piles in Liquefiable Soils 661

A.S. Kiran, G. Ramasamy and B.K. Maheshwari

5. Lateral Response of 2 x 2 Pile Group under Combined Axial and Lateral Loading 665

S. Karthigeyan and K. Rajagopal

6. Numerical Analysis of a Pile Subjected to Lateral Loads 669

Mohammed Younus Ahmed and Satyam D. Neelima

7. Effect of Pile Layout on the Behaviour of Circular Piled Raft on Sand 673

V. Balakumar and K. Ilamparuthi

8. Socketing of Bored Piles in Rock 678

B.R. Srinivasamurthy andK.L. Pujar

9. Study of Effect of Different Parameters on Bearing Capacity of Soil 682

MS. Dixit and K.A. Patil

10. Some Observations and Experience with Pile Integrity Testing at Various Projects for Essar 686

J.C. Shukla, Srinivas Karri andD.L. Shah

11. Behaviour of Shallow Foundations over Soft Clay Dampers 691

Singha Sanjib and Dey Ashim Kanti

12. Effect of Ground Movement on the Performance of Pile Foundation 696

K. Ilamparuthi and R.K. Madhumathi

13. Dynamic Response ofModel Footings Resting on Finite Saturated Sand under 700

Vertical Vibrations

H.N. Ramesh, M. V. Raghavendrarao, M. T. Prathap Kumar andM. Asha

14. Behaviour of Laterally Loaded Piles in Layered Soil Deposits 705

J. Sherin Nisha and M. Muttharam

15. Special Considerations in Marine Pile Design and Construction.,

709

P.S. Sengupta

16. Effect of L/D Ratio on Degradation of Capacity of Pile Subjected to Lateral 712

Cyclic Load in ClayS. Basak

17. Effect of Pile Configuration on Lateral Load Analysis of Pile Groups in Sand 715

Moinuddin Ahmed and D. Babu Rao

18. Flexural Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles Using CPT and PMT Results: A Comparative Study 718

P.K. Basudhar, A. Dey, S. Kundu, R. Singhal andA. Kumar

19. Parametric Study ofPile Group Subjected to Lateral Load Using 4P-Y' Analysis 723

V.A. Sawant and H.S. Chore

20. Uplift Anchors in Cohesion-Less Soil—A Review 727

DM. Dewaikar and V.B. Deshmukh

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21. Equations for Effective Pile Length under Dynamic Lateral Loads 731

R. Ayothiraman and A. Boominathcm

22. Influence ofPile Diameter on Effective Pile Length Under Earthquake Load 735

R. Ayothiraman and G Chandra Prakash

23. Lateral Displacement Response of Piles Installed in Near Surface Improved 739

Coarse-Grained Soils

V. Padmavathi, M.R. Madhav and E. Saibaba Reddy

24. Bearing Capacity of Foundations by Different Methods: A Case Study 743

B.N. Basak, R. Roy, S.P. Mukherjee andSumit Kumar Biswas

25. Behaviour ofComposite Piles under Lateral Load 747

Sindhuja Ganesh, Madhuri Murali, DM. Varenya Kumar and K. Muthukkumaran

26. Uplift Capacity of Pile Groups Embedded in Sand 750

K. Shanker, P.K. Basudhar andN.R. Paira

Theme 12: Geotechnical Engineering Education and Professional Practice

1. Use of Mnemonics for Effective Teaching 757

A. S. Nene and V.S. Landge

2. Role of IGS in Formulating Codes of Practice 760

S. V. Ramaswamy

3. Practice-Centric Geotechnical Education 763

Hasan Abdullah

Theme 13: Field Instrumentation and Monitoring

1. Developments in Remote Monitoring and Analysis 769

V.M. Sharma

2. Field Instrumentation & Monitoring: Site Investigation of Soils in Typical Mutli Soil Terrains 774

Rajiv Khatri, V.K. Shrivastava and Rajeev Chandak

Theme 14: Reliability and Risk Analysis

1. The Influence of Strain Localization and Phase on the Estimation of Earth Pressures 779

by Pseudo-Dynamic Method

B. Munwar Basha and G.L. Sivakumar Babu

2. Slope Instability and Risk Assessment of an Unstable Slope at Agrakhal, Uttarakhand 783

A. Ghosh, S. Sarkar, D.P. Kanungo, S.K. Jain, Dalip Kumar

Anand Singh Kalura and Sandeep Kumar

3. Probabilistic Slope Analysis Considering Various Distributions for Factor of Safety 787

Gautam Bhattacharya, Md. Aminul Islam and Subroto Guha

Theme 15: Embankments, Dams and Slopes Stability

1. Seismic Analysis of an Embankment Dam Using Different Techniques 793

U.A. Shikhare, B.K. Maheshwari and D.K. Paul

2. Design, Construction And Performance of High Embankment on Soft Clay Deposits 798

Avik Kumar Mandal, Pradyot Biswas and P. Jagannatha Rao

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3. Collapse Height of Reinforced Embankments over Non-Homogeneous Soil with Oblique Pull 803

V.K. Chakravarthi, K. Ramu andM.R. Madhav

4. Landslide Hazard Zonation Mapping in Gopeshwar, Pipalkoti and Nandprayag Areas of Uttarakhand 808

P.K. Deshpande, J.R. Patil, D.C. NainwalandM.B. Kulkarni

Theme 16: Miscellaneous Topics

1. Laboratory CBR Values of Fly Ash under Different Conditions 815

K. Bandyopadhyay and Sunanda Bhattacharjee

2. Demarcation of Groundwater Prospect Zones through RS and GIS Techniques in a Basin 818

G.N. Pradeep Kumar and P. Srinivas

3. Some Studies on Seepage Charactristic of Fly Ash from Ahmedabad 822

S.P. Dave andP.H. Shah

Author Index AI-1