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Geomechanics Abstracts 802006 GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPACTED CLAYS FOR ~ ~BANKMENTS IN THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES Rivard, P J; Goodwin, T E Can Geotech J, V15, N3, Aug 1978, P391-401
General 802001 EXTREME-VALUE PROBLemS OF LIMITING EQUILIBRIUM Gather, M; Baker, R J Geotech Engmg Div ASCE, V105, NGTIO, Oct
1979,, Pl155-1171 Presents a unified formulation of extreme value problems in soil mechanics insluding the conventionsl slope stability, bearing capacity and limitimg loads (active and passive problems). 802002 ENGINEERING BEHAVIOUR OF GLACIAL MATERIALS, SYMPOSIUM, BIRMINGHAM, UK, 21-23 APRIL 1975 Birmingham: Midland Soll Mechanics amd Foumdation Emgineeri~ Society, 1978, 240P Includes papers on: distribution in Great Britain, glacial land/Grins, genesis, steep slopes on moraines, failure mechanisms, samplir~g and testing, standard penetration test, dynamic stress strain properties, deformability tests, stability of cut and fill slopes, road design and construction, problems of excavatior~ tunmelling, pile testify, time dependent heave, in situ permeability tests.
802003 HANDBOOK OF SOIL MECHANICS. VOL 2 : SOIL TESTING Kezdi a A Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1979, 260P Includes: soil exploration, laboratory investigations, investigation of groundwater, investigation of the load bearing capacity of soils, earthwork investigations. 802004 SOFT CLAY ENGINEERING. NICAL ENGINEERING, VOL Brand, E W; Brenner, Amsterdam: Elsevier,
DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOTECH20 R P (editors) 1979, 504P
A survey based on 12 revised and edited stateof-the-art reports originally presented at the International Symposium on Soft Clay held at Bangkok in 1977.
Properties of Rocks and Soils 802005 GEOLOGY AND GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF TILL AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN THE EDMONTON, ALBERTA, AREA May, R W; Thomson, S A Can Geotech J, VIS, N3, Aug 1978, P362-370
Data on the geotechnical properties of ec~pacted clays from embar~ments have been compared with lab data from easily measured soil properties to obtain ccmrelstions which can be used in approximate evaluations of clay properties at other embankment sites. 802007 REVIEW OF ENGINEERING BEHAVIOUR OF MARINE CLAYS IN EASTERN CANADA Penner, E; Burn, K N Can Geotech J, VIS, N2, May 1978, I>269-282 802008 DIFFUSION ANALOGY FOR SOME STRESS COMPUTATIONS. TECHNICAL NOTE Chikwendu, S C; Alimbaa M J Geotech Engng Div ASCE, VI05, NGTII, Nov
1979, P1317-1334 The diffusion amalogy has been developed for granular media and a novel calculation of the diffusion analogy constant presented. 802009 ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE OF ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS IN SOIL. TECHNICAL NOTE Lord, A E; KOerner, R M J Geoteah Emgng Div ASCE, Vl05, N~fl0, Oct
1979, P1249-1253 Gives a basic phenomenological treatment of acoustic emission signs/ strength in soils. 802010 SOIL PHYSICS - SELECTED TOPICS. DEVELOPMENfS IN GEOI~CHNICAL ENGINEERING, VOL 25 Kezdi, A Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1979, 160P Includes: grains and grain assemblies, problems of stremgth, cases of phase movement.
Texture, structure, composition and density 802011 NE~ SOVIET INVESTIGATIONS OF LUNAR SOIL AND ITS ANALOGS Cherkasov, I I; Shvarev, V V Soil Mech Found Engmg, VI4, NS, Sept-0ct 1977,
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