Soil Behavior and Soft Ground Construction : Proceedings of the Symposium October 5-6, 2001, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sponsored by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers

by Germaine, John T.; Sheahan, Thomas C.; American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute

• ISBN13: 9780784406595
• ISBN10: 0784406596
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Biography of Charles C. Ladd	v
Soil Physics and Chemistry Session Moderator
Anwar Wissa
Up and Down Soils---A Reexamination of Swelling Phenomena in Earth Materials	1	(24)
James K. Mitchell
Soil Behavior at the Microscale: Particle Forces	25	(32)
J. Carlos Santamarina
Coupled Chemical and Liquid Fluxes in Earthen Materials	57	(29)
Harold W. Olsen
Mechanical Properties Session Moderator
Jacques Levadoux
Sampling Effects in Soft Clay: An Update on Ladd and Lambe (1963)	86	(36)
D.W. Hight
Primary Compression and Secondary Compression	122	(45)
Gholamreza Mesri
Laboratory Measurement and Interpretation of Soft Clay Mechanical Behavior	167	(34)
Don J. DeGroot
In Situ Measurement Session Moderator
John Christian
Evaluation of Relative Density and Shear Strength of Sands from Cone Penetration Test (CPT) and Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT)	201	(38)
M. Jamiolkowski
D.C.F. Lo Presti
M. Manassero
Improved Engineering Solutions Because of Improved Site Characterization	239	(16)
Suzanne Lacasse
Steinar Hermann
Tor Georg Jensen
Vidar Kveldsvik
Applications Session Moderator
Edward Kinner
Analyzing the Effects of Gaining and Losing Ground	255	(36)
Andrew J. Whittle
Cesar Sagaseta
Post-Preload Settlements of a Soft Bay Mud Site	291	(34)
Demetrious C. Koutsoftas
Assessment of Soil Disturbance by the Installation of Displacement Sand Drains and Prefabricated Vertical Drains	325	(38)
Steven R. Saye
Embankment Design---The Early Days	363	(24)
Joseph J. Rixner
Subject Index	387	(2)
Author Index	389