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This 122 m high concrete face rockfill dam on the Pieman River is described in the paper by Bram Knoop in this issue. ii Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 Australian Geomechanics Volume 37 No 4 Contents September 2002 Editorial…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...v Chairman’s Column………………………………………………………………..…………………………………...vii Australian Geomechanics Society Internet Web Site………………………………….……….……………………viii PAPERS SUBMITTED BY THE TASMANIAN CHAPTER Engineering geology in Tasmania: A Review…………………………………………………………………..……....1 David Leaman Soft soils of the Tamar Basin…………………………….………………....….………………………….……………15 Owen G. Ingles Decked rockfill dams in Tasmania……………………………………………….…………………..………….……..23 Bram Knoop “Granular Pavements – Geomechanics lost child”…………..…………………………………...…...……………...37 Ralph A. Rallings REFEREED PAPERS Artificial neural network based settlement prediction formula for shallow foundations on granular soils…...….45 Mohamed A. Shahin, Mark B. Jaksa and Holger G. Maier Mineralogy of Sydney building sandstones in relation to Geotechnical properties – 1: Relation of quantitative Xray diffraction data to other chemical and petrographic indicators…………………………………………...……53 Jeni Swanson, Colin R. Ward and Brenda J. Franklin PAPERS FROM 2nd ANZ CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMECHANICS The new UK Contaminated Land regime……………….…………………….……………………………………....71 H.R. Thomas, P. Shenton, S. Clewer and I.P. Roland Reactive walls: An Overview……………………………………………………………………....…….……………..85 D.W. Smith and H.R. Fletcher TECHNICAL PAPER Repetitive dynamic loading of soils and highly weathered rocks due to foreshore construction activities…….…99 Warren Peck and Wayne Peck PEOPLE…………………………………………………………………………………...…………………………...111 GEODIARY……………………………………………………..…………………...………………………………...112 EDITORIAL POLICY AND ADVERTISING RATES………………………………………….. ……………….117 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM……………………………………………….………………………..…119 Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 iii Australian Geomechanics Society Corporate Members The Australian Geomechanics Society gratefully acknowledges the contribution made by its Corporate Members who are listed below. Please contact either the National Secretariat or your local state secretary for further information on becoming a Corporate Member of AGS. A S James Pty Ltd 15 Libbett Avenue CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 Phone (03) 95474811 Fax (03) 95475393 Arup Geotechnics PO Box 76 MILLERS POINT NSW 2000 (02) 93209319 (02) 93209321 Australian Mining Consultants 19/114 William Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 (03) 96708455 (03) 96708311 Bachy (WA) PO Box 106 KWINANA WA 6966 (08) 94102311 (08) 94101297 BFP Consultants Pty Ltd 515 Bridge Road RICHMOND VIC 3121 (03) 94297555 (03) 94297117 C & M Brick Pty Ltd 107 Asquith Street SILVERWATER NSW 2128 (02) 97481024 (02) 97483162 Chadwick Geotechnical Testing P/L PO Box 1016 NARRE WARREN VIC 3805 (03) 97051333 (03) 97051444 Civiltest Pty Ltd PO Box 537 MORNINGTON VIC 3931 Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd PO Box 125 NORTH RYDE PBC NSW 1670 (02) 98887444 (02) 98889977 CSIRO Exploration & Mining PO Box 883 KENMORE QLD 4068 (07) 33274460 (07) 33274578 Douglas Partners Pty Ltd PO Box 472 WEST RYDE NSW 1685 (02) 98090666 (02) 98094095 DYWIDAG - Systems International P/L PO Box 370 CHARLESTOWN NSW 2290 (02) 49489099 (02) 49489956 Frankpile Aust Pty Ltd PO Box 3366 PARRAMATTA NSW 2124 Geo-Eng Australia Pty Ltd Locked Bag 5 MORWELL VIC 3840 (03) 51339511 (03) 51339579 Geotechnical Engineering PO Box 476 MOONEE PONDS VIC 3039 (03) 93798191 (03) 93798192 GHD Pty Ltd GPO Box 668 BRISBANE QLD 4001 (07) 32583600 GHD-LongMac Pty Ltd PO Box 940 CROWS NEST NSW 1585 (02) 94394033 (02) 94360606 Golder Associates Pty Ltd PO BOX 1734 MILTON BC QLD 4064 (07) 32176444 (07) 32176700 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd 39-41 Buffalo Rd GLADESVILLE NSW 2111 (02) 98097322 (02) 98097626 Landpac Technologies P/L PO Box 132 SEVEN HILLS NSW 1730 (02) 98387044 (02) 98388162 Maccaferri Pty Ltd PO Box 575 SEVEN HILLS NSW 1730 (02) 88256300 (02) 88256399 Maiden Geotechnics PO Box 2079 NERANG EAST QLD 4211 (07) 55962122 (07) 55961650 Maunsell McIntyre Pty Ltd 161 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 (03) 96531234 (03) 96547117 Pells Sullivan Meynink Pty Ltd Suite 11/10 East Parade EASTWOOD NSW 2122 (02) 98748855 (02) 98748900 PPK Environment & Infrastructure PO Box 248 CONCORD WEST NSW 2138 (02) 97430333 (02) 97361568 Reinforced Earth P/L 20 George Street HORNSBY NSW 2077 (02) 99109910 (02) 99109999 Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd 590 Orrong Road ARMADALE VIC 3143 (03) 92483133 (03) 92483364 Slope Indicator PO Box 198 COTTESLOE WA 6911 (08) 93851067 (08) 93851149 SMEC Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 1052 NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2059 (02) 99255555 (02) 99255566 Strongforce Pty Ltd PO Box 8 MARRICKVILLE NSW 2204 (02) 95730500 (02) 95730600 The University of Sydney Centre for Geotechnical SYDNEY Research NSW 2006 University of New South Wales School of Civil & Envir. 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David Leaman highlights the contribution of ‘dolerite’ to foundation and excavation concerns – a trap for ‘overseas’ visitors. The paper by Owen Ingles combines data collected over almost 170 years on the soft soils in the Launceston area. The disclaimer that he has added to the end of his paper summarises the present day approach to the acceptance of risk! The paper by Bram Knoop summarises the construction of the 21 decked rockfill dams constructed in Tasmania between 1908 and 1993. He describes the progressive development of the design of these dams, the different foundations and as constructed perfomance. Ralph Rallings discusses the wider topic of the design of road pavements using unbound granular soils. The refereed section of this issue includes a paper by Mohamed Shahin, Mark Jaksa and Holger Maier on the use of artificial neural networks for the prediction of settlement of foundations on granular soils and the first of two papers by Jeni Swanson, Colin Ward and Brenda Franklin on the mineralogy of Sydney building sandstones. To provide some balance I have include two papers from the recent Environmental Engineering Conference at Newcastle. The paper by Thomas, Shenton, Clewer and Roland describes how the authorities in the United Kingdom are addressing the problems of contaminated land and the paper by David Smith and Fletcher discusses how a contaminate plume may be controlled using a reactive wall. On an entirely different topic Warren and Wayne Peck consider the vibration levels produced by the dumping of rock on soft soil during breakwater construction. As I have a personal interest in dam investigations but no direct involvement in any of the rockfill dams in Tasmania I must include another photograph received from Bram Knoop – this one an aerial view of Cethana Dam on the Forth River. Patrick MacGregor Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 v AUSTRALIAN GEOMECHANICS SOCIETY National Committee Title Name, Initials Address for Correspondence Mr A R (Andrew) LEVENTHAL FIEAust CPEng Chair M B (Mark) JAKSA MIEAust CPEng Deputy Chair/Treasurer c/- GHD-LongMac Pty Ltd PO Box 940 CROWS NEST NSW 2065 Dept of Civil & Environmental Engg UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE SA 5005 School of Civil & Mining Engg UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY NSW 2006 Golder Associates Pty Ltd Level 3, 50 Burwood Road HAWTHORN VIC 3122 Golder Associates (NZ) Ltd PO Box 2281 CHRISTCHURCH, NZ 9 Chester Street SUBIACO WA 6008 Dr Prof J (John) CARTER FIEAust CPEng Immediate Past Chair Dr C M (Chris) HABERFIELD MIEAust CPEng Vice-President ISRM B G (Bruce) RIDDOLLS Vice-President IAEG Dr Dr F J (Fred) BAYNES IAEG Liaison Mr J G (Grant) MURRAY Vice-President ISSMGE Mr J P (Patrick) MacGREGOR Journal Editor Mr P J (Peter) GODFREY MIEAust CPEng IEAust Nominee A G (Sandy) BENNET FIEAust CPEng AusIMM Nominee C S (Craig) COVIL GradIEAust PEng NSW Elected Member R A (Richard) HERRAMAN MIEAust CPEng SA & NT Elected Member R (Rowenna) GILBERTSON GradIEAust PEng Tas Elected Member A L (Allan) GARRARD VIC Elected Member Dr Mr Mr Ms Mr Dr E (Elio) NOVELLO MIEAust CPEng WA Elected Member Mr C B B (Chris) THORLEY MIEAust CPEng QLD Elected Member C Bozinvozki Newcastle Representative Mr Mr S A (Steve) CRAWFORD Chairman, NZGS Ms Debbie FELLOWS Secretary NZGS Corresponding Member V J (Val) LEE PUBLIC OFFICER Mrs AGS Secretariat vi Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd PO Box 9806 AUCKLAND, NZ PO Box 7183 MANNERING PARK NSW 2259 BAS Consulting Pty Ltd 34C Nicholas Drive SANDY BAY TAS 7005 7 Hambledon Road HAWTHORN VIC 3122 Ove Arup & Partners PO Box 76 MILLERS POINT NSW 2000 9 Pine Street ALDGATE SA 5154 Pitt & Sherry Pty Ltd GPO Box 94 HOBART TAS 7001 Parsons Brinckerhoff Level 7, 457 St Kilda Road MELBOURNE VIC 3004 URS Australia Pty Ltd Level 3, Hyatt Centre 20 Terrace Road EAST PERTH WA 6004 Coffey International Pty Ltd PO Box 108 SALISBURY QLD 4107 Douglas Partners Pty Ltd 15 Callistemon Close WARABROOK NSW 2130 Tonkin and Taylor Ltd 98 Birch Avenue TAURANGA New Zealand 6 Sylvan Valley Avenue TITIRANGI Auckland, New Zealand The Institution of Engineers, Aust Engineering House 11 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 Business Phone/Fax/email Tel 02 9439 4033 Fax 02 9436 0606 [email protected] Tel 08 8303 4317 Fax 08 8303 4359 [email protected] Tel 02 9351 2299 Fax 02 9351 3343 [email protected] Tel 03 8862 3500 Fax 03 8862 3501 [email protected] Tel +64 3 377 5696 Fax +64 3 377 9944 [email protected] Tel 08 9382 1259 Fax 08 9382 1564 [email protected] Tel +64 9 913 8984 Fax +64 9 913 8901 [email protected] Tel 02 4359 1023 Fax 02 4359 3523 [email protected] Tel 03 6225 0553 [email protected] Tel 03 9697 8333 Fax 03 9697 8444 [email protected] Tel 02 9320 9463 Fax 02 9320 9321 [email protected] Tel 08 8343 2231 Fax 08 8343 2257 [email protected] Tel 03 6223 1800 Fax 03 6223 1299 [email protected] Tel 03 9861 1179 Fax 03 9861 1144 [email protected] Tel 08 9221 1630 Fax 08 9221 1639 [email protected] Tel 07 3274 4411 Fax 07 3274 4977 [email protected] Tel 02 4960 9600 Fax 02 49609601 [email protected] Tel +64 7 571 3570 Fax +64 7 571 5508 Home Ph/(Mobile) H.02 9489 3885 M.0412 795 104 Tel 02 9558 1535 Fax 02 9559 4771 H.03 9754 5452 M.0414 501 695 Mob +64 21 271 1992 Same M.0407 114 153 Same M. 0418 345 966 03 9818 8897 08 8339 4813 03 9457 7898 M. 0411 824 023 08 9367 8055 07 3324 8496 M. 64 021 675 468 [email protected] [email protected] Tel 02 6270 6558 Fax 02 6273 2358 [email protected] Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 0438 412 816 CHAIRMAN’S COLUMN Welcome to the September 2002 issue of Australian Geomechanics. Landslide Risk Management The “Landslide Risk Management” seminars that were conducted as a nation-wide roadshow, have been successfully concluded. These seminars were a means for further dissemination of the concepts and guidelines of Landslide Risk Management, and their application. The seminars briefly outlined the AGS 2000 paper (which was reprinted together with related Letters to the Editor) and then presented a number of case history style papers that demonstrated application of the methodology. The seminars were completed in mid-July, with a total attendance of 561 throughout the country. In broad terms, 57% of registrants were consultants, 35% were from the three tiers of government, 4% from tertiary education, and 4% were categorized as ‘others’. Pleasingly, there were significant attendances from local government and from emergency managers. We are in the process of reporting to our principal sponsor, Emergency Management Australia, as well as to you through the National Committee. You will find more details within the National Committee reports which will appear in the next issue of Australian Geomechanics. Thank you once again, for all those who contributed to this successful initiative. Other Landslide Matters Your Society has responded to the call by the Victorian Department of Infrastructure for public submissions on the incorporation of Landslide Risk Management methods within the management of the Victorian Alpine Resorts. Our response was in support of the inclusion of risk management methods within the legislation. We also provided comment on the need to recognise the level of experience necessary for practitioners, and in the determination of levels of acceptable and tolerable risk (guidance is provided in the year 2000 paper). Liaison with our Sponsors –AusIMM and IEAust AGS is represented on the Societies Consultative Committee, which is a mechanism for the concerns and interests of Societies to be brought to the attention of IEAust’s Council. IEAust National Deputy President, Dr Ken Michaels, chairs the SCC. The latest meeting of the SCC was a teleconference that was held on 29 August 2002. The main topic of that teleconference was financial resource allocation and management within the IEAust, and its influence upon the activities of the societies - particularly in their “learned society” functions. This was in response to a paper titled “Financial Resource Management” sponsored by NDP Ken Michaels and which has been the subject of review by various elements of IEAust for the first half of this year. The SCC has also been involved with a review of Technical Society Guidelines and Regulations. This was one of the outcomes from the meeting of Society Chairs in April of this year. The Societies elect two representatives to the National Congress of IEAust, and one of these – Peter Robinson – has been instrumental in bringing together the comments from the various (30) societies. The major benefit to AGS upon Council’s approval of these guidelines and regulations will be the embedding of support from Divisions to our Chapters. At the moment, this support is somewhat ad hoc being variable from division to division. In addition, the situation of office bearers of societies who are not members of IEAust has been addressed. Legal liability for society office bearers has been extended to non-members of IEAust (which was not previously the case), provided that the appointments are approved by the IEAust’s Societies Secretariat, the office bearer is acting on IEAust business in good faith and with reasonable care, and the society is a national unit of IEAust. The AusIMM-IEAust Joint Board was established to address matters of mutual interest of the two bodies. The Board includes representation at Councillor and Chief Executive level within both bodies. Because both these bodies are our sponsors, AGS (and AUCTA) have representation on the Board. The Chairmanship of the Board rotates annually, and your National Chairman has accepted the position of Chair for the next year. If there is anything that you see of importance to AGS in this context, please contact me (through the AGS Secretariat). Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 vii In regard to professional liability insurance, details of the actions undertaken by IEAust relating to lobbying government (both state and federal) and the insurance industry can be found at http://www.ieaust.org.au/policy/lobbying. This is an active matter that remains of importance both nationally and at IEAust Division level. For example, Sydney Division will be meeting with the NSW Minister for Small Business in late September, and the NSW Council of Professions is also investigating ways of improving the situation. …and remember that… BETTER ENGINEERING CREATES BETTER COMMUNITIES ……..….[WHERE FOR “ENGINEERING” READ “GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGY”] Andrew Leventhal September 2002 Internet Web Site www.australiangeomechanics.org M. B. Jaksa (Webmaster, email: [email protected]) The Australian Geomechanics Society actively maintains an internet web site that can be found at www.australiangeomechanics.org. The web site contains the information about the Society, its constitution, the National Committee, supporting members, membership details and forms, prizes and awards, upcoming conferences, useful geotechnical links and information related to Australian Geomechanics, such as advertising rates, recent tables of contents and author instructions. Most importantly, the web site contains links to the web pages of the various AGS Chapters. In this way, members can easily see what is going on in their chapter, as well as others around Australia. It is a good idea, before attending a meeting in your Chapter, to check the relevant web site for the latest information. Any suggestions for improving or updating the web pages, will be warmly received. viii Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 AUSTRALIAN GEOMECHANICS SOCIETY – BACHY PRIZE NIGHT – 10TH YEAR In October 2002, Bachy Pty Ltd will again sponsor the AGS Bachy Prize Night for final year students. The competition, in which four engineering students drawn from the main WA Universities make a presentation of their final year project, has become an established part of the AGS year in Perth and is again expected to be well attended. Bachy is the Australasian branch office of Soletanche Bachy, the French owned geotechnical contractor which, after the merger of Soletanche and Bachy, is the world’s largest contractor in this specialised field. Bachy, previously well known in WA as GFWA, has a well deserved reputation for execution of demanding geotechnical works, particularly at the larger end of the market with diaphragm walls, CFA piles, high capacity anchors and permanent soil nail walls forming a significant proportion of the turnover. Bachy has generously donated some of their hard earned profits to sponsor the competition for the last nine years. They are now set to award prize money, totalling $1,000.00, to the successful students at the 2002 Prize night. The Perth Branch of the AGS would like to thank Bachy for their support over the last ten years that has enabled the Prize night to be run successfully on each occasion. The consistent high level of interest and participation has created a deserved expectation of an interesting event that is of significant benefit to the participating students, the supporting universities and the wider, and generally older, geotechnical professionals in Perth. We are certain that the previous successful students, and other geotechnical practitioners in WA, will join us in this expression of our appreciation. Marc Woodward (CP Eng) Vice Chairman AGS Western Australia. SECOND LUMB LECTURE “FAILURE OF SLOPES AND SOIL PROPERTY CHARATERIZATION” October 24, 2002 Hong Kong Theme : Prof Peter Lumb was a pioneer, educator and builder of geotechnical engineering in Hong Kong. His passing away in December 1998 is a big loss to the geotechnical engineering profession. To mark his contributions, the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Hong Kong and the Geotechnical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers have established a distinguished lectureship known as “The Lumb Lecture”. An internationally recognized expert in geotechnics will deliver the lecture biennially. Prof N R Morgenstern delivered the Inaugural Lumb Lecture entitled “Performance in Geotechnical Practice” in May 2000. The Second Lumb Lecture will be delivered by Prof Kenji Ishihara, Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo and the Science University of Tokyo, and former President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). Contact : Belinda Cheung at Tel : (852) 2859 2663, Fax : (852) 2559 5337 or email : [email protected], or visit the website : www.hku.hk/civil/lumb_lecture/index.html. Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 ix ***************** x Australian Geomechanics - September 2002 PEOPLE PEOPLE Peter Godfrey has moved to Victoria and taken up a new role and, while he still has the [email protected] address, he only occasionally checks it. His new role is General Manager, iNFRA Group, which comprises iNFRATRAIN (a RegisteredTraining Organisation that delivers civil operations training, mainly to the local government sector) and iNFRAMAX (an asset management consultancy with some intelligent asset management software tools). This organisation is based in Melbourne, but is part of Civil Construction Corporation, a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise. He is currently the Institution of Engineers, Tasmania Division President, Deputy Chairman of the Civil College Board and Member of the AGS National Committee. Australian Geomechanics – September 2002 111 GEODIARY GEODIARY NRDM’2002 – SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DEVELOPMENT IN ROCK MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING OCTOBER 10-12 2002 Shenyang, P.R. China Themes: New ideas in geology and geophysics Prediction and design of rock mechanics and engineering Environment and engineering Earthquakes Dams Rock slopes Abstracts by 1 March 2002 Papers by 1 May 2002 Contact: Prof. Yunmei Lin 2401 Fuller Street, 1F Bronx, NY 10461 Fax. 1-718-822-3089 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rinton.com/ndrm’2002.html OILROCK 2002 – SPE/ISRM ROCK MECHANICS CONFERENCE OCTOBER 20-23 2002 Dallas, Texas USA Theme: Role of rock mechanics in the Petroleum Industry “From Cradle to Grave” Call for abstracts by14 December 2001 Contact: SPE Technical Programs PO Box 833836 Richardson, Texas 75083-3836 USA Ph: 1-972-952-9393 Fax: 1-972-952-9435 Email: [email protected] TH 4 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION IN SOFT GROUND OCTOBER 23-25 2002 Toulouse, France Topics: The design of tunnels and large excavations Methods of excavation including ground improvement and reinforcement Monitoring of tunnels and large excavations during construction and in service The effects of tunnels and large underground construction on the environment Call for abstracts by15 October 2001 Contact: Prof. R Kastner URGC Geotechnique, INSA Lyon Batiment J.C.A. Coulomb, Domaine Scientifique de la Doua 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex France Fax: 33 4 7243 8520 Email: [email protected] 112 Australian Geomechanics – September 2002 GEODIARY GEOPOLYMERS 2002 OCTOBER 28-29 2002 Melbourne, Australia Theme: Turn potential into profit Contact: Eventlink PO Box 2362 Richmond South, Victoria 3121 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gopolymer2002.com FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SCOUR OF FOUNDATIONS NOVEMBER 17-20 2002 College Station, Texas USA Theme: Abstracts and prediction event Contact: Professor Jean-Louis Briaud Department of Civil Engineering Texas A&M University 3136 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA Fax: 1-979-845-6554 Email: [email protected] EUROCK 2002 ISRM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROCK ENGINEERING FOR MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS NOVEMBER 25-28 2002 Madeira, Portugal Themes: Slope stability; Undermountain works; Environmental protection; Case studies Contact: Portugese Geotechnical Society, LNEC – Av. Brasil, 101 1700-066 LISBOA PORTUGAL Ph. +351 21 844 3321 Fax. +351 21 844 3021 Email: [email protected] GEOTECHNICS ON THE VOLCANIC EDGE – NEW ZEALAND GEOTECHNICAL SOCIATY SYMPOSIUM 2003 MARCH 28-30 2003 Tauranga, New Zealand Themes: Slope stability & land development; Properties and behaviourof volcanic soils; Engineering geology of volcanic environments; Seismic risk and dam engineering; Foundation engineering; Roading geotechnics and highway engineering; Liquefaction; Geosynthetics; Expert evidence/legal implication/legislation Contact: Nikita Ranchhod Centrefor Continuing Education The University of Auckland Private Bag 92019, Auckland New Zealand Ph. +64 9 3737599 Fax. +64 9 3737419 E mail: [email protected] Australian Geomechanics – September 2002 113 GEODIARY ND 2 ASIAN CONFERENCE ON UNSATURATED SOILS APRIL 15-17 2003 Osaka Japan Themes: Fundamentals and theoretical advances; Testing techniques and field measurements; Volume change properties of unsaturated soils / waste (shrinkage, swelling, collapse, consolidation and settlement); Engineering properties of unsaturated soils / waste: strength, permeability and flow properties; Design, engineering applications and case studies: foundations, slopes, excavations, dams, roads, embankments and pavements; Modelling and numerical analysis; Flow analysis and mass transport: water flow, gas flow and contaminant transport; Evaluation and application of moisture flux. Contact: Atsushi Iizuka Kobe University Japan Webpage: http://geolab.dce.kobe-u.ac.jp/UNSAT.HTM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FAST SLOPE MOVEMENTS MAY 11-13 2003 Sorrento, Italy Themes: Prediction and prevention for risk mitigation Contact: dr. Guiseppe Sorbino Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile Via Ponte Don Melillo 84084 – Fisciano (Salerno) Ph. +39 089 964329 Fax. +39 089 964045 Email: [email protected] ND 2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFT SOIL TECHNOLOGY JULY 2-4 2003 Sarawak, Malaysia Themes: Characteristics, testing and fundamental behaviour of soft mineral and organic soils; Engineering analysis and design methods particularly for peat and organic soils; Construction procedures and appropriate technology; Land use and environmental issues; Land use recognition using remote sensing; Potential commercial exploitation of peat land; Engineering aspects of other problematic soils, soft artificial soils sanitary landfill. Abstracts by 31 January 2003 Contact: Dr Bujang Bin Kim Huat Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Ph. 03 8946 6368 Fax. 03 8956 7192 Email: [email protected][pm.edu.my TH 10 ISRM INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS SEPTE M B ER 8-12 2003 Gauteng, South Africa Theme: Technology Roadmap for Rock Mechanics Abstracts to National Groups by 31 May 2002 Papers to National Groups by 31 March 2003 Contact: The conference Co-ordinator, P.O. Box 61127, Marshalltown, South Africa 2107 Ph. 27 11 834-1273/7 Fax. 27 11 838 5923/ 833-8156 Website: www.saimm.co.za 114 Australian Geomechanics – September 2002 GEODIARY TH 6 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN GEOMECHANICS SEPTEMBER 15-18 2003 Oslo, Norway Themes: Case studies about the role of field measurements in problem solving, research, safety assessment or improving the design of civil engineering structures and works; State-of-the-art and trends in measurement technology, equipment, communication methods and data management and interpretation; Planning, administration and quality assurance of instrumentation systems and monitoring programs. Abstracts by 30 September 2002 Final manuscripts by 30 April 2003 Contact: FMGM 2003 Secretariat Norwegian Geotechnical Institute PO Box 3930 Ullevaal Stadion N-0806 Oslo, Norway Ph. +47 22 023000 Fax. +47 22 230448 Email: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE ‘RECONSTRUCTION OF HISTORICAL CITIES AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING’ SEPTEMBER 17-18 2003 Saint Petersburg, Russia Themes: Section 1 Reconstruction of historical cities Geotechnical aspects of monument preservation with soft strata in the underlying subsoil; Modern geotechnology -efficiency, sparing working regimes to ensure safety of existing building; Underground construction in historical cities; Geotechnical monitoring methodology practice, results; Risk assessment and management methodology in construction and reconstruction in relation to existing buildings. Section 2 Geotechnical calculations in reconstruction Assessment of the influence of reconstruction on buildings under preservation; Role of soil mechanics in reconstruction; Calculations for joint superstructure-subsoil behaviour; Modelling of complex reconstruction situations in design and construction. Papers in electronic format by 1 March 2003 Contact: Mikhail Lisyuk 198005, staint Petersburg, Izmaylovsky prosp., 4, office 411 Georeconstruction Engineering Co Ph. +7 812 2510462 Fax. +7 812 3166118 Email: [email protected]. Australian Geomechanics – September 2002 115 GEODIARY IS LYON 03 – THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOMATERIALS SEPTEMBER 22-24 2003 Lyon, France Themes: • • • • • Experimental investigations Time effects Interpretation of laboratory, in-situ and field observations Characterisation and modelling of behaviour Case Histories Abstracts by 1 January 2002 Papers by 1 July 2002 Contact: Ecole des TPE/DGCB Rue Maurice Audin –698518 Vaulx en Velin cedex France Ph. 33 4 7204 7066 Fax. 33 4 7204 7156 Email. [email protected] Website: http://islyon03.entpe.fr TH 9 ANZ CONFERENCE ON GEOMECHANICS ‘TO THE ENZ OF THE EARTH’ FEBRUARY 9-11 2004 Auckland, New Zealand Themes: Slope instability; Foundations; Piles; Anchors/reinforcement; Dams; Roading; Environmental geotechnics; Seismic engineering; Rock mechanics; Expansive soils; Engineering geology; Testing. FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CASE HISTORIES IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING APRIL 13-17 2004 New York, USA Themes: Case Histories of shallow deep and other foundations; slopes dams and embankments; earthquake engineering and natural disasters; engineering vibrations; retaining structures and deep excavations; rock and mining engineering including underground structures and excavations; forensic engineering; soil property improvement and remediation; non-destructive evaluation of shafts and piles; bridges, tunnels and other transportation structures; World Trade Center foundation damage and repairs Abstracts by 15 November 2002 Manuscripts by 1 August 2003 Contact: Dr Shamsher Prakesh Continuing Education University of Missouri-Rolla 103 ME Annex 1870 Miner Circle Rolla MO 65409-1560 Ph. 573 341 4489 Fax. 573 341 4729 Email: [email protected] GEOENG 2004 JUNE 21-24 2004 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Theme: GEO-Engineering for Resource Development 116 Australian Geomechanics – September 2002 EDITORIAL POLICY EDITORIAL POLICY Australian Geomechanics is published quarterly, in March, June, September and December, by the Institution of Engineers Australia. The magazine is edited and produced by the Australian Geomechanics Society. It provides a journal and news magazine for matters of interest to the Australian geotechnical community. The statements made or opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institution or the AGS. The Editorial Panel of Australian Geomechanics seeks contributions for future editions. The following comments are offered to assist would-be contributors. Contributions can include: refereed technical papers; technical papers or notes; or news items and reports. Technical papers can be refereed to ensure that they are of a standard similar to those published in international geotechnical journals. Authors should aim for a maximum overall length of no more than 3500 words, although shorter papers or technical notes are particularly welcome. Authors should indicate if they want their submission to be refereed, the status of the paper will be indicated on publication. Refereed technical papers should be original and: • • • Papers on geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and environmental geomechanics. Papers should be topical, practically oriented and preferably of national interest. Case studies describing innovative geotechnical work are particularly encouraged. Papers on geotechnical or geoscience research undertaken in Australia or of relevance to Australian geomechanics. These should clearly indicate their practical relevance and limitations. Authoritative reviews of aspects of geotechnical practice or aspects of geotechnical education. Technical papers or notes can be: • • Items as above but submitted for rapid publishing. These will not be refereed but will be reviewed. They will be accepted at the discretion of the editorial panel. The intention is to provide a source for rapid dissemination of technical material to the geotechnical community. Discussions on papers published in previous editions. News items and reports can be: • • • Items describing significant projects, instructive failures, conferences, courses or other matters of general interest to the Australian geotechnical community. Geotechnical book reviews. Letters to the Editor. It is preferable for contributors to submit formatted text, tables and figures in electronic format using Microsoft Word on IBM compatible hardware. Contributions by 3.5" floppy disk or CD are preferred. Submission of papers by email should be avoided. All contributions should be followed by a hard copy (i.e. laser printed or ink on paper). Submitted material should be presented in the following format: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Single column format on A4 paper. Left and right margins of 20 mm. A top margin of 30 mm and a bottom margin of 25 mm. 10 point character size of Times New Roman font with single (normal) line spacing. Text should be formatted to have 6 pt after paragraphs and after headings. No indent at the beginning of paragraphs. Main headings numbered 1, 2, 3.... etc. in 12 point Times New Roman, bold, upper-case and centred in the column. Sub-headings numbered 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 ... etc. in 10 point Times New Roman, bold, upper-case and left justified. Minor headings numbered 2.1.1, 2.1.2 … etc in 10 point Times New Roman, bold, lower-case and left justified Items in bulleted or numbered lists should not be separated by a line, but should be indented by 10 mm. Formulae typed and numbered (1), (2), (3) ... etc. and centred in the column. Captions for figures should be placed beneath the item and numbered Figure 1: Captions for tables should be placed above the item and numbered Table 1: Figures and tables should be referred to in the text as Figure 1, Table 1, etc. Figures and tables should be centered in the column. Do NOT use page numbers, these will be added later. 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