Contemporary Issues in Soil Mechanics: Proceedings of the 2nd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018 – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE)

Front Matter ....Pages i-viii
 Comparison of Prediction Models for the Permeability of Granular Materials Using a Database  (Shuyin Feng, Paul J. Vardanega, Erdin Ibraim)....Pages 1-13
 Virtual Reality and Neural Networks for Exploiting Geotechnical Data  (Silvia García, Paulina Trejo, Alberto García, César Dumas)....Pages 14-30
 Validation of Compression Index Approximations Using Soil Liquid Limit  (Amir Al-Khafaji, Abbey Buehler, Ethan Druszkowski)....Pages 31-41
 Validation of Compression Index Approximations Using Soil Void Ratio  (Amir Al-Khafaji, Abbey Buehler, Ethan Druszkowski)....Pages 42-52
 Innovative Model for Settlement Calculations in Organic Soils  (Amir Al-Khafaji)....Pages 53-66
 Resilient Modulus Prediction of Subgrade Soil Using Dynamic Cone Penetrometer  (Aneke Frank Ikechukwu, Ojiogu Emeka, Mostafa M. Hassan)....Pages 67-87
 Phosphogypsum Management Challenges in Tunisia  (Hajer Maazoun, Mounir Bouassida)....Pages 88-104
 Variation of Some Hydrogeochemistry with CBR of Residual Soils from North-Central Nigeria: Impact of Underlying Lithology  (Tochukwu A. S. Ugwoke, Salome H. D. Waziri)....Pages 105-113
 G Shear Test to Determine Shear Characteristics of Coarse Grained Soils at Low Normal Stresses  (V. Padmavathi, M. R. Madhav)....Pages 114-122
 Use of the Method of Concrete Lozenges to Strengthening the Slopes Stability: Assessment of the Safety Factor by the Finite Element Method  (Latifa El Bouanani, Khadija Baba, Latifa Ouadif)....Pages 123-132
 Modeling Landslides by the Finite Element Method: Application to an Embankment on a Railway in the Moroccan Rif  (Ghizlane Ardouz, Khadija Baba, Latifa Ouadif)....Pages 133-141
 Features of Investigation of Soil According to Kazakhstan Norm and International Standards  (A. S. Tulebekova, A. Zh. Zhussupbekov, T. Mussabayev, S. Mussina)....Pages 142-148
 Marsh Funnel Test as an Alternative for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils  (Taha M. Khalaff, Adam Lobbestael)....Pages 149-159
 Contribution to the Study of Geotechnical Characterization and Behaviour of Tunis Soft Clay  (Nadia Mezni, Mounir Bouassida)....Pages 160-174
 Drained Response of Granular Material  (Hoang Bao Khoi Nguyen, Mizanur Rahman)....Pages 175-184
 Cut Slope Stability Analysis of Rangvamual Landslide Along Aizawl Airport Road, Northeast India  (Lal Dinpuia)....Pages 185-193
 Geo-Mechanical Characterization in Laterite Soil Mixtures - Aerial Lime for Road Based Use in Federal District, Brazil  (Thamara Silva Barbosa, Lucas Gabriel Lopes da Silva, Rideci de Jesus da Costa Farias)....Pages 194-202
 Effects of Sand Sizes on Engineering Properties of Tropical Sand Matrix Soils  (Aminaton Marto, Bakhtiar Affandy Othman)....Pages 203-213
 Prediction of Parallel Clay Cracks Using Neural Networks – A Feasibility Study  (Tanveer Choudhury, Susanga Costa)....Pages 214-224
 Compaction Properties of Cement Kiln Dust  (Mahmoud E. Hassan, Ayman L. Fayed, Mohamed Y. Abd El-Latif)....Pages 225-239
Back Matter ....Pages 241-242