Proceedings of the First Southern African Geotechnical Conference

Content: Foundation    Capacity and performance of Franki enlarged-base piles  J.H. Engelbrecht & H. Kgole     Recent use of the internally-jacked pile test in South Africa  I. Luker     The use of strain measurements along the shaft of a pile being load tested  I. Luker     Execution & engineering principles of Control Modulus Column (CMC)  K. Coghlan, C. Plomteux & J. Racinais     Ageing of driven piles in silica sands  S. Rimoy     Stiffness considerations of local wind turbine gravity foundations  B.W. Mawer & D. Kalumba     Laboratory investigation of the performance of rammed sand columns  L. Sobhee-Beetul & D. Kalumba     The Movement Of Soil Moisture Under a Government Subsidy House  D.M. Bester, P.R. Stott & E. Theron     The design and construction of drilled and flush-grouted micropiles as covered by standard in the European Union (EU)  A.Y. Kayser & A. Bartkowiak-Higgo     Vibration associated with construction of DCIS enlarged-base piles  H.N. Chang & B.D. Markides     The influence of foundation stiffness on the load distribution below strip foundations  H.E. Lemmen, E.P. Kearsley & S.W. Jacobsz     Bored piles-Cased- and Uncased-Piles or CFA-Piles, their features and limitations  W. Schwarz     Foundation engineering on highly variable ground conditions  J. Potgieter & J. Breyl     Mining & tailings     Rehabilitation design options analysis and geotechnical investigation of an abandoned coal mine  E. du Toit     Rock fall risk with analytical hierarchy process  D.J. Avutia Pr Eng     Defining geotechnical design sectors: Apparent dip analysis at Jwaneng Mine, Botswana  I.J. Basson, P.K. Creus, K. Gabanakgosi, O. Mogorosi & M. Bester    Waste dump and stockpile management  D.A. Olivier    Geotechnical characterization and modelling of the Mandena heavy mineral sand deposit  L.I. Boshoff, A.B. Bracken & F. Hees    Tailings as a hazardous waste: implications on design and construction management  J. Thuysbaert & W. Kruger    Modelling and design    Geotechnical design using SANS 10160: A comparison with current practice  B.J. Barratt & P.W. Day    Semi-probabilistic geotechnical limit state design: Salient features and implementation roadmap for Southern Africa  M. Dithinde & J.V. Retief    Reliability-based tools for quantifying risk on geotechnical projects  S.M. Gover    Neuro-genetic approach for immersed CBR index prediction  M.A. Bourouis, A. Zadjaoui & A. Djedid    Numerical modelling rapid drawdown in riverbanks  C.J. MacRobert & M. van der Haar    FEM analysis of the behaviour of a flexible retaining wall  L. Hazout & A. Bouafia    Trapdoor experiments studying cavity propagation  S.W. Jacobsz    Site investigation    Discrete element analysis of granular soil recovery in a vibrocore  S.B. Wegener & D. Kalumba    Continuous surface wave testing in UK practice  J. Rigby-Jones & C.A. Milne    A method to derive hydrogeological information from geotechnical data  G.J. Du Toit & A. Huisamen    Aiding engineering and environmental problem solving using airborne geophysics  R. van Buren & O. Dingoko    Geotechnical investigations for low volume rural access roads  P. Paige-Green    Applicable station spacing for gravity surveys in Dolomitic Terrain  A.G. A'Bear, R.W. Day & L.R. Richer    An account of tunnel support systems for soft rock mass conditions  J.E. Ongodia, D. Kalumba & H.E. Mutikanga    Soil properties    Evaluation of dispersive soils in the Western Cape, South Africa  A. Mohamed & G.N. Davis    A case study of heave due to flooding  G.A Jones, H.A.C. Meintjes, P. Aucamp & J.R. Dutchman     Use of a chilled-mirror dew-point potentiometer to determine suction in a railway formation material  L. Rorke, S. Tripathy, L. Otter, C.R.I. Clayton & W. Powrie    Variations in cohesion/friction with strain and significance in design  K. O'Brien & A. Parrock    Variability in soil properties and its consequences for design  P.R. Stott & E. Theron    The effect of sample preparation and test procedure on the evaluation of tropical red soils  G. Brink & F. Hortkorn    Evaluation of methods to determine reference void ratios  C.J. MacRobert & L.A. Torres-Cruz    Physical modelling of changes in soil fabric using soil-salt mixtures  C.J. MacRobert & P.W. Day    Interface shear: Towards understanding the significance in geotechnical structures  G.C. Howell & A.H. Kirsten    Determination of steady state lines for non-plastic platinum tailings  J.C. Hemer, N.L.M. Mincione & L.A. Torres-Cruz    Assessment of reliability of the hydrometer by examination of sediment  P.R. Stott, P.K. Monye & E. Theron    Untreated fine sands and lateritic materials in low volume sealed roads  F. Netterberg, M.I. Pinard & P. Paige-Green    Typical strength properties of South African soils  G. Heymann    Initial consumption of stabiliser testing-quo vadis?  P. Paige-Green    Measuring the tensile strength of gold tailings  T.A.V. Gaspar & S.W. Jacobsz    Effect of hydrometer type on particle size distribution of fine grained soil  A. Kaur & G.C. Fanourakis    Falling cone test apparatus as liquid limit determination option in South Africa  B.M. Du Plessis    Soil reinforcement and slopes    Energy considerations in intense-rainfall triggered shallow landslides  G.W. Waswa & S.A. Lorentz    Analysis of a slope failure above critical infrastructure  L. Newby, R. Armstrong & G. Maphanga    Stability of an undermined quay wall in Port Elizabeth  G. Wojtowitz & J.U.H. Beyers    Investigating the effect of reinforcing fine grained soils using shredded waste plastic  A.S. Chikasha, D. Kalumba & F. Okonta    Design and construction of a mining facility over weak soil using modern geogrid technology  J. Klompmaker, A. Post & S. Westhus    Optimal geogrid reinforcement of clay liners  D.H. Marx & S.W. Jacobsz    New results of high-tensile steel meshes tested in first large scale field test application  P. Baraniak, M. Stolz, B. Schoevaerts & C. Wendeler     Effect of water on the strength behaviour of fiber reinforced soils  V. Oderah & D. Kalumba    Utilizing Geotextile Tubes to extend the life of a Tailings Storage Facility  P.J. Assinder, M. Breytenbach, J. Wiemers & F. Hortkorn    Geogrid reinforced load transfer platforms on piles-design, practice and measurement results  C. Psiorz, L. Vollmert, S. Westhus & A. Post    Long-term experience with a geogrid-reinforced landslide stabilization  D. Alexiew, P. Assinder & A. Plankel