Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA
Vol. 46 No. 4 December 2015 ISSN 0046-5828

SPECIAL ISSUE ON PROBLEMATIC SOILS INCLUDING CONTAMINATED SOILS

Editors:   Prof. Jay Meegoda & Prof. Liming Hu

Sponsored by: Asian Institute of Technology

Contents and Abstracts

Geochemistry in Geotechnical Engineering Problems: Ettringite as Case Study
By M. Chrysochoou

Engineering Properties of Chromium Contaminated Soils
By Wiwat Kamolpornwijit, Jay N. Meegoda, Janitha H. Batagoda

Study on factors affecting heavy metal sorption characteristics of two geomaterials
By K.M.Nithya, D.N.Arnepalli and S.R.Gandhi

Reduction of Chromium in Water and Soil Using a Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant
By I. Ara and C.N. Mulligan

Reclamation project of a Brownfield site at Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
By M.C. Barbosa, A.R.M. Barboza de Oliveira and M.E.S. Marques

A Review of Acidic Groundwater Remediation in the Shoalhaven Floodplain in Australia
By Buddhima Indraratna, Udeshini Pathirage and Laura Banasiak

Experimental and numerical study of electro-osmosis on kaolinite under intermittent current
By Liming Hu, Hui Wu, Jay N. Meegoda, and Qingbo Wen

Electro-osmosis drainage effect of a new type of EKG electrode
By Yang Shen and Yande Li

Innovative Soft Soil Improvement Method through Intelligent Use of Vacuum De-Watering and Dynamic Compaction Techniques
By R. Liang, S. Xu and T. Edil

Some Studies on Engineering Properties, Problems, Stabilization and Ground Improvement of Lithomargic Clays
By R. Shivashankar, A. U. Ravi

Stone column reinforcement of a soft South African clay: A laboratory investigation
By L. Sobhee-Beetul and D. Kalumba

Numerical modelling of Tunis soft clay
By Mnaouar Klai, Mounir Bouassida and Seifeddine Tabchouche

A Framework for the Destructuring of Clays During Compression
By M. D. Liu, S. Horpibulsuk, and Y. J. Du

Inundation Caused by Sea-Level Rise Combined with Land Subsidence
By K. Yasuhara, S. Murakami and N. Mimura

Levels of what and how in the Education of Geo-engineering on Problematic Soils
By R. Ray, P. Scharle, R. Szepesházi

Characteristics and Consequence of Nepal Earthquake 2015: A Review
By A S M Fahad Hossain, Tuk Lal Adhikari, Mehedi Ahmed Ansary and Quazi Hamidul Bari

SPECIAL FEATURE STORY ON “Challenges in Going Underground in Big Cities”
By L. J. Endicott

HISTORIC NOTE: Underexcavating the Tower of Pisa: Back to Future
By J. B. Burland, M. B.Jamiolkowski, and C. Viggiani

Published: 2015-12-31

Engineering Properties of Chromium Contaminated Soils

W. Kamolpornwijit, J. N. Meegoda, J. H. Batagoda

8-15

Reclamation project of a Brownfield site at Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

M.C. Barbosa, A.R.M. Barboza de Oliveira, M.E.S. Marques

32-40

A Review of Acidic Groundwater Remediation in the Shoalhaven Floodplain in Australia

Buddhima Indraratna, Udeshini Pathirage, Laura Banasiak

41-46

Numerical modelling of Tunis soft clay

M. Klai, M. Bouassida, S. Tabchouche

87-95

Characteristics and Consequence of Nepal Earthquake 2015: A Review

A S M Fahad Hossain, Tuk Lal Adhikari, Mehedi Ahmed Ansary, Quazi Hamidul Bari

114-120

HISTORIC NOTE: Underexcavating the Tower of Pisa: Back to Future

J. B. Burland, M. B. Jamiolkowski, C. Viggiani

126-135