Prediction and Performance in Geotechnical Engineering

Ramesh C. Joshi and Fred J. Griffiths, both University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

• Foreword, Keynote addresses: Non-destructive characterization of particulate systems for soil classification and in situ prediction of soil properties and soil performance, Geotechnical predictions in ice affected marine environments, Some observations on the stability of structures founded on soft clays, Seismic response analysis: Prediction and performance, The prediction and performance of structures on expansive soils, Fact and fiction in the field of vertical drainage, Cold regions predictions using centrifuge testing. Prediction and performance of pile foundation, Soil improvement, General prediction and performance of soils, Prediction and performance of unique soils, Prediction and performance of retaining structure behaviour, Environmental geotechnology, Triaxial testing of soils, Centrifuge model testing, Risk analysis in geotechnical engineering.