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CONCURRENT TECHNiCAL SESSiONS<br />

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 (cont.)<br />

Location: Grand Ballroom G<br />

Track: Analytical, Numerical, and Physical Modeling<br />

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.<br />

Analytical and Numerical Methods in Discontinuous Media<br />

Moderator: Pooyan Asadollahi, University <strong>of</strong> the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia<br />

Physical Modeling <strong>of</strong> Soil-Infilled Discontinuities<br />

3:33 – 3:43 p.m.<br />

Buddhima Indraratna, Wuditha Premadasa, David Oliveira, Jan Nemcik<br />

Global Continuous - Local Discontinuous Approach for the Analysis <strong>of</strong> Shallow Underground Caverns in<br />

3:44 – 3:54 p.m. S<strong>of</strong>t and Discontinuous Rock<br />

Michael Tsesarsky, Erez Gal, Eli Machlav<br />

Thermo-Mechanical Damage in Porous Rocks: Theoretical Framework and Modeling Considerations<br />

3:55 – 4:05 p.m.<br />

Hao Xu, Chloe Arson<br />

Pore Directivity <strong>of</strong> Soils Subjected to Shearing: Numerical Simulation and Image Processing<br />

4:06 – 4:16 p.m.<br />

Dong Hun Kang, JungHwoon Lee, Jinhyun Choo, Tae Sup Yun<br />

Finite Element Computations <strong>of</strong> Yield Vertex Non-Coaxial Models<br />

4:17 – 4:27 p.m.<br />

Yunming Yang, Hai-Sui Yu<br />

Mathematical Modeling <strong>of</strong> Electrically Assisted Hydrocarbon Transport in Porous Media<br />

4:28 – 4:38 p.m.<br />

Ehsan Ghazanfari, Mesut Pervizpour, Sibel Pamukcu<br />

Advanced Geological Detection For Tunneling In Karst Area<br />

4:39 – 4:49 p.m.<br />

Hui Ma, Shougen Chen, Xinrong Tan, Yubao Zhao<br />

The Influence <strong>of</strong> Crack Roughness on the Compressive and Shear Strengths <strong>of</strong> Brittle Fissured Materials<br />

4:50 – 5:00 p.m.<br />

Luis Vallejo<br />

Thursday, March 29, 2012<br />

Location: 208<br />

Track: Foundations<br />

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.<br />

Recent Advances in Foundation Engineering: Foundations<br />

Moderators: Robert Y. Liang, University <strong>of</strong> Akron and Elizabth M. Smith, Terracon Consultants, Inc.<br />

Field Stiffness Reduction Evaluations from Back-Analysis <strong>of</strong> Pile Load Tests<br />

10:03 – 10:13 a.m.<br />

Fawad Niazi, Paul Mayne<br />

Dynamic Interaction <strong>of</strong> Two Nearby Machine Foundations on Homogeneous Soil<br />

10:14 – 10:24 a.m.<br />

Vivek P, Priyanka Ghosh<br />

New Findings from Centrifuge Modeling <strong>of</strong> Rocking Shallow Foundations in Clayey Ground<br />

10:25 – 10:35 a.m.<br />

Manouchehr Hakhamaneshi, Bruce Kutter, Lijun Deng, Tara Hutchinson, Weian Liu<br />

Shallow Foundation Design over Diagenetic Limestone along the Arab Gulf Coast: An Overview<br />

10:36 – 10:46 a.m.<br />

Waddah Akili<br />

Behaviour <strong>of</strong> a Strip Footing Near Slope Crest Under Vertical Cyclic Loading<br />

10:47 – 10:57 a.m.<br />

Md. Islam, C. T. Gnanendran<br />

Pseudo-Static Uplift Capacity <strong>of</strong> Obliquely Loaded Horizontal Strip Anchor in Cohesionless Soil<br />

10:58 – 11:08 a.m.<br />

Sunil Rangari, Deepankar Choudhury, D. M. Dewaikar<br />

Development and Interpretation <strong>of</strong> Geotechnical Contract Provisions for Design-Build Projects: Success<br />

11:09 – 11:19 a.m. Strategies for Owners and Contractors<br />

Elizabeth Dwyre, John Jenkins, Raymond Castelli<br />

Updated CS2 Model for Large Strain Consolidation <strong>of</strong> Clay<br />

11:20 – 11:30 a.m.<br />

Hefu Pu, Patrick J. Fox<br />

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