The Evolution of Geotech - 25 Years of Innovation

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Title Page
Table of contents
Preface
Organization
Technical advisors, reviewers and session chairs
Keynote lectures
Reflections on 40+ years of rock engineering practice in mining
Recent advances in seismic soil liquefaction engineering
Advances in data-driven subsurface mapping
After decades of rock engineering modelling, are we asking the right questions?
Position papers for panel discussion 1
From monitoring and calibration to predictive modelling
Thoughts on instrumentation/monitoring and numerical model calibration: “From monitoring and calibration to predictive modelling”
Continuously improving models with monitoring data: “From monitoring and calibration to predictive modelling”
Real-time data collection from InSAR is coming soon“From Monitoring and Calibration to Predictive Modelling”
Position papers for panel discussion 2
Perspectives from technical support on user models“Is numerical modelling a solution or a problem?”
Numerical modelling philosophy: “Is numerical modelling a solution or a problem?”
Rock mechanics design process: Correspondence between Bieniawski’s design process and the numerical modelling philosophy of Starfield and Cundall
Challenges in tailings dam modelling
Technical sessionsSession 1 - Rock mass characterization
Towards improved definition of the Hoek-Brown constant mi for numerical modelling
Study of the effect on stability of slope variations and reserve estimation in the Kaolin mining quarry design
How to incorporate variability of rockmass structures into equivalent continuum numerical models using the Composite Geological Strength Index
Rock mass characterization of Molasse-like deposit of Dahor formation and its application to rock slope stability from Bunati area, South Kalimantan: Apreliminary study
Session 2 - Tunnels & caverns I
Brittle failure assessment for TBM tunneling under high overburden: Acase study from Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer tunnel project, Malaysia
Use of continuum and pseudo-discontinuum FEM models in stepwise verification of the FDEM for simulating damage around tunnels in brittle rock
Numerical investigation of the relationship between the inflow rate to the tunnel, block volume and block surface area
Severe rockburst occurrence during construction of acomplex hydroelectric plant
Session 3 - Stability analysis of mining slopes I
Analytical versus numerical analysis on slope stability of surface lignite mines
Practicalities when adopting agradational damage factor within a Hoek-Brown constitutive model
Open pit 3D slope stability for anisotropic rock masses in soft iron ore deposits
Comparison of the probabilistic and deterministic slope stability analysis of adolomite quarry in Hungary
Session 4 - Probabilistic slope stability analysis I
Considering multiple failure modes: Acomparison of probabilistic analysis and multi-modal optimization for a3D slope stability case study
Assessment of asperities geometry influence on MSW landfill critical interface side-slope stability using probabilistic analysis
The schematization of soil properties in mathematical modeling in engineering geology and geotechnics
Session 5 - New technologies in geotechnical engineering
Artificial intelligence and image processing in the MIRET approach for the water detection and integrated geotechnical management of existing mechanized tunnels: Methodology, algorithm and case study
An integrated geotechnical risk management approach using cloud-based risk assessments, artificial intelligence, satellite monitoring and drone technology
Remote sensing and mapping of geological rock-mass features employing advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence
Tunnel liner yield forecasting at Cigar Lake Mine: An input variable selection approach to understanding machine learning processes
Session 6 - Surface excavations
Evaluation of theoretical liquefaction of compacted tailings piles based on the state parameter approach: Acase study
Lessons learnt from 3D soil-structure modeling of apeanut-shaped cofferdam for cut & cover tunnel
Field instrumentation-based performance verification of an improved soil site
Session 7 - 3D slope stability analysis
Finite element analysis of adeep excavation: Acase study ground response due to deep excavations in Sydney sandstone
North wall stability analysis of Vasilkovskoye open pit Kazakhstan
3-Dstability analyses in soft clays with strain-softening
On the comparison of 2D and 3D stability analyses of an anisotropic slope
Session 8 - Numerical slope stability analysis I
Numerical profile modeling for transient groundwater flow at pit slope
Soil-structure interaction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining walls subjected to construction sequencing and seismic loading
2D and 3D numerical study of geosynthetic mechanically stabilized earth GMSE walls
2D and 3D FEM modeling of the initiation of progressive landslides
Session 9 - Liquefaction & foundation analysis
Bearing capacity and settlement analysis of closely spaced shallow foundations with various footing geometry on multi-layered soils
Behaviour of rigid block on uniform sand under horizontal base acceleration
Skin friction displacement relations for load settlement behavior of bored piles in Dubai
Implementation of constrained differential evolution in reliability-based evaluation of soil-structure interaction-influenced liquefaction potential
Session 10 - Stability analysis of mining slopes II
The effect of water filling on slope stability of open pits: Anumerical investigation
Geotechnical analysis of cut and fill mining sequence on dumping materials re-handling Xpit by using slide3
3D slope stability analysis of afiltered iron ore tailings dry stacking
Slope angle optimization applied for geometry design of an open pit iron ore mine
Session 11 - Probabilistic slope stability analysis II
Back analysis for landslide in mine waste dump slope using probabilistic analysis
Reliability analysis of soil nail walls using SRV and RLEM approaches
Probabilistic slope stability analysis of acase study using random limit equilibrium method and surface altering optimization
Simulating the topography induced stresses using 3D numerical modeling
Session 12 - Numerical slope stability analysis II
Consistent evaluation of slope safety factors between different strength criteria
Global stability assessment of open pit slopes using LEM and FEM: Acomparison between the factor of safety and strength reduction factor
Asimple method to model buckling slope instability using continuum numerical models
Interaction of twin tunnels within weak rock masses and slopes
Session 13 - Tunnels & caverns II
The probabilistic analysis of steep lakeside slopes; geotechnical-geological-hydrogeological constraints and numerical analysis, an example from Hungary
Weathered rock and crack detection of tunnel excavation using image analysis
Numerical investigation of the stability of tunnel excavation faces in deep tunnels
Anumerical investigation on the influence of rockmass parameters and yield mechanics in pillar design
Session 14 - Stability analysis of mining slopes III
Continuous wall stabilization of impoundment slopes
Landslide hazard and risk level assessment of quarried slopes in Lebanon using drone imagery
Back-analysis of ductile slope failure mechanisms and validation with aerial photogrammetry, InSAR and GbRAR to proactively manage economic risks to protect the mine plan
Comparison between GSI-based implicit and explicit structure models
Session 15 - Spatial variability in probabilistic slope stability analysis
Probabilistic analysis of geosynthetic reinforced slopes using 2D and 3D models
Astochastic spatial modeling approach for pit slope stability analysis using 3D limit equilibrium analysis
Developing spatially constrained Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) models for astochastic pit slope stability analysis
Probabilistic analysis of an open pit mine slope in the Central African Copperbelt with spatially variable strengths
Session 16 - Numerical analysis of underground excavations
Options for designing a hold-retain strategy for excavations in stratified rock
The fast multipole method for the computation of large-scale three-dimensional elastostatics boundary-element problems inunderground excavations
Life-of-mine deformation and stability assessment for Kibali conditions in Western 9000 series lodes
Numerical models for the design and construction of new underground structures at CERN (HL-LHC), Point 5
Session 17 - Stability analysis of jointed rock slopes
Modeling the effectiveness of agrout curtain for construction groundwater control in karst for alock excavation
Application of Discrete Fracture Networks (DFN`s) to the design of benches in an open pit minein South Africa
Comparison of 2D-3D limit equilibrium and finite element methods for the analysis of bi-planar rock slope failures
On the use of Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) for jointed rock slope problems
Session 18 - Limit equilibrium slope stability analysis
Mitigation measures for the protection of working railway lines from landslides: The case study of Altare and Santuario
Can 2D cross sections be safely extrapolated?
Characterization and stabilization of amine waste dump-landslide
Case study– Development of apractical design for alandslip site using advanced geotechnical software
Author Index