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1 G E O T E C H N I C A L S P E C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N N O A HISTORY OF PROGRESS Selected U.S. Papers in Geotechnical Engineering VOLUME TWO SPONSORED BY The Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers EDITED BY W. Allen Marr F American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 ALEXANDER BELL DRIVE RESTON, VIRGINIA INSTITUTI UB/TIB Hannover

2 J. SoilMech. and Found. Div. (SM2), 21-31, Volume Two Dynamic Response of Footings to Vertical Loading 1091 J. Lysmer and F.E. Richart, Jr. J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 92(SM1), 65-91,1966. Liquefaction of Saturated Sands During Cyclic Loading 1118 H. Bolton Seed and Kenneth L. Lee J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 92(SM6), , Progressive Failure in Slopes of Overconsolidated Plastic Clay and Clay Shales Laurits Bjerrum J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 93(SM5), 3-49,1967. Stress Path Method 1195 T. William Lambe J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 93(SM6), ,1967. IX

3 Design Procedures for Dynamically Loaded Foundations 1218 R.V. Whitman and RE. Richart, Jr. J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 93(SM6), , Foundation Problems in Sanitary Land Fills 1243 George F. Sowers J. Sanit. Engrg. Div., 94(SA1), ,1968. Landslides During Earthquakes Due to Soil Liquefaction 1257 H. Bolton Seed J. SoilMech. and Found Div., 94(SM5), ,1968. Advantages and Limitations of the Observational Method in Applied Soil Mechanics 1325 R.B. Peck From Judgment in Geotechnical Engineering: The Professional Legacy of Ralph B. Peck, J. Dunnicliff and D.U. Deere (eds.), Wiley, New York, ,1984. The Principle of Reinforced Earth 1331 Henri Vidal Reprinted with permission from the Transportation Research Board. In Highway Research Record 282, Highway Research Board, National Council, Washington, D.C., 1-16,1969. Nonlinear Analysis of Stress and Strain in Soils 1347 James M. Duncan and Chin-Yung Chang J. Soil Mech. and Found. Div., 96(5), , Static Cone to Compute Static Settlement over Sand 1372 John H. Schmertmann J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 96(SM3), , Embankments on Soft Ground 1405 Laurits Bjerrum Performance of Earth and Earth-Supported Structures, Vol. 2, ASCE, New York, 1-54,1972. Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Design Equations and Curves 1459 Bobby O. Hardin and Vincent P. Drnevich J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 98(SM7), ,1972. Analysis of Ultimate Loads of Shallow Foundations 1485 Aleksandar S. Vesic J. SoilMech. and Found. Div., 99(SM1), 45-73,1973. Deformation of Earth and Rockfill Dams 1514 Stanley D. Wilson Embankment Dam Engineering, Casagrande Volume, Wiley, New York, ,1973. New Design Procedure for Stability of Soft Clays 1567 Charles C. Ladd and Roger Foott J. Geoteck Engrg. Div., 100(GT7), , 1974.

4 Some Effects of Dynamic Soil Properties on Soil-Structure Interaction 1591 RE. Richart, Jr. J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 101(GT12), ,1975. The Slides in the San Fernando Dams During the Earthquake offebruary9, H. Bolton Seed, Kenneth L. Lee, Izzat M. Idriss, and Faiz I. Makdisi J. Geotech. Engrg. Z)/v.,101(GT7), ,1975. The Piezometer Probe 1674 Anwar E.Z. Wissa, RTorrence Martin, and John E. Garlanger Proc. Spec. Conf. on In Situ Measurement of Soil Properties, ASCE, New York, Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Pile Foundations 1684 George Geoffrey Meyerhof J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 102(GT3), ,1976. Simplified Procedure for Estimating Dam and Embankment Earthquake-Induced Deformations 1716 Faiz I. Makdesi and H. Bolton Seed J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 104(GT7), ,1978. Design and Construction of Drilled Shafts 1735 Lymon C. Reese J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 1O4(GT1), ,1978. Stress Path Method: Second Edition 1757 T. William Lambe and W. Allen Marr J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 105(GT6), ,1979. Geology and Geotechnical Engineering 1769 Robert R Legget J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 105(GT3), ,1979. In Situ Tests by Flat Dilatometer 1817 Silvano Marchetti J. Geotech. Engrg. Div, 106(GT3), ,1980. Prediction of Movements for Braced Cuts in Clay ~ 1840 Abdulaziz I. Mana and G Wayne Clough J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 107(GT6), ,1981. Investigation of Failures 1859 Gerald A. Leonards J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 108(GT2), ,1982. K.-OCR Relationships in Soil Paul W. Mayne and Fred H. Kulhawy J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 108(GT6), ,1982. Basic Properties of Sand and Gravel Filters 1941 James L. Sherard, Lorn P. Dunnigan, and James R. Talbot J. Geoteck Engrg., 110(6), , XI

5 Evaluating Calculated Risk in Geotechnical Engineering 1958 Robert V. Whitman J. Geotech. Engrg. Div., 110(2), , State of the Art: Rock Tunneling 2002 Edward J. Cording Tunnelling in Soil and Rock, K.Y. Lo, ed., ASCE, New York, ,1984. A New Simplified Method for Load Testing Drilled Shafts 2032 Jorj O. Osterberg Foundation Drilling, 20(17), 9-11,1984. Strain Path Method 2035 Mohsen M. Baligh J. Geotech. Engrg, 111(9), ,1985. Dynamic Determination of Pile Capacity 2064 Frank Rausche, George G Goble, and Garland E. Litkins, Jr. J. Geotech. Engrg. 111(3), ,1985. Influence of SPT Procedures in Soil Liquefaction Resistance Evaluations 2081 H. Bolton Seed, K. Tokimatsu, L.R Harder, and Riley M. Chung J. Geotech. Engrg., 111(12), , Practical Problems from Surprising Soil Behavior 2102 James K. Mitchell J. Geotech. Engrg., 112(3), ,1986. Hydraulic Fracturing in Embankment Dams 2133 James L. Sherard J. Geotech. Engrg., 112(10), ,1986. Critical Filters for Impervious Soils 2156 J.L. Sherard and L.P. Dunnigan J. Geotech. Engrg., 115(7), , Construction Induced Movements of Insitu Walls 2177 G Wayne Clough and Thomas D. O'Rourke Design and Performance of Earth Retaining Structures, , ASCE, New York, Stability Evaluation During Staged Construction 2209 C.C. Ladd J. Geotech. Engrg., 117(4), , Reliability Applied to Slope Stability Analysis 2285 John T. Christian, Charles C. Ladd, and Gregory B. Baecher J. Geotech. Engrg., 120(12), ,1994. Side Resistance in Piles and Drilled Shafts 2313 Michael W. O'Neill J. Geoteck AndGeoenvir. Engrg., 127(1), 3-16,2001. xu

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