South African geotechnical conference, is a supplement to the Proceedings of the 7th Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, held in Accra in June 1980.
Preface,
1. Engineering geology, Geotechnical properties of a weathered
granite from the Western Cape, RSA,
2. Site investigation and testing,
Bilateral plate jacking tests on calcretes,
3. Monitoring and field
experiments, Displacement around a test chamber in granite at Du Toitskloof,
Groundwater pollution monitoring, Some notes on the behaviour of a group of
grain silos, A simple tiltmeter,
4. Expansive soils, Brief notes on estimates
of the cost of structural repairs to houses built on active clay in South
Africa between 1980 and 2000, Effects of trees on soils and buildings,
Jacking of tank floors as a solution to construction over expansive clays at
Sasols II and III, South Africa, How to avoid cracking in a house on heaving
clay soil A laymans guide, Preliminary proposals for movement joints for
houses built on stiffened concrete raft foundations on heaving clay,5.
Probability analyses, Convenors introduction, The use of the probability
theory in road construction, A practical application of probabilistic slope
stability analysis methods,
6. Design considerations, Limitation of
settlement of Klip River fill by surcharging, Johannesburg geotechnical Data
Bank, Design parameters for ultimate tensile loads of piles socketed into
sandstone rock, Discussion, Discussion on paper: Interesting features of a
coal dump-ash dam at Kilbarchan Colliery, Discussion on paper: Filtration: An
application of a statistical approach to filters and filter fabrics,
Discussion on paper: Design and monitoring of an embankment on alluvium,
General discussions, Determination of elastic properties of mine slimes, List
of participants
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