The theme of the 7th Symposium was Ground Improvement.

7th Vancouver Geotechnical Society Symposium Program

Keynote Lecture: "Quality Control and Process Monitoring of Soil Compaction Projects"; K. Rainer Massarch

Keynote Lecture: “Soil Improvement for Mitigation of Ground Failure Risk”; James K. Mitchell

“Dynamic Compaction Densification for Liquefaction Mitigation and Improvement Foundation Support in the Fraser Delta – A Case History”; Ernest Naesgaard & Nelson Beaton

“Advances in the Design of Vibro Systems for the Improvement of Liquefaction Resistance”; Juan Ivan Baez & Geoffrey Martin

“A Case History of Dynamic Compaction Evaluation by the SASW Method”; K.O. Addo, M. Kokan, D.J. Woeller, and N. Beaton

“Decision Analysis for Ground Improvement in the Fraser River Delta”; Bryan D. Watts

“Innovations in American Grouting Practice”; Donald A. Bruce

“Compaction Grouting of Liquefiable Soils at the CWOC Site”; R.W. Boulanger, L.H. Mejia, L.F. Harder, H. Kanakari, and J. Rice

“Ground Stabilization by Compaction Grouting – A Case History”; Peter To & David Broomhead

“Remedial Treatment of Embankment Failure at Westminster Avenue Bridge, Burnaby, British Columbia”; Mark T. Bradshaw & Trevor P. Fitzell

“Ground Treatment for a Storage Tank Facility in Difficult Soil Conditions”; Wayne H. Quong & Herb H. Hawson