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Vancouver Geotechnical Society

A local section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society

2003 Proceedings

Vancouver Geotechnical Society

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    • 2024 Glacial Landforms and Sediments of British Columbia
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The theme of the 17th Symposium was Geotechnical Engineering for Geoenvironmental Application.

17th Vancouver Geotechnical Symposium Program

Keynote Presentation: "Geotechnical Engineering for Geoenvironmental Applications"; Raymond N. Yong

"A Nitrogen-Slug Permeability Testing System"; Todd Hamilton and Franky Li

"Natural Attenuation of Contaminated Soils"; Catherine N. Mulligan and Raymond N. Yong

"Developing and Implementing an Environmental Remedial Action Plan at a Mercury-Contaminated Industrial Site"; D. M. Whiticar, B. Marks, and K. Tixier

"UVIF-CPT Characterization at Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities";  K. Biggar, D. Woeller, S. Murphy, and J. Armstrong

"Effect of Pore Fluid Chemistry on the Triaxial Behaviour of a High Plastic Clay"; A. Man, B. Garinger, M. Alfaro, J. Graham, T. B. Goh

"Impact of the Steep Rock Iron Mines Operations on Fish Presence"; Victor A. Sowa

"Field Sampling and Modeling of Creosote-Derived Contamination in a Tidally Forced Aquifer"; Christine Bishop & Roger Beckie

"Remediating the Inactive Blackfoot Landfill"; C. R. Daniel, J. Sobkowicz, D. Gorling, S. Wynton, and L. Manion

"Low Disturbance and Limited Access In-Situ Soil and Groundwater Bioremediation"; V. Agatonovic, L. Nicholes, and J. Carbery

"Seismic Stability of Impoundments"; Peter M. Byrne & Mahmood Seid-Karbasi

"Challenges and Potential Risks associated with the construction of a rockfill dyke on a Submerged tailings beach"; Edouard Masengo & Michel R. Julien

 

 

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Vancouver Geotechnical Society

VGS is now accepting memberships for the 2025–2026 season. We look forward to welcoming you back and seeing you at our upcoming events. Please complete your membership here.

VGS will be hosting its next technical presentation on Monday, September 8, 2025. Dr. Ryley Beddoe will be presenting on the topic “Built to Last? The Geotechnical Challenges of Infrastructure on Thawing Permafrost”. More information can be found here.

VGS will organize our upcoming short course on Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM) for Practical Engineers, taught by Michael Jefferies, Dr. Dawn Shuttle, Dr. Marcos Arroyo, Andrea Lougheed and Dallas McGowan on 26-28 October 2025. More info here.

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