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Vancouver Geotechnical Society

A local section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society

2015 CSSM Short Course

Vancouver Geotechnical Society

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  • The Society/
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    • 2020-2024 Lectures
    • 2015-2020 Lectures
    • 2011-2015 Lectures
  • Other Events/
    • 2025 CSSM Short Course
    • 2025 Symposium
    • 2025 Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls and Slopes
    • 2024 Glacial Landforms and Sediments of British Columbia
    • 2020 CSSM Short Course
  • Proceedings/
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A Two-Day Short Course by Mike Jefferies and Dr. Dawn Shuttle

Developing Confidence in Critical State Soil Mechanics

Friday & Saturday, January 16 and 17, 2015

 

Course Presentation Slides

  1. Euler Integration
  2. Set-up *.xls for CamClay
  3. Theory of Original Cam Clay (OCC)
  4. Verifying Numerical Integration OCC
  5. Modified Cam Clay (MCC)
  6. Drained Triaxial Compression of OCC 'Consistency Condition'
  7. Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM) Done Properly
  8. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
  9. Fraser River Sand Triaxial Tests
  10. Calibration of Fraser River Sand
  11. Determining Psi Insitu - the Cone Penetration Test (CPT)
  12. Closing Remarks

 

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    • 2024 Glacial Landforms and Sediments of British Columbia
    • 2020 CSSM Short Course
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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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