Thurber Engineering Ltd.

Publications

If you are interested in obtaining one of the publications listed below, please email md@thurber.ca.  We may be able to provide you with a copy, depending on copyright restrictions.

Barr, L.A. and Sobkowicz, J.C. 2010. Design and construction of a seepage cut off wall using the slurry trench technique in cold temperatures at the Horizon dam project. In Proc. 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, AB, 12-16, September 2010. pp. 735-741.

Boswell, J.E.S. and Sobkowicz, J.C. 2010. Environmental assistance for tailings disposal. In Proc. 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, AB, 12-16, September 2010. pp. 655-669.

Clementino, R. V., Tweedie, R.W., Panesar, H. and Skirrow, R. 2011. Shallow slump stabilization using percussion soil nails at Hamelin Creek site on Highway 725:02, Peace Region, AB. In Proc. Pan-Am CGS Geotechnical Conference, Toronto, October 2011.

Cullum-Kenyon, S., Sobkowicz, J.C., Abraha, D.G., Ramdharry, B. and Taylor, S. 2010. Investigation of the Cascade Canal Dyke – Assessing the Risk of Dyke Performance Problems.  In Proc. 2010 Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 2-7 October, 2010.

El-Ramly, H., Morgenstern, N.R. and Cruden, D. 2005. Probabilistic assessment of stability of a cut slope in residual soil. Geotechnique, 55 (1): 77-84.

Groves, P., Cascante G., Dundas, D. and Chatterji, P.K.  2011. Use of geophysical methods for soil profile evaluation. Can. Geotechnical J., 48: 1364-1377.

Heinz, H.K., Cullum-Kenyon, S., Gorling, D. and Crockford, A. 2010. Recent experience with tunnels in weak rock in Calgary. In Proc. 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, AB, 12-16, September 2010. pp. 65-70.

Hyndman, A. and Sobkowicz, J.C. 2010. Oil sands tailings: reclamation goals and the state of technology. In Proc. 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, AB, 12-16, September 2010. pp. 642-655.

O’Brien, F., Cruden D.M. and Kim, T.H. 2011.  Slope movements by blocks sliding on horizontal bedding surfaces. In Proc. 5th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, Kelowna, BC, May 2011.

Peters, S.B., Siemens, G. and Take, W.A. 2011. Characterization of transparent soil for unsaturated applications. Geotechnical Testing J., 34 (5).

Pinheiro, M. and Wan, R. 2010. Finite element analysis of diffuse instability using an implicitly integrated pressure-density dependent elastoplastic model. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 46 (6): 487-495.

Powell, J.S., Siemens, G. and Take, W.A. 2010. Apparatus compliance in oedometer testing at high pressures. In Proc. 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, AB, 12-16, September 2010. pp. 227-232.

Sobkowicz, J.C.  2010.  History and Developments in the Treatment of Oil Sands Fine Tailings.  Keynote address in Proc. 14th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, Vail, Colorado, USA. 17-20 October, 2010, pp. 11-30.

Sobkowicz, J.C. and Morgenstern, N.R.  Reclamation and Closure of an Oil Sands Tailings Facility, In Proc. 2nd International Oil Sands Tailings Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, December, 2010.

Sobkowicz, J.C. and Morgenstern, N.R.  2010.  A Geotechnical Perspective on Oil Sands Tailings.  Keynote address in Proc. 13th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Wang, X., Chan, D. and Morgenstern, N. 2010. Recent advances in debris flow modelling. In Proc. 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, AB, 12-16, September 2010. pp. 886-890.