Documents, PowerPoints and Videos

The Canadian Geotechnical Society - a brief history by Jim Graham — last modified 2010-05-24 17:50

Part of the above text has been excerpted from the article "Canadian Geotechnical Society" by W.J. Eden, published in Geotechnical News, June 1985. Additions and updating in 1998 are by A.G. Stermac. Further updates on a recurring basis are by J.Graham

History of Geotechnique in Canada by Jim Graham — last modified 2008-12-15 19:33

A PowerPoint presentation by Michael Bozozuk at the 60th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Ottawa ON, October 2007

Legacy Lecture - Outstanding Contributions to British Columbia by Eight Geotechnical Engineers by Todd Myhre — last modified 2008-09-16 16:13

Presented by Bryan Watts at the 59th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Vancouver 2006

Leaders in Geotechnology and Hydrogeology by Jim Graham — last modified 2009-02-22 19:14

The folder contains PowerPoint posters about leaders in geotechnical engineering and hydrogeology in Western Canada. The posters were displayed at the 61st Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Edmonton in September 2008. The attached file contains one-page posters outlining the career and achievements of the following individuals: John Andrew Allan, Inge Anderson, Elmer Brooker, Robert M. Hardy, Murray Harris, Bill Jubien, Norbert R. Morgenstern, J. Donald Scott, Stanley Thomson, and Jozsef Toth.

Historical Cavalcade - a tribute to early leaders by Jim Graham — last modified 2008-11-12 19:05

This is a video clip in DVD format of a tribute to many of the important leaders of the Canadian geotechnical community as it developed in the 1960s and 1979s. It contains a series of short interviews that were presented at the 50th Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Ottawa in 1997.

Pioneers - tributes to early geotechnical engineers by Jim Graham — last modified 2008-12-31 19:19

The file complements the 'Cavalcade' that is available in a separate folder. It was prepared by the organizers of 50th Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Ottawa in 1997 in the form of a series of short tributes to pioneers who had died earlier and whose careers also deserved recognition.

"Engineering Judgment" - Ralph B. Peck by Todd Myhre — last modified 2009-02-09 17:07

A video lecture by Dr. Peck, with introductions by Dr. Norbert R. Morgenstern. Produced in 1991 by ISSMGE and presented with the support of BiTech Publishers, Vancouver. Please note: this is a large download (150 MB), we recommend right-click and use "Save As" to download to your computer

Geotechnical Engineering in Canada: An Historical Review by Jim Graham — last modified 2009-03-24 10:19

The file provides “a living history …through the eyes and recollections of living engineers, to show the humanity that underlies the development of major geotechnical projects in Canada”. The original document, which arose from a series of taped interviews with pioneers of geotechnical engineering in Canada, was published by BiTech Publishers, Richmond BC, at the time of the Golden Jubilee (50th) Conference of the CGS in Ottawa in 1997. Texts of the various sections were prepared by the authors shown in the List of Contents, and edited by Cyril E. Leonoff. Funding to permit publication and distribution to all members of the Canadian Geotechnical Society was raised by the Vancouver Geotechnical Society and generous contributions from the sponsors listed at the end of the document. In 2009, BiTech Publishers provided funding for scanning this electronic version of the document. Note: This is a large download - 70MB. We recommend right-click and use "Save As" to download the file to your computer.

Bilingual Glossary of Landslide Terms by Jim Graham — last modified 2009-08-24 18:57

This glossary in French and English was prepared for the International Geotechnical Societies' UNESCO Working Party for the World Landslide Inventory. It was developed by the Landslides Committee of the Canadian Geotechnical Society and published by BiTech Publishers, Richmond BC in 1993 with the ISBN 0-920-505-10-4. It is presented here through the efforts of David Cruden, University of Alberta.