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Reeves, M.J., McCaig, E., Karvonen, A.D., (2004) Verification of Numerical Models for Predicting the Impacts of Saline Sources, Proceedings of the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada 2004 Soils Issue Forum, Calgary, Alberta.

Osicki, R. S., Fleming, I. R., and Haug, M. D., (2004) A Simple Compatibility Testing Protocol for Bentonite-Based Barrier Systems. Advances in Geosynthetic Clay Liner Technology: ASTM STP 1456, R. E. Mackey and K. Von Naubeuge, Eds., Journal of ASTM International, February, Volume 1, No. 2, Paper ID JAI11731 Available online at: www.astm.org.

Osicki, Randal S, Fleming, Ian R., and Haug, Moir D., (2003) A Simple Compatibility Testing Protocol for Bentonite-Based Barrier Systems. ASTM STP 1456.

Haug, M.D., Barbour, S.L., and Johns, C.A. (2003) Rehabilitation of Brine-Saturated Sediments. Contaminated Sediments Characterization, Evaluation, Mitigation, Restoration, and Management strategy Performance. ASTM STP 1442. pp. 194-207.

Pauls, R., Karvonen, A.D., Reeves, M., (2003) Evaluation of Computer Models for Predicting the Fate and Transport of Salt in Soil and Groundwater, Phase II, Alberta Environment, A355-1000002, 57 pp.

Pauls, R., Karvonen, A.D., Reeves, M., (2002) Evaluation of Computer Models for Predicting the Fate and Transport of Salt in Soil and Groundwater, Phase I, Alberta Environment, A355-1000002, 34 pp.

Karvonen, A.D., Haug, M.D., Nimeck, G., Murphy, J., Coode, A., (2002) Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) For Delineation of a Subglacial Channel Aquifer in Western Canada. Proceedings of the 55th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Coode, A., Nimeck, A., Pesowski, M., Larson, R., Karvonen, A.D., Haug, M.D., (2002) Resistivity and Seismic Visualization Techniques to Plot Subsurface Environmental Geology. Proceedings of 2002 Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Headly, J., Boldt-Leppin, B., Haug, M.D., and Jimin Peng (2001) Determination of Diffusion and Adsorption Coefficient for Volatile Organics in an Organophylic Clay Sand-bentonite Liner. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 38. August, 2001. pp.809-817.

Haug, M. D. and Pauls, G. (2001) A Review of non-traditional Dry Cover Materials. Technical report 2.21.3b for the Canadian Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0G1.

Stoicescu, J. T., Haug, M. D. and Gan, J. K-M. (2001) Impact of Bentonite on Hydraulic Performance of a Sand. Proceedings of the 2001 Second International Conference on Engineering Materials, August 16 – 19, California, USA, Editors: Shigeyoshi Nagataki, Akthem Al-Manaseer & Kenji Sakata, Vol. 1, pp. 769-778.

Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (2000) A New Laboratory Method for the Measurement of the Unsaturated Coefficients of Permeability of Soils”, Asian Conference on Unsaturated Soils – From Theory to Practice, Singapore, 18-19 May, pp. 381-386.

Reeves, M.J. and Uwiera, M.M.E. (2000) Modelling density-dependent flow and transport. Proceedings XIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, 59-66.

Uwiera, M.M.E. and Reeves, M.J. (2000) Application of 3D groundwater models to the assessment of ARD source loadings in surface water bodies. Proceeding of the Seventh International Conference on Tailings and Mine Wastes, Fort Collins, Colorado, 213-222.

Uwiera, M.M.E. and Reeves, M.J. (2000) Three-dimensional, coupled brine-transport simulation studies. Proceedings XIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, 139-144.

Chen, Z-H., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1999) Overall Volume change, water volume change, and yield associated with an unsaturated compacted loess. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 321-329.

Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (1999) Laboratory Measurement of the Coefficient of Permeability Functions of Selected Hong Kong Soils. Report for Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering Department, Hong Kong.

Johns, C.A., Biggar, K.W., Foght, J., Mullick, A., (1999) Intrinsic Bioremediation of BTEX in a Cold Temperature Environment. Proceedings of the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Arctic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC), Edmonton, Alberta, May 3-4, 1999. pp. 111-118.

Johns, C.A., Biggar, K.W., Foght, J., Mullick, A., (1999) Intrinsic Bioremediation of BTEX in a Cold Temperature Environment. Proceedings of the International Symposium on In Situ and On Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, April 19-22, 1999. Vol 1: 195-200.

Nishimura, T., Hirabayashi, Y., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1999) Influence of stress history on the shear strength of an unsaturated statically compacted soil, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 251-261.

Tratch, D.J., Karvonen, A.D., and Clifton, A.W., (1999) Development of a Three-Dimensional Hydrogeologic Flow Model of the Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan Uranium Tailings Management Area. Proceedings of the 52nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Mullick, A., Biggar, K.W., Foght, J., Johns, C.A., (1999) Intrinsic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons at Cold Temperatures. Proceedings of the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Arctic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC), Edmonton, Alberta, May 3-4, 1999. pp. 119-131.

Nishimura, T., Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Hirabayashi, Y. (1999) Total Stress Ratio and Shear Strength Parameters for an Unsaturated Compacted Soil. Proceedings of the 11th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul, Korea, 16-20 August, Vol 1, pp. 25-28.

Nyman, J.D., Karvonen, A.D., and Clifton, A.W., (1999) Hydrogeological Investigation of an Effluent Irrigation Project. Proceedings of the 52nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Uwiera, M.M.E. and Reeves, M.J. (1999) Application of 3D variable-density groundwater flow and transport models to potash mine decommissioning plans. Proceedings of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Workshop, Session 3, Paper 3, Edmonton, Alberta, 16pp.

Chen, Z. H., Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Zhou, H. Q. (1998) Nonlinear model for unsaturated soil. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT2, Beijing, China, 27-30 August.

Feng, M., Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (1998) A study of swelling pressure from consolidometer tests using various loading paths. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT2, Beijing, China, 27-30 August.

Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (1998) Study of the Application of Soil-Water Characteristic Curves and Permeability Functions to Slope Stability. Report for Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering Department, Hong Kong.

Guan, Y., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1998) Behavior of water subjected to high tensile stress. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT2, Beijing, China, 27-30 August.

Haug, M.D., Al-Manaseer, A., and Coode, A (1998) Impact of Confining Pressure on Long-term Performance of Chemical Grout in Salt Water, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 70-75, pp. 70-75.

Haug, M.D., Al-Manaseer, A., and Coode, A (1998) Impact of Confining Pressure on Long-term Performance of Chemical Grout in Salt Water, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 70-75, pp. 70-75.

Kasim, F., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1998) The effect of steady state rainfall on the matric suction conditions in a slope. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT2, Beijing, China, 27-30 August.

Nishimura, T., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1998) The shear strength of an unsaturated soil subjected to one-dimensional compression. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT2, Beijing, China, 27-30 August.

Reeves, M.J. (1998) 3-D Density-Dependent Simulation of Brine Disposal in South East Saskatchewan. Geological Engineering Research Report, 82pp

Fredlund, D.G. Gan, J. K-M., Guan, Y. and Richardson, N. (1997) Suction measurements on a Saskatchewan soil using a direct, measurement, high suction sensor. TRB 76th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 12-16.

Haug, M.D., Reschke, A.E., and Stoicescu, J.T., (1997) Characterization of Bentonites for Waste Containment Applications, International Conference on Engineering Materials, June 8-11, Ottawa, Ontario, Vol. 2, pp. 129-143.

Kasim, F., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1997) The effect of rainfall on long term matric suction conditions in soils. Proceedings of the Annual Seminar on Slope Engineering in Hong Kong, HKIE Annual Geotechnical Seminar, Edited by K. S. Li, J. N. Kay and K. K. S. Ho, 2 May, Balkema Publications, p 75 - 82.

Oloo, S. Y., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1997) Shear Strength Design of Thin Pavements and Unbound Roads. International Symposium on Thin Pavements, Surface Treatments, Unbound Roads, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, CANADA, June 24-25.

Oloo, S. Y., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1997). Bearing capacity of unpaved roads, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Volume 34, No. 3.

Karvonen, A., (1997) Numerical Modelling of the Regional Groundwater System in the West Saskatoon District - Implications on Brine Migration at the Cory and Vanscoy Potash Mines. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan, 160 p.

Boldt-Leppin, Brigitte, Haug, M.D. and Headley, John (1996) "Use of organophilic clay in sand-bentonite as a barrier to diesel fuel", Canadian Geotechnical Journal Vol. 33, pp 705-719.

Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D.G. (1996) Shear strength characteristics of two saprolitic soils. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 595-609.

Al-Manaseer, A. and Haug, M.D., (1995) Performance of Cement Based Grouts in Brine ACl Specialty Publication 345.

Barbour, S. L., Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Wilson, G. W. (1995) Moisture movement in highway subgrade soils: Prediction and measurement. Proceedings of the Symposium on Unsaturated Soil Behavior and Applications, Nairobi, Kenya, 22-23 April, pp. 21-40.

Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1995) The collapse mechanism of a soil subjected to one-dimensional loading and wetting. Genesis and Properties of Collapsible Soils, edited by E. Derbyshire, T. Dijkstra and I. J. Smalley, NATO ASI Series, Vol. 468, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 173-205.

Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1995) The collapse mechanism of a soil subjected to one-dimensional loading and wetting. Genesis and Properties of Collapsible Soils, edited by E. Derbyshire, T. Dijkstra and I. J. Smalley, NATO ASI Series, Vol. 468, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 173-205.

Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Gallen, P. (1995) Suction Measurements on compacted till specimens and an indirect filter paper calibration technique. Transportation Research Record 1481, Washington, D.C, pp. 3-9.

Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (1995) Shear strength behavior of two saprolitic soils. First International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Paris, France, September 6-8.

Reeves, M.J. and Lamb, D.H. (1995) Far-Field Effects of Brine Disposal in Saskatchewan, Geological Engineering Research Report, 72pp

Xing, A., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1995) Use of a Kelvin rheological model to simulate the consolidation of a saturated soil strata. Proceedings 15th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics CANCAM 95, edited by B. Jabarrok and S. Dost, Vol. 2, pp. 592-593, University of Victoria, Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 28 to June 2.

Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Li, W-X. (1994) Thermal conductivity suction sensors - design considerations. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, New Delhi, India, pp. 291-296.

Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (1994) Shear strength characteristic of two saprolitic soils from Hong Kong. Proceedings of the Sino-Canadian Symposium on Unsaturated/Expansive Soils, June 7-8, Wuhan, China, pp. 81-107.

Gan, J. K-M., Fredlund, D. G., Xing, A. and W-X. Li, (1994) Design and data acquisition for thermal conductivity matric suction sensors. Transportation Research Board Record No. 1432, Washington, D.C., pp. 68-75.

Reeves, M.J. and Nguyen, T.H. (1994) Near-Field Investigation of Brine Disposal in Bedrock Aquifers. Geological Engineering Research Report, 163pp

Haug, M.D. and Boldt-Leppin, Brigitte (1993) Influence of Polymers on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Marginal Quality Bentonite. Hydraulic Conductivity and Waste Contaminant Transport in Soils, ASTM STP 1142, David E. Daniel and Stephen J. Trautwein, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia. Pp. 407-421.

Haug, M.D., Buettner, Walter G. and Wong, Lionel C. (1993) Impact of Leakage on Precision in Low Gradient Flexible Wall Permeability Testing. Hydraulic Conductivity and Waste Contaminant Transport in Soils, ASTM STP 1142, David E. Daniel and Stephen J. Trautwein, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia. Pp. 390-406.

Barbour, S. L., Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Wilson, G.W. (1992) Prediction of moisture movement in highway subgrade soils. Proceedings of the 45th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Toronto, Ontario, October 26-28, pp. 41A1-13.

Fredlund, D. G., Sattler, P. J. and Gan, J. K-M. (1992) Insitu suction measurements using thermal sensors. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Expansive Soils, Dallas Texas, August 3-5, vol. 1, pp. 325-330.

Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (1992) Direct shear testing of a Hong Kong soil under various applied matric suctions. GEO Report No. 11, Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering Department, Hong Kong Government, 241p, (Reprinted 1995).

Haug, M.C. and Atwater, J. (1992) Reflections on polychlordinated biphenyl and polychlorinated benzene movement at Regina, Saskatchewan. Proceedings of the International Conference on Subsurface Contamination by Immiscible Fluids, Calgary, April 18-20, K.U. Weyer Ed., A. A. Balkema/Rotterdam/Brookfield.

Haug, M.D. and Wong, L.C. (1992) Impact of Molding Water Content on Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Sand-Bentonite. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2.

Haug, M.D. (1992) The Use of Bentonite for Civil Engineering Applications. The Canadian Civil Engineer, Vol. 9, No. 2, March.

Haug, M.D., Forgie, D., Zitter, R, and Bews, B. (1992) Thunder Creek Mercury Control. Canadian Society for Civil Engineers, Vol. 28, June.

Loi, J., Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Widger, R.A. (1992) Monitoring soil suction in an indoor test track facility. Transportation Research Record No. 1362, Washington, D.C., pp. 101-110.

Dai, Y., Gan, J. K-M. and Fredlund, D. G. (1991) The Use of Coal Ash as a Construction Material in Geotechnical Engineering. for The SaskPower Corporation.

Fredlund, D. G., Gan, J. K-M. and Rahardjo, H. (1991) Measuring negative pore-water pressures in a freezing environment. Transportation Research Record No. 1307, Washington, D.C., pp. 291-299.

Wong, L.C. and Haug, M.D. (1991) Cyclical Closed System Freeze-Thaw Permeability Testing of Soil Liner and Cover Materials, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 28, No. 6. pp.784-793.

Haug, M.D. and Atwater, J.W. (1991) Refraction on Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Polychlorinated Benzene Movement at Regina, Saskatchewan. Contamination by Immiscible Fluids, A.A. Bolkema, Rotterdam, Holland, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 615-626.

Khogali, W. E. I., Anderson, K. O., Fredlund, D. G. and Gan, J. K-M. (1991) Installing and monitoring of thermal conductivity suction sensors in a fine-grained subgrade soil subjected to seasonal frost. Second International Symposium on Pavement Response Monitoring Systems for Roads and Airfields, September 10-13, West Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

Fredlund, D. G., Rahardjo, H. and Gan, J. K-M. (1990) Discussion on the paper, “A framework for unsaturated soils behavior”, by D.G. Toll (1990), Geotechnique, 40, no. 1, pp. 31-44.

Yanful, E.K., Haug, M.D. and Wong, L.C. (1990) The Impact of Synthetic Leachate on the Hydraulic Conductivity of a Smecticic Till Underlying a Landfill Near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 507-519.

Ferniuk, N. and Haug, M.D. (1990) Evaluation of In Situ Permeability Testing Methods. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 116, No. 2, February, pp. 247-311.

Nasser, K., Al-Manaseer, A. and Haug, M.D. (1989) Consistency and Workability of Flowing Concrete. ACI, Concrete International Journal. October, Vol. II, No. 10, pp. 40-44.

Sweeney, D.A., Fredlund, D.G., Gan, J.K-M. and Widger, R.A. (1989) Evaluation of Environmental Influences on a Lime-Modified Highly Plastic Clay. Presented to RTAC (Roads and Transportation Association of Canada) Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, September 17-21.

Haug, M.D., Forgie, D. and Barbour, S.L. (1989) Design of Hydrodynamic Leachate Containment System. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 615-626.

Gan, J. K-M., Fredlund, D.G. and Rahardjo, H. (1988) Determination of the shear strength parameters of an unsaturated soil using the direct shear test. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 500-510.

Gan, J. K-M., and Fredlund, D. G. (1988) Multistage direct shear testing of unsaturated soils. ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 132-138.

Haug, M.D., Barbour, S.L. and Longval, P. (1988) The Design and Construction of Prehydrated Sand-Bentonite Liners to Contain Brine. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 15, Number 6.

Al-Manaseer, A., Haug, M.D. and Nasser, K.W. (1988) Compressive Strength of Concrete with Fly Ash and Admixtures. ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 85, No. 2, March-April, 1988, pp. 109-116.

Fredlund, D.G., Rahardjo, H. and Gan, J. K-M. (1987) Nonlinearity of strength envelope for unsaturated soils. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Expansive Soils, New Delhi, India, vol. 1, pp. 49-54, December.

Kozicki, P. and Haug, M.D. (1987) Solving Groundwater Pollution Problems with Cut Off Walls. Water and Wastewater, Vol. 2, Issue No. 4, August

Gan, J. K-M. (1986) Direct Shear Strength Testing of Unsaturated Soils. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 587 pp.

Haug, M.D. (1984) Application of the Mohr's Circle Technique in Error Analysis. Surveying and Mapping, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 309-321.

Haug, M.D., and Kozicki, P. (1983) Selection Criteria for Slurry Trench Cutoffs. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3.

M.D., Moffitt, F.H. and Anderson, J.M. (1980) A Simplified Explanation of Doppler Positioning. Surveying and Mapping, XL, No. 1, 29-45, March.

Haug, M.D., Sauer, E.K. and Fredlund, D.G. (1977) Retrogressive Slope Failures at Beaver Creek, South of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 14, No. 3, 288-301.

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