Behaviour of Geosynthetics Clay Liner under Direct Shear Test -- Effect of Saturation and Cementation on the Stiffness of Gypsiferous Soils -- Experimental Evaluation of Bearing Capacity of single CFG pile -- Comparison between Casagrande method and Cone penetrometer method for determination of liquid limit of soil -- Predictive Models for Estimating the Coefficient of Permeability for Sands -- Geotechnical Characterization and Mineralogical Evaluation of Soils in Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir -- Determination of Volumetric Shrinkage of Soils by Dish Method -- Comparison between the soil properties of the Coastal and Interior regions of Gujarat -- Effect of Plastic Fines on Geotechnical Behavior of Ennore Sand.

This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The conference brings together research and case histories on various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The book presents papers on geotechnical applications and case histories, covering topics such as (i) Characterization of Geomaterials and Physical Modelling; (ii) Foundations and Deep Excavations; (iii) Soil Stabilization and Ground Improvement; (iv) Geoenvironmental Engineering and Waste Material Utilization; (v) Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering; (vi) Earth Retaining Structures, Dams and Embankments; (vii) Slope Stability and Landslides; (viii) Transportation Geotechnics; (ix) Geosynthetics Applications; (x) Computational, Analytical and Numerical Modelling; (xi) Rock Engineering, Tunnelling and Underground Constructions; (xii) Forensic Geotechnical Engineering and Case Studies; and (xiii) Others Topics: Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils, Offshore and Marine Geotechnics, Remote Sensing and GIS, Field Investigations, Instrumentation and Monitoring, Retrofitting of Geotechnical Structures, Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Education, Codes and Standards, and other relevant topics. The contents of this book are of interest to researchers and practicing engineers alike.