The current volume of the Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering includes the following papers authored by distinguished leaders in the profession.

Applications of the Cylindrical Wedge Shear Test to the Study of Shear Strength of Undisturbed and Compacted Soils

by Türker Mirata, et al.
Professor, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey

Shear Strength of Gravel and Rockfill Measured in Triaxial and Prismatic Wedge Shear Tests

by Hasan Tosun, et al.
Assoc. Prof. of Civil Engineering, Osmangazi University, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey

Groundshock Enhancement due to Reflections

by Ioannis Sebos
Safety Engineer, Hochtief AG, New Athens International Airport Construction Site, Sparta, Greece

Back Analysis for Prediction and Behavior of Laterally Loaded Single Piles in Sand

by Byung-Tak Kim and Young-Su Kim
Doctoral Cadidate, and Professor, resp., Department of Civil Engineering, KyungPook Nat. Univ., Daegu 702-701, Korea

Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Different Additives on the Expansion Behavior of Clays

by T. López-Lara, J.A. Zepeda-Garrido, and V.M. Castaño
Universidad Autonoma de Querétaro, Mexico

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for the
Design and Analysis of Deep Foundations

by N. O. Nawari, R. Liang, and J. Nusairat
University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA

Evaluation and Remediation of a Slope
Supporting Gasoline Tanks

by S. Kumar and V. Puri
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Ill, USA

Effect of Fly Ash on Swell Pressure
of an Expansive Soil

by Erdal Cokca
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Influence of Swelling Strain on Selected Engineering
Properties of Bringelly Shale at Southwest Region of Sydney, Australia

by E. William and David Airey
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia