Volume 5

Special Issues are indicated with an asterisk (e.g., Issue 1 *). These are initiated and organized by the Liaisons of the ISSMGE Technical Committees or other approved representatives, in coordination with the Editor-in-Chief. Each special issue is overseen by appointed Guest Editors, who manage the solicitation of contributions and the peer-review process under the same standards as regular issues.

Editorial
A Lightweight Soil Nail Retaining Wall in Unsaturated Clay
Richard Herraman
Numerical Simulation of the Mechanical Behavior of Single Piles in Expansive Soil
Yunlong Liu, Sai K. Vanapalli, Christ-Fabel Nyambere, Hamze Mohamoud
Geobarrier System for Protection Against Rainfall-induced Slope Failure
Harianto Rahardjo, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Nurly Gofar, Eng Choon Leong, Jernice Huiling Kew, Chien Looi Wang, Johnny Liang Heng Wong
Numerical Simulation of Capillary Barrier System under Rainfall Infiltration in Singapore
Alfrendo Satyanaga, Harianto Rahardjo, Chai Juay Hua

Electrical Resistivity at Internal Erosion Locations in Levees
Stacey Tucker-Kulesza, Cassandra Rutherford, Michelle Bernhardt-Barry
Forensic Analysis of Levee Failures: The Breitenhagen Case
Job J. Kool, Willem Kanning, Torsten Heyer, Cristina Jommi, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman
Geotechnical Observations of Dams Failed During the 2015 Historic Flooding in South Carolina
Inthuorn Sasanakul, Sarah L. Gassman, Charles E. Pierce, William Ovalle-Villamil, Ryan Starcher, Emad Gheibi, Mostaqur Rahman
Infiltration Study for Deep Foundations in Ephemeral Streams
Naresh C. Samtani

Application of Hybrid Drained-Undrained Model for Analyzing the Stability of Reinforced Soil Structures Over Soft Foundations with Prefabricated Vertical Drains
David Espinoza, Chunling Li, Lucas de Melo, Ranjiv Gupta
Pressuremeter Testing Along Interstate 10 in Tucson, Arizona
Naresh C. Samtani
Analysis of a Static Loading Test on an Instrumented Cased CFA Pile in Silt and Sand
Jakub Gabriel Kania, Kenny Kataoka Sørensen, Bengt Fellenius
Evaluation of Constitutive Models in Prediction of Surface Settlements in Cohesive Soils – A Case Study: Mashhad Metro Line 2
Behnam Eslami, Aliakbar Golshani, Sina Arefizadeh

Editorial
Geotechnical Extreme Event Site Reconnaissance in Puerto Rico after the Passage of Hurricane Maria
Francisco Silva-Tulla, Miguel A Pando
Hurricane Irma: Consequences of Intense Rainfall and Storm Surge from a Tropical Storm in North and Central Florida
Melissa E Landon, Nick W Hudyma, Radhey S Sharma
Post-2017 Hurricane Season Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Impacts on Beach and Near-Beach Environments
Stephanie Marie Smallegan, Jens Figlus, Nina Stark, Inthuorn Sasanakul, Luis G. Arboleda Monsalve, Iman Shafii, Navid Jafari, Nadarajah Ravichandran, Patrick Bassal
Scour at the Seawall in Surfside, Texas, During Hurricane Harvey (2017)
Nina Stark, Iman Shafii, Navid Jafari, Nadarajah Ravichandran, Jens Figlus, Stephanie Smallegan, Patrick Bassal
Geotechnical Effects of Hurricane Harvey in the Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur Areas
R. Lee Wooten, Stacey Kulesza, Chadi El Mohtar, Brian Diaz, Olusola Ilupeju, Marcus Rasulo, Patrick Bassal, Ahmed Hussien, Behdad Mofarraj Kouchaki, Michael V. Little, Ahmet A. Mert, Christopher W. Nelsen
Geotechnical Effects and a 6-Year Outlook of the 2012 Hurricane Sandy in the Eastern United States
Sissy Nikolaou, Youssef M.A. Hashash, Beena Sukumaran, Aaron Sacks, Michael J. Burlingame, Chris Baxter, Aaron Bradshaw, Lee Wooten, Hugh Lacy, Cheryl Moss, Joseph A. Daraio, Thomas D. O’Rourke
Reconnaissance of the New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System after Hurricane Gustav
Ray Lee Wooten, P.E., Robert B. Gilbert, Ph.D., P.E., William F. Marcuson, III, Ph.D., P.E., Peter G. Nicholson, Ph.D., P.E., Leslie F. Harder, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., G.E.,
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