All the papers presented at Arup's internal Geotechnics Seminar in June 1981 are published in this special issue of The Arup Journal.
This special issue of The Arup Journal includes the following papers, introduced by Martyn Stroud: Local reports (Australia: Ken Gilbert; Papua New Guinea: Clive Humphries; Hong Kong: Andrew Chan; Middle East: Andrew Lord; South Africa: Graham Plant; Ireland: Peter Langford; Scotland: Howard Roscoe; Wales and West: Gabe Treharne; Birmingham: Alan Turner; London: Martyn Stroud); Geotechnical problems associated with the construction of Chater Station, Hong Kong; Designing for the effects of windblown sand along the new Jeddah/Riyadh/Dammam Expressway in Saudi Arabia; Load settlement characteristics of a demolition debris treated by the dry process of vibro-flotation; The design of sheet pile walls; The role of aerial photography and satellite imagery in site and route selection and appraisal; North West Territories, Hong Kong; A35 Charmouth, Dorset — by-pass alternatives; Queensland power stations, Australia; Botswana feeder roads; Construction of embankments on soft clays.
