Here at GDS, we consider the research performed using our equipment to be vital to the continued success of GDS systems.  We therefore welcome information, references and comments from customers who have information of any papers which include the use of GDS equipment.  Please e-mail information or comments to papers@gdsinstruments.com.  This page will be regularly updated with relevant papers.

Note also the active technical writing of GDS members of staff including Dr. Bruce Menzies, Dr. Patrick Hooker, Jerry Sutton and Karl Snelling.

Laboratory/Software Group

	ADAMS, B.A., WULFSOHN, D. & FREDLUND, D.G. (1996)  "Air Volume Change Measurement in Unsaturated Soil Testing Using a Digital Pressure-Volume Controller".  Geotechnical Testing Journal, GTJODJ, Vol. 19, No. 1, March 1996.
	Barla, G., Barla, M., Camusso, M., Martinotti, M.E.  (2007)  “Setting up a new direct shear testing apparatus”.  11th ISRM Congress, Lisbon, 9-13 July 2007.
	CLAYTON, C.R.I., KHATRUSH, S.A., BICA, A.V.D., & SIDDIQUE, A. (1989)  "The Use of Hall Effect Semiconductors in Geotechnical Instrumentation".  Geotechnical Testing Journal, GTJODJ, Vol. 12, No. 1, March 1989, pp. 69-76.
	CRESSWELL, A., & POWRIE, W. (2004) "Triaxial tests on an unbonded locked sand".  Geotechnique 54, March 2004, No. 2, 107-115.
	DANO, C., HAREB, H. & HIELER, P., "Characterization of Loire River Sand in the Small Strain Domain using New Bender-Extender Elements".  16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, July 16-18th 2003, University of Washington, Seattle.
	FAISAL, H.A.. (2000)  "Unsaturated tropical residual soils and rainfall induced slope failures in Malaysia".  Proc. of Asian Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT ASIA, 18-19 May 2000, pp. 41-52.
	GEISER, F., LALOUI, L., & VULLIET, L. (2000)  "On the volume measurement in unsaturated triaxial test".  Proc. of Asian Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT ASIA, 18-19 May 2000, pp. 669-674.
	HOOKER, P. (2002)  "Measure for Measure".  Article featured in Ground Engineering magazine, October 2002.
	HOOKER, P. (2002) "The development of Automated Testing in Geotechnical Engineering".  Proc. of the Indian Geotechnical Conference, Vol. 1, December 2002, pp. 96-102.
	JUN-GAO ZHU, JIAN-HUA YIN, & SHUN-TIM LUK (1999)  "Time-Dependant Stress-Strain Behaviour of Soft Hong Kong Marine Deposits"  ASTM Geotechnical testing Journal, Vol. 22, No. 2, June 1999, pp. 118-126.
	MENZIES, B.K (1988)  "A Computer Controlled Hydraulic Triaxial Testing System".  Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and Rock.  ASTM STP 977, 82-94.
	MENZIES, B.K., & HOOKER, P. (1992)  "PC and Local Microprocessor Controlled Geotechnical Testing Systems".  Proc. Int. Conf. Geotechnics and Computers. Paris.
	MENZIES, B.K. (1993)  "New PC Controlled Triaxial and Surface Wave Testing Systems for Soft Soils and Soils Susceptible to Destructuration".  Workshop on Soft and Sensitive/Swelling Soils for Hydraulic Structures, Central Soil and Materials Research Station - United Nations Development Program - World Bank, Jaisalmer, India, November 2-4th.
	MENZIES, B.K. (1997)  "Applying Modern Measures".  Article featured in Ground Engineering magazine, July 1997.
	MENZIES, B.K., HOOKER, P., SUTTON, J.A., & SNELLING, K. (2002)  "GDS software-based dynamic and seismic laboratory soil testing systems".  A GDS publication.
	NAUGHTON, P.J. & O’KELLY, B.C., 2001. "An overview of the University College Dublin Hollow Cylinder Apparatus". Proceedings, 14th Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria.
	NAUGHTON, P.J. & O’KELLY, B.C., 2003. "The anisotropy of Leighton Buzzard sand under general stress conditions". Proceedings, Third International Conference on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, Lyon, 1, 285–291.
	NAUGHTON, P.J. & O’KELLY, B.C., 2004. "The induced anisotropy of Leighton Buzzard sand". Proceedings, A.W. Skempton Memorial Conference, London. (paper accepted 03/Nov/03)
	NG, C.W.W.,  ZHAN, L.T.  & CUI, Y.J.  (2002) "A new simple system for measuring volume changes in unsaturated soils" Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp 757-764, June 2002
	O’KELLY, B.C. & NAUGHTON, P.J., 2003. "Development of a new hollow cylinder apparatus for generalised stress path testing", Ground Engineering, Institution Civil Engineers, London, 36, No.7, pp. 26–28.
	O’KELLY, B.C. & NAUGHTON, P.J., 2003. "Development of a new hollow cylinder apparatus". Proceedings, 56th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Winnipeg.
	RAY, R.P., & MORRIS, K. B. (1995)  "Automated laboratory testing for soil/water characteristic curves".  Proceedings of the first International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, UNSAT 95, 6-8 September 1995, pp. 547-552.
	SOGA, K., AU, S., K., A., JAFARI, M., R. & BOLTON, M.D. (2004) "Laboratory investigation of multiple grout injections into clay".  Geotechnique 54, March 2004, No. 2, 81-90.
	VAID, Y.P., ELIADORANI, A., SIVATHAYALAN, S., & UTHAYAKUMAR, (2001)  "Laboratory Characterisation of Stress-Strain Behaviour of Soils by Stress and/or Strain Path Loading".  ASTM Geotechnical Testing Jornal, Volume 24, Number 2, June 2001, pp. 200-208.
	ZHU, J.G., & YIN, J. H. (2001)  "Drained creep behaviour of soft Hong Kong marine deposits".  Geotechnique, Volume LI number 5, June 2001, pp. 471-474.

Geophysics Group

	HOOKER, P. (1998)  "Seismic Solutions".  Article featured in Ground Engineering magazine, February 1998.
	MATTHEWS, M.C., HOPE, V.S. and CLAYTON, C.R.I. (1996)  "The use of surface waves in the determination of ground stiffness profiles." Proc. Instn Civ. Engrs Geotech. Engng 119, April, 84-95.
	MENZIES, B.K. (1993)  "New PC Controlled Triaxial and Surface Wave Testing Systems for Soft Soils and Soils Susceptible to Destructuration".  Workshop on Soft and Sensitive/Swelling Soils for Hydraulic Structures, Central Soil and Materials Research Station - United Nations Development Program - World Bank, Jaisalmer, India, November 2-4th.
	MENZIES, B.K. and MATHEWS, M.C. (1996)  "The continuous surface wave system: a modern technique for site investigation". Proc. Indian Geotech Conf., Madras, December 11-14th.
	MENZIES, B.K. (2001)  "Near-surface site characterisation by ground stiffness profiling using surface wave geophysics". Instrumentation in Geotechnical Engineering. H.C.Verma Commemorative Volume. Eds. K.R. Saxena and V.M. Sharma. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Calcultta. pp 43-71.
	MOXHAY, A.L., TINSLEY, R.D. and SUTTON, J.A. (2001)  "Monitoring of soil stiffness during ground improvement using seismic surface waves" Article featured in Ground Engineering magazine, January 2001, pp 34-37.
	SUTTON, J.A., SNELLING, K. (1998)  "Assessment of Ground Improvement Using the Continuous Surface Wave Method".  Proceedings of the 4th Meeting of the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Barcelona, 14-17th September 1998.