Reports

Reports and Other Publications

  1. Seed, H.B. and Mitchell, J.K. “Soil Mechanics Education and Research in United States Universities,” (with H. B. Seed), Ponts et Chausses of the Ecole de Ponts et Chausses, Paris, 1962.
  2. Mitchell, J.K. “Engineering Properties and Problems of the San Francisco Bay Mud,” Spec. Report 82, California Division of Mines and Geology, Ferry Bldg., San Francisco, 1963, pp. 25-32.
  3. Mitchell, J.K., Seed, H.B. and Paduana, J. “The Creep Deformation and Strength Characteristics of Soils Under the Action of Sustained Stress,” (with H. B. Seed and J. Paduana), report to The United States Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior, Soil Mechanics and Bituminous Materials Research Laboratory, October 1965, Report No. TE-65-8.
  4. Mitchell, J.K., Shen, C.K. and Monismith, C.L. “Behavior of Stabilized Soils Under Repeated Loadings,” Report No. TE-65-7 to U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Dec. 1965.
  5. Mitchell, J.K. and Monismith, C.L. “Behavior of Stabilized Soils Under Repeated Loading, Report 2: Behavior in Repeated Flexure, Frequency and Duration Effects, Fatigue Failure Analyses,” Contract Report No. 3-145, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers, Sept. 1966.
  6. Mitchell, J.K. Compaction and Soil Properties,” Proceedings of the 1968 Highway Engineering Conference, Eng. Exp. Station, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Bulletin No. 35, May 1967, pp. 4-29.
  7. Lambe, T.W. and Mitchell, J.K. “Lunar Soil Engineering and Engineering Geology,” Position Paper for NASA 1967 Summer Conference on Lunar Exploration and Science at Santa Cruz, July 31 – August 13, 1967.
  8. Mitchell, J.K., Houston, W.N. and Yamane, G. “The Sensitivity and Geotechnical Properties of Bootlegger Cove Clay,” University of California, Berkeley, Nov. 1967, pp. 54.
  9. Hirst, T.J. and Mitchell, J.K. “Compositional and Environmental Influences on the Stress-Strain-Time Behavior of Soils,” Report to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Dept. of Interior, SMB, University of California, Berkeley, April 1968, pp. 243.
  10. Mitchell, J.K. Goodman, R.E., Frisch, J., Witherspoon, P.A. and Heuze, F.E. “Materials Studies Related to Lunar Surface Exploration,” Report to Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, 5 vols. plus Summary Report, March 1969.
  11. Mitchell, J.K. “Soil Stabilization Methods and Their Applications in Highway Construction,” Proceedings, Fourth Annual Nevada Street and Highway Conference, March 5-6, 1969, Reno and Las Vegas, 26 pp.
  12. Costes, N.C., Carrier, W.D., Mitchell, J.K. and Scott, R.F. “Apollo 11 Soil Mechanics Investigation,” Chapter 4 of Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-214, 1969, pp. 85-122.
  13. Mitchell, J.K., Fossberg, P.E. and Monismith, C.L. “Behavior of Stabilized Soils Under Repeated Loading, Report 3: Repeated Compression and Flexure Tests on Cement and Lime-Treated Buckshot Clay, Contract Report No. 3-145, U.S. Army W.E.S., Corps of Engineers, May 1969.
  14. Mitchell, J.K. “Physical and Hydrological Properties of the Aquitard Layers in the Oxnard California Area,” T.E. Report No. 69-2, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, August 1969, 66 pp.
  15. Mitchell, J.K., Drozd, K. Goodman, R.E., Heuze, F., Houston, W.N., Willis, D.R. and Witherspoon, P.A. “Lunar Surface Engineering Properties Experiment Definition,” 4 vols., plus Summary Technical Report, prepared for Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., under NASA Contract NAS 8-21432, Jan., 1970.
  16. Wang, M.C., Mitchell, J.K. and Monismith, C.L. “Behavior of Stabilized Soils under Repeated Loading,” Report 4: Stresses and Deflections in Cement- Stabilized Pavements,” Contract Report No. 3-145, U.S. Army Engr., Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engrs., Vicksburg, Miss., October 1970.
  17. Scott, R.R., Carrier, W.D., Costes, N.C., and Mitchell, J.K. “Preliminary Geologic Investigation of the Apollo 12 Landing Site: Part C.  Mechanical Properties of the Lunar Regolith,” Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP- 235:  161-181, 1970.
  18. Mitchell, J.K., Bromwell, L.G., Carrier, W.D., Costes, N.C., and Scott, R.F. “Soil Mechanics Experiment,” Chapter 4 of Apollo 14 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP 272, pp. 87-108, 1971.
  19. Mitchell, J.K. co-author of Chapters II, VI, VII, VIII, and Appendix D in Sea-Water Intrusion: Aquitards in the Coastal Ground Water Basin of Oxnard Plain, Ventura County, Bulletin No. 63-4, State of California, Department of Water Resources, September 1971, 569 pp.
  20. Duncan, J.M., Witherspoon, P.A., Mitchell, J.K., Watkins, D.J., Hardcastle, J.H., and Chen, J.C. “Seepage and Groundwater Effects Associated with Explosive Cratering,” Report No. TE72-2 to U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engrs., Vicksburg, Miss., Explosive Excavation Research Office, April 1972.
  21. Mitchell, J.K. “Innovations in Ground Stabilization” Illinois Section, ASCE Chicago Soil Mechanics Lecture Series, 1972.
  22. Mitchell, J.K., Bromwell, L.G., Carrier, W.D., Costes, N.C., Houston, W.N. and Scott, R.F. “Soil Mechanics Experiment,” Chapter 7 of Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-289, pp. 7-1 – 7-28, 1972.
  23. Mitchell, J.K., Ueng, T.S. and Monismith, C.L. “Behavior of Stabilized Soils Under Repeated Loading, Report 5: Performance Evaluation of Cement-Stabilized Soil Layers and its Relationship to Pavement Design,” Contract Report No. 3-145 to U.S. Army Eng. Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engrs., Vicksburg, Miss., August 1972.
  24. Mitchell, J.K. and Raad, L. “Control of Volume Changes in Expansive Earth Materials,” Federal Highway Administration Workshop on Expansive Clays and Shales in Highway Design and Construction, Denver, Dec. 13-15, 1972.
  25. Mitchell, J.K. and Durgunoglu, H.T. “Static Penetration Resistance of Soils,” report to NASA Headquarters under Grant NGR 05-003-406, 223 pp., April, 1973.
  26. Mitchell, J.K. Carrier, W.D., Houston, R.F., Scott, R.F., Bromwell, L.G., Durgunoglu, H.T., Hovland, H.J., Treadwell, D.D., and Costes, N.C. “Soil Mechanics,” Apollo 16 Preliminary Science Report, NASA Sp-315, Chapter 8, pp. 8-1 – 8-29, 1973.
  27. Mitchell, J.K., Houston, W.N. and Yamane, G. “Sensitivity and Geotechnical Properties of Bootlegger Cove Clay,” The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964: Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., pp. 157-178, 1973.
  28. Mitchell, J.K., Carrier, W.D., Costes, N.C., Houston, W.N., Scott, R.F. and Hovland, H.J. “Soil Mechanics,” Chapter 8, Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report, NASA, 1973.
  29. Mitchell, J.K., Houston, W.N., Carrier, W.D. and Costes, N.C. “Apollo Soil Mechanics Experiment S-200,” Final Report, Space Science Laboratory, Series 15, Issue 7, University of California, Berkeley, January, 1974.
  30. Mitchell, J.K., Vanmarke, E.H., Kavazanjian, E., and Hawkes, W.D. “Settlement Prediction for a Heavy Earthfill Load in South Florida,” Research Report R74-43, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, September, 1974.
  31. Mitchell, J.K., Dzwilewski, P. and Monismith, C.L. “Behavior of Stabilized Soils Under Repeated Loading,” Report 6, A Summary Report with a Suggested Structural Pavement Design Procedure, Contract Report No. 3-145 to U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, October, 1974.
  32. Mitchell, J.K. “Stabilization of Soils for Foundations of Structures,” Prepared for Corps of Engineers Foundation Design Manual, (also Geotechnical Engineering Report), April, 1976.
  33. Mitchell, J.K., Chatoian, J.M. and Carpenter, G.C. “The Influences of Sand Fabric on Liquefaction Behavior,” Report No. TE 76-1 to U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., June, 1976.
  34. Mitchell, J.K., Kao, T-C and Abdel-Hadi, O.N. “Backfill Materials for Underground Power Cables, Phase !, Thermal Resistivity Measurement Methods, Backfill Treatments, Heat and Moisture Flow Analysis,” EPRI EL-506, Project 7841-1, June 1977.
  35. Lunne, T.A. and Mitchell, J.K. “Cone Resistance as a Measure of Sand Strength,” Geotechnical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1977.
  36. Meyer, L.R., Brekke, T.L., Korbin, G.E., Kavazanjian, E. and Mitchell, J.K. “Stand-up Time of Tunnels in Squeezing Ground,” I- A Physical Model Study, II- A General Constitutive Relationship,” DOT-TST-77-59 and DOT TST -77-60, Final Report under Contract DOT-OS-50108, June 1977.
  37. Mitchell, J.K. “Soil and Site Improvement Techniques to Enhance the Use of Shallow Foundations,” Working paper prepared for the Federal Highway Administration, Research Review Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 3-4, 1977.
  38. “Soil Improvement — History, Capabilities, and Outlook,” A Report by the Committee on Placement and Improvement of Soils of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, J. K. Mitchell, Chairman, February 1978, 182 p.
  39. Mitchell, J.K., Guzikowski, F. and Villet, W.C.B. “The Measurement of Soil Properties In-Situ,” Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report LBL-6363, University of California, Berkeley, March 1978, 67 p.
  40. Bandyopadhyay, S and Mitchell, J.K. “Consolidation Characteristics of Compressible Soils Determined In-Situ by Electro-Osmosis,” Report No. UCB/GT/78-03, on research conducted under NSF Grant ENG 74-18374, March 1978.
  41. Mitchell, J.K. “In-Situ Techniques for Site Characterization,” Paper prepared for the NSF Workshop on Future Challenges of Site Characterization, Northwestern University, June 12-14, 1978.
  42. Mitchell, J.K., Guzikowski, F. and Villet, W.C.B. “Fabric Analysis of Undisturbed Sands from Niigata, Japan,” Geotechnical Engineering, Report No. UCB/GT/78-01, to U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, September 1978.
  43. Mitchell, J.K. “Improving Poor Soil Conditions by Surface and Subsurface Treatment Methods – Overview,” Prepared for the ASCE Metropolitan Section, Foundation and Soil Mechanics Group Seminar, October 25-26, 1978, New York, 58 pp.
  44. Mitchell, J.K. “Ground Reinforcement Techniques – Overview,” Prepared for ASCE National Capital Section Seminar on Ground Reinforcement, January 26, Washington, D.C., 1979, 58 pp.
  45. Bonaparte, R. and Mitchell, J.K. “The Properties of San Francisco Bay Mud at Hamilton Air Force Base, California,” Geotechnical Engineering Report, University of California, Berkeley, April 1979, 179 pp.
  46. Mitchell, J.K., Kao, T-C. and Kavazanjian, E. “Analysis of Grid Cell Reinforced Pavement Bases,” Technical Report GL-79-8, Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., July 1979, 66 pp.
  47. Tringale, P.T. and Mitchell, J.K. “Investigation of the Effectiveness of Salt Wells and Quicklime Columns for Stabilization of San Francisco Bay Mud,” Geotechnical Engineering Report, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, September 25, 1979, 102 pp.
  48. Terrel, R.L., Epps, J.A., Barenberg, E.J. Mitchell, J.K. and Thompson, M.R. “Soil Stabilization in Pavement Structures A User’s Manual: 1:  Pavement Design and Construction Considerations; Vol. 2: Mixture Design Considerations,” FHWA-1P-80-2, U.S. Department of Transportation, October, 1979.
  49. Villet, W.C.B. and Mitchell, J.K. “Acoustic Emissions During the Static Cone Penetration of Soils,” Geotechnical Engineering Report to the U.S. Navy, University of California, Berkeley, April 1980.
  50. Kavazanjian, E., Mitchell, J.K., and Bonaparte, R. “Evaluation of Predictions,” Proc. Workshop on Limit Equilibrium, Plasticity and Generalized Stress-Strain in Geotechnical Engineering, McGill University, May 28-30, 1980, Pub. by ASCE, pp. 254-264.
  51. Mitchell, J.K., Kavazanjian, E. and Bonaparte, R. “Stress-Deformation Predictions Using a General Phenomenological Model,” Proc. Workshop on Limit Equilibrium, Plasticity and Generalized Stress-Strain in Geotechnical Engineering, McGill University, May 28-30, 1980, Pub. by ASCE, pp. 461-491.
  52. Bonaparte, R. and Mitchell, J.K. “Evaluation of a General Stress-Deformation-Time Model for Cohesive Soils,” Report to Woodward-Clyde Consultants, & US DOT, University of California, Berkeley, July 1980.
  53. Bonaparte, R. and Mitchell, J.K. “Development of Experimental Concepts for Investigating the Strength Behavior of Fine-Grained Cohesive Soil in the Spacelab/Space Shuttle Zero-G Environment,” NASA Contractor Report 3365, April 1981, 124 pp.
  54. Mitchell, J.K. “Soil Improvement Methods and their Applications in Civil Engineering,” Sixteenth Henry M. Shaw Lecture in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 24 April 1981, 132 pp.
  55. Mitchell, J.K., Abdel-Hadi, O.N., Chan, C.K., Kao, T-C and Mc Millan, J.C. “Backfill Materials for Underground Power Cables, Phase II: Backfill Treatments, Heat and Moisture Flow Analyses, and Field Tests,” Interim Report EL-1894 to EPRI, Dept. of Civil Engrg., University of California, Berkeley, June 1981.
  56. Keaveny, J.M. and Mitchell, J.K. “In-Situ Determination of Silty Soil Properties Using the Cone Penetration Test,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/84-01, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, January, 1984.
  57. Mitchell, J.K. and Villet, W.C.B. “Soil Reinforcement for Stabilization of Earth Slopes and Embankments,” Working Paper for the Federal Highway Administration Project 5P F CP Conference, “Foundations and Earth Structures,” March 21-22, 1984, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, McLean, VA, 33 p. (Published in Public Roads, Vol. 48, No. 3, Dec. 1984, pp. 88-95.
  58. Liang, R. Y-K., Tse, E., Kuhn, M.R and Mitchell, J.K.. “Evaluation of a Constitutive Model for Soft Clay Using the Centrifuge,” Proc., Symposium on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Centrifuge Modeling, University of California, Davis, July 18-20, 1984, pp. 55-70.
  59. Mitchell, J.K. “Methods for Treating Liquefiable Soils Beneath Existing Structures,” Procs., WES Symposium on “Remedial Treatment of Liquefiable Soils Beneath Existing Structures,” Sept. 1984.
  60. Huntsman, S.R. and Mitchell, J.K. “Static Cone Penetrometer as a Basis for Determination of the Lateral Pressure of Cohesionless and Silty Soils In-Situ,” Phase I, Geotechnical Engineering Report prepared for Exxon Production Research Co., Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, September, 1984.
  61. Mitchell, J.K., Brandon, T.L. and Cameron, J.T. “Full-Scale Field Tests of Temperature and Moisture Conditions in Cable Backfill Systems,” Workshop on Current Rating of Buried Cables in Relation to Thermal Properties of Soils, 11-13 Sept. 1984, KEMA Laboratories, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
  62. Mitchell, J.K. “Earth Walls,” TR News, No. 114, Sept.-Oct. 1984, pp. 24-31.
  63. Collin, J.G. and Mitchell, J.K. “Injection Grouting for In-Situ Earth Reinforcement,” Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, October, 1984.
  64. Keaveny, J.M. and Mitchell, J.K. ‘Determination of Soil Strength Properties using the Cone Penetration Test and Cavity Expansion Theory,” University of California, Department of Civil Engineering, Oct. 1984, 42pp.
  65. Huntsman, S.R. and Mitchell, J.K. “Static Cone Penetrometer as a Basis for Determination of the Lateral Pressure of Cohesionless and Silty Soils In-Situ,” Phase II, Vol. II: Appendices, Geotechnical Engineering Report prepared for Exxon Production Research Co., Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, January, 1985.
  66. Mitchell, J.K., Chan, C.K., McMillan, J.C., Ripley, B.D., and Brandon, T.L. “Backfill Materials for Underground Power Cables, Phase 3: Field Tests of Backfill Materials,” Final Report on Research Project 7841-1, prepared for EPRI, University of California, Berkeley, July, 1985.
  67. Mitchell, J.K. and Brandon, T.L. “Containment Barriers for Land Disposed Solvent-Bearing Hazardous Wastes,” Open File Report No. 6 prepared for the Environmental Institute for Waste Management Studies, The University of Alabama, August 1985, 74 p.
  68. Mitchell, J.K., Brandon, T.L., Cameron, J.C., McMillan, J.T. and Chan, C.K. “Backfill Materials for Underground Power Cables, Phase 4: Theory and field Testing of Backfill Thermal Stability,” Final Report on Research Project 7841-1, prepared for EPRI, University of California, Berkeley, Oct. 1986.
  69. Madsen, F.T. and Mitchell, J.K. “Chemical Effects on Clay Hydraulic Conductivity and their Determination,” Open File Report No. 13, Environmental Institute for Waste Management Studies, The University of Alabama, March 1987.
  70. Mitchell, J.K. and Villet, W.C.B. “Reinforcement of Earth Slopes and Embankments,” National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 290, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., June 1987, 323 pp.
  71. Griffin, R.A., Roy, W.R., Mitchell, J.K., and Mitchell, R.A. “Feasibility and Limitations of Land Disposal of Organic Solvents,” Open File Report No. 19, Environmental Institute for Waste Management Studies, The University of Alabama, November 16, 1987, 47 pp.
  72. Mitchell, J.K. and Klainer, E. “Chemical Stabilization of Landslides,” Research Report UCB-ITS-RR-87-16 prepared for Office of Transp. Lab., Calif. Dept. of Transportation, ITS, University of California, Berkeley, December 1, 1987, 91 pp.
  73. Mitchell, J.K. “Improvement Methods for Liquefiable Soils: Some Recent Developments,” Contribution to Procs. of US-Japan Joint Workshop on Remedial Treatment of Liquefiable Soils, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, May 11-13, 1988.
  74. Seed, R.B., Mitchell, J.K. and Seed, H.B. “Slope Stability Failure Investigation: Landfill Unit B-19, Phase I-A, Kettleman Hills, California.” Geotechnical engineering Report No. UCB/GT/88-01, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, July, 1988, 96 pp.
  75. Mitchell, J.K. “Hamilton Air Force Base, California,” Sec. 3.8 of Designated Sites for Geotechnical Experimentation in the United States,” Proceedings of the Workshop at the University of New Hampshire, September 1988, Report to the National Science Foundation, Jean Benoit & Petro de Alba, Eds., pp. 57-60.
  76. Masood, T., Mitchell, J.K., Lunne, T., and Hauge, E.A. “Joint U.C. Berkeley and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute In-Situ Testing at Hamilton Air Force Base and Bay Farm Island, California,” Geotechnical Engineering Report, University of California, Berkeley, September 1988, 56 pp.
  77. Carrier, W.D. and Mitchell, J.K. “Geotechnical Engineering on the Moon,” de Mello Volume, Brazil, 1989, Editora Edgard Blücher LTDA., São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 51-58.
  78. Mitchell, J.K. “Characteristics and Mechanisms of Clay Creep and Creep Rupture,” Clay Minerals Society Pre-Meeting Workshop on Rheology of Clay/Water Systems, Sacramento, CA, September 23, 1989.
  79. Schmertmann, G.R., Chew, S-H and Mitchell, J.K. “Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Soil Wall Behavior,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/89-01, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, September, 1989, 220 pp.
  80. Mitchell, J.K., Masood, T., Vaslestad, J., Lunne, T. and Mokkelbost, K.H. “Preliminary Report on Testing with Lateral Stress Cone, Special Dilatometer and Stepped Blade at Three Sites in Drammen,” Joint report with Norwegian Road Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Report No. 921600-1, February 10, 1990.
  81. Seed, R.B., Dickenson, S.S., Riemer, M.F., Mitchell, J.K., Bray, J., Sitar, N., Idriss, I.M., Kayen, R.E., Kropp, A., Harder, L.F., and Power, M.S. “Preliminary Report on the Principal Geotechnical Aspects of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake,” Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Report No. UCB/EERC-90/05, University of California, Berkeley, April 1990.
  82. Mitchell, J.K., Masood, T., Kayen, R.E., and Seed, R.B. “Soil Conditions and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation in the Marina District of San Francisco,” Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Report No. UCB/EERC-90/08, University of California, Berkeley, May 1990.
  83. Mitchell, J.K. “H. Bolton Seed – Vol. 1 Selected Papers 1957-1987” (editor), BiTech Publishers Ltd., Vancouver, B.D., Canada, 551 pp, 1990.
  84. Christopher, B.R., Mitchell, J.K., Gill, S.A., Giroud, J.P., Juran, I., Schlosser, F., and Dunnicliff, J.”Reinforced Soil Structures – Volume II. Summary of Research and Systems Information,” Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1989.
  85. Christopher, B.R., Mitchell, J.K., Gill, S.A., Giroud, J.P., Juran, I., Schlosser, F., and Dunnicliff, J. “Design and Construction Guidelines for Reinforced Soil Structures,” Report No. FHWA-RD-89-043, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1990.
  86. Boulanger, R.W., Bray, J.D., Chew, S-H., Seed, R.B., Mitchell, J.K. and Duncan, J.M. “SSCOMPPC: A Finite Element Analysis Program for Evaluation of Soil-Structure Interaction and Compaction Effects, PC Version 1.0,  UCB/GT/91-02.
  87. Mitchell, J.K. and Wentz, F.J. “Performance of Improved Ground During the Loma Prieta Earthquake,” UCB/EERC/91-12, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, October, 1991, pp. 93.
  88. Mitchell, J.K. and Shen, C.K. “Ground Improvement in Hong Kong Infrastructure Development,” Proc. of the International Workshop of Technology for Hong Kong’s Infrastructure Development, Hong Kong, December 19-20, 1991, pp. 669-719.

 

  1. Mitchell, J.K. “Ground Treatment for Seismic Stability of Bridge Foundations,” Procs., Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges, University of California, Berkeley, CA, June 8 and 9, 1992.
  2. Mitchell, J.K. and Van Court, W.A. “Contaminant Immobilization and Containment: Barriers – Walls and Covers,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/92-09, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, September 1992, 53 pp.
  3. Mitchell, J.K. and Wentz, F.R. “Improved Ground Performance During the Loma Prieta Earthquake,” Geotechnical News, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1992, pp. 45-48.
  4. Zornberg, J.G. and Mitchell, J.K. “Failure Surfaces in Geosynthetically Reinforced Soil Walls with Sloping Backfills, Preliminary Report, Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Sept. 1992, 43 pp.
  5. Mitchell, J.K. and van Court, W.A. “Ground Modification Applications in Environmental Engineering,” Geotechnical News, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1992, pp. 49-51.
  6. Zornberg, J.G. and Mitchell, J.K. “Poorly Draining Backfills for Reinforced Soil Structures – A State of the Art Review -“, Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/92-10, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, October 1992, 101 pp.
  7. Yapa, K.A.S., Mitchell, J.K. and Sitar, N. “Decomposed Granite as an Embankment Fill Material: Physical and Mechanical Properties -A Review,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/92-11, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, October 1992, 119 pp.
  8. Zornberg, J.G. and Mitchell, J.K. “Finite Element Analysis of Geosynthetically Reinforced Soil Walls with Sloping Backfills,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/93-04, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, May 1993, 164 pp.
  9. Mitchell, J.K., Lodge, A.L., Coutinho, R.Q., Kayen, R.E., Seed, R.B., Nishio, S. and Stokoe, K.H. “Insitu Test Results from Four Loma Prieta Earthquake Liquefaction Sites: SPT, CPT, DMT and Shear Wave Velocity,” Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Report No. UCB/EERC-94/04, University of California, Berkeley, April 1994.
  10. A. Narin van Court and Mitchell, J.K. “Explosive Compaction: Densification of Loose, Saturated, Cohesionless Soils by Blasting,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/94-03, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, May 1994.
  11. Kayen, R.E., Mitchell, J.K. and Holzer, T.L. “Ground Motion Characteristics and their Relation to Soil Liquefaction at the Wildlife Liquefaction Array, Imperial Valley, California,” Proceedings of the Fifth U.S. – Japan Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Counter-Measures Against Soil Liquefaction, September 28 – October 1, 1994, Snowbird, Utah., National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.
  12. Mitchell, J.K. “What’s So Special About Geoenvironmental Engineering?” Proceedings of the Robert V. Whitman Symposium at M.I.T., October 7 & 8, 1994.
  13. Chang, M. Mitchell, J.K. and Seed, R.B. “Lessons Learned from the Failure of the Geosynthetic-Lined Kettleman Hills Waste Slopes, ” Geosynthetics: Lessons Learned from Failures, Organized by IFAI in conjunction with Geosynthetics ’95, Nashville, TN, 20 Feb. 1995.
  14. Mitchell, J.K. and Soga, K. “Numerical and Experimental Studies Related to the Performance and Stabilization of the Tower of Pisa,” Report to the Consorzio Progetto Torre di Pisa, March 31, 1995.
  15. Mitchell, J.K. and Filz, G.M. “The Role of Soil Mechanics in Environmental Geotechnics,” the Third Spencer J. Buchanan Lecture, Texas A & M University, November 3, 1995.
  16. Zornberg, J.G., Barrows, R.J., Christopher B.R. and Mitchell, J.K. “Constructing a geotextile-reinforced slope,” Geotechnical Fabrics Report, Sept. 1995, pp. 26-28.
  17. “Geotechnical Reconnaissance of the Effects of the January 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake, Japan,” (J. K. Mitchell is one of 19 Authors and Contributors, and was primary author of Chapter 4, Performance of Improved Ground Sites), Report No. UCB/EERC-95/01, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, August 1995.
  18. Zornberg, J.G., Christopher, B.R. and Mitchell, J.K. “Performance of a Geotextile-Reinforced Slope Using Decomposed Granite as a Backfill Material” Geossintéticos ’95, 2d Simpósio Brasileiro Sobre Aplicações de Geossintéticos, São Paulo, June 1995, pp 19-29.
  19. Zornberg, J.G., Sitar, N. and Mitchell, J.K. “Performance of Geotextile-Reinforced Soil Slopes at Failure: A Centrifuge Study,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/95-01, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Civil Engineering, April 1995.
  20. Zornberg, J.G., Sitar, N. and Mitchell, J.K. “Design of Geosynthetically Reinforced Embankments Using Decomposed Granite as Backfill Material,” Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/95-2, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Civil Engineering, December 1995.
  21. Yapa, K.A.S., Mitchell, J.K. and Sitar, N. “Decomposed Granite as an Embankment Fill Material: Mechanical Properties and the Influence of Particle Breakage, Geotechnical Engineering Report No. UCB/GT/93-06, June 1993 – Corrected and Reprinted December 1995, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Civil Engineering.
  22. Mitchell, J.K. “Geotechnology – The Environmental Perspective,” Keynote Address, Environmental Geotechnology, Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc. Lancaster, PA, June 10 – 13, 1996, pp. 1-18.
  23. Lodge El-Telbany, A. Rector, J.W., Mitchell, J.K. and Seed, R.B. “The Accuracy of Shear Wave Velocity Measurements Taken Using the Seismic Cone Penetrometer,” Proc. Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering & Environmental Problems, Keystone, CO, April 28 – May 1, 1996.
  24. Riemer, M.F., Lok, T.M. and Mitchell, J.K. “Evaluating Effectiveness of Liquefaction Remediation Measures for Bridges,” 6th U.S. – Japan Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Countermeasures Against Soil Liquefaction, June 1996.
  25. Yu, H.S. and Mitchell, J.K. “Analysis of Cone Resistance: A Review of Methods,” Research Report No. 142.09.1996, ISBN 0 7259 0955 2, Department of Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering, University of New Castle, Australia, 1996.
  26. Duncan, J.M., Mitchell, J.K., Lovern, C. and Coffey, J. “Innovative Alternatives to Conventional Levees for Flood Protection,” Report to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, V.P.I.&S.U. Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, December 1997.
  27. Scarborough, J.A., Filz, G.M., Mitchell, J.K. and Brandon, T.L. “Geosynthetic Reinforcement of the U. S. 29 Bypass Embankments, Madison Heights, near Lynchburg, Virginia,” A Geotechnical Engineering Report Prepared for the Virginia Transportation Research Council and the Virginia Department of Transportation, September 1998, 97 pp + Appendices.
  28. Duncan, J.M., Smith, C.J. and Mitchell, K.J., Piping Associated with Conduits through Embankment Dams, Report of a study performed by the Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, December 1998 CGPR #13.
  29. Cooke, H.G. and Mitchell, J.K. “Evaluation and Selection of Liquefaction Mitigation Measures for Existing Bridges,” Mid-America Seismic Conference, St. Louis, MO February 28-March 3, 1999.
  30. Mitchell, J.K. and Gallagher, P.M. “Engineering and Design Guidelines on Ground Improvement for Structures and Facilities,” Publication No. ETL 1110-1-185, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Division, Directorate of Civil Works, Washington, DC, 1 February 1999.
    http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/eng-tech-ltrs/etl1110-1-185/toc.htm
  31. Scarborough, J.A., Filz, G.M., Mitchell, J.K., Brandon, T.L., Hoppe, E., and Hite, S.L. “Design of High Reinforced Embankments Constructed with Poor Quality Soil and Degradable Shale, ”Proceedings, Geosynthetics ’99, 1, pp. 491-504, April 1999.
  32. Salgado, R., Jamiolkowski, M. and Mitchell, J.K. “Penetration resistance in sands: analysis and applications to liquefaction potential assessment and estimation of pile base resistance,” Rivista Italian Di Geotecnica, Associazione Geotecnica Italiana, Ottobre – Dicembre 1998, pp. 5-17.
  33. Mitchell, J.K. and Brandon, T.L. “The Cone Penetration Test – Analysis of Tip Resistance and Applications in Earthquake and Environmental Engineering,” XV Seminario Venezolano de Geotecnia, Caracas, November 1998.
  34. Mitchell, J.K., Green, R.A., and Kayen, R.E. “Energy-Based Analysis of Soil Liquefaction for Ground Improvement Design,” 17th Central PA Geotechnical Seminar, Emerging Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering, Hershey, PA , April 14-16, 1999.
  35. Cooke, H.G. and Mitchell, J.K. “Guide to Remedial Measures for Liquefaction Mitigation at Existing Highway Bridge Sites,” Technical Report MCEER-99-0015, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, ISSN 1520-295X, July 26, 1999, 162pp.
  36. Scarborough, J.A., Filz, G.M., Mitchell, J.K. and Brandon, T.L. “Erosion Protection for Soil Slopes along Virginia’s Highways,” prepared for the Virginia Transportation Research Council and the Virginia Department of Transportation, June 1999
  37. Diplas, P., Duncan, J.M., Mitchell, J.K., Coffey, J. Smith, C. and Stallings, S. “Research on Design for Prevention of Ditch Erosion on Virginia Highways,” Report No. FHWA/VTRC 00-CR2 to the Virginia Transportation Research Council, December 1999, 53 pp.
  38. Mitchell, J. and Holzer, T. “Geotechnical Effects,” Section 3 of The Marmara, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999: Reconnaissance Report, Technical Report MCEER –00-0001, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering, March 23, 2000, pp. 19-36.
  39. Mitchell, J.K. “Graduate Education in Geotechnical Engineering to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century,” First Pan-American Conference on the Teaching-Learning Process of Geotechnical Engineering, Oaxaca, Mexico, 21-22 November 2000, 16 pp.
  40. Mitchell, J.K. and Martin, J.R. (Chapter Coordinators)“Performance of Improved Ground and Earth Structures”, Chapter 9 of Supplement A to Volume 16, Earthquake Spectra, Kocaeli, Turkey, Earthquake of August 17, 1999 Reconnaissance Report, 191-225, Dec. 2000.
  41. Obermeier, S.F., Pond, E.C., Olson, S.M., with contributions by Green, R.A., Stark, T.D., and Mitchell, J.K. “Paleoliquefaction Studies in Continental Settings: Geologic and Geotechnical Factors in Interpretations and Back-Analysis”, US Geological Survey Open-File Report, January 2001.
  42. Gallagher, P.M. and Mitchell, J.K. “Passive Site Remediation for Mitigation of Liquefaction Risk,” MEDAT-2 Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, Tech. Report MCEER-01-0002, 2001, pp. 29-35.
  43. Gallagher, P.M. and Mitchell, J.K. “Influence of Colloidal Silica on Liquefaction Potential and Cyclic Undrained Behavior of Loose Sand,” Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (SDEE), Drexel University, 2001.
  44. Bryant, L., Mauldon, M. and Mitchell, J.K., Geotechnical Problems with Pyritic Soil and Rock, Report of a study performed by the Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, January 2003 CGPR #30.
  45. Duncan, J.M., Snorteland, N., Eddy, M.A., Gutierrez, M., and Mitchell, J.K. “Influence of Non-Homogeneous Soil Conditions on Surface Effects of Liquefaction,” Report of a study supported by Mult-Disciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research Grant MCEER-01-2033 (Task 2.3) – Geotechnical Rehabilitation: Site and Foundation Remediation, March 2003.
  46. Jacobson, J.R., Filz, G.M. and Mitchell, J.K. “Factors Affecting Strength Gain in Lime-Cement Columns and Development of A Laboratory Testing Procedure,” Final Contract Report to Virginia Transportation Research Council, Charlottesville, VA, June 2003, 71 pp.
  47. Mitchell, J.K., Filz, J.M. and Martin II, J.R. Soil Improvement: Technologies, Design and Performance, Report of a study performed by the Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, December 2016 CGPR #43.
  48. Mitchell, J.K. and Kavazanjian, E. “Geoengineering Engineering for the 21st Century,” Geo-Strata, July-August 2007, pp. 14-18.
  49. Mitchell, J.K. “Commentary: Challenges of Regional Geotechnics: Things May Not Be What You Think They Are (or Should Be),” Geo-Strata, Vol. 10, Issue 4, 2009,pp. 14-15.
  50. Mitchell, J.K., Bonaparte, R., Boulanger, R.W., Christian, J.T., and Santamarina, J.C. “Research, Teaching, and Practice Interrelationships in Geo-Engineering Development – Is the Past a Prologue to the Future?” Transcript of a panel presentation and discussion, ASCE Geo Institute, GeoFlorida 2010, West Palm Beach, Fl, February 24, 2010. (pdf format).
  51. Mitchell, J. K. and Kopmann, J.R. The Future of Geotechnical Engineering, Report of a study performed by the Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, January 2013 CGPR #70.
  52. Barngrover, A.L., Berg, R.R., Mitchell, J.K. and Collin, J.G. White Paper on Integrated Technologies for Embankments on Unstable Ground, Report of a study performed by the Virginia Tech Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research, February 2013, CGPR #74.