{"id":704,"date":"2026-03-25T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gordmckenna.com\/?page_id=704"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:47:09","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gordmckenna.com\/index.php\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c3aed40bc3ecc34e545fc432c1d6e04 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Please <a href=\"mailto:gord@mckennageotechnical.com\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:\">email Gord McKenna<\/a> to request a copy of any of the papers listed here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e286e876e6239dea093b2b3d3b1aab8f wp-block-paragraph\">Abbott RM &amp; McKenna GT. 2012.\u00a0<em>Sustainable mining now. turning ideas and ideals into reality<\/em>. Mine Closure 2012. Brisbane. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. p771-781.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-eb76e640151d1c2803bbd90cd48a3bb8 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, An R, Scordo E, &amp; McGreevy J. 2013.&nbsp;<em>Toward effective closure planning: From progressive reclamation to sustainable mining<\/em>. Tailings and Mine Waste \u201913. Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, November 3-6, Banff. University of Alberta Geotechnical Center, Edmonton. p615-625.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c5eacf645720d938b0a1658dfb8b2ad4 wp-block-paragraph\">Ansah-Sam M, Hachey L, McKenna G, &amp; Mooder B. 2016.&nbsp;<em>The DBM approach for setting engineering design criteria for an oil sands mine closure plan<\/em>. Fifth International Oil Sands Tailings Conference, December 4-7. Lake Louise, Alberta. University of Alberta Geotechnical Group, Edmonton. 11p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-eca89138ff4307a253e9d239a6ff15ed wp-block-paragraph\">Aubertin M &amp; McKenna G. 2016.&nbsp;<em>Tailings Disposal Challenges and Prospects for Oil Sands Mining Operations<\/em>. Geo-Chicago 2016: Geotechnics for Sustainable Energy. Aug 14-18. Chicago. p359-371.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1258592738bf9bd62d91b2e673d5dac7 wp-block-paragraph\">Barbour S &amp; McKenna G. 2010.&nbsp;<em>Engineering for Wetland Reclamation, Reclamation and Restoration of Boreal Peatland and Forest Ecosystems: Toward a Sustainable Future<\/em>. Edmonton. March 25-27. Paper 3-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bf33d989f348f37b417587def716b00e wp-block-paragraph\">BGC Engineering Inc. 2010.&nbsp;<em>Oil Sands Tailings Technology Review<\/em>. OSRIN Report No. TR-1. BGC Engineering Inc. Vancouver. 136 pp.&nbsp;<em>(co-author).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a1c57ab8789265f6eb424616521579a5 wp-block-paragraph\">BGC Engineering Inc. 2010.&nbsp;<em>Review of Reclamation Options for Oil Sands Tailings Substrates<\/em>. OSRIN Report No. TR-2. BGC Engineering Inc. Vancouver. 59p.&nbsp;<em>(co-author).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9fffaeb1686062a9c89bdd50ac31c7e1 wp-block-paragraph\">Cassie J &amp; McKenna G. 2016.&nbsp;<em>Mine closure planning, design and implementation: from hand-waving to reality<\/em>. Planning for Closure 2016: First International Congress on Planning for Closure of Mining Operations. Santiago, Chile. November 20-22. Gecamin. Santiago. 9 pp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b264ba8a0e12acc1143638e8a2dcaf8f wp-block-paragraph\">Chow R, McKenna G, Win SMK, &amp; Journault J. 2013.&nbsp;<em>Recovery of Bitumen from Oil Sands Tailings Streams and Deposits: Potential Opportunities and Benefits<\/em>. Consultant\u2019s report for Alberta Innovates, Energy and Environment Solutions (AI-EES) and the Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA). Report dated Dec 18, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0ff5516cc90e64174eed26e2d895f829 wp-block-paragraph\">Consortium of Tailings Management Consultants (CTMC). 2012.&nbsp;<em>Oil Sands Tailings Technology Deployment Roadmap: Project Report \u2013 Volume 2, Component 1 Results<\/em>. Consultants report to Alberta Innovates \u2013 Energy and Environment Solutions. June 22, 2012. 112 pp. (Co-author).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2fca66cf395f6694e36cff762f9ac44c wp-block-paragraph\">Council of Canadian Academies (CCA). 2015.&nbsp;<em>Technological Prospects for Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Canadian Oil Sands: The Expert Panel on the Potential for New and Emerging Technologies to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Oil Sands Development<\/em>. Council of Canadian Academies. Ottawa. 254p. (panel member and author).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c8130f208e8b0a228399778aae535426 wp-block-paragraph\">Crossley C, Russell B, van Zyl D, &amp; McKenna G. 2011.&nbsp;<em>Developing an operation, maintenance and surveillance manual for the post-closure management of tailings facilities<\/em>. Mine Closure 2011 Conference. September 18-21. Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. Perth. 10p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-315b4b5338da04597f7e42d80596c077 wp-block-paragraph\">Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA). 2005.&nbsp;<em>Landscape Design Checklist, Revised RSDS Government Regulator Version<\/em>. May 2005. CEMA-RWG Landscape Design Subgroup. 8p. (editor and co-author).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4d6d93af2099b3f2b4eb9f7d7759460b wp-block-paragraph\">Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA). 2012.&nbsp;<em>Oil Sands End Pit Lakes Guidance Document<\/em>. CEMA. Fort McMurray. 494 pp. (chapter author, technical advisor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b54279104ad47e468171b8fdd1921652 wp-block-paragraph\">Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA). 2014.&nbsp;<em>Guidelines for Wetland Establishment on Reclaimed Oil Sands Leases<\/em>&nbsp;(3rd Edition). CEMA. Fort McMurray. 436p.&nbsp;<em>(chapter author, technical advisor).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2a9af8589379094df19f737ce563e13d wp-block-paragraph\">Daly C, Atkinson J, Birkham T, Chapman D, Ciborowski J, McKenna G, O\u2019Kane M, Price J, Rochefort L, &amp; Russell B. 2010.&nbsp;<em>Novel wetland reclamation design: The Suncor pilot fen and Wapisiw wetland<\/em>. 37th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop October 3-6. Toronto. Fisheries and Oceans Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-57371971523e13322af8f528328de54f wp-block-paragraph\">Eaton BR, Fisher JT, McKenna GT, &amp; Pollard J. 2014.&nbsp;<em>An Ecological Framework for Wildlife Habitat Design for Oil Sands Mine Reclamation<\/em>. OSRIN Report No. TR-67. Oil Sands Research and Information Network, University of Alberta. Edmonton. 83p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1607bf2372fa7e42db5cdea5a3cbd9e5 wp-block-paragraph\">Fair JM, Pollard J, &amp; McKenna GT. 2014.&nbsp;<em>Reclaimed closure landscapes: the importance and benefits of operations maintenance and monitoring<\/em>. 38th BCTRCR Annual British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium. Sep 22-25. Prince George, BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c3f787988e8d18e87fe0331e160832ec wp-block-paragraph\">Holden A, McKenna G, Fan X, &amp; Biggar K. 2014.<em>&nbsp;The potential impact of different types of tailings on water quality and quantity reporting to oil sands end pit lakes: a preliminary modeling exercise<\/em>. International Oil Sands Tailings Conference (IOSTC 2014). December 7-10. Lake Louise, Canada. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre. Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ed8ca33f98809370046dd5cf27383f48 wp-block-paragraph\">Jakubick AT &amp; McKenna GT. 2001.&nbsp;<em>Stabilization of soft tailings. practice and experience<\/em>. Eighth International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Management (ICEM\u201901). Brugge Belgium. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e5dc1e309234af397b9f9aa02efb4ebb wp-block-paragraph\">Jakubick AT, McKenna GT, &amp; Robertson AM. 2003.&nbsp;<em>Stabilisation of tailings deposits: international experience<\/em>. Sudbury 2003. Mining and the Environment. Sudbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-541608e6c10113a0ae84dc57013d0085 wp-block-paragraph\">Keys MJ, Ducharme J, &amp; McKenna G. 2000.<em>&nbsp;Incorporating landscape design into closure planning at the Syncrude Mine Site<\/em>. Global Land Reclamation\/Remediation 2000 and Beyond. Proceedings of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association 25th Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7fdd49dbaab28fde3db103650c55fa03 wp-block-paragraph\">Keys MJ, McKenna G, Sawatsky L, &amp; Van Meer T. 1995.<em>&nbsp;Natural analogs for sustainable reclamation landscape design at Syncrude<\/em>. Environmental Management for Mining. Saskatoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d96d72ede497a5ecdf35af547820c120 wp-block-paragraph\">Kostaschuk RA, Luternauer JL, McKenna GT, &amp; Moslow TF. 1992. \u201cSediment transport in a submarine channel system, Fraser River Delta Canada.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Journal of Sedimentary Petrology<\/em>. 62:273-282.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e749c810f8e0f3e8df972a2b246c6bc5 wp-block-paragraph\">Kostaschuk RA, Luternauer JL, McKenna GT, &amp; Moslow TF. 1990.&nbsp;<em>Morphology and sediment transport in a submarine channel system; Fraser River Delta<\/em>British Columbia Geological Association of Canada \u2013 Mineralogical Association of Canada annual meeting. Program with abstracts Waterloo. 15:71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c354145c511927c736998ecfbb4d4051 wp-block-paragraph\">Kupper AG, Hurndall B, Morgenstern N, Sobkowicz J, Abeda W, Baldwin G, Cameron R, Eenkooren N, Grapel C, Martens S, McKenna G, Mihiretu Y, Mimura W, Parson K, Paz S, Petersen T, Small A, Tan S, Wog K, &amp; Yazdanpanah S. 2013.&nbsp;<em>De-licensing oil sands tailings dams \u2013 when is a dam no longer a dam?&nbsp;<\/em>Tailings and Mine Waste \u201913. Seventeenth International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste November 3-6, Banff. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre. Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-35a9859b45d6b024f6a0e28ba2af4e3b wp-block-paragraph\">List BR &amp; McKenna GT. 1990.&nbsp;<em>Shallow translational failures along thin Marine Clay layers at the Syncrude Canada Ltd open pit mine<\/em>. 43rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference. Quebec City. Canadian Geotechnical Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-84fb6133f8da05c92cda3893e0f3abe1 wp-block-paragraph\">Liu Y &amp; McKenna G. 1999.&nbsp;<em>Applications of wickdrains in Syncrude composite tailings<\/em>. 52nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Regina. Canadian Geotechnical Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-24d5d82f79befa8bb7080d50d695abcd wp-block-paragraph\">McGreevy J, McKenna G, An R, &amp; Scordo E. 2013.&nbsp;<em>Regional mine closure plans \u2013 The next improvement in closure planning<\/em>. Tailings and Mine Waste 2013 Conference. Banff. Nov 3-6. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre, Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3a5909fcefea6f6900e786b6a1aa0ac9 wp-block-paragraph\">McKee WN &amp; McKenna GT. 1997.&nbsp;<em>Closure planning. actions today to control cost and liability tomorrow. CIM District 5 Mining Conference<\/em>. Fort McMurray. Canadian Institute of Mining. Paper 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1a6d4e33fbe4a66c1b435c5dcfc52c84 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 2004.&nbsp;<em>Geoenvironmental characterization of a large sulphur block at Syncrude: results from 2003 field investigation<\/em>. Syncrude Canada Ltd. for University of Calgary, Department of Chemistry, Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-58edeae0242656495cf9c1c70e4181cc wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G &amp; Cullen V. 2008.&nbsp;<em>Landscape design for soft tailings deposit<\/em>. Tailings and Mine Waste 08 Conference. Vail, Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6f4111f4a324face50cffb3583812614 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G &amp; Dawson R. 1997.&nbsp;<em>Landscape engineering for sustainable development<\/em>. Geotechnical Society of Edmonton Third Annual Symposium. April 4. Edmonton. 12p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-34a19e7613cc42626ca91baaa8a7227d wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G &amp; Lewko R. 1995.&nbsp;<em>44 blockslides in the Athabasca Oil Sands<\/em>. 48thCanadian Geotechnical Society Conference. Sep 25-27. Vancouver. p909-916.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-65662ce24b9fdb616b6643e84f700c89 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Biggar K, Win SMK, Journault J, Eaton T, Sego D, &amp; Morgenstern N. 2010.&nbsp;<em>Oil sands tailings sand hydraulic conductivity<\/em>. 2nd International Oil Sands Tailings Conference. December 5-8. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre. Edmonton p21-29,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cb766643beea02f7e2c8d8c40197ad1f wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Dawson R, Hyndman A, LeSueur P &amp; Sobkowicz J. 2012.&nbsp;<em>The Oil Sands Tailings Roadmap and Action Plan \u2014 Oil Sands Tailings State of Practice Overview<\/em>. International Oil Sands Tailings Symposium, Edmonton. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre, Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-76c567c9897cd1a08fb565b5c3efd664 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Keys M, Van Meer T. Roy L. &amp; Sawatsky. 2000.&nbsp;<em>The impact of beaver dams on the design and construction of reclaimed mines sites<\/em>. Proceedings of the 24th Annual British Columbia Mine and Reclamation Symposium, Williams Lake, BC. 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9128d5a3f0f810a01309cd5b540b84f0 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Livingstone G, &amp; Lord T. 1994. \u201cAdvances in slope-monitoring instrumentation at Syncrude Canada Ltd.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>&nbsp;12:66-69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-33d40b8b42bb29aea7822d6182f205d9 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Mann V, Fisseha B, Beier N, &amp; Olmedo N. 2016.&nbsp;<em>The geotechnical vane strength of soft tailings compared to soft foods<\/em>. Fifth International Oil Sands Tailings Conference, December 4-7. Lake Louise, Alberta. University of Alberta Geotechnical Group, Edmonton. 11p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7331abb5986c15b425a774dac10a29cc wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Mann V, Fisseha B, Beier N, &amp; Olmedo N.&nbsp;<em>in press<\/em>. \u201cThis tailings has the consistency of chocolate pudding: a formal comparison of the geotechnical vane shear strength of food and soft tailings.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-00b5530cecaca967f6f3473e05bda1e7 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Mooder B, Burton B, &amp; Jamieson A. 2016.&nbsp;<em>Shear strength and density of oil sands fine tailings for reclamation to a boreal forest landscape<\/em>. IOSTC International Oil Sands Tailings Conference. Lake Louise. Dec 4 to 7. University of Alberta Geotechnical Group. Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-75a931795087437f932df440b4d652cf wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, O\u2019Kane M, &amp; Qualizza C. 2011.&nbsp;<em>Tools for bringing mine reclamation research to commercial implementation<\/em>. Tailings and Mine Waste 2011 Conference. Vancouver. Nov 6-9. 11p<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1dd8dad941f371055a20d27c4a366e4b wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Scordo E, Shuttleworth D, Straker J, Purdy B, &amp; Buchko J. 2011.&nbsp;<em>Aesthetics for mine closure. Mine Closure 2011 Conference<\/em>. Lake Louise, Canada. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. Perth. 1:603-612.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c3369248a5b7692a1e457f63f4f6ce42 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G, Straker J, &amp; O\u2019Kane M. 2016.&nbsp;<em>Custodial transfer of reclaimed mines: barriers and opportunities<\/em>. TRCR 40th Annual BC Mine Reclamation Symposium. Penticton, BC, Canada. Sept 2016. 12p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6cc623801dc0e3b3f52f9f17a20031be wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1987.&nbsp;<em>Evidence of large-scale mass wasting on the Fraser River delta front at Sands Heads British Columbia<\/em>. BSc These. Department of Applied Sciences. Geological Engineering Program. University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 1v.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ea5aec7222d5fa321742716c559a901f wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1991.&nbsp;<em>Grouted-in installation of piezometers in boreholes<\/em>. 44th Canadian Geotechnical Society Conference. Calgary. Canadian Geotechnical Society. Paper 55. 12p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8fc5ef3abb4664d9f398baef2325d626 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1995. \u201cAdvances in slope-monitoring instrumentation at Syncrude Canada Ltd \u2014 a follow up.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical New<\/em>s v13.42-44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c0fc27336b11a74c5d10aae37b6ca994 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1995. \u201cGrouted-in installation of piezometers in boreholes.\u201d Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 32:355-363.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-fb7cd29a2a4ecc0c2aaf8e0c9b18a22e wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1996. \u201cConcepts in lease-closure landscapes.\u201d&nbsp;<em>CIM Bulletin<\/em>&nbsp;89:89-95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4b93c6cb1ae3519e23aa04d22c397643 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1996. \u201cPlanning geotechnical tests and investigations for analysis and presentation \u2014 Part 1.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>&nbsp;14:37-45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-460341fdb660ab037393699823b302ca wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1997. \u201cInjecting science into geotechnical research field programs.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>&nbsp;15:49-56.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b9487084d66850dda6818f867ec6bb9c wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1998. \u201cCelebrating 25 Years. Syncrude\u2019s Geotechnical Review Board.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>&nbsp;16:34-41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-47bf514dc76f4e4fb756897361f16c05 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1998.&nbsp;<em>Overview of the CT process (Syncrude Canada Ltd.). Terrestrial reclamation of challenging materials in the Oil Sands Industry.<\/em>Proceedings of the TERRE workshop, Jan 29-30. University of Alberta, Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-db50acfb19a21692fc85196839e2576c wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1999.&nbsp;<em>1999 Soft Tailings Workshop. Soft Rock and Coal Mechanics Workshop<\/em>. Canadian Institute of Mining. Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ea9910873b4d77587ee7bc779278c64f wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1999. \u201cAn era passes at Syncrude \u2014 farewell to Dragline No. 2 \u201cDiscovery\u201d.&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>. p37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a9241d470a0b384aaa1804608031999e wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 1999.&nbsp;<em>Elements of successful reclamation<\/em>. CIM Workshop, Calgary.1v.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0d57cfcb29e9b65510284eaa4cfed4bf wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 2006. \u201cRules of thumb for geotechnical instrumentation costs.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cafde52998d26ade21d72fe6b67c7ac9 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 2008.&nbsp;<em>Landscape design for oil sands tailings<\/em>. International Oil Sands Tailings Conference, Edmonton. December 7-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4956a2c9d22fc09fb5b95ed72c8a2c7c wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 2009.&nbsp;<em>Exploring Closing options: taking a life-cycle approach to planning to achieve optimal reclamation<\/em>. Best Practices in Tailings Management and Reclamation. Sep 17-18, Calgary. Canadian Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3b0a53401e6b80e5e58e14d6bc510b14 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna G. 2012.&nbsp;<em>Sustainable mining and landform design<\/em>. David C Sego Symposium. April 26-27. University of Alberta. Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bfeb537f21e40d60f831b081ed8d7a3e wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT &amp; Kostaschuk RA. 1990.&nbsp;<em>Submarine slope failures at the mouth of the Fraser River British Columbia<\/em>. Geological Association of Canada \u2013 Mineralogical Association of Canada. Waterloo. Geological Association of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b1739ffffbdf4a6d548928f20c0f33c9 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT &amp; List BR. 1990.<em>&nbsp;Impact of Upper McMurray Formation Marine Oil Sands on dragline mining at the Syncrude Canada Ltd open pit mine<\/em>. Second International Symposium on Mine Planning. Calgary. Balkema. Rotterdam. p363-371.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a5de8ef2d6398062b1bc88ca4584b846 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT &amp; Luternauer JL. 1987. \u201cFirst documented large failure at the Fraser River delta front British Columbia.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Current Research<\/em>. Geological Survey of Canada 87-1a:919-924.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f12e7e0dd1159e9e0e84f7e13e4b831b wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT &amp; Shelbourn MB. 1995.&nbsp;<em>Instrumentation of an advancing mine slope in the Athabasca Oil Sands<\/em>. International Symposium on Mine Planning. Calgary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3868a2f395057bbb0928f1c2cfca2ba8 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT, Ducharme J, &amp; Keys MJ. 2000.&nbsp;<em>Landscape design. a new planning and assessment framework for mine reclamation<\/em>. 24th&nbsp;Annual BC Mine Reclamation Symposium. Williams Lake. BC Ministry of Mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4de275869ff7d48a3ab643351c939c86 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT, Keys MJ, van Meer T, Roy L, &amp; Sawatsky L. 2000.&nbsp;<em>The impact of beaver dams on the design and construction of reclaimed mine sites<\/em>. 24th Annual BC Mine Reclamation Symposium. Williams Lake. BC Ministry of Mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ac4e0bd5e1eda98fe085f02db20a3669 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT, Luternauer JJ, &amp; Kostaschuk RA. 1992. \u201cLarge-scale mass-wasting events on the Fraser River delta front near Sand Heads British Columbia.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Canadian Geotechnical Journal<\/em>&nbsp;29:151-156.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d10897916361b75b355490972941c209 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT, Luternauer JL, &amp; Kostaschuk RA. 1990, Submarine landslides at the mouth of the Fraser River Canada. Fifth Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conference; Volume 74. AAPG Bulletin. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Tulsa. 74:989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-12e277338cf54cf2358c0b180379d7b0 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT. 1997. \u201cPlanning geotechnical tests and investigations for analysis and presentation\u2013 part 2.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>&nbsp;15:40-44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1df3f8b85daa420f3665564c73aa5276 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT. 2002.&nbsp;<em>Landscape engineering and sustainable mine reclamation<\/em>. PhD Thesis. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Alberta. Edmonton. 660p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-afc2210bba359b98198ecec0b1c8ec0d wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT. 2005. \u201cErroneous readings from a vibrating wire piezometer with a broken signal wire.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>&nbsp;23:35-36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e35a1e9399a37ae00dbbb1552baa2f78 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT. 2005.&nbsp;<em>Posting security for reclamation obligations<\/em>. Offsetting Environmental Clean-Up Costs and Liabilities Controlling Your Organization\u2019s Contaminated Sites Remediation and Reclamation Obligations symposium. Vancouver. Canadian Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d8d3e8b4b6435909862179b9e9531e4f wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT. 2006. \u201cHow to build your own instrumentation quad.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b1ec112dc4576e04ffd91c74091ad6d5 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT. 2007. \u201cCelebrating 50 issues of Geotechnical Instrumentation News.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Geotechnical News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-39f391e87fe462ab9d8d8e0ade165ad4 wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna GT. 2009. T<em>echniques for creating mining landforms with natural appearance<\/em>. Tailings and Mine Waste 2009 Conference. Banff. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre, Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-71da4dffaa0f523906d7cf4db060e2e1 wp-block-paragraph\">MEND. 2012.&nbsp;<em>Cold Regions Cover System Design Technical Guidance Document<\/em>. MEND Report 1.61.5c. Consultant\u2019s report prepared by O\u2019Kane Consultants for Mine Environment Neutral Drainage Program. July 2012. 177p. (Technical panel member, contributor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f819a3db8892dc08c53d81bf7873e89a wp-block-paragraph\">Oil Sands Tailings Dam Committee. 2014.&nbsp;<em>De-licensing of oil sands tailings dams. Technical guidance document.<\/em>&nbsp;March 2014. Oil Sands Research and Information Network (OSRIN). University of Alberta, Edmonton. 46p. (Committee member, co-author).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9a1c6d9a0bf710ec4ccda31e19e237ee wp-block-paragraph\">Pollard J, McKenna GT, Fair J, Daly C, Wytrykush C, &amp; Clark J. 2012.&nbsp;<em>Design aspects of two fen wetlands constructed for reclamation research in the Athabasca oil sands<\/em>. Mine Closure 2012 Symposium. Brisbane. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. p815-829.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-16019906fc2fb7838f3755d61ecff2ff wp-block-paragraph\">Pollock GW, McRoberts EC, Livingstone G, McKenna GT, Matthews JG, &amp; Nelson JD. 2000.&nbsp;<em>Consolidation behaviour and modelling of oil sands composite tailings in the Syncrude CT Prototype<\/em>. International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste 7:121-130.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7fa5b6c011a09768d0bbf16f324e0cb4 wp-block-paragraph\">Powter CB, Biggar KW, Silva MJ, McKenna GT, &amp; Scordo EB. 2010.&nbsp;<em>Review of oil sands tailings technology options. Tailings and Mine Waste \u201910<\/em>. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste October 17-20, 2010. Vail, Colorado. CRC Press. London UK. p381-391.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-aca451fe68cc61c17ae037fc19da36a1 wp-block-paragraph\">Rains RB &amp; McKenna GT. 1995.&nbsp;<em>Fluvial geomorphology of natural rivers and creeks and its impact on lease-closure designs at Syncrude Canada Ltd.<\/em>&nbsp;7th Annual Canadian Dam Safety Conference. Banff. Canadian Dam Safety Association (Canadian Dam Association). p279-293.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a957eedd53bd017235ebed2a3a60593d wp-block-paragraph\">Russell B, McKenna G, Leblanc M, Wells PS, &amp; Anderson HB. 2010.&nbsp;<em>Design and construction of the reclamation surface for the first oil sands tailings pond.<\/em>&nbsp;Mine Closure 2010, Vina del Mar, Chile. Australia Centre for Geomechanics, Perth. 13p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5359bd047d6502c627c7c316ba504b6a wp-block-paragraph\">Singhal RK &amp; McKenna GT. 1998.&nbsp;<em>Environmental management in tailings and solid waste disposal at oil sands mines<\/em>. Environment and Innovation in Mining and Mineral Technology Symposium. University of Concepcion, Chile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a6211b5a84512ffc6418614bc8fb0241 wp-block-paragraph\">Strategic Advisory Panel on Selenium Management. 2010.&nbsp;<em>The Way Forward: Strategic Plan for the Management of Selenium at Teck Coal Operations<\/em>. Swanson Environmental Strategies Ltd. Calgary. 233p.&nbsp;<em>(panel member, co-author).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bf1703241e118b34d91f9691aa3c070d wp-block-paragraph\">Strategic Advisory Panel on Selenium Management. 2012.&nbsp;<em>Alternative Futures: collective action to manage selenium in the Elk and McLeod Watersheds<\/em>. Swanson Environmental Strategies Ltd. Calgary. 80p.&nbsp;<em>(panel member, co-author).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b6ba6ed33ec2f3f94669a17a173a9977 wp-block-paragraph\">Swanson S, Abbott R, Funk W, Kirk L, McKenna G, Ohlendorf H, &amp; Sandy T. 2011.\u00a0<em>Building stakeholder engagement in sustainable solutions- the strategic Advisory Panel on Selenium Management<\/em>. Mine Closure 2011 Symposium. Lake Louise, Canada. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. 2:189-196.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bff1eddb51f448cf562d74ac26bed09d wp-block-paragraph\">Wytrykush C, Vitt DH, McKenna G, &amp; Vassov R. 2012. \u201cDesigning landscapes to support peatland development on soft tailings deposits: Syncrude Canada Ltd.\u2019s Sandhill Fen Research Watershed initiative.\u201d\u00a0<em>Restoration and reclamation of boreal ecosystems: Attaining sustainable development<\/em>. Cambridge University Press New York New York. p161-178.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c3aed40bc3ecc34e545fc432c1d6e04 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Please <a href=\"mailto:gord@mckennageotechnical.com\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:\">email Gord McKenna<\/a> to request a copy of any of the papers listed here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please email Gord McKenna to request a copy of any of the papers listed here. 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