Ashraf El-Hamalawi, BEng, PhD (Cambridge), MASCE, RegEES Lecturer in Geomechanics Civil & Building Engineering Department Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU England, U.K. Tel: +44-1509-223 206 Fax: +44-1509-223 981 Email: A.El-Hamalawi@lboro.ac.uk