Day 2

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KEYNOTE: Koseki J. Mitigation of Disasters by Earthquakes and Rains/Floods by Means of Geosynthetic- Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls

J. Koseki

Chair: Hoe Ling (Photo credit: V. Herle)

•    Wall/Slope Design and Construction – II	Chair: J. Han a substitute
Fan Zhu [25, Hong Kong] A Study on Mechanical Function of Facing Units in Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Structures
Patrick Naughton, Moreno Scotto, Pietro Rimoldi, and Marco Vicari [73, Ireland] External Stability of Reinforced Soil Walls
Pietro Rimoldi, Dov Leshchinsky, Marco Arrigoni, and Anna Bortolussi [97, Italy] Vertical Wall with Concrete Panels Facing and Geostrips Reinforcement: Instrumentation and Data Reduction
Ben Leshchinsky [119, USA] Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls: Parametric Study of Reinforcement Tensile Loads under Limit State
Assaf Klar and Eitan Normand [129, Israel] Kinematic Constraints Based Method for Extensible Reinforcement in MSE Walls
Dimiter Alexiew, Fabiana Leite-Gembus, and Slava Jossifowa [148, Germany] Geogrid-Reinforced Segmental Block Walls for a Highway Intersection Project: Design and Specific Solutions

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•    Application of Numerical Methods	Chair: L. Tonni
Zhijie Wang, Felix Jacobs, and Martin Ziegler [98,Germany] DEM Investigation of Compound Tensile Test with One Geogrid Tensile Member
Sabatino Cuomo, Lorenzo Frigo, and Carlo Tedesco [117, Italy] Modelling the Displacements of Geosynthetics Reinforced Geostructures
Thomas Meier, Dimiter Alexiew, Peter-Andreas von Wolffersdorff, and Frank Brötzmann [160, Germany] Finite Element Safety Analyses of a Geosynthetic-Reinforced Dam under Seismic Impact
Nii Attoh-Okine [179, USA] Some Data Analytic Issues in Sensor-Based Geosynthetics Application
Ampeglio Diego Garini [39, Italy] Critical failure Surfaces for Tie-back and Compound Slope Analysis
Xiaoming Yang and Spandana Annamraju [86, USA] Numerical Analysis of Cellular Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil using a Hypoplastic Constitutive Model	not presented
Saad Farhan Ibrahim [166, Iraq] An Approach in Improving Soft Soil underneath a Ballast Railway Using FEM	not presented
Buhm-Soo Chang, Sung-Woo Bae,Yong-Soo Kim, and Jong-Gun Lee [103, Korea] A Study on the Effective Design of Reinforced Segmental Retaining Walls and Curved Section	not presented
Ali Ghandeharioon [116, Canada] Finite Element Analysis of the Installation of Prefabricated Vertical Drains in Soft Soils	not presented

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BISHOP LECTURE: Tatsuoka F. The Importance of Good Compaction of The Backfill and The Compaction Control Based On The Dry Density and The Degree of Saturation

F. Tatsuoka

Chair: D. Leshchinsky

•    Laboratory Testing and Physical Modeling – II	Chair: A. Zhussupbekov
Fernanda Ferreira, Castorina Vieira, and Maria de Lurdes Lopes [96, Portugal] Analysis of Soil-Geosynthetic Interfaces Shear Strength through Direct Shear Tests
Guillaume Stoltz and Natacha Vidal [121, France] Alteration of Friction Characteristics of Geosynthetics Interfaces Following Successive Slidings
Askar Zhussupbekov, Tymarkul Muzdybaeva, and Eun Chul Shin [45, Kazakhstan] Experimental Research of Reinforced Unpaved Road under Cyclic Loading
Seyed Naser Moghaddas Tafreshi, Behzad Noori, and Omid Khalaj [85, Iran] Stress-Strain Response of Multi-Layered Geocell Reinforced Soil by Triaxial Test	not presented
Burakbey Davarci and Murat Ornek [137, Turkey] Experimental Studies of Multi-Edge Footings Rested on Geogrid Reinforced Sand	not presented
Fei Wang, and Lin-Chang Miao [153, China] A Physical Modeling of Ground Movement around HDPE Pipes Subjected to Tunneling	not presented

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•    Embankment, Soft Ground and Geosynthetic Tube	Chair: J. Collin
Sushovan Dutta and J. N. Mandal [34, India] Feasibility Study on Waste Plastic Water Bottles as Encasements of Stone Columns for Ground Improvement
Audrey Huckert, Pascal Villard, Laurent Briancon, and Patrick Garcin [36, France] An Experimental Approach of the Design of Geotextile-Reinforced Embankments Prone to Sinkholes
Evgeniy Fedorenko and Tatyana Vavrinuk [38, Russia] Determination of the Strength of Geosynthetic Materials Taking Into Account of Consolidation of Soil Thawed
Joanna Gorniak, Pascal Villard, and Philippe Delmas [109, France] Analytical Design Method to Determine the Vertical Loading Capacity of Geosynthetic Tubes Filled with Granular Material
Wei Guo, Jian Chu, and Shuwang Yan [111, Singapore] Design of Geosynthetic Tube Resting on Winkler Foundation
Romain Girout, Matthieu Blanc, Luc Thorel, Daniel Dias, and Marcio Almeida [130, France] Geosynthetics Impact on the Reinforcement of Compressible Soil by Rigid Piles
K. Matsushima, Y. Mohri, K. Nakazawa, K. Yamada, T. Hori, and M. Ariyoshi [157, Japan] The Pilot Test of Countermeasure against Wave Erosion for Road Embankment in Bangladesh

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