Asian Geosynthetics 2008

Program of Geosynthetics Asia 2008

(2008-4-28, Draft. If have problem, please Email: tangxiaowu@zju.edu.cn)

June 16, Mon.

Conference Registration

9:00-17:00

Training Course

Organized by IGS Education Committee

09:00-09:10 Introduction (Prof. F.Tatsuoka, President of the IGS)

09:10-10:00 Geosynthetics Types and Functions (Prof. J. Zornberg, USA)

10:00-10:50 Geosynthetics in Drainage and Filtration (Prof. J.P. Gourc, France)

10:50-11:10 Coffee Break

11:10-12:00 Geosynthetics in Hydraulic Applications (Prof. Z.H. Huang, China)

12:00-13:00 Lunch Break

13:00-13:50 Geosynthetics in Unpaved Roads (Prof. E.C. Shin, Korea)

14:00-14:50 Geosynthetic Reinforced Earth Walls and Steep Slopes (Prof. Dov Leshchinsky, USA)

14:50-15:10 Coffee Break

15:10-16:00 Geosynthetics in Waste Disposal (Prof. M. Bouazza, Australia)

16:00-16:50 Geosynthetics in Embankments on Soft Soils (Prof. D. Bergado, Thailand)

16:50-17:00 Closure (Prof. E.M. Palmeira, Chairman of IGS Education Committee)

June 17, Tue.
8:00-9:00	Conference Registration
9:00-9:30	Opening Ceremony　 Master: Prof. Y.M. Chen (China)
9:30-9:50	Ceremony of IGS Awards, Organized by IGS
9:50-10:40	Special Lecture: Prof. F. Tatsuoka (IGS President) Chairman: Co-chairman: Prof. C.G. Bao (China)
10:40-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:50	Mercer Lecture: Prof. E.M. Palmeira (Brazil) Chairman: Co-chairman:
12:00-14:00	Opening of Exhibition and Poster Session Lunch Time
14:00-15:00	Keynote Lecture and Invited Lecture Chairman: Co-chairman Keynote Lecture (40min.) : About Reinforcement Prof. H. Ochiai (Japan) Invited Lecture (20min.): Introduction and Application of Geosynthetics in Qinghai-Tibet Railway construction --- Mr. H.B. Chen and Mr. J.J Ge (China)
15:00-15:20	Coffee Break
15:20-16:20	Invited Lectures Chairman: Co-chairman Invited Lecture (20min.): South to North Water Diversion--- Prof. C.G. Bao (China) Invited Lecture (20min.): about important engineering topic--- Dr. S.H. Chew (Singapore) Invited Lecture (20min.): about important engineering topic--- Prof. E.C. Shin (Korea)
18:30-20:30	Welcome Party Master: Prof. G.X. Li (China)

June 18, Wed.
9:00-10:00	Keynote Lecture and Invited Lecture Chairman: Co-chairman Keynote Lecture (40min.): About Landfill---Prof. J.P. Gourc (France) Invited Lecture (20min.): About Expanded Old Landfill---Prof. Y.M. Chen (China）
10:00-10:40	Invited Lectures Chairman: Co-chairman: Prof. J. Han (USA) Invite Lecture (20 min.): Geocell Retention Systems: Equivalent Seismic Coefficient from Large Shake Table Tests---Prof. D. Leshchinsky (USA) Invite Lecture (20 min.): Evaluation of Interface Parameters from Pullout Tests of Geogrid with Silty Sand, Weathered Clay, and Lightweight Tire Chips-Sand Mixtures--- Prof. D. T. Bergado (Thailand)
10:40-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-12:00	Invited Lectures Chairman: Co-chairman Keynote Lecture (40min.): About Filtration, Drainage and Erosion Control ---Dr. Cazzuffi (Italy) Invited Lecture (20min.): Yangtze River Estuary Deepwater Channel Restoration Project---Mr. Q.J. Fan, Mr.J.F. Zhu, etc. (China)
12:00-13:30	Lunch Time
13:30-15:00	4 Parallel Technical Session (I)
A: Fundamental Principles and Properties of Geosynthetics (I)		B: Testing and Standards	C: Reinforcement (I)		D: Filter and Drainage
A:Fundamental Principles and Properties of Geosynthetics (I) Chairman: Co-Chairman: Prof. M.X. Zhang (China, mxzhang@staff.shu.edu.cn)
Investigating the relationship between creep and water flow capacity of geosynthetics -C. Duquennoi, R. Gallo and A. Thomas Study on vertical permeability coefficient of nonwoven geotextile -L. F. Liu, R. H. Li and J. K. Chi Discrete element modelling of geogrid pullout test -J. Zhang, N. Yasufuku and H. Ochiai Study on the whole stability analysis method for reinforced soft foundation of embankment with geofabric -H.X. Tang and H.Q. Wang Stress relaxation behaviors of nonwoven geotextile composites -H.Y. Jeon, B.W. An, H.J. Kim, Y.J. Kim, G.Y. Cui and Y.S. Jang Prediction of weatherability of geosynthetics under exposure conditions -H.Y. Jeon, W.S. Lyoo, Z.L. Shen and K.Y. Lee Environmental stress crack resistance of geomembrane by NCTL test -H.Y. Jeon, Y.S. Jang and G.Y. Lee Weathering degradation of polyester and polypropylene geotextiles -P.C. Lodi, B.S. Bueno, O.M. Vilar and N.S. Correia Evaluation of geomembrane UV degradation using melt flow index and oxidative induction time tests -P.C. Lodi, B.S. Bueno and O.M. Vilar
B: Testing and Standards Chairman: Co-Chairman: Mr. Q.X. Xia (China, Email?)
Characteristics of self-healing of GCL -X. Li, Y.M. Shu and X.R. Wu Development and importance of testing and specification of geosynthetics -J. Zhang Permeability test and shear test on geosynthetic clay liner -Y.X. Jie, Z.B. Fu, T. Peng and G.X. Li Long term protection efficiency of nonwoven polypropylene geotextiles -D.K. Atmatzidis, D.A. Chrysikos, T.N. Blantzoukas and A.T. Kondyli Study on creep strength test of high-strength geogrid -Q.R. Yan, W.D. Deng and C.Z. Deng Development of thermo-graph inspection for geomembrane seam evaluation -H. Nakayama, T. Shimaoka and S. Ueda Undrained and drained triaxial tests of fiber-reinforced sand -C.W. Chen and J.E. Loehr Accelerated testing of geosynthetics for design and material confirmation support -SamR. Allen Creep tests of glass fiber reinforced plastics -L.H. Li, L. Chen and Z. Wang Study on hysteresis properties of piezometer tubes using circulating water model -L.H. Li, L. Chen, J. Li and Z. Wang
C: Reinforcement (I) Chairman: Co-Chairman: Prof. Y.M.Wang (China, ctymwang@scut.edu.cn)
Importance of strong connection between geosynthetic reinforcement and facing for GRS integral bridge -F. Tatsuoka, D. Hirakawa, H. Aizawa, H. Nishikiori, R. Soma and Y. Sonoda Study on seismic performance of geogrid reinforced soil retaining walls and deformation characteristics of backfill soil - S. Nakajima, K. Hong, S. Mulmi, J. Koseki, K. Watanabe and M. Tateyama Development of reinforced earth wall system with steel-framed facing -S.D. Cho, K.W. Lee, J.H. Kim, C. Choi and C.W. Seo Geogrid reinforced segmental retaining wall for NH5, Dharmavaram to Tuni, Andhra Pradesh, India -T.W. Yee and P. Dutta Wetting-induced geosynthetic reinforced slope failure -J.Y. Wu and A.H. Tang Simulating plane strain tests of sand specimen reinforced with H-V orthogonal inclusions by PFC -S.L. Zhang, M.X. Zhang and A.A. Javadi Investigation on restraint effect of geogrids on shallow layer failure of expansive soil slope -M.Y. Wang, J.T. Cai, H. Xu and Y.H. Tang Determination of cut slope reinforcement using AHP technique -J.G. Han, J.Y. Lee and M.H. Lee Geometry design method considering surcharge load behind tiered reinforced soil wall -J.G. Han, K.K. Hong, J.S. Kim and M.H. Lee
D: Filter and Drainage Chairman: Co-Chairman: Prof. Y.M. Shu (China, yimingshu2004@yahoo.com.cn)
Drainage characteristics of reinforced drainage geotextile for landfill collection system -J.Y. Lee, J. H. Jeong and M.H. Lee Pilot scale field test for natural fiber drain -J.H. Kim and S.D. Cho Filtration performance of a silt/geotextile system within a triaxial permeameter -A.A. Aziz, T.A. Mohammed and H. Omar Evaluation of discharge capacity with various vertical drain core types -E.C. Shin, Zhanara Nazarova, K.Y. Cho, S.H. Kim and J.K. Kang L-Shaped geodrain in embankment model test and numerical simulation -M. Saito, S. Shibuya, J. Mitsui and K. Hara In-soil hydraulic transmissivity of geosynthetic drains in the laboratory -K. Hara, J. Mitsui, K. Mitsumune, J.G. Chae and S. Shibuya Vacuum-PVD combination with embankment loading consolidation in soft Bangkok Clay: A case study of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Project -J. Saowapakpiboon, D.T. Bergado, J.C. Chai, N. Kovittayanon and T.P. de Zwart The performance of alternative geocomposites for drainage under laboratory and field conditions -C.A. Silva, E.M. Palmeira and A.R.L. Silva Strength increase of PVD-improved soft clay under staged embankment loading -L. Ma, S.L. Shen and X.W. Tang Renovated vacuum consolidation with electroosmosis -Y.W. Jin
15:00-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-17:00	4 Parallel Technical Session (II)
A: Fundamental Principles and Properties of Geosynthetics(II)		B: Physical Test and Centrifuge Test		C: Reinforcement(II)	D:Geosystem
A:Fundamental Principles and Properties of Geosynthetics(II) Chairman: Co-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. L.F. Liu (China, lifangliu@dhu.edu.cn)
UV exposure of polymeric geomembranes -P.C. Lodi, B.S. Bueno and O.M. Vilar Progressive failure properties of sand retaining wall reinforced with denti-strip inclusions -M.X. Zhang, H. Zhou, C.C. Qiu and T.J. Chen Evaluation on stress cracking resistances of various HDPE drainage geonets -M.S. Mok, E. Blond, J. Mlynarek and H.Y. Jeon Influence of solution characteristics on swelling and hydraulic performance of geosynthetic clay liners -C. Xu, X.Y. Liao and Z.B. Li Post-construction time history of tensile force in geogrid arranged in a full-scale high wall -W. Kongkitkul, D. Hirakawa, T. Sugimoto, S. Kawahata, T. Yoshida, S. Ito and F. Tatsuoka Experimental study on creep properties of plastic geogrid under low temperature -E.L. Wang, X.Y. Xu, B. Zhang, H. Zhong, Z.K. Gao and J.D. Chang The use of Beta nucleation to improve the properties and lower the cost of polypropylene geogrids -P. Jacoby Effects of Y type PP fibers and hydroxyethyl methylcellulose (HEMC) on dry-shrinkage of cement mortars -L.F. Liu, R.H. Li, X.J. Yang and J.Z. Ren Unified constitutive curves of strain-hardening medium and strain-softening medium -Q. Sun and S.Q. Qin
B: Physical Test and Centrifuge Test Chairman: Co-Chairman: Dr. L. Chen (China, lunchen@tsinghua.edu.cn)
Evaluation of interface parameters from pullout test in silty sand and weathered clay -D.T. Bergado, P.V. Long, J. Saowapakpiboon and P. Voottipruex Pullout behaviour of different geosynthetics embedded in granular soils -N. Moraci and G. Cardile Protection efficiency of nonwoven polypropylene geotextiles against impact damage -D.K. Atmatzidis and D.A. Chrysikos Study on direct shear test on interface performance of geogrid and corase-grained soil -W.D. Deng, C.Z. Deng and Q.R. Yan Centrifugal modeling of a geogrid-reinforced embankment on soft subsoil -J.F. Chen, S.B. Yu, J. Han, Z.M. Shi and M.R. Shen Determination of interface shear strength of geosynthetics using centrifuge -W. Wu, M.S. Acharya and F. Aschauer Experimental investigation of pull-out resistance of uniaxial geogrids -G. Baykal and O. Dadasbilge Development and application of CS-LB01 geosynthetics pullout test system -H.P. Yang, M. Guo, L. Wan and Y.X. He Geotechnical centrifuge experiment and force analysis of reinforced cushion with pile cap net structure embankment -B.P. Doanh, Q. Luo, L. Zhang and Y. Yang Centrifuge shaking table tests on saturated reinforced soil walls -J. Izawa and J. Kuwano Centrifuge modeling on fiber reinforced fly ash slope -D.K. Bhardwaj and J.N. Mandal
C: Reinforcement(II) Chairman: Co-Chairman:Prof. F.L Peng (pengfangle@gmail.com), (China)
Study on the geogrid reinforced soil retaining wall of concrete rigid face by field test -G.Q. Yang, P. Lv, B.J. Zhang and Q.Y. Zhou Effect of reinforced sand cushion on the limit fill height of embankment on soft clay foundation -L.M. Wei, J.D. Niu and H.J. Huo Application of the geogrid reinforced soil retaining walls for a high slope supporting project -H. Zhu, Y. Ma, Y. X. Liu and J. Wang Using FLAC^3D numerical simulation method to choose the reinforced length of the soil retaining wall -J.W. Su and Y.M. Shu Upper-bound limit analysis of reinforced slopes for clay soil -X.J. Feng, Q. Yang and C.Z. Xiao An experimental study on the effect of reinforcing materials for the stabilization of soft ground -S.D. Cho, T.G. Ham, K.S. Yang and S.K. You Numerical simulation of geogrid reinforced lightweight geomaterials on soft ground area -T. Tanchaisawat, D.T. Bergado, Y.P. Lai, S. Piyaboon and P. Anujorn A study on the deformation behavior of laboratory geosynthetics reinforced soil walls -M.S. Won, Y.S. Kim and K.J. Lee Reduced scale shaking table tests on geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining walls -E. Guler and O. Selek Pre-failure performance and failure mechanism of two tier geosynthetic reinforced soil wall -C. Yoo and S.B. Kim
D:Geosystem Chairman: Co-Chairman: Dr. B. Zhu (China, binzhu@zju.edu.cn)
Undrained shear strength prediction and stability analysis of geocomposite reinforced embankment with clayey backfill -J.C. Chai, T. Hino, Y. Igaya and A. Miyazaki Geotextile tube application as the cofferdam at the foreshore with large tidal range for Incheon Bridge project -S.M. Cho, B.S. Jeon, S.I. Park and H.C. Yoon Case study on earth reinforcement using soilbags -Y.F. Xu and J. Huang Verification of vibration reduction characteristics with soilbag structure -Y. Nakagawa, G.L. Chen, T. Tatsui and S. Chida Application of stacked soilbags for slope protection -G.L. Chen, Y. Huang, M. Sato and S. Chida Modelling geotextile container in marine construction using geotechnical centrifuge -C.Y. Tan and S.H. Chew Application of geotubes used as energy dissipater behind a dam -K. Jiang and Q. Li Study on the Experiment of Stability of Unarmored Flat Geotube Dike under Wave Action -C.R. Zhu, Y.M. Shu and J.H. Jiang Flume experiment and numerical analysis for bank reinforcement with geocontainer -S.Q. Yang, Y.M. Shu and X.C. Yang

June 19, Thu.
9:00-10:30	4 Parallel Technical Session (III)
A: Landfill Engineering (I)			B: Transport	C: Reinforcement (III)	D: Hydraulic Application
A: Landfill Engineering (I) Chairman: Co-Chairman:Prof. C. Xu (c_axu@mail.tongji.edu.cn), (China)
Geosynthetics cover system for the remediation of a dismissed industrial site in Milano -D. Cazzuffi, P. Recalcati and G. Tresso Large-scale shear tests on interface shear performance of landfill liner systems -M. Kamon, S. Mariappan, T. Katsumi, T. Inui and T. Akai Leachate filter geotextile and application for Laogang Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Shanghai -T.W. Yee and K.H. Wong Case history: Kwai Chung Park Viaduct at Gin Drinker’s Bay Landfill, Hongkong -G. Ng Evaluation of tensile force of liner system with the variation of height of incinerated ash -S.F. Xu, H. Zhang, M.Y. Hu and S. Imaizumi Evaluation of clay geosynthetic barriers in landfill cover systems -H. Zanzinger Ability of concrete anchorage for geomembrane barrier in landfill -S. Imaizumi, T. Sekiya, K. Ozawa, K. Arakawa, H. Wakabayashi and H. Tsujimoto Interpretation of installation damage of geogrids by considering environmental conditions -H.Y. Jeon, A. Bouazza, S.D. Cho and D. Cazzuffi Analysis of environmental condition effects of waste landfill on geomembrane performance -H.Y. Jeon, K.Y. Lee, J.H. Kim and C.R. Kim Visualization of cracks in compacted clayey soil due to using X-ray CT -T. Mukunoki, J. Otani, S. Camp and J.P. Gourc Experimental study on thermal strain creating in barrier sheet in waste landfill -T. Harada, S. Nakai, K. Yamazaki, T. Kashiwagi, T. Nakajima and S. Imaizumi
B: Transport Chairman: Co-Chairman: Dr. S.J. Feng (China, fsjgly@mail.tongji.edu.cn)
Behavior analysis of reinforced soil retaining wall under cyclic loading -Y.Y. Kim, M.S. Yoon, S.J. Han and S.S. Kim High geogrid- reinforced soil retaining walls for a new airport -Y. Fujita, T. Sugimoto, M.Tsuda, Y. Nakamura, S. Kawahata, H. Funada, T. Yoshida, M. Ito and K. Yoshida Application of prefabricated vertical drains to the Changi Land Reclamation Project, Singapore -A. Arulrajah, M.W. Bo, J. Chu and H. Nikraz Study of behaviour of ballast using geosynthetics -Satyendra Mittal, Ashok Kumar Sharma, B.V. Lokesh and Ajay Dwivedi Study on the mechanism of embankment reinforced with geotextile by finite element method -J.L. Liu, J.Q. Liu and L.W. Chen Numercial analysis of geogrid & plastic drainage plate used in existed railway alteration project -P. Lv, W. Pang , L.J. Meng and L.Q. Gao FEM analysis on geogrid reinforced asphalt concrete pavement -Y.Y. Fei and Y.H. Yang Dynamic finite element analysis of reinforced and unreinforced pavements over soft clay -F.Y. Liu and Y.Q. Cai Development of asphalt overlay fabric from jute and its performance evaluation -M. Ghosh, P.K. Banerjee and G.V. Rao
C: Reinforcement (III) Chairman: Co-Chairman:Prof.. S.Q. Gui (China, guishuqiang@vip.sohu.com)
A numerical model for EPS geofoam seismic buffers -Y.M. Wang and R.J. Bathurst Elasto-viscoplastic simulation of bearing capacity characteristics of strip footing on reinforced sand -F.L. Peng, M.S.A. Siddiquee and F. Tatsuoka Influence of interference on failure mechanism of closely constructed circular footings on reinforced sand -A.Alimardani Lavasan and M. Ghazavi Analytical study on geotextile-reinforced soil retaining walls damaged during the 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture Japan Earthquake -M. Mizuhashi, H. Sugita and T. Sasaki Internal stability analysis of segmental geogrid-reinforced soil retaining walls -H.B. Liu Bearing capacity of ring footings on reinforced clay -A.H. Boushehrian and N. Hataf The horizontal deformation study on the geogrid reinforced earth retianing wall -Y. Zhao, G.Q. Yang, B.J. Zhang and P. Lv Compare analysis of influence of soil property upon geosynthetics reinforcement embankment -C. Yan, S. Li and J.P. Zhou Design and construction of a 20-meter high reinforced soil retaining wall -S.Q. Gui, Z. B. Zhu, Q. Li and P. Luo
D: Hydraulic Application Chairman: Co-Chairman: Prof. C. Yan (China, cytj@tju.edu.cn)
Design of earth dams allowing temporary overtopping based on hydraulic failure experiments and flood analysis -K. Matsushima, Y. Mohri, S. Yamazaki, T. Hori, M. Ariyoshi and F. Tatsuoka Experimental study on the interaction mechanism between geogrid and expansive rock by pull-out test -J.H. Ding, J.Tong and C.G. Bao HDPE lined water reservoirs for power generating stations -H.B. Ng Geogrid reinforcement on high embankment/slope application in Jinping Power Station project -Z.J. Dai, N.E. Wrigley, H. Zheng , M.F Chen , Z.L. Feng and S.H. Wang Improvement of arch action at clay core-wall of high rockfill dam by united seepage control with geomembrane -Y.L. Xing, Y.M. Shu, J.F. Hua, Y.H. Li and W.Y. Zhou Application of geosynthetics for offshore breakwaters and cofferdams -W.M. Kan and A.M. Liu Research on ageing resistance of geotextile -G.L. Ye, Y.L. Xue and W. Zhang Analysis of anti-sliding mechanism of geosynthetic reinforced bedding course - A.M. Liu, G.L. Ye and C.Z. Huang Drainage structure of the geosynthetics preventing the back-dike silty soil from dispersed immersion destruction -B. Zhang, X.M. Qu and A.L. Yuan Integration and demonstration of sand dikes ecological protection technology -X.M. Qu, J.L. Shu and F.P. Wu
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-12:30	4 Parallel Technical Session (IV)
A: Landfill Engineering (II)		B: Geosynthetic-Pile Support System and Geocell		C: Soil Improvement and Ground Improvement	D: Ecological Technique and Case Histories
A: Landfill Engineering (II) Chairman: Co-Chairman: Prof. Y.J. Du (China, duyanjun@seu.edu.cn)
Evaluating methods to modify the chemical resistance of geosynthetic clay liners -T. Katsumi, H. Ishimori and R. Fukagawa Floating cover for leachate lagoon at Hangzhou -M.A Sadlier and X.H. Zhou Geogrid reinforced soil structures to increase landfill capacity -J.W. Cowland Modeling of rehabilitation of unregulated solid waste landfills -A. Edincliler and C. Altunel Durability evaluation of eco-friendly nonwoven composites -M.S. Mok, E. Blond, J. Mlynarek and H.Y. Jeon Gas permeability of hybrid geosynthetics for landfill cap cover -M. Nishimura, T. Akai and M. Kamon Analysis of tension of geomembranes placed on landfill slopes -S.J. Feng and L.Y. Gao Influence of waste and subgrade settlement on landfill linier stability and integrity -C. Xu, Y.Y. Xiao, X.Y. Liao and T.T. Chen Analyses of geomembrane around circular structures -D. Gao, B. Zhu and Y.M. Chen Numerical modeling of smooth geomembrane–soil interaction shear behaviour by distinct element method -S. Kazempoor, A. Noorzad, A. Mahboubi and A. Mirghasemi Nonlinear diffusion of solute in soil column — test method and preliminary result -Z.Z. Li, X.W. Tang, Y.M. Chen and Y. Wang
B: Geosynthetic-Pile Support System and Geocell Chairman: Co-Chairman: Prof. C.L. Shi (China, Email?)
German recommendations for reinforced embankments on pile-similar elements -M. Raithel, A. Kirchner1 and H.G. Kempfert Design methods for pile supported basal reinforced embankments over soft clay -A.D. Gharpure, M. Korulla, P.V. Jayakrishnan, M. Scotto and P. Naughton Theoretical and numerical analysis on geosynthetic-reinforced and pile wall-supported embankment -B.G. Chen, J.J. Zheng, S.W. Abusharar and J. Chen Calculation techniques and dimensioning of encased columns-design and state of the art -M. Raithe and A. Kirchner Formula of pile-soil stress ratio in pile (sand pile)-net (geogrid) composite ground -L.R. Xu and D.W. Lv Performance of encased stone columns and design guidelines for construction on soft clay soils -S. Murugesan and K. Rajagopal Analysis of geosynthetic reinforced stone columns in soft clay -R. Zhang and S.R. Lo Numerical analysis for mechanisms of a geocell-reinforced base under a vertical load -J. Han, X.M. Yang, D. Leshchinsky, R.L. Parsons and A. Rosen Bearing capacity improvement of asphalt paved road constructions due to the use of geocells – falling weight deflectometer and vertical stress measuresments -A. Emersleben and N. Meyer
C: Soil Improvement and Ground Improvement Chairman: Co-Chairman: Prof. G.Q. Yang, (China, gtsyang@163.com)
Geosynthetic reinforced pond ash subgrade for rural roads -G. Venkatappa Rao and Goutam K. Pothal A study on shear strength and deformation of sandy soil reinforced with tire cord wastes -M. Esna-ashari and M. Asadi The use of geotextile to counter heave problem in spread footing in Jordanian expansive soil -OmarH. Al-Hattamleh Treat cut slopes with expansive soils adopting geogrid-reinforced technique -H.P. Yang, S. Wang and Y.X. He Experimental study on the strength characteristics of expansive soil reinforced with synthetic fibers -Y.H. Tang, C.G. Bao, M.Y. Wang and J.H. Ding Change of failure mechanism of cement treated clay by adding tire chips -Y. Kikuchi, T. Sato, T. Nagatome, Y. Mitarai and Y. Morikawa Application of cement-mixed gravel reinforced by geogrid for soft ground improvement -T. Matsumaru, K. Watanabe, J. Isono, M. Tateyama and T. Uchimura Effect of polypropylene fibers on the strength and elastic modulus of soil-cement -L. Zhang, X.X Wang and G. Zheng Experimental investigation on strength and mechanical behavior of compacted soil-fiber mixtures -T. Harianto, S. Hayash, Y.J. Du and D. Suetsugu Influence of SO₃ content on the strength of cement-fly ash stabilized crushed-stones -X. Chen, M.K. Zhou, P.L. Cong and X. Li
D: Ecological Technique and Case Histories Chairman: Co-Chairman: Senior engineer Ms. J.H. Ding (China, jhding1973@hotmail.com)
Introduction and application of geosynthetic in Qinghai-Tibet railway construction -J.J. Ge, J. Wei, L.M. Bao, X. M. Shi, L.H. Xuan and X.L. Li Geogrid wrapped around and vegetated reinforced wall applications in the village of Olympic games in Universiade 2005 Izmir Turkey -H.R. Yilmaz and T. Eskisar Landfill bioreactor financial analysis – Monterey Peninsula Landfill, Marina, California -S. Purdy and R. Shedden High cost of failure -R.E. Belanger, C.B. Queja and C. V. Zantua Calculating theory of slope stability influenced by combined underground and open pit extraction -S.G. Sun, Q.F. Ran, D.L. Wu, J.C. Zhu, W.G. Duan and S.J. Feng Vertical ecological restoration technique for the high-steep rock slopes of highway in mountainous area -H. Zhu, D.H. Ruan and S.Y. Qin Influences of a rainfall on the stability of granite residual soil slopes -J. Gao and J. Pan Failure of segmental retaining walls due to the insufficiency of backfill permeability -Abdolhosein Haddad and Gholamali Shafabakhsh Design and installation of rock fall barriers for the Pos Slim project, Malaysia -Tiru Kulkarni and Kenneth Choo Bio-engineering approach with jute geotextile for slope stabilization -P.K. Choudhury, Arindam Das, D.N. Goswami and T. Sanyal
12:00-13:30	Lunch Time
14:00-16:00	Forum in Environmental Engineering, Topic: National code in different countries about landfill technology for municipal solid wastes and hazardous solid wastes (Draft) Chairman: Prof. M. Kamon (Japan) Secretary: Prof. L. T. Zhan (China)
16:00-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:30	Closing Ceremony Master: Prof. X.W. Tang (China)
18:30-20:30	Banquet Master: Prof. C.G. Bao (China)

June 20, Fri.

Technical Visit:

1. The Project of Shanghai Yangshan Deep Harb

2. The Project of Shanghai Laogang Landfill

3.The Project of Shanghai City Appearance Construction