Preface Welcome address Organizing and advisory committees Reviewers 1 Invited lectures 1.1 Special lecture Trends and challenges in earthworks for transportation infrastructures A.G. Correia & J.-P. Magnan Mechanical behavior and earthquake-induced failures of volcanic soils in Japan S. Miura 1.2 Keynote lecture Bituminous mixtures: From thermo-mechanical properties of components to structure calculation H. di Benedetto Soil suction measurements in highway subgrades D.G. Fredlund & Q. Nguyen Performance evaluation of shock mats and synthetic grids in the improvement of rail ballast B. Indraratna, S. Nimbalkar & C. Rujikiatkamjorn GRS structures recently developed and constructed for railways and roads in Japan F. Tatsuoka, M. Tateyama & J. Koseki Sustainable pavement construction utilizing engineered unbound aggregate layers E. Tutumluer 2 Geotechnics for pavement, rail track and airfield 2.1 Pavement Characterization of highly compressible marine clay for road foundation G.W. Chai, N. Mosavat, E.Y. Oh & Y.C. Loo Evaluation of the mechanical characteristics of recycled base layers produced by Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) J. Depatie, J.-P. Bilodeau & G. Dore Effects of lime content and amelioration period in double lime application on the strength of lime treated expansive sub-grade soils C. Gallage, M. Cochrane & J. Ramanujam The use of recycled crushed concrete as a road base material J.N. Greitschus Analysis of traffic-load-induced permanent settlement of highway embankment on soft clay ground M. Huang & Z. Yao Effects of freeze-thawing on mechanical behavior of granular base in cold regions T. Ishikawa, S. Kawabata, S. Kameyama, R. Abe & T. Ono Characterization of hydrated cement treated crushed rock base as a road base material in Western Australia using disturbed state concept P. Khobklang, V. Vimonsatit, P. Jitsangiam & H. Nikraz Role of resilient modulus constitutive models on response of pavements M. Mazari, E. Navarro, I. Abdallah & S. Nazarian A prediction method of plastic deformation development of subbase and subgrade in concrete pavement T. Nishizawa Thick-layer construction using sandy soil as material and embankment performance evaluation: Assessment of rolling compaction test results T. Sakaiya, T. Kuwahara, H. Takei & K. Umetsu Effects of the environment-conscious pavements in Fukuoka University and its verification K. Sato Study of suction in unsaturated soils applied to pavement mechanics B.A. Silva & L.M.G. Motta Cracking and flexural behaviors on cement treated crushed rock for thin flexible pavement K. Siripun, P. Jitsangiam, H. Nikraz & C. Leek Jet grouting deformability modulus prediction using data mining tools J. Tinoco, A.G. Correia & P. Cortez Full-scale accelerated loading test for load distribution on subgrade due to CFA stabilized base K. Tomisawa, T. Endoh, H. Godenki, T. Okabe & T. Kanai Failure on a roadside dip slope with partial anchorage system H. Wang & J.-J. Hung 2.2 Rail track Establishing linkages between ballast degradation and imaging based aggregate particle shape, texture and angularity indices H. Boler, M. Wnek & E. Tutumluer Laboratory tests on a ballasted rail track reinforced by geosynthetics L. Briancon, C. Cojean, N. Calon, S.C. d'Aguiar & A. Robinet Evaluation of a linear elastic 3D FEM to simulate rail track response under a high-speed train J. Cunha & A.G. Correia Improvement of rail track subgrade using stone columns combined with geosynthetics B. Fatahi, H. Khabbaz & T.M. Le Seismic damage assessment of an airport runway based on non-linear FEM analysis with special reference to crack occurrence Y. Hata, K. Ichii & A. Nozu Influence of moisture content on cyclic plastic deformation characteristics of recycled crusher-run material under moving wheel loads A. Inam, T. Ishikawa & S. Miura Development of integrated RC roadbed for slab track on clay subgrade Y. Momoya, T. Takahashi, O. Maruyama & E. Sekine Effect of ground properties and embankment height on the embankment failure behavior during earthquake M. Ohki, M. Seki, T. Sakai & M. Nakano Railroad foundations-verifications and analysis of the dynamic stability M. Raithel & E. Leusink Design method for railway bases reinforced with geogrid P. Rimoldi Evaluation of train running stability on slab track with vibration exciter M. Shinoda, H. Sakamoto, N. Misaki & Y. Sakamoto Modelling and application of polyurethane geocomposites for high-speed ballasted railway tracks including transition zone dynamics P.K. Woodward, A. Kacimi, O. Laghrouche & G. Medero Study on the settlement characteristics and reinforcement technology of unsaturated soil ground of high-speed railway L. Wu & G. Jiang 2.3 Airfield Development of high durable grout for airport prestressed concrete pavement N. Kawamura, R. Maekawa, K. Morohashi, A. Shiji & K. Kamitani Determination method of ground model for reclaimed land with dredged clay and evaluation by settlement record of Kita-Kyushu Airport H. Yoshida, H. Kume, S. Yamamoto, M. Katagiri, T. Yoshifuku, K. Ohishi & M. Terashi 3 Geomaterial, including nontraditional materials Performance assessment of clay soil stabilized with recycled gypsum based on SEM and XRD A. Ahmed, M. Kobayashi & K. Ugai Blended recycled clay masonry and crushed concrete aggregate in bases A.H. Azam, D.A. Cameron & M.M. Rahman Evaluation of non-traditional stabilizers with silty-clay desert soil A. Bayat & O. Farzaneh Mechanical characteristics of hydrated cement treated crushed rock base for Western Australian road base S. Chummuneerat, P. Jitsangiam & H. Nikraz Study on effect of mixing condition on strength of mixture of dredged soil and steel slag S. Hirai, T. Mizutani, Y. Kikuchi, S. Nakashima & K. Iguchi Mechanical characteristics of foamed bitumen mixtures in Western Australia Y. Huan, P. Jitsangiam, H. Nikraz & R. Grant Recycled concrete aggregate as a base course material in Western Australian road P. Jitsangiam, K. Siripun, H. Nikraz & C. Leek A method for accelerating the solidification of granulated blast furnace slag Y. Kikuchi, T. Mizutani, S. Oka & K. Nakashima Improvement of swelling-collapsible behaviors of silty clay by calcium carbide residue A. Kumpala, S. Horpibulsuk & J. Suebsuk Effects of compaction condition on seismic performance of dike embankment and its evaluation S. Matsumura, S. Miura & S. Yokohama Experimental study on deformation characteristics of granular materials made from recycled glass bottles under traffic loading T. Mikami, J. Koseki & T. Sato Dynamic centrifuge model tests on quay wall backfilled with granular treated soil Y. Morikawa, H. Takahashi, K. Hayano & Y. Okusa Characterization of gold mine tailings for utilization in development of the rural infrastructure F.K. Mutabazi & P.M. Bujulu Mechanical characteristics of composite geomaterial mixed with lightweight granular material K. Yamanaka & K. Minegishi Change in mechanical characteristics of embankment material by compaction control and its evaluation S. Yokohama, S. Miura & S. Matsumura 4 Asphalt mixtures and hydraulically-bound materials Influences of in situ HMA compaction on its performances Y. Hachiya, K. Kitaochi & T. Watanabe Characterization of emulsion bitumen stabilized aggregate base M. Moaveni, I. Abuawad, K. Hasiba, D. Zhang & E. Tutumluer Effects of mineral fillers on rheological properties of asphalt binders A.D. Mwanza, P. Hao & H. Hui Behaviour of asphalt mixture under large amplitude cyclic loading Q.T. Nguyen, H. Di Benedetto & C. Sauzeat Effect of water on the strength of bituminous mixes with waste concrete aggregates M.A. Sobhan, S.A. Mofiz, T. Humyra & M.R. Awall New X-ray CT evaluation method of engineering characteristics of asphalt mixture S. Taniguchi, I. Nishizaki, K. Ogawa & J. Otani A study of developing new tests to evaluate compaction property and deformation resistance for slipform paving concrete S. Yokota, T. Sato, R. Kamishita, K. Nakamura, O. Kamada & Y. Sakamoto Interpretation and application of repeated torsional shear test on asphalt mixtures N. Yoshida, A. Fuke, T. Uehara & K. Adachi 5 Earthworks for transportation facilities A study on the structural assessment of pavement damaged by the Tohoku Earthquake and liquefaction and causes of the damages N. Abe A study on increased layer thickness for embankment construction using ordinary compaction machinery T. Adachi, S. Nishimoto & A. Satoh Influence of the drainage in the reinforced soil wall during seepage flow M. Kobayashi, K. Miura & T. Konami The effect of dry unit weight, suction, and imparted energy on the modulus of a compacted mixture of sand and kaolin C. Rujikiatkamjorn, A. Heitor & B. Indraratna Proposal of control criteria for embankment compaction in Hokkaido A. Sato, S. Nishimoto & T. Suzuki Numerical study on dynamic interaction between embankment and consecutive culverts Y. Sawamura, K. Kishida & M. Kimura Relationship between compaction equipment and compaction results M. Yamada, S. Nishimoto & A. Sato 6 Application of geosynthetics Monitoring and predicting the seismic behaviors of geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining structures S.J. Chao, A. Cheng, C.Y. Chan & J.R. Chang Effects of subbase geogrid reinforcement on residual deformation characteristics of asphalt pavement D. Hirakawa & Y. Miyata Performance of a Bearing Reinforcement Earth (BRE) wall and its numerical simulation S. Horpibulsuk, C. Suksiripattanapong, A. Chinkulkijniwat, T. Tangsutthinon & W. Bunyakiat Rural road maintenance using geotextile available in developing countries M. Kimura & Y. Fukubayashi Effectiveness of geotextiles in unsurfaced pavements over weak subgrade evaluated from accelerated field testing D. Mishra & E. Tutumluer Effect of geosynthetic drainage layers on the recovery rate of pavement surface modulus C. Savoie, G. Dore, J.-P. Bilodeau & J. Fachon Seismic performance of geotextile reinforced soil wall with double facing system 101 S. Tsuji, N. Tatta, Z. Wang, T. Kubo & K. Arai 7 Laboratory testing and in-situ testing Solidification of dredged marine clay under varied mix conditions: A laboratory study 105 C.-M. Chan, Y. Kikuchi & T. Mizutani The influence of moisture on the detection of de-bonding in asphalt pavements using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) R.D. Evans & M. Rahman Improving the use of unbound granular materials in railway sub-ballast layer E. Fortunato, A. Paixao & S. Fontul Measurement of the deformation behavior of asphalt mixture by using a high-speed camera Y. Hisari, S. Yokota & K. Takehara Development of medium-size triaxial apparatus for unsaturated granular base course materials T. Ishikawa, Y. Zhang, H. Segawa, S. Miura & T. Tokoro Characterization of polymer modified asphalt for rutting and cracking potential using dynamic shear rheometer M.A. Javid & M.W. Mirza Full scale model tests on slab track constructed on embankment H. Jiang, X. Bian, Y. Chen & J. Jiang Shakedown behavior of unbound granular material under repeated portable FWD loading M. Kamiura Surface free energy components of aggregates from contact angle measurements using Sessile Drop method M. Koc & R. Bulut Influence of reclaimed materials on base course quality K. Kubo, M. Itani & S. Horiuchi Fundamental study on the simple evaluation methods for particle size distribution and maximum/minimum void ratio of sand-gravel mixtures G.H.A.J.J. Kumara, K. Hayano, K. Ogiwara & M. Takeuchi In-situ measurement of damping ratio spectra from the inversion of phase velocities of P and S waves in cross-hole seismic testing C.G. Lai & A.G. Ozcebe A study on cyclic triaxial test method for coarse granular materials S.J. Lee, I.W. Lee, S.H. Lee, J.W. Lee & S.H. Lee Large-scale triaxial tests of dense gravel material at low confining pressure S. Lenart, J. Koseki, T. Sato, Y. Miyashita & H.V. Thang Characteristics of in-situ dynamic stresses of pavement subgrade under portable falling weight deflectometer test G.L.M. Leung, Y.H. Wang & A.W.G. Wong Accumulation of excess pore water pressure and post-cyclic settlement of saturated soft clay subjected to multi-directional cyclic simple shear H. Matsuda, T.T. Nhan, R. Ishikura & A.P. Hendrawan Determination of air-entry value for different compacted unsaturated soil T. Nishimura, J. Koseki & H. Rahardjo Experimental study on responses of saturated clay to traffic loading J.G. Qian, S.B. Guo, M.S. Huang & J.F. Zhang Influence of underground structures on cavity formation due to various conditions of water flow M. Sato & R. Kuwano Geotechnical behavior of cement treated soils from southern coast line of Caspian Sea P. Sedighi & A. Eslami An innovative approach for continuous measurement of cemented sand stiffness immediately after layer compaction J. Silva, M. Azenha & A.G. Correia A study on the design of highway bridge pile foundations in volcanic ash ground K. Tomisawa, T. Egawa & S. Miura The case studies of damage investigation of the 2011 East Japan earthquake disaster using the vehicle for exploring under roads by GPR Y. Yamashita, A. Matsuyama & H. Murakami Intact soft clay responses to cyclic principal stress rotation in undrained condition J. Zhou, J. Yan, Y. Cao & X. Gong Challenges for transportation geotechnics in extreme climates of Kazakhstan and Korea A. Zhussupbekov, Zh. Shakhmov, E.C. Shin & S. Krasnikov 8 Modeling and numerical simulations Discrete element modeling of asphalt mixture W. Cai, G.R. McDowell, A.C. Collop & G.D. Airey Investigating geogrid-reinforced ballast using laboratory pull-out tests and discrete element modelling C. Chen, G.R. McDowell & N.H. Thom Numerical modeling of soil-mixing columns used for railway subgrade reinforcement S.C. D'Aguiar, M. Diagne & N. Calon Modelling cemented sand using DEM J.P. de Bono, G.R. McDowell & D. Wanatowski Modelling of sand behavior in drained cyclic shear L.I.N. De Silva & J. Koseki Innovative sleeper design analysis using DEM J.-F. Ferellec & G.R. McDowell Influence of the soil properties variability on the railway track response under moving load V.A. Fernandes, S.C. D'Aguiar & F. Lopez-Caballero Comparison between a 3-D finite element pavement model and the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide for asphalt pavements S. Im, H. Ban, Y.-R. Kim & S.-W. Park Centrifuge modelling of an embankment stabilised with discretely spaced reinforced concrete piles T.J. Kelly, J.A. Knappett & R. Muller 3D-DEM simulation for shaking table test of ballasted test track A. Kono & T. Matsushima Performance analysis of EPS test embankment L. Korkiala-Tanttu, M. Juvankoski & H. Kivikoski Dynamic response for critical velocity effect depending on track supporting stiffness I.W. Lee, S.J. Lee & S.H. Lee Numerical analysis of settlements at bridge approaches M.S. Nam & J.-H. Jung The use of geotechnical instrumentation and finite element analysis for assessment of bridge foundation stability due to breccia resliding over clayshale P.P. Rahardjo, Y. Halim & H. Wisanto Shear strain development and pore pressure distribution in sandy model slope under repeated rainfall K. Sasahara & N. Sakai Physical model of surcharge loading to the intersecting ridge between two slopes S. Thay, S. Kitakata, T. Pipatpongsa & A. Takahashi On 1G slope failure model tests due to rainfalls: Difference of failure patterns due to difference of densities of a subsurface sand layer N. Tokoro, K. Tanikawa, H. Saito, Y. Kohgo & T. Hori Effect of deformed wick drain in soft ground improvement for embankments in Vietnam H.-H. Tran-Nguyen & H.H. Ha Shaking table test and effective stress analysis of bridge pile foundation with seismic isolation rubber in liquefied ground K. Uno, M. Mitou & H. Otsuka 9 Design, construction and maintenance A study on materials and environmental conditions for mechanistic-empirical design method of asphalt pavement in cold snowy regions R. Abe, M. Kumagai & K. Maruyama Limerick Tunnel approach roads-geotechnical design & performance of bridge transitions F.J. Buggy Design loads on railway substructure-comparative parametric investigation on the influence of fastening stiffness (European and Japanese) K. Giannakos Proposal of maintenance options to meet the pavement failure characteristics in Bangladesh M.R. Islam & K. Hayano The dynamic analysis to human-vehicle-road system for bump at the end of bridge J.-H. Jung & M.S. Nam Design and construction of deep excavation engineering adjacent to the subway tunnel in Shanghai soft soil J. Li, W. Wang & K. Tan Railway track stiffness measurements at bridge transition zones H. Luomala & A. Nurmikolu Quality assessment of high water content embankment slope based on compaction energy S. Manandhar, N. Yasufuku, T. Kobayashi & M. Taniyama Effect of traffic overloading and stiffness of unbound aggregates on pavement performance A. Shafeeq, Y. Kohata & Y. Takeuchi A conceptual model for reliability analysis of pavement foundations A. Teixeira, A.G. Correia, A. Gaspar, A.A. Henriques & Y. Honjo Transportation infrastructure on soft sensitive clays: Some essential aspects and examples V. Thakur, F. Oset, S.A. Degago, R. Aaboe & A. Watn 10 Performance evaluation and quality control Permanent strain testing of recycled concrete aggregate for evaluation of unbound bases D.A. Cameron & A.R. Gabr Performance of the double layered D-mix pavement E. Hirotsu A study on repair design method of porous asphalt for the Japanese motorways K. Kamiya & T. Kazato Trafficability during thaw on minor roads in Finland S. Saarelainen & H. Gustavsson 11 Sustainability of management and rehabilitation Pavement maintenance management on the Hanshin Expressway network A. Higatani, K. Sasaki, N. Hamada & Y. Hisari Analytical redesign potential of flexible pavements utilizing the in-situ characteristics of unbound materials A. Loizos, C. Plati & V. Papavasiliou Study on inspection method for railway existing retaining walls using vibration testing S. Nakajima, M. Shinoda, K. Abe, T. Mai & T. Ehara D-runway construction in Tokyo Haneda Airport-Hybrid structure of piled pier and reclamation fill Y. Watabe & T. Noguchi 12 Risk assessment and environmental issues Soil liquefaction vulnerability mapping due to seismic activity using geo-statistics, GIS and geotechnical data B. Md. Habibullah, J. Kuwano, S. Tachibana & S. Yamaoka Evaluation of soil liquefaction potential along Tabriz Metro Line 2 based on Idriss-Boulanger and Japanese Highway Bridges methods E.A. Kaljahi & M. Babazadeh Stability evaluation of soft cliff subjected to wave erosion S. Kawamura & S. Miura Rainfall characteristics inducing shallow failure on road slope in Korea K.S. Kim & C.K. Chung Modeling of transportation and leaching behaviour of contaminants in stabilized tailings R.P. Mapinduzi, P.M. Bujulu & W. Mwegoha Internal erosion in dikes alongside roads and railways J. Monnet, O. Ple & D.M. Nguyen Mineral barriers against natural contamination from excavated rocks A. Naka, T. Katsumi, G. Flores, T. Inui, A. Takai & T. Ohta An appropriate stress test to estimate the long term performances of high speed rail structures M. Preteseille, P. Hornych & T. Lenoir Analysis of ground loosening behaviour in expansion of underground cavities: Laboratory experiments in sandy soil I.H.S. Renuka, R. Kuwano & T. Sato Author index
