The
8ICG in Yokohama, Japan ran from September 18 to 22,
2006. Below are the proceedings of the conference. Click on a link
to read individual paper abstracts. Full publishing information is available
in the entry for the purpose of purchasing the entire publication from
Millpress Science Publishers.
Basal reinforcement
* Visualization
of load transfer mechanisms of reinforced soil on pile element using
X-ray CT method
* Sisal
fibre geotextiles for soil strengthening
* Investigation
of geogrid base reinforcement mechanisms considering residual stress and
confinement effects
* Experimental
analyses of geosynthetic reinforced foundations on layered soil deposit
* Soft
ground improvement by vertical rigid piles and basal geosynthetic reinforcement
- physical modelling
* Hybrid-sandwiched
foundations reinforced with geosynthetics
* Field
test of embankment constructed by column-net method
* Properties
of composite foundation of deep mixing cement piles and geotextile-reinforced
cushion at Wenzhou Grain Depot
* A
new countermeasure for soft ground using surface stabilization and geosynthetics
* Seismic
stability analysis of base-reinforced embankments on soft soils
* Deformations
of geosynthetic-reinforced column-supported embankments
* Sliding
resistance mechanism and whole stability analysis for reinforced soft foundation
of embankment with geofabric
Reinforced slopes and walls - case studies 1
* Mechanical
properties of geotextile reinforcement, 30 years after installation
* A
road embankment with slopes reinforced with geosynthetics - A Portuguese
case study
* Investigation
of the behaviour of geosynthetic/soil systems in reinforced-soil structures
* Three
case histories of different specific uncommon geogrid-reinforced slopes
* Reinforced
soil structure trench with geogrid and head wall using interlocked concrete
blocks
* The
construction of an embankment in Iran designed to fail by rotation to lift
4 m of crystalline salt from the river bed, out of the water
* Performance
of a 37m high geogrid reinforced soil structure constructed over a disused
sewage treatment pond
* Survey
of a bridge abutment reinforced by geosynthetics, with optic sensors integrated
in geotextile strips
* Behaviour
of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall subjected to forced cyclic
horizontal displacement at wall face
* Field
performance and pullout tests of geosynthetics reinforced soil slope using
residual soil in Singapore
Reinforced slopes and walls - case studies 2
* Use
of geotextiles to overcome challenging conditions at the seawall
project in Port of Brisbane
* A
debris flow induced by the collapse of a reinforced earth wall
* A
construction case of geotextile-reinforced soil retaining walls at the
waste landfill site construction of the open-air theater in Moerenuma Park
* Case
history: PVA geogrid reinforced wall for a residue deposit facility
* Modern
solutions based on geosyntetics applied for the execution of a retaining
wall on the road section DN13 Brasov - Sighisoara, km 37+049 - km 37+129
* Case
studies of geosynthetic reinforced earth structure failures
* A
case study of reinforced slope in Thailand: Lumpang - Lamphun highway
* Prediction
and performance of reinforced soil structures
* Structures
reinforced with geosynthetics - some illustrated causes of failure
Reinforced slopes and walls - case studies 3
* Measurement
of panel deformations of a polymer reinforced soil bridge abutment
* Field
monitoring and numerical prediction of the response of a nonwoven geotextile-reinforced
wall
* Field
observation of reinforced soil retaining wall of "double wall structure"
* Field
monitoring of two geogrid-reinforced steep soil walls in a 2-tiered configuration
* Case
study on the global slope failure with geogrid reinforced soil wall
* A
case study of hybrid reinforced geo-structure using reinforced concrete
block and slope
* Field
performance of instrumented geosynthetics reinforced soil walls under large
scale blast loading
* Effect
of geometry & geosynthetics type on the effectiveness of reinforced
soil (RS) walls as protection against blast loads
* Design
and construction of a high embankment with siltstone excavated materials
reinforced by geogrids
* A
protective structure for mud flows in Northern Italy
* Three
infrastructure projects using geosynthetics in Thailand
* Backanalysis
of an instrumented reinforced abutment on soft soil
* Research
on the mode of operation of geosynthetic reinforced load-bearing systems
over soft layers in railway lines
Reinforced slopes and walls - case studies 4
* In
situ construction of a geogrid reinforced soil wall combined with
soil cement
* Use
of geocells for lining a steep drainage channel in mining area
* Landslide
stabilization using geofoam
* Landslide
area stabilization by geogrids at low deformation
* Reinforced
steep vegetated slope 60 m height for landslide stabilization in Lona-Lases
(Trento-Italy)
* Design
and performance of a new type of reinforced earth slope
* Long
term monitoring of alkalinity at the geogrid-block interface at a full
scale masonry block retaining wall
* Use
of tropical soils as backfill of reinforced soil structures in Brazil
* Soil
cantilever reinforced by geosynthetics and pre-stressed steel bars
* Living
noise barrier by geosynthetics reinforced soil wall
* Innovative
design for repairing Gondo mudslide by 20 m high geogrid wall
Reinforced slopes and walls - modeling and design 1
* Temperature
and design strength of polyester-based reinforcements in retaining
wall applications
* Selecting
the most important parameters in geosynthetic reinforcement applications
* EBGEO
- German recommendation for reinforcement with geosynthetics
* Review
of design methods for geosynthetic reinforced soil walls - an Australian
perspective
* A
design procedure for geosynthetic reinforced soil structures
* Deterministic
and probabilistic Newmark analyses on geosynthetic-reinforced soil slopes
* Reliability
analysis of internal stability of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls
* The
critical height and it's sensibility analysis of the reinforced slope
* Effect
of foundation yielding on the deformation behavior of two tier modular
black wall - a numerical investigation
* Some
considerations about the calculus of earth retaining structures reinforced
with geosynthetics
* New
method for internal stability analysis of geogrid-reinforced soil wall
- Slice method considering distribution of confining effect
* Studying
on the structural design partial coefficients of the inner stability of
reinforced earth structures based on the least square principle
Reinforced slopes and walls - modeling and design 2
* Applicability
evaluation of geogrids in Reinforcement System
* The
calculations of elastic-plastic damage of non-weave geo-technological fabric
for strengthening embankment
* The
construction of improved foundation using geosynthetic materials
* Numerical
investigation of shear localization in granular soil along a geogrid reinforcement
* Confining
effect of geogrid-reinforced soil linked with soil dilatancy and its application
to practical design method
* An
investigation to arching effect on reinforced slopes with vertical reinforcement
* A
new classification of reinforced soil failure modes leading to a new theory
of reinforced soil and reinforced soil design - Based on laboratory test
apparatus and results from gravity-induced self-loaded failures of reinforced
soil structures up to 1.8 m high
* The
discovery of the true nature of compound failure without reinforcement
pull-out: The chimeric failure type
* Study
of the face deformation of brick faced reinforced walls
* Prediction
of the deformation of a reinforced soil wall
* A
comparative study on design of geosynthetic reinforced modular block wall
in tiered arrangement
Reinforced slopes and walls - FE analysis
* Numerical
tools for geosynthetic reinforced walls design: A performance assessment
on the basis of laboratory-scale models results
* Modelling
and performance analysis of a reinforcing loess embankment
* Parametric
analysis of reinforced soil walls with different height and reinforcement
stiffness
* Stability
analyses of geosynthetic-reinforced earth structures using limit equilibrium
and numerical methods
* Effect
of valley on behavior of reinforced earth retaining structures
* FE
analysis on the rate-dependent behaviour of model geosynthetic-reinforced
soil retaining wall
* FE
analyses of reinforced slopes using the shear strength reduction technique
* Numerical
modelling of a geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining wall subjected to
seismic loading
* Numerical
methods for estimating seismic retrofit effect of SG-Wall method
Model and laboratory testing
* Evaluation
of mechanical behavior of a Brazilian marginal soil for reinforced
soil structures
* Effects
of boundary friction on the strength and deformation of geosynthetic-reinforced
sand in large-scale plane strain compression tests
* Large
scale plate load testing of biaxial geogrids with integral junctions
* Effects
of reinforcement stiffness on deformation of reinforced soil structures
under cyclic and sustained load
* Shear
behavior of decomposed granite soil reinforced with fibre
* Experimental
and numerical investigation on reinforced sand samples
* Effect
of triaxial compression testing factors on sand - geotextile interface
friction
* Compressive
strength of reinforced sand in plane strain compression and its approximate
solution
* Laboratory
small scale tests to study the behavior of reinforced soil wall
* Influence
of soil compaction, facing type and inclination on the behavior of geogrid
reinforced soil walls
* Unsaturated
infiltration on artificial embankments reinforced with geosynthetics
* Reinforcement
stiffness effect on the behaviour of retaining wall - experimental tests
Pull-out test
* Evaluation
of interaction properties of PVA geogrids in stabilized cohesive
soils: Shear- and pullout tests
* A
new theoretical method to evaluate the peak and the residual pullout resistance
of extruded geogrids embedded in granular soils
* New
definition of pullout constant
* Geogrid
pullout tests using small scale equipment
* The
friction characteristic between lightweight soil materials with mixing
foamed scrap glass and application on the reinforced soils
* Interaction
behaviour of geosynthetics and soil under static and cyclic loadings using
the pull-out test
* Geosynthetic
pullout in fine-grained soil: Analysis of soil/ geosynthetic interface
behaviour
* Soil/
Geosynthetic interface characterization - The influence of some aspects
of the test procedure
* Interaction
between geogrid reinforcement and tire chips-sands mixture
* Pullout
tests of geogrid embedded in cement-mixed gravel
* Research
on process separation of pullout tests based on orthogonal design theory
* FEM
simulation of pullout resistance of geogrid in soil
* A
new dimensioning approach for geogrids with stiff junctions
Walls and seismic behaviors
* Prediction
of deformation of retaining walls of geosynthetic-reinforced soil
under large earthquakes
* Experimental
seismic analysis of geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures with three-dimensional
reinforcements by shaking table tests
* Seismic
stability of reinforced soil wall under different seismic waves using centrifuge
shaking table tests
* Seismic
behavior of geogrid-reinforced structure based on shear characteristics
of reinforced soil
* Dynamic
behavior assessment of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls
* Shaking
table model tests on geogrid reinforced soil retaining wall with embedded
sheetpile
* Seismic
stability of the geogrid-reinforced soil wall combined with soil cement
* Model
experiments for earthquake-resistant performance of geotextile using aluminum
rod layer
* Effect
of deck load on seismic stability of segmental bridge abutments
* Experimental
research on the potential failure surface and stress of a reinforced earth
wing wall of a water sluice
Durability of geosynthetics (chemicals, damages, etc)
* National
European specifications and the energy concept
* Laboratory
test method to evaluate the installation damage of geotextiles
* How
to predict hundred year lifetimes for geosynthetics
* Deformation
of geosynthetic-reinforced clay subjected to wetting-drying
* Influence
of temperature, high oxygen pressure in aqueous media on accelerated ageing
of polypropylene
* Durability
based on resistance tests of geosynthetics submerged in a sulphurous environment
* The
stepped isothermal method for lifetime prediction of PET geogrids sheathed
in PP
* Durability
of polypropylene geotextiles exposed to several degradation agents - Importance
of the incorporation of a chemical stabilizer on the geotextiles formulation
* A
lifetime prediction method for polymer geotextile oxidation
* Investigation
of stress cracking in a reinforced polypropylene floating cover
Tensile loading on geosynthetics and their creep behaviors
* A
study on the durability of a triple liner system - Stress and deformation
analysis by finite element method
* Life-time
assessment of polyester based geosynthetics
* Creep
strains of high strength polyester geogrids measured by conventional and
accelerated test methods
* Viscous
property and time-dependent degradation of geosynthetic reinforcement
* A
comparison of different techniques for determining the tensile and creep
strength and creep reduction factor of a geogrid
* Opinions
about creep rupture in soil reinforcement design
* Swing
up in creep curves at high loadings of PET bars - further proof of the
molecular chain change model
* Creep
properties of geosynthetics during increasing loading and after partial
unloading
* Chemical
ageing and creep analyses - influence of synergy and test specimen preparation
* Analytical
approach to determine long-term creep behaviors of geosynthetic reinforcements
by strain compatibility
* Experimental
study on rheology behaviour geogrids and numerical analysis of reinforced
earth structures by visco-elasto-plasticity FEM
* A
study on the tensile properties of geotextiles confined in granule
Geocells, fiber mixed soils and light weight soil
* Physico-mechanical
properties of the composite "Cellular system - Cell infill material"
* Experiment
on stabilized swelled mudstone reinforced with geocell
* Basic
characteristics of the hose-like textiles filled with the various lightweight
soil
* The
compressive creep behavior of an expanded polystyrene geofoam
* An
application of expanded polystyrene board in frozen regions
* EPS
geofoam surface shear resistance
* Strength-deformation
characteristics of lightweight geomaterial mixed with EPS beads
* Effect
of reinforcing expanded-beads mixed light-weight soil with geogrids
* Strength
properties of air-formed lightweight soils with various types of short
fibers
* Residual
shear strength of sandy clay reinforced with short polypropylene fibres
randomly oriented
* Behaviour
of sand reinforced with coir fibres
* Studies
on the deformation behaviour of randomly reinforced soil liners in a geocentrifuge
3D applications and new reinforcement materials
* Triaxial
tests on sand reinforced with 3D reinforcing elements
* Numerical
analysis of geosynthetic encased stone column
* Geo-reinforced
sand columns: Small scale experimental tests and theoretical modelling
* Field
test of a pipeline buried at shallow depth with a geogrid
* Model
tests for new lightweight thrust restraint using geogrid
* Uplift
pressure removal system in underground structure utilizing geocomposite
system
* Lateral
shearing tests on geosynthetic soil bags
* Evaluation
of strength and hydraulic properties of plasma treated nonwoven geotextiles
* Operational
mechanisms and design approaches for geosynthetic reinforced load transfer
platforms
