Preface Welcome address Organizing and advisory committees Reviewers 1 Invited lectures 1.1 Special lecture Trends and challenges in earthworks for transportation infrastructuresA.G. Correia & J.-P. Magnan Mechanical behavior and earthquake-induced failures of volcanic soils in JapanS. Miura 1.2 Keynote lecture Bituminous mixtures: From thermo-mechanical properties of components to structure calculationH. 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. Doré 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 materialJ.N. Greitschus Analysis of traffic-load-induced permanent settlement of highway embankment on soft clay groundM. 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. Briançon, 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. Sauzéat 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 eva
