Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Site Characterization (ISC'3, Taipei, Taiwan, 1-4 April 2008). BOOK Keynote papers (258 pages) + CD-ROM full papers (1508 pages)

A collection of more than 200 papers, Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization covers new developments in mechanical "in-situ" testing and interpretation techniques, statistical analysis of test data, geo-environmental site characterization, soil sampling methods, multi-dimensional geophysical imaging techniques, residual/unsaturated soil characterization, and case histories that involve major construction projects or disaster investigations. Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization provides a wealth of valuable information for practicing engineers as well as researchers worldwide.

Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization collects the papers presented at the Third International Conference on Site Characterization (ISC’3) that took place in Taipei from April 1-4, 2008.The subjects covered include new developments in mechanical in-situ testing and interpretation techniques, statistical analysis of test data, geo-environmental site characterization, soil sampling methods, multi-dimensional geophysical imaging techniques, residual/unsaturated soil characterization, and case histories that involve major construction projects or disaster investigations.Over 200 papers, twelve keynote lectures and the third Mitchell lecture were presented at the conference.Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization provides a wealth of valuable information for practicing engineers as well as researchers worldwide.

Table of contents
Introduction 
Geo-environmental site characterization
Geotechnical site characterization for Suvarnabhumi Airport 
Forensic diagnosis for site-specific ground conditions in deep excavations of subway constructions
Crosshole electric tomography imaging in anisotropic environments
Characterization of deltaic deposits in the Nakdong River mouth, Busan
Design parameters from in situ tests in soft ground – recent developments
Recompacted, natural and in-situ properties of unsaturated decomposed geomaterials
Sampling and sample quality of soft clays
An overview on site investigation for Hsuehshan Tunnel project
Statistical analysis of geotechnical data
Characterization of residual soils
Author Index