VOLUME 1 1 Keynotes and TC 2 contributions Physical modelling of natural hazardsM.C.R. Davies, E.T. Bowman & D.J. White Recent trends in geotechnical earthquake engineering experimentationA. Elgamal, A.B. Huang & M. Okamura Physical modelling of soft ground problemsF.H. Lee, M.S.S. Almeida & B. Indraratna Physical modelling with industry—overview of practices and benefitsC. Gaudin, D.J. White, A. Bezuijen, P.E.L. Schaminée & J. Garnier Development of teaching resources for physical modelling communityS.P.G. Madabhushi, U. Cilingir & M.E. Stringer STREAM: A method to facilitate efficient data exchange and archivingP.E.L. Schaminée, A.A. Klapwijk & D.J. White 2 Similitude Scaling of hydraulic processesA. Bezuijen & R.S. Steedman A virtual rain simulator for droplet transport in a centrifugeB. Caicedo & J. Tristancho Potentialities and challenges of centrifuge modelling on unsaturated soilsB. Caicedo, J. Tristancho & L. Thorel Influence of fluid viscosity on the response of buried structures in earthquakesS.C. Chian & S.P.G. Madabhushi Use of automatic sand pourers for loose sand modelsS.C. Chian, M.E. Stringer & S.P.G. Madabhushi Physical modeling of kinematic pile-soil interaction under seismic conditionsL. Dihoru, S. Bhattacharya, C.A. Taylor, D. Muir Wood, F. Moccia, A.L. Simonelli & G. Mylonakis Stiffness design for granular materials—a theoretical and experimental approachL. Dihoru, C.A. Taylor, S. Bhattacharya, D. Muir Wood, F. Moccia, A.L. Simonelli & G. Mylonakis Possibilities and limitations of 1-g model techniquesA. Hettler Modelling precast concrete piling for use in the geotechnical centrifugeJ.A. Knappett, K. O’Reilly, P. Gilhooley, C. Reid & K. Skeffington Preparation of fully saturated model groundM. Okamura & T. Inoue Reliability of one-g shaking table experimentF. Ozkahriman & J. Wartman Centrifuge modeling of a sensitive clay slope for simulation of strain softeningD.S. Park, B.L. Kutter & J. DeJong The influence of coloured dyes on the undrained shear strength of kaolinF. Sahdi, N. Boylan, D.J. White & C. Gaudin Improving model quality through computer controlled saturationM.E. Stringer & S.P.G. Madabhushi Effects of rigid sidewall of specimen container on seismic behaviourH. Takahashi, Y. Morikawa & E. Ichikawa Piping: Centrifuge experiments on scaling effects and levee stabilityV.M. van Beek, A. Bezuijen & C. Zwanenburg Applicability of two stage scaling in dynamic centrifuge tests on saturated sand depositsL. von der Tann, T. Tobita & S. Iai Thickness effects on long-term consolidation by means of inter-connected oedometersY. Watabe, S. Sassa, K. Udaka & T. Emura 3 Physical modelling facilities Development of a low cost teaching centrifugeD.W. Airey & R. Barker Retrofits to COPPE mini-drum geotechnical centrifugeM.S.S. Almeida, J.L.S. Neto, M.C.F. Almeida, D.F. Fagundes & J.R.M.S. Oliveira Development of a large calibration triaxial cell with dual load actuatorJ.A. Black, V. Sivakumar & A.L. Bell Development of a large geotechnical centrifuge at Zhejiang UniversityY.M. Chen, L.G. Kong, Y.G. Zhou, J.Q. Jiang, X.W. Tang, B. Niu & M. Lin A miniature high speed wireless data acquisition system for geotechnical centrifugesC. Gaudin, D.J. White, N. Boylan, J. Breen, T. Brown & S. De Catania An experimental setup for the investigation of tamper geometry effectsM. Ghazavi & M. Niazipour Development of a 2D servo-actuator for novel centrifuge modellingS.K. Haigh, N.E. Houghton, S.Y. Lam, Z. Li & P.J. Wallbridge Development of a horizontal and vertical shaker for the IWHR 450 g-ton centrifugeY.J. Hou, X.G. Wang, Z.P. Xu, Y.F. Wen & P. Ibanez A new geotechnical centrifuge at the University of Tehran, I.R. IranM. Moradi & A. Ghalandarzadeh Establishing a beam centrifuge facility at the Institute of Technology, Sligo, IrelandC.D. O’Loughlin, P. Naughton, N. Baker & A. Ainsworth Mobile tray for simulation of 3D load transfer in pile-supported earth platformsG. Rault, L. Thorel, A. Néel, S. Buttigieg, F. Derkx, G. Six & U. Okyay The drizzle method for sand sample preparationJ. Rietdijk, F.M. Schenkeveld, P.E.L. Schaminée & A. Bezuijen The UENF geotechnical centrifuge facilityF. Saboya, S. Tibana, R. Martins Reis, S.R. Ramires, S. Brum, V. Montero del Aguila & J. Domingos Vieira The Josef UEF—a new location for “in-situ” physical modellingJ. Svoboda & R. Vašícek Development of a circulating system for water supply in centrifuge model testsQ.S. Wang, Z.Y. Chen, Y. Jin & J.H. Liang NEES @ UC DavisD.W. Wilson, B.L. Kutter & R.W. Boulanger 4 New equipment, sensors and experimental techniques Centrifuge modeling of soil atmosphere interaction using a climatic chamberB. Caicedo, J. Tristancho & L. Thorel Design of experimental setup for 1 g seismic load tests on anchored retaining wallsA.T. Carvalho, J. Bilé Serra, F. Oliveira, P. Morais, A.R. Ribeiro & C. Santos Pereira Applications of high speed photography in dynamic testsS.H. Chow, Y. Nazhat & D.W. Airey Particle Image Velocimetry analysis in dynamic centrifuge testsU. Cilingir & S.P.G. Madabhushi Development of a multiple-axis actuator control systemS. De Catania, J. Breen, C. Gaudin & D.J. White A wireless data acquisition system to monitor centrifuge pile installationA.D. Deeks, D.J. White, J. Breen, P. Hortin, S. De Catania & T. Brown Fibre optic cable and micro-anchor pullout tests in sandD. Hauswirth, M. Iten, R. Richli & A.M. Puzrin The use of optical fibre sensors in a geotechnical centrifuge for reinforced slopesE. Kapogianni, M.G. Sakellariou, J. Laue & S.M. Springman Development of Vs tomography testing system for geotechnical centrifuge experimentsN.R. Kim & D.S. Kim Distributed testing of soil-structure systems using web-based applicationsS.P.G. Madabhushi, S.K. Haigh, A. Ali, M. Williams, M. Ojaghi, I. Lamata, T. Blakeborough, C.A. Taylor & M. Dietz Earthquake motion selection and calibration for use in a geotechnical centrifugeH.B. Mason, J.D. Bray, B.L. Kutter, D.W. Wilson & B.Y. Choy An exploratory study on using miniature sensors to monitor landslide motionG.L. Ooi, Y.H. Wang, T.W. Wong & C.S. Wong Observing and measuring arching in ideal and natural granular materialsS.G. Paikowsky, H.S. Tien & L.E. Rolwes Large-scale physical model for simulation of artificial ground freezing with seepage flowE. Pimentel, G. Anagnostou & A. Sres Wireless data transmission in geotechnical centrifuge applicationsS.R. Ramires, T. Tachibana, F. Saboya Jr, S. Tibana, R.M. Reis & J.D. Vieira Experience using MEMS-based accelerometers in dynamic testingM.E. Stringer, C.M. Heron & S.P.G. Madabhushi Advanced sensing in geotechnical centrifuge modelsA. Tessari, I. Sasanakul & T. Abdoun Development of train loading device and testing on sandy and clay modelsV.V. Vinogradov, Y.K. Frolovsky, A.A. Zaitsev & V.V. Naumov Measurement of landslide acceleration using PIV image analysisE.D. Wolinsky & W.A. Take Displacement field around an open-tube samplingW.M. Yan, I.T. Ng & C.Y. Cheuk Free type bender elements for characterizing soil in centrifuge model testsY.G. Zhou, Y.M. Chen, Y. Shamoto, H. Mano, H. Hotta, Y. Asaka & Y. Taji 5 Excavations and retaining structures Physical modelling of L-shaped retaining wallsM. Arnold Physical modelling of flexible retaining walls under seismic actionsR. Conti, G.M.B. Viggiani & S.P.G. Madabhushi New ideas for reducing seismic displacement of gravity quay wallsA. Ghalandarzadeh, A. Mostafavi Moghadam, M. Moradi & P. Haji Alikhani Earth pressure at rest of expansive soil against retaining wallX.W. Gu, W.M. Zhang & G.M. Xu Deformation behavior of a reinforced soil wall constructed on soft groundH. Hashimoto, S. Nishimoto & H. Hayashi Breaking failure and internal stability analysis of geosynthetic reinforced earth wallsW.Y.
