Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation : Proceedings of the 1st International Conference Singapore 12 - 13 December 2005

by Jian, Chu; Kwang, Phoon Kok; Yew, Yong Kwet

• ISBN13: 9789812564696
• ISBN10: 9812564691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

After the devastating disaster caused by the tsunami on 26 December 2004, disaster mitigation and rehabilitation have become some of the most pressing topics for discussion in geotechnical engineering and related professions. Some of the most important contributions to this discussion were made during the International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation, the first of its kind held in the Asia-Pacific region. It was organized by the Joint Working Group on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation (JWGDMR), which is supported by national geotechnical societies from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia (comprising Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand) and Sri Lanka. Disaster management encompasses diverse topics such as natural disasters (tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, etc.), mitigation (early warning and prediction systems, hazard mapping, risk analysis, coastal protection works, etc.), rehabilitation and reconstruction (difficult soils and ground treatment, design against earthquakes and other natural disasters, etc.), and many others, including soil dynamics, liquefaction, stability, and environmental protection. This volume contains over 100 high quality papers contributed by authors from participating countries, including keynote and invited lectures delivered by eminent researchers and practitioners. The proceedings will benefit the geotechnical profession as a whole, in particular those who are involved in disaster prevention, mitigation, rehabilitation and reconstruction works. In addition, the contributions will add impetus to research and development in this important domain: the long-term goal is to mitigate the unacceptable magnitude of destruction and the number of human lives lost such as in the recent 2004 tsunami tragedy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
Conference Organisation	vi
Preface	vii
Keynote Lectures
Extreme Events in Geotechnical Hazards in Asia	3	(20)
T. Kokusho
Natural Disasters in Taiwan	23	(26)
Z.-C. Moh
Daniel T. C. Yao
Special Plenary Lectures by Country
Tsunami Devastations and Reconstruction with Geosynthetics	49	(15)
D. T. Bergado
H. M. Abuel-Naga
Tsunami Affected Coastal Soil Disturbance and Implications on Reconstruction with Special Reference to Low-Cost Dwellings and Rail Tracks	64	(14)
B. Indraratna
M. A. Shahin
C. Rujikiatmjorn
H. Khabbaz
Natural Disaster Management in the Republic of Korea	78	(6)
S. Kim
Y. Kim
M. Kim
Evaluation of Seismic Displacements of Quay Walls	84	(10)
S. Kim
I. Jang
C. Chung
M. Kim
Observations on Some Geotechnical Issues Relating to Hazard and Disaster Mitigation	94	(6)
F. H. Kulhawy
Dynamic Properties of Fill Materials and Aseismatic Analysis for High Earth and Rock Fill Dams	100	(15)
H. L. Liu
Design with Considerations of Reliability and Risk	115	(16)
S.-C. Robert Lo
Densification Effect of Granular Piles in Liquefaction Mitigation	131	(10)
M. R. Madhav
A. M. Krishna
Public Education of Tsunami Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation Performed in Japanese Primary Schools	141	(10)
H. Ohta
T. Pipatpongsa
T. Omori
Report on Some Major Geotechical Disasters in Malaysia	151	(14)
T. A. Ooi
W. H. Ting
Geotechnical Engineering Aspects Related to Aceh's Tsunami and Earthquake Disaster and the Need for Its Mitigation Strategy	165	(20)
I. W. Sengara
H. Latief
Munirwansjah
S. P. R. Wardani
Geotechnical Aspects of Natural Hazards: Sri Lankan Experience	185	(15)
H. N. Seneviratne
H. G. P. A. Ratnaweera
R. M. S. Bandara
Applications of Two Coastal Protection Structure Construction Methods	200	(13)
S. Yan
J. Chu
Special Sessions
Reduction and Rehabilitation of Seismic Damage to River Dikes in Japan	213	(6)
Y. Sasaki
Zoning for Liquefaction of Taipei Basin, Taiwan	219	(7)
M.-L. Lin
J.-J. Dai
Strategy for Re-Construction in Thailand Following the 26 December 2004 Tsunami Event	226	(19)
K. Karlsrud
H. Bungum
C. B. Harbitz
F. Lovholt
B. V. Vangelsten
S. Glimsdal
Earthquakes and Soil Dynamics
Geotechnical Issues of the Recent Turkish Earthquakes	245	(6)
K. Adalier
A. Pamuk
Influences of Confining Pressure and Cyclic Deviator Stress on Liquefaction of Clayey Sand	251	(6)
P. A. M. Agung
Effects of Soil Cross-Sectional Modeling on the Site Fundamental Period	257	(6)
M. Assaf
Dynamic Response of Bridge Piles on Soft Ground Using NUS Geotechnical Centrifuge	263	(6)
S. Banerjee
D. K. Paul
F. H. Lee
The Experimental Study on Dynamic Shear Modulus Ratio and Damping Ratio of Recently Deposited Soils in Southern Area of Jiangsu Province in China	269	(6)
G. Chen
X. Liu
D. Zhu
Q. Hu
Seismic Analysis of Single End Bearing Pile	275	(6)
D. Choudhury
The Prediction of Pore Pressure Development in Earth Dams with Mixed Clay Core during Earthquake Loadings: case study: Karkheh Large Embankment Dam -- IRAN	281	(6)
S. M. M. M. Hosseini
H. Nasrollahi
Modeling the Responses of Saturated Sand under Dynamic Loads	287	(6)
S.-I. Kim
K.-B. Park
S.-Y. Park
I.-J. Park
Zoning for Liquefaction and Actual Damage during the 2005 Fukuokaken-Seiho-Oki Earthquake	293	(6)
H. Nagase
A. Hiro-Oka
N. Yasufuku
K. Hiramatsu
K. Hashimura
The Disaster of Residential Land Fill Caused by Earthquakes	299	(8)
T. Okimura
Seismic Ground Motion Site Reponse Effects for Regions of Moderate Seismicity	307	(6)
J. Pappin
M. Free
J. Bird
Evaluation of Triggering Acceleration Required for Commencement of Liquefaction	313	(6)
S. R. Pathak
D. R. Phatak
Seismic Microzonation of Delhi Region	319	(7)
K. S. Rao
D. N. Satyam
Formation of the Map of Shaking of the Territory in Almaty Region	326	(9)
A. Shmidt
B. Rysbek
S. Asima
D. Sarandulam
Landslides and Slopes
Expert System for Slope Stabilization	335	(6)
B. Chearnkiatpradab
Triggering and Prevention of Landslide Disasters to Cave Dwellings in Loess Region of China	341	(8)
A. Deng
Landslide Hazard Zonation in India: A Review	349	(6)
S. Sarkar
D. P. Kanungo
Geotechnical Investigation of Amiyan Landslide Hazard Zone in Himalayan Region, Uttaranchal, India	355	(6)
T. N. Singh
K. Sarkar
Numerical Analysis of Synerude Tailing Dam with Consideration of Strength Anisotropy of Foundation Material	361	(6)
H. Soltani-Jigheh
A. Soroush
Seismieity in Slope Stability Practice in Malaysia	367	(6)
W. H. Ting
T. A. Ooi
A. Ahmad
B. K. Tan
A Comprehensive Assessment on the Disastrous Characteristics of Landslide	373	(6)
J. Wang
G. Kong
W. Yang
Stability Analysis of a High Excavated-Slope	379	(7)
H.-J. Wen
J.-L. Zhang
Y-X. Zhang
Slope Monitoring Information and Instability Indication Analysis System	386	(6)
B. Yuan
Y. Chen
Stability Analysis and Risk Assessment of Shilipu Dam during the Ningjiangbao Landslide	392	(9)
F. Zhang
J. Li
Z. Zhu
Tsunamis
Failure Investigation of Tsunami Damaged Structures in Sri Lanka	401	(4)
P. B. R. Dissanayake
Public Opinion on Various Aspects of 2004 Tsunami Disaster	405	(6)
A. G. H. J. Edirisinghe
December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Vulnerability Functions for Loss Estimation in Sri Lanka	411	(6)
N. Peiris
A. Pomonis
Damages of Infrastructures in the Disaster of 26 Dec 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami in Aceh - Indonesia	417	(6)
P. P. Rahardjo
Initial Conditions on Numerical Simulations of Tsunami Propagation	423	(6)
V. Rosales-Sierra
Analysis of Shoreline Protection Works in Tsunami Hit Areas of East Coast of India	429	(10)
G. L. Sivakumar Babu
A. Srivastava
Mitigation and Rehabilitation
Stone Columns for Seismic Liquefaction Mitigation	439	(6)
K. Adalier
A. Elgamal
Improving Seismic Response of Fine Grained Soils	445	(7)
L. S. Bryson
Soil Improvement Using a Combined Vacuum and Fill Surcharge Preloading Method	452	(8)
J. Chu
S. Yan
Settlement Response of Embankment on Multi Layer Geosynthetic-Reinforced Reclaimed Ground	460	(6)
K. Deb
S. Chandra
P. K. Basudhar
Ground Improvement of Soft Marine Clay Layer by Super Well Point Method	466	(6)
K. Miyazaki
T. Hagiwara
S. Imamura
Geosynthetics in Mitigating Seismic-Induced Waste Containment Cover Instability	472	(6)
V. O. Ogunro
M. G. Ayoola
H. I. Inyang
G. B. Menezes
Settlement of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Sand	478	(8)
M. Omar
Geosynthetics in the Rehabilitation of Failed Slopes	486	(6)
T. A. Ooi
C. H. Tee
M. J. D. Dobie
Seismic Liquefaction and Rehabilitation of Large Earth Dams in U.S.	492	(6)
M. K. Sharp
K. Adalier
Consideration of Oversurcharge Effects on Soft Clay with Vertical Drains	498	(6)
W. Yang
G. Kong
J. Wang
Potential Use of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCL) in Waste Management	504	(11)
M. R. Zakkam
S. Shrihari
Risk Assessment and Management
Wireless Remote Monitoring of Geotechnical Systems	515	(6)
T. Abdoun
L. Danisch
V. Bennett
Probabilistic Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential	521	(6)
H. Barghamadi
M. L. Namin
A Method of Sand Liquefaction Probabilistic Estimation Based on RBF Neural Network Model	527	(6)
G. Chen
F. Li
Potential Earthquake Risk of Buildings in Sri Lanka	533	(6)
P. B. R. Dissanayake
Iran's Strategy on Natural Disaster Risk Management	539	(4)
S. J. Ghanefar
A. Tabar
Modeling of Risk Acceptance Criteria for Tunnel and Underground Engineering	543	(8)
Q. Hu
H. Huang
Minimizing Karst Related Risks in Highway Construction	551	(5)
M. Z. Islam
National Capital of India: From Ignorance Towards Preparedness	556	(9)
E. Jafar
Mapping Liquefaction Hazard in Charleston Quadrangle, South Carolina	565	(6)
D. K. Li
C. H. Juang
Vulnerability Assessment to Liquefaction Hazard Induced by Rising Sea-Levels Due to Global Warming	571	(6)
S. Murakami
K Yasuhara
N. Suzuki
W. Ni
H. Komine
Analysis by Using GIS/RS Technology on the Geohazard Auto Mapping of Shou-Shan Sliding Area in Taiwan	577	(10)
K.-J. Tsai
Z.-W. Shi
Others
Underwater Detection of Scour of Abutment Foundation and Its Influence on Stability of Bridge Piers	587	(6)
L.-G. Fang
L.-L. Duan
L. Kai
Analysis of Longyangxia Dam Deformation Based on Seepage and Creep Coupling Method	593	(6)
H. Guo
C. Gu
W. Xu
Biological Perspective of Tsunami: A Relief Strategy---Biopesticide Spray Operation for the Mosquitoes, Files and Disease Control at the Tsunami Affected Areas of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India	599	(6)
K. Murugan
G. Vanithakumari
A. Noortheen
Application of Freezing Method to Recover Tunnel Accident in Complex Stratum of Nanjing Subway	605	(6)
P. Yang
F.-B. Zhu
Author Index	611