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Acknowledgements	p. v
Conference Organisation	p. vi
Preface	p. vii
Keynote Lectures
Extreme Events in Geotechnical Hazards in Asia	p. 3
Natural Disasters in Taiwan	p. 23
Special Plenary Lectures by Country
Tsunami Devastations and Reconstruction with Geosynthetics	p. 49
Tsunami Affected Coastal Soil Disturbance and Implications on Reconstruction with Special Reference to Low-Cost Dwellings and Rail Tracks	p. 64
Natural Disaster Management in the Republic of Korea	p. 78
Evaluation of Seismic Displacements of Quay Walls	p. 84
Observations on Some Geotechnical Issues Relating to Hazard and Disaster Mitigation	p. 94
Dynamic Properties of Fill Materials and Aseismatic Analysis for High Earth and Rock Fill Dams	p. 100
Design with Considerations of Reliability and Risk	p. 115
Densification Effect of Granular Piles in Liquefaction Mitigation	p. 131
Public Education of Tsunami Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation Performed in Japanese Primary Schools	p. 141
Report on Some Major Geotechical Disasters in Malaysia	p. 151
Geotechnical Engineering Aspects Related to Aceh's Tsunami and Earthquake Disaster and the Need for Its Mitigation Strategy	p. 165
Geotechnical Aspects of Natural Hazards: Sri Lankan Experience	p. 185
Applications of Two Coastal Protection Structure Construction Methods	p. 200
Special Sessions
Reduction and Rehabilitation of Seismic Damage to River Dikes in Japan	p. 213
Zoning for Liquefaction of Taipei Basin, Taiwan	p. 219
Strategy for Re-Construction in Thailand Following the 26 December 2004 Tsunami Event	p. 226
Earthquakes and Soil Dynamics
Geotechnical Issues of the Recent Turkish Earthquakes	p. 245
Influences of Confining Pressure and Cyclic Deviator Stress on Liquefaction of Clayey Sand	p. 251
Effects of Soil Cross-Sectional Modeling on the Site Fundamental Period	p. 257
Dynamic Response of Bridge Piles on Soft Ground Using NUS Geotechnical Centrifuge	p. 263
The Experimental Study on Dynamic Shear Modulus Ratio and Damping Ratio of Recently Deposited Soils in Southern Area of Jiangsu Province in China	p. 269
Seismic Analysis of Single End Bearing Pile	p. 275
The Prediction of Pore Pressure Development in Earth Dams with Mixed Clay Core during Earthquake Loadings; case study: Karkheh Large Embankment Dam - IRAN	p. 281
Modeling the Responses of Saturated Sand under Dynamic Loads	p. 287
Zoning for Liquefaction and Actual Damage during the 2005 Fukuokaken-Seiho-Oki Earthquake	p. 293
The Disaster of Residential Land Fill Caused by Earthquakes	p. 299
Seismic Ground Motion Site Reponse Effects for Regions of Moderate Seismicity	p. 307
Evaluation of Triggering Acceleration Required for Commencement of Liquefaction	p. 313
Seismic Microzonation of Delhi Region	p. 319
Formation of the Map of Shaking of the Territory in Almaty Region	p. 326
Landslides and Slopes
Expert System for Slope Stabilization	p. 335
Triggering and Prevention of Landslide Disasters to Cave Dwellings in Loess Region of China	p. 341
Landslide Hazard Zonation in India: A Review	p. 349
Geotechnical Investigation of Amiyan Landslide Hazard Zone in Himalayan Region, Uttaranchal, India	p. 355
Numerical Analysis of Syncrude Tailing Dam with Consideration of Strength Anisotropy of Foundation Material	p. 361
Seismicity in Slope Stability Practice in Malaysia	p. 367
A Comprehensive Assessment on the Disastrous Characteristics of Landslide	p. 373
Stability Analysis of a High Excavated-Slope	p. 379
Slope Monitoring Information and Instability Indication Analysis System	p. 386
Stability Analysis and Risk Assessment of Shilipu Dam during the Ningjiangbao Landslide	p. 392
Tsunamis
Failure Investigation of Tsunami Damaged Structures in Sri-Lanka	p. 401
Public Opinion on Various Aspects of 2004 Tsunami Disaster	p. 405
December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Vulnerability Functions for Loss Estimation in Sri Lanka	p. 411
Damages of Infrastructures in the Disaster of 26 Dec 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami in Aceh - Indonesia	p. 417
Initial Conditions on Numerical Simulations of Tsunami Propagation	p. 423
Analysis of Shoreline Protection Works in Tsunami Hit Areas of East Coast of India	p. 429
Mitigation and Rehabilitation
Stone Columns for Seismic Liquefaction Mitigation	p. 439
Improving Seismic Response of Fine Grained Soils	p. 445
Soil Improvement Using a Combined Vacuum and Fill Surcharge Preloading Method	p. 452
Settlement Response of Embankment on Multi Layer Geosynthetic-Reinforced Reclaimed Ground	p. 460
Ground Improvement of Soft Marine Clay Layer by Super Well Point Method	p. 466
Geosynthetics in Mitigating Seismic-Induced Waste Containment Cover Instability	p. 472
Settlement of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Sand	p. 478
Geosynthetics in the Rehabilitation of Failed Slopes	p. 486
Seismic Liquefaction and Rehabilitation of Large Earth Dams in U.S.	p. 492
Consideration of Oversurcharge Effects on Soft Clay with Vertical Drains	p. 498
Potential Use of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCL) in Waste Management	p. 504
Risk Assessment and Management
Wireless Remote Monitoring of Geotechnical Systems	p. 515
Probabilistic Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential	p. 521
A Method of Sand Liquefaction Probabilistic Estimation Based on RBF Neural Network Model	p. 527
Potential Earthquake Risk of Buildings in Sri Lanka	p. 533
Iran's Strategy on Natural Disaster Risk Management	p. 539
Modeling of Risk Acceptance Criteria for Tunnel and Underground Engineering	p. 543
Minimizing Karst Related Risks in Highway Construction	p. 551
National Capital of India: From Ignorance Towards Preparedness	p. 556
Mapping Liquefaction Hazard in Charleston Quadrangle, South Carolina	p. 565
Vulnerability Assessment to Liquefaction Hazard Induced by Rising Sea-Levels Due to Global Warming	p. 571
Analysis by Using GIS/RS Technology on the Geohazard Auto Mapping of Shou-Shan Sliding Area in Taiwan	p. 577
Others
Underwater Detection of Scour of Abutment Foundation and Its Influence on Stability of Bridge Piers	p. 587
Analysis of Longyangxia Dam Deformation Based on Seepage and Creep Coupling Method	p. 593
Biological Perspective of Tsunami: A Relief Strategy - Biopesticide Spray Operation for the Mosquitoes, Flies and Disease Control at the Tsunami Affected Areas of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India	p. 599
Application of Freezing Method to Recover Tunnel Accident in Complex Stratum of Nanjing Subway	p. 605
Author Index	p. 611