Geosynthetics in Civil and Environmental Engineering presents contributions from the 4th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics held in Shanghai, China. The book covers a broad range of topics, such as: fundamental principles and properties of geosynthetics, testing and standards, reinforcement, soil improvement and ground improvement, filter and drainage, landfill engineering, geosystem, transport, geosynthetics-pile support system and geocell, hydraulic application, and ecological techniques. Special case studies as well as selected government-sponsored projects such as the Three Gorges Dam, Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and Changi Land reclamation project are also discussed. The book will be an invaluable reference in this field.

"Geosynthetics in Civil and Environmental Engineering presents contributions from the 4th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics held in Shanghai, China. The book covers a broad range of topics, such as: fundamental principles and properties of geosynthetics, testing and standards, reinforcement, soil improvement and ground improvement, filter and drainage, landfill engineering, geosystem, transport, geosynthetics-pile support system and geocell, hydraulic application, and ecological techniques. Special case studies as well as selected government-sponsored projects such as the Three Gorges Dam, Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and Changi Land reclamation project are also discussed. The book will be an invaluable reference in this field."

Fundamental Principles and Properties of Geosynthetics.- Investigating the Relationship between Creep and Water Flow Capacity of Geosynthetics.- Study on Vertical Permeability Coefficient of Nonwoven Geotextile.- Discrete Element Modelling of Geogrid Pullout Test.- Study on the Whole Stability Analysis Method for Reinforced Soft Foundation of Embankment with Geofabric.- Stress Relaxation Behaviors of Nonwoven Geotextile Composites.- Prediction of Weatherability of Geosynthetics under Exposure Conditions.- Environmental Stress Crack Resistance of Geomembrane by NCTL Test.- Weathering Degradation of Polyester and Polypropylene Geotextiles.- Evaluation of Geomembrane UV Degradation Using Melt Flow Index and Oxidative Induction Time Tests.- UV Exposure of Polymeric Geomembranes.- Progressive Failure Properties of Sand Retaining Wall Reinforced with Denti-Strip Inclusions.- Evaluation on Stress Cracking Resistances of Various HDPE Drainage Geonets.- Influence of Solution Characteristics on Swelling and Hydraulic Performance of Geosynthetic Clay Liners.- Post-Construction Time History of Tensile Force in Geogrid Arranged in a Full-Scale High Wall.- Experimental Study on Creep Properties of Plastic Geogrid Under Low Temperature.- The Use of Beta Nucleation to Improve the Properties and Lower the Cost of Polypropylene Geogrids.- Effects of Y Type PP Fibers and Hydroxyethyl Methylcellulose (HEMC) on Dry-Shrinkage of Cement Mortars.- Unified Constitutive Curves of Strain-Hardening Medium and Strain-Softening Medium.- Testing and Test Standards.- Characteristics of Self-healing of GCL.- Development and Importance of Testing and Specification of Geosynthetics.- Permeability Test and Shear Test on Geosynthetic Clay Liner.- Long-term Protection Efficiency of Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextiles.- Study on Creep Strength Test of High-Strength Geogrid.- Development of Thermo-Graph Inspection for Geomembrane Seam Evaluation.- Undrained and Drained Triaxial Tests of Fiber-reinforced Sand.- Accelerated Testing of Geosynthetics for Design and Material Confirmation Support.- Creep Tests of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics.- Study on Hysteresis Properties of Piezometer Tubes Using Circulating WaterModel.- Physical Tests and Centrifuge Tests.- Evaluation of Interface Parameters from Pullout Test in Silty Sand and Weathered Clay.- Pullout Behaviour of Different Geosynthetics Embedded in Granular Soils.- Protection Efficiency of Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextiles Against Impact Damage.- Study on Direct Shear Test on Interface Performance of Geogrid and Corase-grained Soil.- Centrifugal Modeling of a Geogrid-reinforced Embankment on Soft Subsoil.- Determination of Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetics Using Centrifuge.- Experimental Investigation of Pull-out Resistance of Uniaxial Geogrids.- Development and Application of CS-LB01 Geosynthetics Pullout Test System.- Geotechnical Centrifuge Experiment and Force Analysis of Reinforced Cushion with Pile Cap Net Structure Embankment.- Centrifuge Shaking Table Tests on Saturated Reinforced Soil Walls.- Centrifuge Modeling on Fiber Reinforced Fly Ash Slope.- Reinforcement.- Importance of Strong Connection Between Geosynthetic Reinforcement and Facing for GRS Integral Bridge.- Study on Seismic Performance of Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls and Deformation Characteristics of Backfill Soil.- Development of Reinforced Earth Wall System with Steel-Framed Facing.- Geogrid Reinforced Segmental Retaining Wall for NH5, Dharmavaram to Tuni, Andhra Pradesh, India.- Wetting-Induced Geosynthetic Reinforced Slope Failure.- Simulating Plane Strain Tests of Sand Specimen Reinforced with H-V Orthogonal Inclusions by PFC.- Investigation on Restraint Effect of Geogrids on Shallow Layer Failure of Expansive Soil Slope.- Determination of Cut Slope Reinforcement Using AHP Technique.- Geometry Design Method Considering Surcharge Load Behind Tiered Reinforced Soil Wall.- Study on the Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall of Concrete Rigid Face by Field Test.- Effect of Reinforced Sand Cushion on the Limit Fill Height of Embankment on Soft Clay Foundation.- Application of The Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls For a High Slope Supporting Project.- Using FLAC3D Numerical Simulation Method to Choose the Reinforced Length of the Soil Retaining Wall.- Upper-Bound Limit Analysis of Reinforced Slopes for Clay Soil.- An Experimental Study on the Effect of Reinforcing Materials for the Stabilization of Soft Ground.- Numerical Simulation of Geogrid Reinforced Lightweight Geomaterials on Soft Ground Area.- A Study on the Deformation Behavior of Laboratory Geosynthetics Reinforced Soil Walls.- Reduced Scale Shaking Table Tests on Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls.- A Numerical Model for EPS Geofoam Seismic Buffers.- Elasto-Viscoplastic Simulation of Bearing Capacity Characteristics of Strip Footing on Reinforced Sand.- Influence of Interference on Failure Mechanism of Closely Constructed Circular Footings on Reinforced Sand.- Analytical Study on Geotextile-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls Damaged During the 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture Japan Earthquake.- Internal Stability Analysis of Segmental Geogrid-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls.- Bearing Capacity of Ring Footings on Reinforced Clay.- The Horizontal Deformation Study on the Geogrid Reinforced Earth Retianing Wall.- Compare Analysis of Influence of Soil Property upon Geosynthetics Reinforcement Embankment.- Design and Construction of a 20-Meter High Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall.- Soil Improvement and Ground Improvement.- Geosynthetic Reinforced Pond Ash Subgrade for Rural Roads.- A Study on Shear Strength and Deformation of Sandy Soil Reinforced with Tire Cord Wastes.- The Use of Geotextile to Counter Heave Problem in Spread Footing in Jordanian Expansive Soil.- Treat Cut Slopes with Expansive Soils Adopting Geogrid-Reinforced Technique.- Experimental Study on the Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil Reinforced With Synthetic Fibers.- Change of Failure Mechanism of Cement Treated Clay by Adding Tire Chips.- Application of Cement-Mixed Gravel Reinforced by Geogrid for Soft Ground Improvement.- Effect of Polypropylene Fibers on the Strength and Elastic Modulus of Soil-Cement.- Experimental Investigation on Strength and Mechanical Behavior of Compacted Soil-fiber Mixtures.- Influence of SO3 Content on the Strength of Cement-Fly Ash Stabilized Crushed-Stones.- Filter and Drainage Characteristics.- Drainage Characteristics of Reinforced Drainage Geotextile for Landfill Collection System.- Pilot Scale Field Test for Natural Fiber Drain.- Filtration Performance of a Silt/Geotextile System within a Triaxial Permeameter.- Evaluation of Discharge Capacity with Various Vertical Drain Core Types.- L-Shaped Geodrain in Embankment Model Test and Numerical Simulation.- In-Soil Hydraulic Transmissivity of Geosynthetic Drains in the Laboratory.- Vacuum-PVD Combination with Embankment Loading Consolidation in Soft Bangkok Clay: A Case Study of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Project.- The Performance of Alternative Geocomposites for Drainage Under Laboratory and Field Conditions.- Strength Increase of PVD-Improved Soft Clay Under Staged Embankment Loading.- Renovated Vacuum Consolidation with Electroosmosis.- Landfill Engineering.- Geosynthetics Cover System for the Remediation of a Dismissed Industrial Site in Milano.- Large-Scale Shear Tests on Interface Shear Performance of Landfill Liner Systems.- Leachate Filter Geotextile and Application for Laogang Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Shanghai.- Case History: Kwai Chung Park Viaduct at Gin Drinker's Bay Landfill, Hong Kong.- Evaluation of Tensile Force of Liner System with the Variation of Height of Incinerated Ash.- Evaluation of Clay Geosynthetic Barriers in Landfill Cover Systems.- Ability of Concrete Anchorage for Geomembrane Barrier in Landfill.- Interpretation of Installation Damage of Geogrids by Considering Environmental Conditions.- Analysis of Environmental Condition Effects of Waste Landfill on Geomembrane Performance.- Visualization of Cracks in Compacted Clayey Soil Due to Using X-ray CT.- Experimental Study on Thermal Strain Creating in Barrier Sheet in Waste Landfill.- Evaluating Methods to Modify the Chemical Resistance of Geosynthetic Clay Liners.- Floating Cover for Leachate Lagoon at Hangzhou.- Geogrid Reinforced Soil Structures to Increase Landfill Capacity.- Modeling of Rehabilitation of Unregulated Solid Waste Landfills.- Relationship Between Short-Term Compression Strength and Transmissivity Properties of Geonets.- Gas Permeability of Hybrid Geosynthetics for Landfill Cap Cover.- Analysis of Tension of Geomembranes Placed on Landfill Slopes.- Influence of Waste and Subgrade Settlement on Landfill Linier Stability and Integrity.- Analyses of Geomembrane Around Circular Structures.- Numerical Modeling of Smooth Geomembrane-Soil Interaction Shear Behaviour by Distinct Element Method.- Nonlinear Diffusion of Solute in Soil Column - Test Method and Preliminary Result.- Geosystem Usage.- Undrained Shear Strength Prediction and Stability Analysis of Geocomposite Reinforced Embankment with Clayey Backfill.- Geotextile Tube Application as the Cofferdam at the Foreshore with Large Tidal Range for Incheon Bridge Project.- Case Study on Earth Reinforcement Using Soilbags.- Verification of Vibration Reduction Characteristics with Soilbag Structure.- Application of Stacked Soilbags for Slope Protection.- Modeling Geotextile Container in Marine Construction Using Geotechnical Centrifuge.- Application of Geotubes Used as Energy Dissipater Behind a Dam.- Study on the Experiment of Stability of Unarmored Flat Geotube Dike Under Wave Action.- Flume Experiment and Numerical Analysis for Bank Reinforcement with Geocontainer.- Transportation Applocations.- Behavior Analysis of Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall Under Cyclic Loading.- High Geogrid-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls for a New Airport.- Application of Prefabricated Vertical Drains to the Changi Land Reclamation Project, Singapore.- Study of Behaviour of Ballast Using Geosynthetics.- Study on the Mechanism of Embankment Reinforced with Geotextile by Finite Element Method.- Pre-Failure Performance and Failure Mechanism of two Tier Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Wall.- Numercial Analysis of Geogrid and Plastic Drainage Plate Used in Existed Railway Alteration Project.- Fem Analysis on Geogrid Reinforced Asphalt Concrete Pavement.- Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced and Unreinforced Pavements Over Soft Clay.- Development of Asphalt Overlay Fabric from Jute and its Performance Evaluation.- Geosynthetic-Pile Support Systems Sand Gcoccll Usage.- German Recommendations for Reinforced Embankments on Pile-Similar Elements.- Design Methods for Pile Supported Basal Reinforced Embankments Over Soft Clay.- Theoretical and Numerical Analysis on Geosynthetic-Reinforced and Pile Wall-Supported Embankment.- Calculation Techniques and Dimensioning of Encased Columns -Design and State of the Art.- Formula of Pile-Soil Stress Ratio in Pile (Sand Pile)-Net (Geogrid) Composite Ground.- Performance of Encased Stone Columns and Design Guidelines for Construction on Soft Clay Soils.- Analysis of Geosynthetic Reinforced Stone Columns in Soft Clay.- Numerical Analysis for Mechanisms of a Geocell-Reinforced Base Under a Vertical Load.- Bearing Capacity Improvement of Asphalt Paved Road Constructions Due to the Use of Geocells -Falling Weight Deflectometer and Vertical Stress Measuresments.- Hydraulic Applications.- Design of Earth Dams Allowing Temporary Overtopping Based on Hydraulic Failure Experiments and Flood Analysis.- Experimental Study on the Interaction Mechanism Between Geogrid and Expansive Rock by Pull-Out Test.- HDPE Lined Water Reservoirs for Power Generating Stations.- Geogrid Reinforcement on High Embankment/Slope Application in Jinping Power Station Project.- Improvement of Arch Action at Clay Core-Wall of High Rockfill Dam by United Seepage Concrol with Geomembrane.- Application of Geosynthetics for Offshore Breakwaters and Cofferdams.- Research on Ageing Resistance of Geotextile.- Analysis of Anti-Sliding Mechanism of Geosynthetic Reinforced Bedding Course.- Drainage Structure of the Geosynthetics Preventing the Back-Dike Silty Soil from Dispersed Immersion Destruction.- Integration and Demonstration of Sand Dikes Ecological Protection Technology.- Ecological Techniques and Case Histories.- and Application of Geosynthetic in Qinghai-Tibet Railway Construction.- Geogrid Wrapped Around and Vegetated Reinforced Wall Applications in the Village of Olympic Games in Universiade 2005 Izmir Turkey.- Landfill Bioreactor Financial Analysis-Monterey Peninsula Landfill, Marina, California.- High Cost of Failure.- Calculating Theory of Slope Stability Influenced by Combined Underground and Open Pit Extraction.- Vertical Ecological Restoration Technique for the High-Steep Rock Slopes of Highway in Mountainous Area.- Influences of a Rainfall on the Stability of Granite Residual Soil Slopes.- Failure of Segmental Retaining Walls Due to the Insufficiency of Backfill Permeability.- Design and Installation of Rock Fall Barriers for the Pos Slim Project, Malaysia.- Bio-Engineering Approach with Jute Geotextile for Slope Stabilization.- Newly Technology on Geotextile Application in the Improvement Project of the Deep-Draft Channel of Yangtze Estuary.