Editors: Prof. Tatsunori Matsumoto, Prof. Jurgen Grabe &
Prof. Der Wen Chang

Sponsored by: Asian Institute of Technology

Contents and Abstracts

Numerical Investigation of Passive Loads on Piles in Soft Soils
by C. Moormann and J. Aschrafi

Numerical Simulation of an Energy Pile Using Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling and a Visco-Hypoplastic Model
by Xiaolong Ma, Gang Qiu, Jürgen Grabe

Numerical Studies on Dynamic Load Testing of an Open-ended Pipe Pile and a Case Study
by L. Phan Ta, T. Matsumoto and H. Nguyen Hoang

Performance of Piled Raft Foundation Subjected to Strong Seismic Motion
by K. Yamashita, T. Hashiba, H. Ito and T. Tanikaw

Static Cyclic Load Tests on Model Foundations in Dry Sand
by Y.S. Unsever, T. Matsumoto, S. Shimono and M.Y. Özkan

Axial Bearing Behaviour of a Model Pile in Sand Under Multiple Static Cycles
by J. H. Hwang, Z. X. Fu, P. Y. Yeh, D. W. Chang

Seismic PBD of Piles from Monte Carlo Simulation Using EQWEAP Analysis with Weighted Intensities
by D.W. Chang, Y.H. Lin, H.C. Chao, S.C. Chu and C.H. Liu

Case Studies on Response of Laterally Loaded Nonlinear Piles
by Wei Dong Guo

Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Pile Tip Shape on Soil Behaviour Around Pile
by Y. Wu and H. Yamamoto

Shaking Table Test on Superstructure-foundation-Ground System in Liquefiable Soil and Its Numerical Verification
by F. Zhang, R. Oka, Y. Morikawa, Y. Mitsui, T. Osada, M. Kato and Y. Wabi

Model Loading Tests on Bearing Behaviour of a Group Pile and Ground Deformation in Sand
by S. Aoyama, B. Liu, L. Danardi, W. Mao, S. Goto and I. Towhata

Numerical Study on the Bearing Behaviour of Pile Groups Subjected to Lateral Pressure due to Soil Movements
by O. Reul, J. Bauer and C. Niemann

Deep Foundation Systems for High-rise Buildings in Difficult Soil Conditions
by R. Katzenbach and S. Leppla