International Conference on Geotechnical and Highway Enginering

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOTECHNICAL AND HIGHWAY ENGINERING
GEOTROPIKA 2008
“Advancement in Geotechnical and Highway Engineering”
BEST WESTERN SERI PACIFIC HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR
26th – 27th MAY 2008
Day 1
MAY 26, 2008 (Monday)
Venue: Pacific Ballroom A (Level 2)
0830 – 0915 / Arrival and Registration
0915 – 0925 / Chairman: Prof. Dr. Khairul Anuar Kassim
0925 - 1010 / KEYNOTE LECTURE I
Professor Yusuke HONJO (Gifu University, JAPAN)
Modeling of Spatial Variability of Soil Property And Reliability Based Design of Piles
Chairman: Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Ramli Nazir
1010 – 1055 / KEYNOTE LECTURE II
Professor Alan R. WOODSIDE (University of Ulster, UNITED KINGDOM)
The Provision of a Safe, Economic and Durable Highway
Chairman: Professor Ir. Dr. Hasanan Md. Noor
1055 – 1110 / Refreshment
1110 - 1155 / KEYNOTE LECTURE III
Ir. Dr. GUE See Sew (IEM MALAYSIA)
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CHALLENGES FOR HIGHWAY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ON SOFT GROUND
Chairman: Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Ramli Nazir
OPENING CEREMONY
1200 - 1210 / Arrival of Invited Guests
1210 - 1215 / Arrival of Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
1215 - 1220 / Arrival of Chairman, Contractor Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB)
1220 - 1300 / Master of Ceremony
Recital of Doa
Welcoming Speech by Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Y. Bhg Tan Sri Prof Dr. Mohd Zulkifli bin Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali
Opening Speech by Chairman of Contractor Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB)
Y. Bhg Tan Sri Dato' Jamilus bin Hussein
Officiating moment of Gong
Momento to all Keynote Speakers
Momento to Chairman CIDB
Press Conference
1300 - 1400 / Lunch
Day 1
MAY 26, 2008 (Monday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 1 -1 (HIGHWAY)
INNOVATION IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL
Pacific Ballroom C (Level 2)
Chairman: Professor Ir. Mohamed Rehan Karim
1415 –1445 / KEYNOTE LECTURE 4
Professor Tien Fang FWA (National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE)
NONDESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBGRADE PROPERTIES FOR PAVEMENT DESIGN AND REHABILITATION
1445 – 1455 / Question and Answer
1455 – 1515 / H02: Permanent Deformation Evaluation of Modified Waste Plastic-Bitumen in Asphalt Concrete using Fundamental and Simulative Method
Imam Aschuri(Indonesia), David Woodward, Alan Woodside (UK)
1515 – 1535 / H42: The Environmental Effect of Cooling Rate of Hotmix Asphalt Pavement
Mohd Rosli Hainin, Haryati Yaacob, Wardati Hashim (Malaysia)
1535 – 1555 / H04: Visual Evaluation of Treated Pavement Materials by Scanning Electron Microscopy
MB. Mgagira, W.JvdM Steyn (South Africa)
1555 – 1605 / Question and Answer
1605 – 1620 / Refreshment
1620 – 1640 / H17: Investigation on Tyre-Road Noise using Ulster Load Tyre Road Assimilator
Haryati Yaacob, Mohd Rosli Hainin (Malaysia), David Woodward, Alan Woodside, Paul McErlean(UK)
1640 – 1700 / H14: Construction Development Process for Tsunami Road Project
Fauzy Ammari (Japan)
1700 – 1720 / H40: Multivariate Regression between Land Uses and Road Density
Muhammad Zaly Shah, Othman Che Puan (Malaysia)
1720 – 1730 / Question & Answer
Day 1
MAY 26, 2008 (Monday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 1-2 (GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING)
GROUND IMPROVEMENT AND SOIL STABILIZATION
Pacific Ballroom A (Level 2)
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Raihan Taha
1415 –1445 / KEYNOTE LECTURE 5
Professor Khairul Anuar Kassim (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MALAYSIA)
MODIFICATION AND STABILIZATION OF MALAYSIAN COHESIVE SOILS WITH LIME
1445 – 1455 / Question and Answer
1455 – 1515 / G21: Effects of Lime in the Intrinsic Swelling and Shrinkage Properties of Clay Soils from Sudan
Ahmed M. Elsharief, Adil M. Elhassan (Sudan)
1515 – 1535 / G03: Engineering Characteristics of of Lime Treated Soft Clay of High Organic Content
Mohamed A Sakr (Egypt), Mohamed A Shahin (Australia), Yasser M. Metwaly (USA)
1535 – 1555 / G01: Effect of Portland Cement, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Siliceous Sand at Stabilizing Peat Soil
Wong Leong Sing, Roslan Hashim, Faisal Haji Ali (Malaysia)
1555 – 1605 / Question & Answer
1615 – 1620 / Refreshment
1620 – 1640 / G04: Behavior of Lime Stabilized Clayey Soils Reinforced with Nylon Fibers
Chandrasekaran S., Sankar N., Nagu, P.S (India)
1640 – 1700 / G41: Behaviour of Vertical and Lateral Swelling on Undisturbed Highly Expansive Clay under Water Content Variation
Agus Tugas Sujianto, Kabul B. Suryolelono, Indrasurya B. Mokhtar, Ahmad Rifai (Indonesia)
1700 - 1720 / G26: Laboratory Investigation of Soft Soil Improvement by Lime Mortar Stone Column
MR. Malek Poor, MM. Tofigh, Abdul R. Goutbi, A Avaei (Iran)
1720 – 1730 / Question and Answer
Day 1
MAY 26, 2008 (Monday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 1-3 (GEOTECNICS AND GEOLOGY)
STABILITY PROBLEM IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Bunga Room (Level 3)
Chairman: Professor Dr. Mahadzer Mahmud
1415 –1445 / KEYNOTE LECTURE 6
Prof. Aziz Djajaputra (Institut Teknologi Bandung, INDONESIA)
THE INFLUENCE OF CLAY-SHALE MATERIAL ON THE STABILITY PROBLEM IN CENTRAL-WEST SULAWESI, INDONESIA
1445 – 1455 / Question and Answer
1455 – 1515 / G45: Static Stability Analysis of the Largest Malaysian Sanitary Landfill
H. Saiedi, S. Saiedi, Niraku Rosmawati bt Ahmad, Ho Kum Hou (Malaysia)
1515 – 1535 / G70: Experimental Behaviour of a Compacted Silt Used in A Flood Defence Embankment in Indonesia
G McCloskey, Marcello Sanchez, M Dyer (UK), R.A.A. Soemitro (Indonesia)
1535 -1555 / G34: Relationship between Rainfall Erosivity and Landslide Events in Malaysia
Roslan Zainal Abidin, Badiah Sujak (Malaysia)
1555 – 1605 / Question and Answer
1605 – 1615 / Refreshment
1615 – 1635 / G61: Performance of Ground Improvement by Precompression and Vertical Drain
Rosdi Mohamed, Fadhali Zakaria, Nurly Gofar (Malaysia)
1635 – 1650 / G30: Prediction of Settlement of Road Construction on Peat
Yulindasari Sutejo, Marwan Asof, Nurly Gofar (Indonesia)
1650 – 1705 / G39: Effect of Permeability Disparity on Seepage Pattern of Earthfill Dam
Fauziah Kassim, Siti Norafidah Bt Jusoh (Malaysia)
1705 - 1720 / G63: Evaluation of Collapse Potential of Soil
Ziad Mansour, Zamri Chik, Mohd Raihan Taha (Malaysia)
1720 – 1730 / Question & Answer
Day 1
MAY 26, 2008 (Monday)
Venue: Pacific Ballroom C (Level 2)
20:00–21:00 / Dinner and accompanied with cultural show
Day 2
MAY 27, 2008 (Tuesday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 2-1 (GEOTECHNICS)
RAINFALL INDUCED SLOPE PROBLEMS
Pacific Ballroom C (Level 2)
Chairman: Professor Dr. Bujang Kim Huat
Associate Professor Dr. Nurly Gofar
0830 – 0900 / KEYNOTE LECTURE 7
Prof. Harijanto RAHARDJO (Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE)
ROLE OF ANTECEDENT RAINFALL IN SLOPE STABILITY
0900 – 0910 / Question and Answer
0910 – 0930 / G72:The Malaysia Experience in Composite Geotextile Reinforced Slope for Slope Repair
KH. Loke, W.C. Loh (Malaysia)
0930 – 0950 / G44: Landslide at Chainage 23+800 of Simpang Pulai-Lojing Highway: The Observation and Data Interpretation
Norsyafina Roslan (Malaysia), Andrew Malone (Hong Kong)
0950 – 1010 / G19: Stability Analysis of Unsaturated Soil Slopes Subjected to Rainfall Infiltration
Mohamed Elbyhagi ElFadil (Sudan), Nurly Gofar (Malaysia)
1010 - 1020 / Question and Answer
1020 – 1035 / Refreshment
1035 – 1055 / G32: Laboratory Model for Rainfall Infiltration in Layered Soil Slope
Azman Kassim, Nurly Gofar, Lee Min Lee (Malaysia)
1055 – 1115 / G36: Unit Gravity Procedure for Modelling of Soil Confinement System
Ramli Nazir, Lim Kee Ley (Malaysia)
1115 - 1135 / G12: Instrumented Soil Column Model for Rainfall Infiltration Study
Nurly Gofar, Lee Min Lee, Azman Kassim (Malaysia)
1135 – 1145 / Question & Answer
1145 – 1205 / G48: The influence of Tree Induced Suction on Slope Stability
Nazri Ali (Malaysia), S.W. Rees (UK)
1205 - 1225 / G69: From Effective Stress Concept to the Role of Net Stress and Suction in Resolving the Complex Soil Mechanical Behaviour
Mohd Jamaluddin Mohd Noor, Mohammad A Hafez (Malaysia)
1225 – 1245 / G73: The Effect of Gully Location on the Overall Mass Stability of Engineered Slope in East-West Highway, Malaysia: A Case Study
Habibah Hj Lateh, Ramadhansyah P.J. (Malaysia)
1245 – 1300 / Question & Answer
1300 - 1415 / LUNCH
Day 2
MAY 27, 2008 (Tuesday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 2-2 (HIGHWAY)
RESEARCH IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Pacific Ballroom A (Level 2)
Chairman: Associate Professor Mohd. Rosli Hainin
Associate Professor Meor Othman Hamzah
0830 – 0900 / KEYNOTE LECTURE 8
Dato’ Dr. Azmi Hassan (Public Work Department, MALAYSIA)
SPECIALTY MIXES IN THE NEW MALAYSIAN PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT ROAD SPECIFICATION
0900 – 0910 / Question and Answer
0910 – 0930 / H32: Research into Sustainable Highway Surfacing Materials in The United Kingdom
David Woodward, Alan Strong, Alan Woodward, Paul Phillips, Bob Alen (UK)
0930 – 0950 / H36: Advance in Asphalt Technology in the Netherlands
Meor Othman Hamzah (Malaysia)
0950 – 1010 / H16: Utilization of Petroleum Contaminated Soils in Road Bases and Subbases
Ramzi Taha, Khalid Al-Shamsi (Oman)
0910 - 1020 / Question and Answer
1020 – 1035 / Refreshment
1035 – 1055 / H10: Strengthening of Unpaved Roads on Soft Subgrade using Coir Geotextiles
Subaeda E.A., Chandrasekaran S., Shankar, N. (India)
1055 – 1115 / H11: Stress Relaxation Behaviour of Asphalt Emulsion Residue
Jeya Das, J. Murali Krishnan (India)
1115 – 1135 / H20: Evaluation of Malaysia Asphaltic Concrete Mixture Using Superpave and Marshall Mix Design
Juraidah Ahmad, MY Abdul Rahman, M R Hainin (Malaysia), M Hossain (USA)
1135 - 1145 / Question & Answer
1145 – 1205 / H22: Crack Propagation Model for Flexible Road Pavement
Sugeng Wiyono, Othman Che Puan, Mohd Rosli Hainin (Indonesia)
1205 - 1225 / H27: Performance of Hot Mix Asphalt using Fine Crumb Rubber
Norhidayah Abdul Hasan, Mohd Rosli Hainin, H. Yaacob, Fahmi, N. Mashros (Malaysia)
1225 – 1245 / H19: Effect of Block Thickness and Laying Pattern on the Performance of Concrete Block Paving
Rachmat Mudiyono (Indonesia)
1245 – 1300 / Question & Answer
1300 - 1415 / LUNCH
Day 2
MAY 27, 2008 (Tuesday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 2-3(GEOTECHNICS))
GEOLOGY AND ROCK MECHANICS
Bunga Room (Level 3)
Chairman: Associate Professor Mohd For Mohd Amin
Associate Professor Dr. Aminaton Marto
0830 – 0900 / KEYNOTE LECTURE 9
Professor Dato Dr. Ibrahim Komoo (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MALAYSIA)
INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENT IN WET TROPICAL REGION
0900 - 0910 / Question and Answer
0910 – 0930 / G49: Engineering Geological Assessment in the Ranau to Tambunan Area of Sabah, Malaysia
Rodeano Roslee, Sanudin Tahir, S Abd Kadir S. Omar (Malaysia)
0930 – 0950 / G62:Effects of Structural Planes on Rock Foundation
Neelima Satyam, K.S. Rao (India)
0950 – 1010 / G02: Influence of Joint in the Phenomena of Solubility of Limestone
H Sadeghi, F. Korsvi (Iran)
1010 - 1020 / Question and Answer
1020 – 1035 / Refreshment
1035 – 1055 / G56: Behaviour of Filled Joint-Its Impact on The Performance of Rock Bolt
Mohd For Mohd Amin, Chan Sook Huei, Ong Heng Yao (Malaysia)
1055 – 1115 / G59: Geoelectrical Resistivity Index of Tropically Waethered Sandstone Based on Laboratory Measurement
Haryati Awang, Mohamed K, ET.Mohamad, Z Mohamed (Malaysia)
1115 – 1135 / G74: Response of Clay Shale to the Change in Moisture Content
Marwan Asof, Nurly Gofar, Rakhmatullah (Indonesia)
1135 – 1145 / Question & Answer
1145 – 1200 / G07: Characteristics of Composite Sedimentary in Various Strength and Shale Thickness Ratio
Mohamed Kamaruzzaman, Haryati Awang, Z. Mohamed (Malaysia)
1200 - 1215 / G65: Subsidence Prediction along the Karak Highway by 2D-Electrical Imaging Geophysical Method
Rosli Saad, Mohd Nawawi Mohd Nordin, Edy Tonnizam (Malaysia)
1215 – 1230 / G64: Assessment of Abrassiveness of Pock Material Using F-Schimazek Equation for Excavation
Edy Tonnizam Mohamad, Muhazian Mohd Noor, and Dhya Ruzana (Malaysia)
1230 - 1245 / G50: Geomechanical Characterization of Black Shale of Kubang Pasu Formation for Slope Stability Assessment
Abdul Ghani Rafek, Dalila Rokhida Ahmad (Malaysia)
1245 – 1300 / Question & Answer
1300 - 1415 / LUNCH
Day 2
MAY 27, 2008 (Tuesday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 2-4 (GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING)
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING AND MODELLING IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Pacific Ballroom C (Level 2)
Chairman: Dr. Kamaruddin Ahmad
1400 – 1420 / G14: Determination of Bearing Capacity of Bored Pile and Driven Pile in Sandy And Clayey Soil By Load Transfer Method
Budijanto Widjaja (Indonesia)
1420 - 1440 / G35: Dimensional Effect in Laterally Loaded Rigid Pile Design
Ramli Nazir (Malaysia)
1440 – 1500 / G05: Estimation of Side Shear Friction of Driven Pile Based on Cone Penetration Test
Ng W.K., MR. Selamat, KK.Choong (Malaysia)
1500 - 1520 / G75: Field Capacity Of Steel Pile With Corrugated Web Surface
Mohd Hanim Osman, Fauziah Kasim, A Aziz Saim (Malaysia)
1520 – 1530 / Question and Answer
1530 - 1540 / Refreshment
1540 – 1600 / G71: Modelling of the Monotonic Soil-Structure Interaction of an Integral Bridge Abutment
SJ.Tan (Brunei)
1600 – 1620 / G58: Parametric Study of Stress-Strain Behaviour of Fly Ash by Finite Element Modelling
Aminaton Marto, Muhardi, K.A.Kassim (Malaysia), P.Lane (UK)
1620 – 1640 / G08: Appropriate Sample Size and Characteristic Value Estimation of Soil Parameters
Budhi Setiawan (Indonesia) & Yusuke Honjo (Japan)
1640 – 1650 / Question and Answer
Day 2
MAY 27, 2008 (Tuesday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 2-5 (HIGHWAY ENGINEERING)
PERFORMANCE PREDICTION IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Pacific Ballroom A (Level 2)
Chairman: Dr. Haryati Yaacob
1415 – 1435 / H21: INFLUENCE OF CRUDE SOURCE ON THE VISCOUS PROPERTIES OF
BLENDED ASPHALT
N. K. Rajan, V. Selvavathi, B. Sairam, J. Murali Krishnan (India)
1435 – 1455 / H41: Determination of Periodic Pavement Rehabilitation Treatment Using Pavement Condition Assessment (PCA)
Ahmad Kamel Abdul Malik (Malaysia)
1455 - 1515 / H12: Extent of Pavement Disintegration Associated with Low Cost Road
Johnie ben Edigbe (Malaysia)
1515 – 1525 / Question and Answer
1525 – 1540 / Refreshment
1540 – 1600 / H33: The effect of Rainfall on Asphalt Surfacing Material
Nursetiawan, Alan Strong, David Woodward (UK)
1600 – 1620 / H09: Finite Element Analysis of Residual Strain Accumulation in Flexible Pavement
V.T. Thushara and J. Murali Krishnan (India)
1620 – 1630 / Question and Answer
Day 2
MAY 27, 2008 (Tuesday)
TECHNICAL SESSION 2-6 (GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING)
LABORATORY AND FIELD TESTING
Bunga Room (Level 3)
Chairman: Dr. Edy Tonnizam Mohamad
1415 – 1435 / G24: The Comparison Between The Strength Of Stabilized Cement Clay Column And Remolded Cement Clay Small Cylindrical Samples
Mohamed Hafez & Mohd. Jamaluddin Mohd. Noor (Malaysia)
1435 - 1455 / G37: Correlation of Physico-chemical Properties of Granitic Soils from Eastern Peninsular Malaysia