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Tsunami reconstruction with geosynthetic containment systems
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Foreword
Tsunami reconstruction with geosynthetic containment systems
(1) Tsunami devastations, effects and defenses, (2) geosynthetic reinforcement and erosion control, (3) geotubes and geobags applications for Tsunami reconstructions, (4) scour and erosion control case studies, (5) urban planning and zoning, (6) use of limited life geotextiles and natural barriers, (7) soil improvement and retaining walls during earthquake.
and professionals in the geotechnical and geosynthetic engineering fields. Geosynthetic engineering can play important and vital roles in the protection, mitigation and rehabilitation efforts in the eroded and destroyed infrastructures in the coastal areas. Its use has the following advantages over the traditional techniques, namely: speed of construction, flexibility and durability, use of local soil materials rather than imported quarry products, and its cost effectiveness. It is believed that the technically based standards and construction guidelines for the construction in the coastal communities can provide more resistances to the damage that might be induced by future natural disasters, especially Tsunamis. The Guest Editor expresses his great appreciation to the authors for their preparations and modifications of their high quality papers. Special thanks are due to the many reviewers for their hardworks and valuable assistances. The Guest Editor is also thankful to Prof. R.K. Rowe, Editor of Geotextiles and Geomembranes Journal, for his full support and encouragement. It is expected that the excellent technical papers in this Special Issue will be a valuable reference to both researchers and practitioners, and hopefully will stimulate further advancement of the state-of-the-art.
This Special Issue contains original papers selected from the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Tsunami Reconstruction with Geosynthetics-Protection, Mitigation and Rehabilitation of Coastal and Waterway Erosion that was held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2005. The technical papers in this Special Issue include significant contributions and concepts provided by experts
Guest Editor and Professor of Geotechnical Engineering Dennes T. Bergado School of Engineering and Technnology, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand E-mail address: [email protected].
The huge offshore Earthquake of 26 December 2004 ensued a Tsunami that impacted coastal areas mostly in the South and Southeast Asia and also in far-off Indian Ocean Islands and even stretching to the East African Coast. Because of the huge size of the area affected and tremendous damage to harbors and the beachfront communities, many investigation teams were formed to study this disaster from different points of view. The purpose of this Special Issue is to share information relevant to geotechnical engineers on issues pertaining to the mitigation of Tsunami devastations and to gather our expertise together to provide technical support on reconstruction and rehabilitation works in the following general topics:
0266-1144/$ - see front matter r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.01.005
Geotextiles and Geomembranes 25 (2007) 203 www.elsevier.com/locate/geotexmem
Foreword
Tsunami reconstruction with geosynthetic containment systems
(1) Tsunami devastations, effects and defenses, (2) geosynthetic reinforcement and erosion control, (3) geotubes and geobags applications for Tsunami reconstructions, (4) scour and erosion control case studies, (5) urban planning and zoning, (6) use of limited life geotextiles and natural barriers, (7) soil improvement and retaining walls during earthquake.
and professionals in the geotechnical and geosynthetic engineering fields. Geosynthetic engineering can play important and vital roles in the protection, mitigation and rehabilitation efforts in the eroded and destroyed infrastructures in the coastal areas. Its use has the following advantages over the traditional techniques, namely: speed of construction, flexibility and durability, use of local soil materials rather than imported quarry products, and its cost effectiveness. It is believed that the technically based standards and construction guidelines for the construction in the coastal communities can provide more resistances to the damage that might be induced by future natural disasters, especially Tsunamis. The Guest Editor expresses his great appreciation to the authors for their preparations and modifications of their high quality papers. Special thanks are due to the many reviewers for their hardworks and valuable assistances. The Guest Editor is also thankful to Prof. R.K. Rowe, Editor of Geotextiles and Geomembranes Journal, for his full support and encouragement. It is expected that the excellent technical papers in this Special Issue will be a valuable reference to both researchers and practitioners, and hopefully will stimulate further advancement of the state-of-the-art.
This Special Issue contains original papers selected from the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Tsunami Reconstruction with Geosynthetics-Protection, Mitigation and Rehabilitation of Coastal and Waterway Erosion that was held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2005. The technical papers in this Special Issue include significant contributions and concepts provided by experts
Guest Editor and Professor of Geotechnical Engineering Dennes T. Bergado School of Engineering and Technnology, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand E-mail address: [email protected].
The huge offshore Earthquake of 26 December 2004 ensued a Tsunami that impacted coastal areas mostly in the South and Southeast Asia and also in far-off Indian Ocean Islands and even stretching to the East African Coast. Because of the huge size of the area affected and tremendous damage to harbors and the beachfront communities, many investigation teams were formed to study this disaster from different points of view. The purpose of this Special Issue is to share information relevant to geotechnical engineers on issues pertaining to the mitigation of Tsunami devastations and to gather our expertise together to provide technical support on reconstruction and rehabilitation works in the following general topics:
0266-1144/$ - see front matter r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.01.005