Foundation Design Codes and Soil Investigation in View of International Harmonization and Performance Based Design

Y. Honjo, Department of Civil Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.O. Kusakabe, Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. K. Matsui, Foundation Engineering Research Team, Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. M. Kouda, Foundation & Geomechanics Eng. Group, Railway Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. G. Pokharel, Department of Civil Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.

• Preface, Organization, Theme and Key Note Lectures, Theme Lectures: Eurocode 7 – a code for harmonised geotechnical design; AASHTO LRFD limit state design of bridges with emphasis on seismic performance; Observations on geotechnical reliability-based design development in North America; Cornell University and K. K. Phoon, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Key Note Lectures: Development and future of Eurocode 7 – Geotechnical design; Load and resistance factor design (LRFD) for deep foundations; Proposal of a comprehensive foundation design code: Geo-code 21 ver.2; Session T-1 (TC23): Limit State Design Codes; Session T-2 (TC20): Professional Practice; Session T-3: Geotechnical Design and Site Investigation; Session F-1 (TC32): Load Resistance/Multiple Resistance Factor Design for Foundation Engineering; Session F-2: Slopes and Pile Foundations; The JGS Foundation Design Guideline, (Draft Ver. 2) Appendix A, Author Index.