A.S. Balasubramaniam, G. Rantucci, S. Chandra, D.T. Bergado, Noppadol Phienweja, S. Saran and Prinya Nutalaya, all Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok.

• 1. Stability of natural and man made slopes; Rapid design assessments from slope stability calculation results; The deformation and stress responses and stability analysis of reinforced soil structures; Application of an inter-active computer-aided probabilistic slope stability assessment for embankments on soft Bangkok clay; Back analysis of average strength parameters for critical slip surfaces; Implementation of a probabilistic stability analysis method on microcomputers and Markovian approaches; Automated slope stability analysis using mathematical programming technique; Dynamic slope stability analysis using the finite element method 2. Design and analysis of foundations 3. Underground openings and excavations 4. Computer controlled testing and investigation of soils 5. Data acquisition and management in geotechnical engineering 6. Computer aided solutions for some special problems in engineering.