Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects
of Kansai International Airport

This Symposium was held as a post conference symposium
of 16ICSMGE (www.icsmge2005.org/).

 The symposium was organized by Kansai International Airport Land Development Co., Ltd.(KALD), which has been undertaking the second phase land development project of Kansai International Airport, and co-sponsored by the Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS).
The principal aim of the symposium was to foster international discussions related to the land reclamation on the clay deposits by introducing geotechnical issues and predicted settlement related to the second phase construction of Kansai International Airport(KIA).



Date and Venue

The Symposium was held on September 16(Friday) and 17(Saturday) at the Hotel Nikko Kansai located in the airport island.


Program


The 1st day September 16, Friday 17:00-20:10
Coordinator: Mr. M.Ono (KIA)
17:00-18:00 Opening Supper
18:00-20:10 Session 1
Moderator: Prof. D.Karube (Geost Institute)
The second phase construction of KIA considering the large and long-term settlement of the clay deposit.
By Doctor T. Tabata (KALD, Japan)
Invited Lecture:
Factors Affecting Magnitude of Clay Settlement
By Professor J. Michael Duncan (Virginia Tech, USA)
The long-term consolidation characteristics of KIA clays
By Professor G. Imai (Yokohama National University, Japan)
and Dr. H.Tanaka(Hokkaido University, Japan)


The 2nd day September 17, Saturday 9:00-12:10
Coordinator: Mr. M.Ono (KIA)
9:00-10:40 Session 2
Moderator: Prof. H.Sekiguchi (Kyoto University)
Subsurface geology of KIA , central Japan
By Professor K. Takemura (Kyoto University, Japan)
Modeling of consolidation characteristics of clays for settlement prediction of KIA
By Doctor M. Kobayashi (Former Director, PHRI, Japan)
Settlement prediction of KIA
By Professor T. Shibata (Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University, Japan)
11:00-12:10 Discussion Session
Chair Person:

Professor T. Matsui (Fukui University of Technology, Japan)
Panelist:
Professor T. Tsuchida (Hiroshima University, Japan)
Professor M. Nishigaki (Okayama University, Japan)
Doctor M. Mimura (Kyoto University, Japan)


Language

 The official languages of the symposium were Japanese and English, not French. Simultaneous translation (Japanese to English and English to Japanese) was provided.


Proceedings

Proceedings of the symposium with 100 pages containing 10 papers were distributed to all the participants.(>> Outline of Proceedings)



Participants

Over 400 people (more than the prescribed number) participated in the symposium. Also, we were thrilled and honored that Professor R.B. Peck joined the symposium.


Planning and Operating Body

Organizing Comitty (chaired by Dr. T. Furudoi)
Advisory Comitty (chaired by Prof. T. Shibata)
Secretariat (GEOST Institute Ltd.)
E-mail info@icsmge-gs-kia.org.