Part One: Physical Modification including Compaction, Grouting and Drainage Chapter 1: Ground Improvement for Mitigating Liquefaction-Induced Geotechnical Hazards Chapter 2: Placing soil covers on soft mine tailings Chapter 3: Geotechnical Aspects of Hydraulic Filling of Underground Mine Stopes in Australia Chapter 4: Deep Vibratory Compaction of Granular Soils Chapter 5: Soft Ground Treatment and Performance, Yelgun to Chinderah Freeway, NSW, Australia Chapter 6: Ground Improvement using Deep Vibro Techniques Chapter 7: Improvement of collapsible loess in Eastern Europe Chapter 8: Deep compaction of granular fills in a land reclamation project by dynamic and vibratory compaction techniques Chapter 9: Soil Compaction: Recent Developments Chapter 10: Dynamic Compaction & Dynamic Surcharging at Dubai's Palm Jumeira STP Chapter 11: Principles and Case Histories of Deep Vibro Techniques Chapter 12: Dynamic Compaction & Dynamic Consolidation of Soils Chapter 13: Assessment of the post-compaction fill characteristics at Penrith Lakes Development site Chapter 14: The Effectiveness of Rolling Dynamic Compaction -A Field Based Study Part Two: Geosynthetics and Other Inclusions Chapter 15: A Multi-Tier Mechanically Stabilized Soil Wall - Field Performance and Numerical Modelling Chapter 16: The Use of Alternative and Improved Construction Materials and Geosynthetics in Pavements Chapter 17: Case Histories of Embankments on Soft Soils and Stabilisation with Geosynthetics: Canadian Experience Chapter 18: Ground improvement with geotextile reinforcements Chapter 19: Use of Geosynthetics to aid construction over soft soils Chapter 20: Modernisation of rail tracks using geosynthetics and shockmats: an Australian perspective Chapter 21: Soil Improvement and Foundation Systems with Encased Columns and Reinforced Bearing Layers Chapter 22: Use of Tire Derived Aggregate in Highway Embankment Construction - North American Overview and a Canadian perspective Chapter 23: Design, construction and performance of GRS structures for railways in Japan Chapter 24: The Use of Bamboo and Bakau Piles for Soil Improvements and Application of Pile Raft System for the Construction of Embankment on Peats and Soft Soils Chapter 25: Natural Fibers in Reinforcement and Erosion Control Applications with Limited Life Geosynthetics (LLGs) Chapter 26: Geotechnical Measures to Increase the Stability of Rock Cuts and to Reduce Rockfall Hazards: Case History "Makkah".