John W. van de Lindt, Ph.D., F. ASCE, F. SEIHarold H. Short Endowed Chair ProfessorCo-Director, Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning Chief Editor, Journal of Structural EngineeringDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringColorado State UniversityFort Collins, Colorado 80523-1372;  USAEmail: jwv@colostate.edu Abstract: In 2015, the U.S…

Prof. Buddhima Indraratna Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and the Director of Transport Research Centre, at University of Technology Sydney Abstract: While attending to the challenges of environmental preservation, waste recycling, and future infrastructure needs, several innovative state-of-art research projects…

Prof. Jian Chu School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Abstract: Many roads need to be constructed over soft ground. This is particularly the case in Southeast Asia where soft deposits are prevailing along the coastal regions.…