New Developments in Soil Characterization and Soil Stability Proceedings of the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018 – Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23 to 25, 2018 in HangZhou, China

1.Impact of liquid whey waste on strength and stiffness of cement treated clay.- 2.Experimental Study of Erosion on Expansive Soil Slope Strengthened by HPTRM System.- 3.The geotechnical properties of water sensitive soils, loess.- 4.Experimental study on wet and dry cycle durability of solidified silt by zeolite and cement.- 5.Performance evaluation of low volume rural roads- A state-of-the-art review.- 6.Evaluation of the load bearing capacity of piles by numerical, analytical and empirical approaches.- 7.Utilizing secant pile walls as retaining structures and bridge abutments.- 8.Stabilization on 1000 kV UHV Transmission Tower Foundation Influenced by Underground Coal Mining in Mountainous Areas.- 9.Numerical Analysis of the Seismic Behavior of Alpamarca Tailings Dam in Peru.- 10.Identifying the Defects Presented on the Exterior Layers of A Structure by Employing 3D Point Clouds and Thermography.- 11.Examination of the IgnitionOven Method Correction Factor for Hot Mix Asphalt with Granite Aggerates.