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1 ACADEMIC REPORT-2 Herewith, I who signed in this report: N a m e : SLAMET WIDODO Institution : Tanjungpura University Officer Reg. Number : As a scholar of overseas scholarship from Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education Republic of Indonesia and as a student who is undertaking a doctorate research for about 3 years funding with the main goal for obtaining a Doktor Ingenieur (Dr. -Ing) at Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg on the field of Geotechnical Engineering under supervision of Prof. Dr. Herbert Klapperich The title of research: Analysis of Dynamic Loading Behavior for Pavement on Soft Soil Hereby I send the report of my academic activities during the Summer Semester of the Academic Year 2009/2010 as follows: No. Activity Period Remark 1. Registering on Summer Semester 2009/ Taking sample material (subsoil) for preparing Laboratory Test. April Sept June-July 2010 Regularly In Indonesia 3. Taking part in Excursion visiting Seismological Observatory at Berggie ßhübel 23 rd September 2010 Organized by Institüt für Geotechnik 4. Reading some Papers,Journals, Thesis : 29 Papers 18 Journals 4 Thesis 5. Estimation Progress : 32,9 % Real Progress : 27,5 % 1 st April th September 2010 Summer semester 2009/2010 Enclosed Till the end of Summer Semester 2009/2010

2 The report will be regularly sent each semester in other to give information regarding my study progress as a monitoring and evaluation. Freiberg, October 8, 2010 SLAMET WIDODO Supervisor, Prof. Dr. HERBERT KLAPPERICH Institut für Geotechnik, TU-Bergakademie Freiberg

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5 LIST A NUMBER OF SOME PAPERS, JOURNALS, THESIS THAT HAVE BEEN READ DURING SUMMER SEMESTER 2009/2010. PAPERS Baghdadi, Z.A., Ghazali, F.M., Khan, A.M.,(1988), Density Prediction Using a Static Cone Penetrometer, JKAU: Eng. Sci. Vol. 2. pp (I-HO A.H A.D)and the Proceedings of the First lnternational Symposium on Penetration Testing (ISOPT-1), USA. Bernard, R.S., Hanagud, S.V.,(1975), Development of Projectile Penetration Theory for Shallow to Moderate Depths, Technical Report 1, Soils and Pavements Laboratory, Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Campella, R.G., Robertson, P.K.,(1988), Current Status of Piezocone Test, First International Symposium on Penetration Testing, ISOP-I, Florida Cante,J.C., et.al.,(2009), Particle Finite Element Method Applied to Granular Material Flow, International Conference on Particle-Based Methods Particles 2009, E. Oñate and D. R. J. Owen (Eds.), Barcelona. Dermawan, H.,(2005), Uji Konsolidasi (Consolidation Test ASTM D 2435), Laboratorium mekanika Tanah, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia. Doster, A.,(1997), Geotechnical Design Based on Eurocode 7, DC-software GmbH, D-80997, Muenchen. Eslami, A., Fellenius, B.H.,(1995), Toe Bearing Capacity of Piles from Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Data, International Symposium on Cone Penetrometer Testing, CPT 95, Linköping, Sweden. Fellenius, B. H., and Eslami, A., (2000), Soil Profile Interpreted from CPTu Data. Year 2000 Geotechnics, Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Asian Institute of Technology,Bangkok, Thailand, November 27-30, 2000, 18 p. Hyde, A.F.L., Yasufuku, N., Hyodo, M.,(1994), Effect of Relative Density and Crushability of Sands on Pile End Bearing Characteristics, Pre-failure Deformation of Geomaterials, Shibuya, Mitachi & Miura (eds) Balkema, Rotterdam. Indraratna, B., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Sathananthan, I., (2005), Analytical Modeling and Field Assessment of Embankment Stabilized with Vertical Drains and Vacuum Preloading, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan. Indraratna, B., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Walker, R., (2007), Radial Consolidation Theories and Numerical Analysis of Soft Soil Stabilisation via Prefabricated Vertical Drains, International Workshop on Constitutive Modelling, pp , Hongkong. Kosasih, D., et al.(2001), Modulus Resilient Tanah Dasar Dalam Desain Struktur Perkerasan Lentur Secara Analitis, Simposium ke-4 FSTPT, Universitas Udayana, Bali, Indonesia. Markauskas, D., Kacianauskas,R., Suksta, M.,(2002), Modelling the Cone Penetration Test by the Finite Element Method, Foundation of Civil and Environmental Engineering No.2.

6 Marroquin, F.A., Mühlhaus, H.B., Herrmann, H.J.,(2006), Micromechanical Investigation of Soil Plasticity Using A discrete Model of Polygonal Particles, McCabe, B.A, Mc Neill, J.A., Black, J.A., (2007), Ground Improvement Using Vibro-Stone Column Technique, A Joint Meeting of Engineers Ireland West Region and the Geotechnical Society of Ireland, NUI Galway. McDowell, G.R.,(2002), A simple Non-associated Flow Model for Sand, Granular Matter 4, pp.65 69,Springer-Verlag M.Eid, A.M.,EL Assaly, M., (2007), Evaluation of Sandy Soil Parameters by Correlating Field and Laboratory Measurements, Twelfth International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo, Egypt. Newson, T.A., Smith, F.W., Brunning, P.,(2001), An Experimental Study of Inflatable Offshore Anchors in Soft Clay, Silt and Siltation. Thomas Telford, London. Orr, T.L.L.,(2002), Implications of Eurocode 7 for Geotechnical Design in Ireland, Geotechnical Society of Ireland Society, Institution of Engineers of Ireland. Orr, T.L.L.,(2007), The Development and Implementation of Eurocode 7, Geotechnical Society of Ireland Society, Institution of Engineers of Ireland. Robertson, P.K., et al, (1986), Use of in-situ Testing in Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE Specialty Conference. Rosyidi, S.A.P., Hardwiyono, S.,(2004), Pengukuran Nilai Stiffness Bahan dan Tebal Lapisan Profil Perkerasan Jalan Menggunakan Metoda SASW (Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves), Laporan Hasil Pengujian Lapangan,Yogyakarta. Schnaid, F., Mántaras, F.M.,(2003), Cavity Expansion in Cemented Materials : Structure Degradation Effects, Dept. of Civil Engrg, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Shong, L.S., Chung, F.C.,(2003), Design & Construction of Micropiles, Geotechnical Course for Pile Foundation Design & Construction, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. Teland, J.A.,(2001), Cavity Expansion Theory Applied to Penetration of Targets with Pre-drilled Cavities, 19th International Symposium of Ballistics, Interlaken, Switzerland. Tiwari, B.,(2008), Constant Head and Falling Head Permeability Test, Civil & Environtmental Engineering, Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Cal. State Fullerton. Wang, J., Thusyanthan, N.I.,(2008), Evaluating Foundation Design Concepts of Eurocode 7 & 8, Proceedings of the BGA International Conference on Foundations, IHS BRE Press,Dundee, Scotland. Yu, H.S., Houlsby, G.T.,(1991), Finite Cavity Expansion in Dilatant Soils, Geotechnique Vol.41, No ,Introduction to Soil Mechanics, ,(2003), Use of Cone Penetrometer Test in Pile Design,Periodica Polytechnica, Ser. Civ.Eng. Vol. 47, No.2, pp

7 JOURNALS Ahmadi,M.M., Robertson, P.K.,(2008), A Numerical Study of Chamber Size and Boundary Effects on CPT Tip Resistance in NC Sand, Scientia Iranica, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp ,Sharif University of Technology. Bigoni, D., F Laudiero, F., (1989), The Quasi-static Finite Cavity Expansion in a Non-standard Elastoplastic Medium, Int. J. Mech. Sci, Vol 31.No 11/12 pp Davison,L.R., Atkinson, J.H.,(1990), Continuous Loading Oedometer Testing of Soils, Quarterly Journal of Geology, Vol.23 pp ,London. Deboucha, S., Hashim, R., Alwi, A.,(2008), Engineering Properties of Stabilized Tropical Peat Soils, EJGE, Vol. 13, Bund. E. De-Borst, R.,(1988), Bifurcations in Finite Element Models With A Non-Associated Flow Law, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol.12, pp Gavin, K.G., Cadogan, D., Casey, P.,(2009), The Shaft Capacity of CFA Piles in Sand, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering,vol. 135:6, pp Hidayati, A.M., Ardana, M.D.W.,(2008), Kombinasi Preloading dan Penggunaan Pre-fabricated Vertical Drains untuk Memepercepat Konsolidasi Tanah Lempung Lunak (Studi Kasus Tanah Lempung Suwung Kangin), Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Sipil Vol. 12, No. 2, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar. Indonesia. Konrad, J.M., Law, K.T., (1987), Undrained Shear Strength from Piezocone Tests, Can. Geotech. J (1987) Kosasih, D., Febriyanto, A.,(2005), Analisis Kerusakan Retak Lelah pada Struktur Perkerasan Kaku Landasan Pesawat Udara Menggunakan Program Airfield, Jurnal Teknik Sipil Vol 12 No 1 januari 2005 Kotake, N., Tatsuoka, F., Tanaka, T., Siddiquee, M.S.A., Huang, C.C., (2001), FEM Simulation of the Bearing Capacity of Level Reinforced Sand Ground Subjected to Footing Load, Geosynthetics International, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp Liao, H.J., Su, S.F., Chen, W.L., (2006), Ground Improvement Piles Induced Shears Strenght Increase in Normally Consolidated Clay, Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp Lubarda, V.A., Mastilovics, S., Knap, J., 1996, Some Comments on Plasticity Postulates and Non- Associated Flow Rules, Int. J. Mech. Sci., Vol 38 No.3 pp Robertson, P.K., Campella, R.G.,(1983), Interpretation of Cone Penetration Tests Part I (Sand) and Part II (Clay), Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.20, No.4. Robertson, P.K.,(1993), Soil classification using the cone penetration test, Can. Geotech. J. 27. ISI- (1993)

8 Salgado, R., Mitchell, J.K., Jamiolkowski, M., (1997), Cavity Expansion and Penetration Resistance in Sand, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. Su, S.F., Liao, H.J.,(2001), Cavity Expansion and Cone Penetration Resistance in Anisotropic Clay, Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp Wardana, I.G.N., Widiarta, I.B.,(2010),Korelasi Strain Rate dengan Kadar Organik pada Test Konsolidasi Metode Constant Rate of Strain, Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Sipil Vol. 14, No. 1, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar. You, L.Z., Rong, Z.X.,Nan, G.X.,(2007),Expansion of Spherical Cavity of Strain-softening Materials with Different Elastic Moduli of Tension and Compression, Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A (9):pp THESIS Risdiyanto, A.,(2009), Stabilisasi Tanah Pasir Menggunakan Clean Set Sement (CS-10) Terhadap Parameter Kuat Geser Tanah, Bachelor Thesis, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Seta, W.(2003), Perilaku Tanah Ekspansif yang Dicampur dengan Pasir untuk Subgrade, Master Thesis, Magister Teknik Konsentrasi Transportasi, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia. Yuniarto, N.,(2003), Pengaruh Beban Pelaksanaan terhadap Kestabilan Timbunan di Atas Tanah Lunak, Master Thesis, Magister Teknik Konsentrasi Transportasi, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia. Yu, H.S.,(1990), Cavity Expansion Theory and its Application to the Analysis of Pressuremeters, PhD Thesis, St. Anne s College, University of Oxford.

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