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Proceedings of 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics, held in Changsha, Hunan, China, August 3-6, 2009. Hosted by Changsha University of Science and Technology, China. Sponsored by Geo-Institute of ASCE, USA; Asphalt Institute, USA; Central South University, China; Chinese Society of Pavement Engineering, Taiwan; Chongqing Jiaotong University, China; Deep Foundation Institute, USA; Federal Highway Administration, USA; Hunan University, China; International Society for Asphalt Pavements, USA; Jiangsu Transportation Research Institute, China; Korean Institute of Construction Technology, Korea; Korean Society of Road Engineers, Korea; Texas Department of Transportation, USA; Texas Transportation Institute, USA; and Transportation Research Board, USA

This Geotechnical Special Publications contains 27 peer-reviewed papers that showcase recent developments and advancements in geotechnical and pavement engineering and that offer insights into future directions for geoengineering in the 21st century.

The topics covered in this collection examine innovations in design and construction techniques for professionals in pavement, geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and geomechanical disciplines and include:

•  Advances in Unsaturated Soil, Seepage, and Environmental Geotechnics  
•  Geosynthetics  
•  Geo-environmental Engineering  
•  NDT Testing of Infrastructure Materials  
•  Bridge Approach Embankment  

This publication will be valuable to professors of geotechnical engineering, students, design engineers, contractors, and others involved in geotechnical and pavement engineering.