It is a great pleasure to present the first edition of "Bulletin of Civil Engineering" (BCE). This 6-monthly journal is supported by Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. BCE welcomes articles in the form of original articles, technical design, review articles, book review, and discussion. Selected papers in BCE is dedicated to developments of technology in civil engineering, to achieve sustainable solutions and environment-friendly construction. It is intended as an international forum to share and discuss matters of major interest, including new developments in civil regulations. The inauguration volume includes 8 articles comprising 4 original articles and 4 technical designs.

The original articles provide topics related to innovation in civil engineering and how it performs. Farhan et al discovered an alternative cement substitute material for vibration damping, namely tire rubber powder. The results proved reduction ratio of damping force is in accordance with concentration of tire rubber powder. This research contributes to development of eco-friendly construction materials. Emil & Fatimah modified pavement structure with chemical admixture, namely Plastocrete and Sikament-NN. Plastocrete can adjust curing time for concrete, while Sikament-NN can increase the initial compressive strenght. This research applied ABAQUS software to analyze performance of the pavement characteristics. Kharoza et al investigated the behavior of expansive soil due to the application of SiCC column. SiCC column is one of the soil stabilization technology. In this paper, Kharoza et al focused on the shear strength of the soil surrounding the SiCC column instead of the implementation of SiCC column. Maulana & Syarif’s article is concerned with the failure of the settlements due to debris flow in volcanic area. It predicts the structural resistance of houses subjected to hydrostatic force were analyzed by means of numerical simulation.

Other articles classified in technical design. Gentur & Harsanto analysed stability of the Kamijoro weir toward pipping, sliding, and falling. Heri & Wilana’ article focused on the identification of safety and risk management. Several potential risks that might occur in high-rise building construction were identified to achieve the successful of construction projects. Wulandari & Muchlisin evaluated performance of the signalized intersection using PTV VISSIM. This research provides recommendation to the transportation management based on the simulation results. Rahmawati et al. design pavement structure using two different methods, namely Austroads and Component Analysis method. To know performance of pavement structure, those two methods were evaluated using Kenpave program.