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New Developments in Materials for Infrastructure Sustainability and the Contemporary Issues in Geo-environmental Engineering

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

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  1. Shanzhi Shu

    1. Kiewit Corporation, Englewood, USA

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  2. Liangcai He

    1. Amec Foster Wheeler, Los Angeles, USA

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  3. Yao Kai

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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  • Presents the advancements in the fields of soil improvement and foundation engineering
  • Shows latest advancements in the field of numerical modeling in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering
  • Sheds the lights on various creative remediation techniques of groundwater and soil contamination
  • Discusses case studies of seismic characterization and earthquake engineering
  • Offers insights about various geoenvironmental issues that are attracting every one’s attraction

Part of the book series: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures (SUCI)

Conference series link(s): GeoChina: Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes Conference

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Table of contents (21 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  3. Equivalent FEM Meshes from Axisymmetric (AXID) to Three (3D) Dimensions Applied to Tunnels in Clay

    • Luisa N. Equihua-Anguiano, Iván Rubio-Saldaña, Marcos Orozco-Calderón, Eleazar Arreygue-Rocha, Carlos Chávez-Negrete
    Pages 11-22

  9. Experimental Investigations on Uplift Capacities of Single and Group of Granular Anchor Piles

    • Mohit Kumar, Hans Raj Vashishtha, Vishwas A. Sawant
    Pages 90-98

  15. Weathered Swelling Mudstone Landslide and Mitigation Measures in the Yanji Basin: A Case Study

    • Zhixiong Zeng, Lingwei Kong, Min Wang, Juzhao Li
    Pages 182-190

  16. Soils Improvement by PVD in a Harbor Storage Area

    • Alexandre Santos-Ferreira, Joana Lemos, Paula F. da Silva
    Pages 191-203

  17. Research of Geopolymer Deal with the Strength of Soft Soil and Microstructure Test

    • Huicong Wang, Jialiang Yao, Yi Lin, Hua He
    Pages 204-214

  18. Mechanical Properties of Geopolymers Cured in Saline Water

    • Xiaonan Ge, Guoping Zhang
    Pages 215-226

  19. Water Permeability Reduction in THF Hydrate-Bearing Sediments

    • Nariman Mahabadi, Tae Sup Yun, Jaewon Jang
    Pages 227-237

  20. Concept of a Geotechnical Solution to Address the Issues of Sea Water Intrusion in Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala

    • T. G. Sitharam, Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Shuqing Yang, Amala Krishnan
    Pages 238-246
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Other Volumes

  1. New Developments in Materials for Infrastructure Sustainability and the Contemporary Issues in Geo-environmental Engineering

  2. Sustainable Design and Construction for Geomaterials and Geostructures

  3. New Developments in Soil Characterization and Soil Stability

  4. Tunneling in Soft Ground, Ground Conditioning and Modification Techniques

  5. Pavement Materials and Associated Geotechnical Aspects of Civil Infrastructures

  6. Solving Pavement and Construction Materials Problems with Innovative and Cutting-edge Technologies

  7. Testing and Characterization of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Structures

  8. New Prospects in Geotechnical Engineering Aspects of Civil Infrastructures

  9. Current Geotechnical Engineering Aspects of Civil Infrastructures

  10. Enhancements in Applied Geomechanics, Mining, and Excavation Simulation and Analysis

  11. Transportation and Geotechniques: Materials, Sustainability and Climate

  12. New Solutions for Challenges in Applications of New Materials and Geotechnical Issues

  13. Advancements on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

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About this book

This book contains research papers focusing on recent advances throughout the world in theories and technologies of geotechnical engineering and the relevant disciplines. Topics includes: numerical modeling, earthquake engineering, geomaterial application in soil improvement and geo-environmental engineering, foundation engineering, and geo-environmental engineering.. Papers were selected from 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.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Kiewit Corporation, Englewood, USA

    Shanzhi Shu

  • Amec Foster Wheeler, Los Angeles, USA

    Liangcai He

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Yao Kai

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Developments in Materials for Infrastructure Sustainability and the Contemporary Issues in Geo-environmental Engineering

  • Book Subtitle: 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

  • Editors: Shanzhi Shu, Liangcai He, Yao Kai

  • Series Title: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95774-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95773-9Published: 12 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95774-6Published: 11 July 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2366-3405

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-3413

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 76 b/w illustrations, 84 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics, Numerical Analysis

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