Overview
- Editors:
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Madhavi Latha G.
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Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore, India
- Includes contributions from top international researchers
- Discusses the contemporary geotechnical challenges and sustainable solutions
- Presents many live case studies and examples
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xiii
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- J. David Frost, Nimisha Roy, Mahdi Roozbahani, Ye Lu, Jie Cao, Prashanth Vangla
Pages 1-14
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- Anand J. Puppala, Surya S. C. Congress, Aritra Banerjee
Pages 15-29
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- Eun Chul Shin, Young Jin Park, Jeong Ku Kang, Jeong Jun Park
Pages 51-73
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- Vikas Thakur, Samson Abate Degago
Pages 75-99
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- Tadikonda Venkata Bharat, Partha Das, Ankti Srivastava
Pages 101-120
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- Sai K. Vanapalli, Mohammed Al-Khazaali
Pages 121-138
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- Sireesh Saride, V. Vinay Kumar
Pages 139-156
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- Buddhima Indraratna, Pankaj Baral, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, Thanh Trung Nguyen
Pages 183-216
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- S. K. Prasad, K. V. Vijayendra, Sitaram Nayak
Pages 217-248
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- Deepankar Choudhury, Milind Patil, P. G. Ranjith, Jian Zhao
Pages 249-271
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- Pradeep Kumar Dammala, A. Murali Krishna
Pages 273-301
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- J. S. Vinod, M. Neaz Sheikh, Soledad Mashiri
Pages 303-311
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- Sreedeep Sekharan, Vinay Kumar Gadi, Sanandam Bordoloi, Abhisekh Saha, Himanshu Kumar, Budhaditya Hazra et al.
Pages 313-331
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- Arif Ali Baig Moghal, B. Munwar Basha, Mohammed Ashfaq
Pages 345-367
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- Ravi Sundaram, Sanjay Gupta, Sorabh Gupa
Pages 369-393
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- Minimol Korulla, Rudra Budhbhatti, P. S. Meenu, Vikalp Kamal
Pages 395-415
About this book
This volume contains contributions by eminent researchers in the field of geotechnical engineering. The chapters of this book are based on the keynote and theme lectures delivered at the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018, and discuss the recent issues and challenges, while providing perspective on the possible solutions and future directions. A strong emphasis is placed on proving connections between academic research and field practice, with many examples and case studies. Topics covered in this volume include contemporary infrastructural challenges, underground space utilization, sustainable construction, dealing with problematic soils and situations and geo-environmental issues including landfills. This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and students alike.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore, India
Madhavi Latha G.
About the editor
Madhavi Latha G. is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India. She has completed her Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and has previously worked as a post-doctoral fellow and assistant professor at IISc and IIT Guwahati respectively. Professor Latha is a member of various professional bodies including IGS, ISSMGE and ISRM, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Geotechnical Journal, and an Editorial board member in many reputed journals. Her research work looks at fundamental aspects of soil and ground reinforcement, and she has authored 70 journal articles, 4 book chapters and has developed a web-course on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering on the NPTEL platform, sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.
