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Advances on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering

Geotechnics, Transportation, Hydraulics and Natural Resources

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Editors:
  1. Carlos Chastre

    1. CERIS, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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  2. José Neves

    1. CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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  3. Diogo Ribeiro

    1. CONSTRUCT-LESE, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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  4. Maria Graça Neves

    1. NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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  5. Paulina Faria

    1. CERIS, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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  • Provides reliable information for the decision-making process during the life-cycle of civil infrastructures
  • Showcases innovations in physical modeling, monitoring techniques, and data acquisition and analysis
  • Written by leading experts in the fields

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (SPRTRCIENG)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Geotechnics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Role of Engineering Geology Mapping and GIS-Based Tools in Geotechnical Practice

      • Helder I. Chaminé, Isabel Fernandes
      Pages 3-27

    3. In Situ Geotechnical Investigations

      • Isabel Fernandes, Helder I. Chaminé
      Pages 29-54

    4. Laboratory and Field Testing of Rock Masses for Civil Engineering Infrastructures

      • José Muralha, Luís Lamas
      Pages 55-83

    5. Testing and Monitoring of Earth Structures

      • Rafaela Cardoso, Anna Ramon-Tarragona, Sérgio Lourenço, João Mendes, Marco Caruso, Cristina Jommi
      Pages 85-111

    6. Offshore Wind Foundation Monitoring and Inspection

      • Jaime A. Santos, Luís Berenguer Todo-Bom, Simon Siedler
      Pages 113-131

  3. Transportation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Tests and Surveillance on Pavement Surface Characteristics

      • Elisabete Freitas, Ablenya Barros, Cedric Vuye, Jorge Sousa, Leif Sjögren, Luc Goubert et al.
      Pages 135-161

    3. Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing and Instrumentation

      • José Neves, Ana Cristina Freire, Issam Qamhia, Imad L. Al-Qadi, Erol Tutumluer
      Pages 163-186

    4. Monitoring of Pavement Structural Characteristics

      • Simona Fontul, José Neves, Sandra Vieira Gomes
      Pages 187-208

    5. Intelligent Traffic Monitoring Systems

      • Sandra Vieira Gomes
      Pages 209-228

    6. Testing and Monitoring in Railway Tracks

      • Eduardo Fortunato, André Paixão
      Pages 229-255

  4. Hydraulics and Natural Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 257-257
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    2. Laboratory Tests on Wind-Wave Generation, Interaction and Breaking Processes

      • María Clavero, Luca Chiapponi, Sandro Longo, Miguel A. Losada
      Pages 259-281

    3. Advances in Wave Run-Up Measurement Techniques

      • Diogo Mendes, Umberto Andriolo, Maria Graça Neves
      Pages 283-297

    4. Recent Advances in Instrumentation and Monitoring Techniques Applied to Dam Breach Experiments

      • Sílvia Amaral, Teresa Viseu, Gensheng Zhao, Rui M. L. Ferreira
      Pages 299-324

    5. Bridging the Water Gap Between Neighboring Countries Through Hydrometeorological Data Monitoring and Sharing

      • Rui Raposo Rodrigues
      Pages 325-349

    6. Quality of Measurement in Urban Water Services: A Metrological Perspective

      • Maria do Céu Almeida, Alvaro Silva Ribeiro, Rita Salgado Brito
      Pages 351-375
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The book presents the recent advances on testing and experimentation in civil engineering, especially in the branches of geotechnics, transportation, hydraulics, and natural resources. It includes advances in physical modelling, monitoring techniques, data acquisition and analysis, and provides an invaluable contribution for the installation of new civil engineering experimental facilities. The first part of the book covers the latest advances in testing and experimentation in key domains of geotechnics: soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics and rock engineering, and engineering geology. Some of the topics covered include new developments in topographic survey acquisition for applied mapping and in situ geotechnical investigations; laboratory and in situ tests to estimate the relevant parameters needed to model the behaviour of rock masses and land structures; monitoring and inspection techniques designed for offshore wind foundations. The second part of the bookhighlights the relevance of testing and monitoring in transportation. Full-scale accelerated pavement testing, and instrumentation becomes even more important nowadays when, for sustainability purposes, non-traditional materials are used in road and airfield pavements. Innovation in testing and monitoring pavements and railway tracks is also developed in this part of the book. Intelligent traffic systems are the new traffic management paradigm, and an overview of new solutions is addressed here. Finally, in the third part of the book, trends in the field and laboratory measurements and corresponding data analysis are presented according to the different hydraulic domains addressed in this publication, namely maritime hydraulics, surface water and river hydraulics and urban water. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • CERIS, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Carlos Chastre, Paulina Faria

  • CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    José Neves

  • CONSTRUCT-LESE, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Diogo Ribeiro

  • NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Maria Graça Neves

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