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

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.

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

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1.Impact of Initial In-Situ Stress Field On Soil Response During Cavity Expansion Using Discrete Element Simulation.- 2.Equivalent FEM meshes from axisymmetric (AXID) to three (3D) dimensions applied to tunnels in clay.- 3.Earthquake-induced deformation of breakwater on liquefiable soil with and without remediation: case study of Iran LNG Port.- 4.Effect of the seismic vulnerability of water pipelines on the collapsible soils of the North of Chile.- 5.Experimental study on the dynamic response of saturated sandy soil with different clayey particle content and skeleton sand size.- 6.Model-scale study on the effect of cyclic loading on pile lateral bearing capacity at different directions.- 7.Evaluation of Concrete Bored Piles Behaviour in Saturated Loose and Dense Sand during the Static Load Testing.- 8.Experimental Investigations on uplift capacities of single and group of granular anchor piles.- 9.Generalized Solutions for Lateral Bearing Behavior of Large Diameter Monopile Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbine Considering Double Additional Moment Effects.- 10.Full-scale lateral load tests to determine load-displacement characteristics of driven piles in soft clay.- 11.An Experimental Study on Strength Characteristics of Cohesionless Soil under Small Gravity Fields.- 12.Reasons for mid-span failure of pile supported bridges in case of subsurface liquefaction.- 13.Experimental study on Gas permeability of intact loess under applied load with constant stress ratio paths.- 14.Weathered Swelling Mudstone Landslide and Mitigation Measures in the Yanji Basin: A Case Study.- 15.SOIL IMPROVEMENT BY PVD IN AN HARBOR STORAGE AREA.- 16.Research of Geopolymer deal with the Strength of Soft Soil and Microstructure Test.- 17.Mechanical Properties of geopolymers cured in saline water.- 18.Water permeability reduction in THF hydrate-bearing sediments.- 19.Concept of a Geotechnical Solution to Address the Issues of Sea Water Intrusion in Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala.- 20.Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality Criteria to Occupants of Low Income Housing.