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New Prospects in Geotechnical Engineering Aspects of Civil Infrastructures

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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Editors:
  1. Hadi Khabbaz

    1. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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  2. Heejung Youn

    1. Hongik University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

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  3. Mounir Bouassida

    1. National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

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  • Presents some advancements in the field of geotechnical engineering
  • Sheds lights on various creative methods for improvement of weak soils
  • Includes new findings on the characterization of treated soils
  • Gives insights on various geotechnical issues attracting everyone's attention involved in civil infrastructures

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

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Table of contents (21 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Numerical Simulation and Parametric Study of a Single Pile in Clay Layer to Examine the Effect of Loading on Settlements and Skin Friction Distribution

    • Salma Al Kodsi, Kazuhiro Oda
    Pages 1-14

  3. Study on Low-Strength Biocemented Sands Using a Temperature-Controlled MICP (Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation) Method

    • Yang Wang, Hanlong Liu, Zhichao Zhang, Peng Xiao, Xiang He, Yang Xiao
    Pages 15-26

  4. Curing Behaviour of Lightly Solidified Clays Monitored with Bender Element and Electrical Conductivity Measurements

    • Chee-Ming Chan, Mohammed Mansoor Mofreh Gubran
    Pages 27-37

  5. Effect of Grain Content on the Sandstone Properties Using Biconcave Bond Model of DEM

    • Chia-Chi Chiu, Shi-Feng Chen, Meng-Chia Weng
    Pages 38-50

  6. Numerical Modeling of Embankment Settlement Over Soft Soils

    • Liangcai He
    Pages 51-65

  7. Impact Analysis of Metro Tunnel Construction on Groundwater Flow in Nanchang, China

    • Youqin Zou, Baorong Huang, Siyu Xu, Yue Chen, Yingying Lan, Ping Zhang
    Pages 66-76

  8. Boundary Effects of Pile Cap on the Integrity Testing of Group Piles

    • Jiunnren Lai, Bo-Huan Yang, Chi-Ling Pan, Chiung-Fen Cheng
    Pages 77-88

  9. Soft Soil Improvement Using Rigid Inclusions: Toward an Application for Transport Infrastructure Construction in Vietnam

    • Van Duy Tran, Jean-Jacques Richard, Tung Hoang
    Pages 89-99

  10. Mechanical and Deformation Properties of Deep Foundation Pit Supporting System Subjected to Asymmetric Loadings

    • Shouhua Liu, Junsheng Yang, Wuyi Liu, Jianhong Wang
    Pages 100-113

  11. Modelling Linear Viscoelastic Behaviour of Kanpur Local Soil Using Prony Series, Parameter Fitting

    • Abhijeet Swain, Priyanka Ghosh
    Pages 114-126

  12. A Macro-element Approach for Non-linear Response of Offshore Skirted Footings

    • Amin Barari, Lars Bo Ibsen
    Pages 127-139

  13. The Effect of Using Desert Sands and Cement to Stabilize the Base Course Layer of Roads in Libya

    • Talal S. Amhadi, Gabriel J. Assaf
    Pages 140-150

  14. Shaft Capacity Assessment of Recharge Impulse Technology Piles

    • Wafi Bouassida, Essaieb Hamdi, Mounir Bouassida, Yuri Kharine
    Pages 151-163

  15. Mechanistic Analysis of Subgrade Soil Reinforced with Modified Jute Geotextile

    • Vinod Kumar Adigopula, Chandra Bogireddy, Sunny Deol Guzzarlapudi, Radha Gonawala, Rakesh Kumar
    Pages 164-178

  16. A Parametric Study of Deep Mixing Columns and Fibre Reinforced Load Transfer Platform Supported Embankments

    • Liet Chi Dang, Cong Chi Dang, Hadi Khabbaz
    Pages 179-194

  17. Flexural Behavior of RC Two Way Slabs Made With Crushed Melted Bricks as Coarse Aggregate

    • Ihab S. Saleh, Saddam Kh Faleh, Aqeel H. Chkheiwer
    Pages 195-209

  18. A Novel Finite Element Model for Modeling Pile Dynamics

    • Reza Yaghmaie
    Pages 210-224

  19. The Spectral Finite Element Method for Simulating Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Soils

    • Reza Yaghmaie
    Pages 225-236

  20. Train Internal Noise Due to Wheel-Rail Interaction

    • Wenjun Luo, Junnan Jiang, Wennian Yu, Chris K. Mechefske
    Pages 237-256
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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 presents new studies by a group of researchers and practitioners to address many geotechnical challenges, based on the state-of-the-art practices, innovative technologies, new research results and case histories in construction and design towards safer infrastructures. The book provides an advancement in technologies to incorporate the impact of global climate change, world's population is rising fast and the rate of urbanization on civil infrastructures. 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Hadi Khabbaz

  • Hongik University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Heejung Youn

  • National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

    Mounir Bouassida

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