Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference

Proceedings of the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference
Author: Ashim Kanti Dey
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2022-03-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811664560

This book comprises the select peer-reviewed papers presented at the 7th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7IYGEC 2019) held at the National Institute of Technology, Silchar. It covers recent research developments in geotechnical engineering particularly in the fields of shallow and deep foundations, rock mechanics, ground improvement techniques, geotechnical earthquake engineering, and characterization of soil. The book also discusses several computational techniques to model behavior of soil which can be useful for future research. A special emphasis is given on geo-environmental engineering for making the world cleaner and safer to live. Given the contents, the book will be beneficial for students, researchers, and professionals working in geotechnical engineering and allied areas.

Proceedings of 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (Vol. 3)

Proceedings of 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering (Vol. 3)
Author: Manish Shrikhande
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 763
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9819915791

This book presents select proceedings of the 17th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering organized by the Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. The topics covered in the proceedings include engineering seismology and seismotectonics, earthquake hazard assessment, seismic microzonation and urban planning, dynamic properties of soils and ground response, ground improvement techniques for seismic hazards, computational soil dynamics, dynamic soil–structure interaction, codal provisions on earthquake-resistant design, seismic evaluation and retrofitting of structures, earthquake disaster mitigation and management, and many more. This book also discusses relevant issues related to earthquakes, such as human response and socioeconomic matters, post-earthquake rehabilitation, earthquake engineering education, public awareness, participation and enforcement of building safety laws, and earthquake prediction and early warning system. This book is a valuable reference for researchers and professionals working in the area of earthquake engineering.

Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019

Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019
Author: Satyajit Patel
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 715
Release: 2021-04-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813364661

This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The conference brings together research and case histories on various aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The book presents papers on geotechnical applications and case histories, covering topics such as (i) Characterization of Geomaterials and Physical Modelling; (ii) Foundations and Deep Excavations; (iii) Soil Stabilization and Ground Improvement; (iv) Geoenvironmental Engineering and Waste Material Utilization; (v) Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering; (vi) Earth Retaining Structures, Dams and Embankments; (vii) Slope Stability and Landslides; (viii) Transportation Geotechnics; (ix) Geosynthetics Applications; (x) Computational, Analytical and Numerical Modelling; (xi) Rock Engineering, Tunnelling and Underground Constructions; (xii) Forensic Geotechnical Engineering and Case Studies; and (xiii) Others Topics: Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils, Offshore and Marine Geotechnics, Remote Sensing and GIS, Field Investigations, Instrumentation and Monitoring, Retrofitting of Geotechnical Structures, Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Education, Codes and Standards, and other relevant topics. The contents of this book are of interest to researchers and practicing engineers alike.

Advances in Geotechnics and Structural Engineering

Advances in Geotechnics and Structural Engineering
Author: Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 700
Release: 2021-04-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813369698

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2020). The book focuses on the latest research developments in structural engineering, structural health monitoring, rehabilitation and retrofitting of structures, geotechnical engineering, and earthquake-resistant structures. The contents also cover the latest innovations in building repair and maintenance, and sustainable materials for rehabilitation and retrofitting. The contents of this book are useful for students, researchers, and professionals working in structural engineering and allied areas.

Advancements in Smart Computing and Information Security

Advancements in Smart Computing and Information Security
Author: Sridaran Rajagopal
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2023-01-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3031230922

This two-volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Advancements in Smart Computing and Information Security, ASCIS 2022, held in Rajkot, India, in November 2022. The 37 full papers and 18 short papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 206 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on artificial intelligence; smart computing; cyber security; industry.

Ground Improvement and Reinforced Soil Structures

Ground Improvement and Reinforced Soil Structures
Author: C. N. V. Satyanarayana Reddy
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811618313

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2020. The contents focus on recent developments in geotechnical engineering for sustainable tomorrow. The volume covers the topics related advances in ground improvement of weak foundation soils for various civil engineering projects and design/construction of reinforced soil structures with different fill materials using synthetic and natural reinforcements in different forms.

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions
Author: Francesco Silvestri
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 5946
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0429633505

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions contains invited, keynote and theme lectures and regular papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (Rome, Italy, 17-20 June 2019. The contributions deal with recent developments and advancements as well as case histories, field monitoring, experimental characterization, physical and analytical modelling, and applications related to the variety of environmental phenomena induced by earthquakes in soils and their effects on engineered systems interacting with them. The book is divided in the sections below: Invited papers Keynote papers Theme lectures Special Session on Large Scale Testing Special Session on Liquefact Projects Special Session on Lessons learned from recent earthquakes Special Session on the Central Italy earthquake Regular papers Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions provides a significant up-to-date collection of recent experiences and developments, and aims at engineers, geologists and seismologists, consultants, public and private contractors, local national and international authorities, and to all those involved in research and practice related to Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering.