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Record Nr.

UNINA9910492142703321

Titolo

Advanced Geotechnical and Structural Engineering in the Design and Performance of Sustainable Civil Infrastructures : Proceedings of the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil & Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart & Green Life Cycle Solutions -- Nanchang, China, 2021 / / edited by Jose Neves, Bitang Zhu, Paulus Rahardjo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-80155-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 pages)

Collana

Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, , 2366-3413

Disciplina

624.151

Soggetti

Engineering geology

Geoengineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Resiliency of Power Grid Infrastructure under Extreme Hazards - Observations and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico -- Chapter 2. Methodology that combines multi-criteria methods for decision-making, such as the Hierarchical Analytical Process (AHP) and the Goal Programming (GP), impacts the sustainability evaluation of hydroelectric projects in Mexico -- Chapter 3. A State of the Art Review of Buckling Restrained Brace: History, Application, and Design -- Chapter 4. Characteristics of Lithely arch bridges and case studies from Satara -- Chapter 5. The Design Parameters and Quality Requirements of Jet Grout Columns in the Stabilization of a Sloping Bermed Excavation -- Chapter 6. Performance of the Jet Grouted Sloping Berm as a Support to the Diaphragm Wall in an Excavation -- Chapter 7. Influence of Lime and Coal Gangue on the CBR behavior of Expansive Soil -- Chapter 8. Field soil electrical resistivity measurements of some soil of Iraq.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers different geotechnical and structural engineering topics applied to buildings, power grid infrastructures, hydroelectric projects, bridges, and transport infrastructures. The book contains



research data useful for researchers and practitioners to support the sustainable design, building, operation, and maintenance of civil infrastructures. The papers included in this book were selected from the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil & Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart & Green Life Cycle Solutions.