Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Volume 2 (eBook, PDF)

Proceedings of the Women Indian Geotechnical Conference (WIGC 2024)
Redaktion: Premalatha, K.; Robinson, R. G.; Muttharam, M.; Maji, Vidya Bhushan

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the select proceedings of the First Women Indian Geotechnical Conference (WIGC) 2024 showcasing the overarching theme of "Geotechnics for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure." The book presents cutting-edge contributions from distinguished women geotechnical engineers and esteemed professors across the field of geotechnical engineering. Encompassing a broad spectrum of topics, the contributions in this volume cover pivotal areas, such as geomaterial characterization, sustainable waste management, geoenvironmental engineering, foundation engineering, landslides and slope stability, ground improvement, soft clay engineering, AI/ML applications in geotechnical engineering, and illuminating case studies in the field. This book will prove useful to graduate students, researchers, academics, and professional engineers working in geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, and geological engineering.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 429
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789819620388
• Artikelnr.: 73912644

Autorenporträt

Dr. K. Premalatha is currently Professor in the Division of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. She obtained Ph.D. and master's in soil mechanics and foundation engineering from College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. Her research interests include constitutive behaviour of soil, geotechnical earthquake engineering, foundation engineering, ground improvement technique, unsaturated soil mechanics, numerical modeling in geotechnical engineering and soil structure interaction. She has published nearly 50 research articles in reputed journals and nearly 100 papers in conference proceedings. She has been recognized as one of the "75 Influential Indian Women in Geotechnical Engineering-Daughters of Indian Soil" recognized by the Indian Geotechnical Society in the year 2023. She is Chairperson of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, Chennai Chapter, 2023-2025, and served as National Executive Committee Member of the Indian Geotechnical Society during 2020-2021. Dr. Vidya Bhushan Maji is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He joined the institute as Assistant Professor in the year 2008. He received Ph.D. from the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, and a master's degree with a specialization in rock mechanics from Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (formerly IT-BHU). His teaching and research interests include rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering, slope stability and landslides, and tunneling and underground excavations. He has more than 15 years of experience in research/teaching and has published more than 75 papers in various reputed international/national journals and conferences. He is Life Member of the Indian Geotechnical Society and serves as Secretary of the IGS-Chennai chapter. He is a member of the International Society of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) and served as a committee member of the young members' presidential group for the Asian region. He has also served as a member of the technical committee in Hill Roads and tunnels of the Indian Road Congress. Dr. M. Muttharam is Professor and Head of the Division of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India, and has pursued postdoctoral research at the Institute National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France. She completed her master's in hydrology and water resource engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, and her bachelor's in civil engineering from Madras University. Her research interest includes geotechnical characterization and geoenvironmental engineering. She has published nearly 20 research articles in reputed journals and nearly 30 papers in conference proceedings. She is Life Member of the Indian Geotechnical Society and serves as Chairman of the IGS-Chennai chapter. Dr. R. G. Robinson is Professor in the Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India, and has pursued postdoctoral research at the National University of Singapore, in addition to visiting the University of Wollongong in Australia under the Endeavour India Fellowship. His research interests include physical modeling, soil characterization, and ground improvement with special reference to soft clays and expansive soils. He has published more than 100 research papers in journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Robinson and his students received the IGS-Mr H.C. Verma Diamond Jubilee Award twice for Innovative Instrument Design from the Indian Geotechnical Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I - Ground Improvement and Soft Clay Engineering.- Chapter 1: Enhancing Subgrade Stability of Black Cotton Soil Using RO Membrane as Geo-Reinforcement.- Chapter 2: Enhancing Soil Consolidation of Coastal Soils: Investigating the Role of Sawdust vertical Drain Material of Cross Shape and Circular Shape using Modified Rowe Type Oedometer.- Chapter 3: Effect of Water Percolation on the Leachability and Microstructure Alterations in Lime-Treated Expansive Soil.- Chapter 4: Magnesium-rich Olivine as an Expansive Soil Stabilizer.- Chapter 5: Geopolymers for Soft Clay Stabilization: A Review.- Chapter 6: A Comprehensive Overview of Recent Advances in Constitutive Modeling for Cement-treated Soils.- Chapter 7: Exploring 3D Printed Geocells in Model Tests.- Chapter 8: Swelling Behaviour of Bentonite-Sand Mixtures Stabilized with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Cement.- Chapter 9: Effect of Rice Husk Ash on Dispersive Soil.- Chapter 10: Effect of Rubber Reinforced Sandy Soil on Load Settlement Response of Footing.- Chapter 11: Effect of Sawdust Ash on Strength Properties of Clayey Soil.- Chapter 12: A Critical Analysis of Curve Fitting Procedures Used in Evaluating Co-efficient of Consolidation of Soils.- Chapter 13: 3D Printed Geocells: An Analysis of Strength and Interface Shear Behaviour.- Chapter 14: Comparative Study of Settlement Performance of Stone Column and Vertical Drains: A Review.- Chapter 15: Salt Effects on Atterberg Limits of Bentonite Clay.- etc.