Transportation Geotechnics for Green, Digital, and Modern Infrastructures

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-86694-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This book looks into the future of transport infrastructures through green transition, digital transformation, and modern transport infrastructure, and is divided into three parts. The first part provides an overview of green transition in transport infrastructures (eco design and life cycle assessment, recycled and alternative materials, bio-based materials and technologies). This is preceded by an overview of related initiatives in the EU and the US. The second part describes intelligent and digital transformation aspects in geotechnical engineering, including geotechnical databases, sensing and monitorization, and machine learning tools and optimization. The third part presents transport infrastructure case studies that demonstrate the contribution of geotechnical engineering to creating smarter, more efficient, more resilient and more sustainable infrastructures. Along 14 chapters, the book serves as a reference tool for academics and engineers in the fields involved or interested in the design, construction, and maintenance of transportation geotechnical infrastructures.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pinto, Alexandre

Correia, António Gomes

Correia, Antonio Gomes

Fortunato, Eduardo

Neves, José

Neves, Jose

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Verkehrstechnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The EU Green Deal, Actor Communities, and Environmental Commitment 2. Carbon Friendly Construction Materials in Transportation Infrastructure Applications in the United States: Current Practices and Guidelines Part 1: Green transition for resilience and sustainability 3. Bio-and Waste-Based Solutions as the Next Generation of Soil Stabilisation Techniques 4. Use of Construction and Demolition Waste and Steel Slag 5. Eco Design and Life Cycle Assessment Part 2: Intelligent and digital transformation 6. Geotechnical Monitoring in the Digital Age: Integrating IoT, Remote Sensing, and Data Analysis 7. Exploring Cutting-Edge Approaches: Case Studies Unveiling New Trends and Tools in Real Geotechnical Data Analysis 8. Geotechnical Data from Ground Investigations: Insights Towards a Digital Geotechnics 9. Creating Knowledge by Transforming Geotechnical Data Based on Machine Learning Algorithms 10. Dynamic Resource Optimization in Earthworks Part 3: Harbour facilities and modern transportation infrastructures 11. Learnings from Case Studies of Large-scale Manmade Island 12. Underpinning and Strengthening of an Existing Port Infrastructure to Allow the Installation of a High-capacity Vessel Synchrolift 13. The Port of Leixões (Portugal): Over 120 Years of Knowledge 14. The Use of the Observational Approach in the Risk Management of an Excavation Slope on the A1 Motorway Near Condeixa, During the Operation Phase

Über Autor(innen)

António Gomes Correia is Emeritus Professor at the University of Minho and continues his research at the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), University of Minho. His activities involve research, teaching, and consulting in the general field of geotechnical and transportation engineering for 45 years. He has been a keynote speaker and member of the organising/technical committees for many well-established international conferences. He is a co-founder of the International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC) as well as has founded the conference series on Transportation Geotechnics. He is also one of founding editors for the international journal "Transportation Geotechnics" (from 2014), as well as for “Transportation Engineering” (from 2020). He was also editor of the journal "Geotecnia" (from 2016-2024). He is an author/co-author of over 200 publications indexed in SCOPUS.

Alexandre Pinto is founder and technical manager of JETsj Geotecnia Lda and invited Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. His activities involve consulting and teaching in the general field of geotechnical engineering for 30 years. He is an author/co-author of 120 technical papers. He has been a keynote speaker and member of the organizing/technical committees for several conferences. He was Vice President of Portuguese Geotechnical Society from 2016 to 2020 and President from 2020 to 2024.

José Neves graduated in Civil Engineering (PhD, MSc, BSc). He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is a senior research member of the Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS), Portugal. He belonged to the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Geotechnical Society (2020-2024). He is President of the Portuguese Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (2024-2028). He is a member of the Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE), TC202 – Transportation Geotechnics (ISSMGE), and CEN/TC227/WG4 – Hydraulic bound and unbound mixtures (including byproducts and waste materials) of the European Committee for Standardization. He serves as an Associate Editor of the journal Discover Applied Sciences. The main domains of research and consultancy are pavement engineering and transportation geotechnics. He is the author/co-author of over 80 publications indexed in SCOPUS.

Eduardo Fortunato is a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from University of Porto and a Master of Science in Business Administration from University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. He is Principal Researcher and member of the Board of Directors at National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) and invited Full Professor at University of Porto, Portugal. He is Expert in Geotechnics and Expert in Transport and Transportation Infrastructures from the Portuguese Engineers Association. He was Vice President of Portuguese Geotechnical Society (2020-2024) and he is member of the TC202 – Transportation Geotechnics (ISSMGE). The main domains of his research and consultancy are transportation geotechnics and asset management. He is Associated Editor of Frontiers in Built Environment (Transportation and Transit Systems Section) and Sustainability (Sustainable Engineering and Science Section). He is author/co-author of over 80 publications indexed in SCOPUS.