ASCE Book GeoCongress 2014
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Geo-Congress 2014 Keynote Lectures – Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| ASCE | 2014 | 190 |
Keynote lectures presented at the 2014 Geo-Congress, held in Atlanta, Georgia, February 23-26, 2014. Sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE This Geotechnical Special Publication 235, Geo-Congress 2014 Keynote Lectures: Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability, contains eight peer-reviewed keynote papers on cutting edge aspects of sustainability-related geotechnical issues. Topics include advanced methods for site characterization; geotechnical responses to environmental and climatic events; unsaturated soil studies; and sustainable design and construction methods in infrastructure development. These papers serve as important references and milestones for fast-moving and impactful aspects of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering and will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cover |
| 9 | Table of Contents |
| 10 | Sustainability in an Era of Increasing Energy Demand: Challenges for Offshore Geotechnics |
| 37 | Selected Effects of the 2012 Hurricane Sandy along the U.S. East Coast: A Geotechnical Perspective |
| 62 | Some Recent and Emerging Topics on Seismic Wave Methods for Geotechnical Site Characterization |
| 86 | Characterization of Unsaturated Soils: The Importance of Response Wetting |
| 106 | Innovations in Optical Geo-Characterization |
| 126 | Geo-Sensing for Developing Sustainable Responses to Environmental Hazards Underground |
| 149 | Experimental Research on Cone Penetration Resistance |
| 173 | Working to Engineer Infrastructure Resiliency in a Changing Operating Environment |
