Abstract
Sustainable geotechnics is an emerging sub-discipline within geotechnical engineering that covers a wide range of topics related to the sustainable development of civil infrastructure and society. In this general report, a brief overview of this new sub-discipline is provided with an aim to connect the broader scope of sustainability to geotechnical engineering research and practice. In addition, the papers allocated to the sustainability session (TC 307) of 18th ICSMGE are reviewed in the context of the big picture. Most of the papers deal with material recycling, reuse, and use of alternate materials in geotechnical engineering constructions. These apart, the topics covered in the allocated papers include use of geosynthetics, sustainable foundation engineering, subsurface remediation and site redevelopment, and sustainability assessment. Some of the important topics related to sustainable geotechnics not covered by the allocated papers are also mentioned.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 3155-3162 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2013 - Paris, France Duration: 2 Sep 2013 → 6 Sep 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSMGE 2013 |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Paris |
| Period | 2/09/13 → 6/09/13 |
Keywords
- Geohazard
- Geosustainability
- Life cycle assessment
- Recycling
- Remediation
- Resilience
- Reuse
- Sustainable geotechnics
