Geotechnical Engineering and Urban Underground Space Engineering
Description
This book compiles research findings related to geotechnical engineering and urban underground space, providing readers with targeted research experience and case studies. Geotechnical engineering, which involves the foundation safety of infrastructure and structures, is an important fundamental research area in civil engineering. It provides crucial basic data for intelligent disaster prediction. Geotechnical engineers gather extensive information about rock and soil properties through geological surveys and soil sample tests. This information is particularly important for addressing issues related to geotechnical loadings and structural safety in complex environments, directly impacting the proper use and safety of engineering projects. Urban underground space has been continuously developing as above-ground space resources become increasingly scarce. Especially in major cities and large cities in developed countries, the construction of underground space remains an important part of urban development. Unlike above-ground construction, the development and construction of underground space require more attention to geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics loadings, particularly in the early stages of exploration, structural support during construction, and load monitoring in the use stages. If structural damage or collapse occurs in urban underground space, it not only causes the collapse of the underground space itself but may also lead to a chain reaction of catastrophic collapses or structural damage to above-ground buildings or structures in the corresponding area. Therefore, the structure and design of urban underground space are equally important. This book includes several papers from the 2025 International Conference on Geotechnics and Hydraulic Structure, discussing topics related to geotechnical engineering and urban underground space. Topics include, but are not limited to, geotechnical slope and soil mechanics analysis, tunneling and urban underground space engineering, and water-soil (rock) foundation-structure interaction. Our goal is to share the latest research findings with geotechnical engineers worldwide and provide more solutions to complex engineering challenges.
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Wei Gao, male, born in 1971, PhD, post-doctoral, professor, doctoral supervisor. It is mainly engaged in the stability analysis of geotechnical engineering in complex environment and the research and teaching of big data artificial intelligence technology in geotechnical engineering. At present, more than 100 academic papers have been published ( including more than 40 SCI retrievals ), 5 monographs and 2 textbooks have been published. As a host or main participant, he has completed more than 40 scientific research projects, including key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 973 projects, and general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The research results have won one second prize of national science and technology progress and one first prize of Hubei province science and technology progress.
Chaofeng Zeng is a PhD (postdoctoral), professor, and doctoral supervisor, currently leading the civil engineering discipline at Hunan University of Science and Technology as a Xiangjiang Scholar. He serves as the director of the Analytical Testing Center and deputy director of the State-owned Assets and Laboratory Management Office. His research focuses on disaster prevention and mitigation in underground engineering. He has hosted 12 national and provincial projects including National Natural Science Foundation projects and Hunan Provincial Outstanding Youth projects. As the first or corresponding author, he has published 47 SCI/EI papers in high-level journals such as the "Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering" and "Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology." He has received the Second Prize of the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Award and holds 20 public patents. He has contributed to the publication of one translated work and two industry standards. Zeng is a member of various committees including the Soft Soil Engineering Committee of the China Civil Engineering Society and serves as a reviewer for 64 domestic and international journals. His primary research areas include disaster evaluation and prevention in geotechnical and urban underground engineering, environmentally friendly foundation support systems, groundwater management, and the theoretical assessment of defective and permeable piles.
Content
Geotechnical Mechanics and Mechanical Theory Chapters.- Geotechnical Mechanics and Computational Optimization Methods.