Editors:
- Presents recent advances in admixture effects on the behavior of expansive soils
- Discusses the use of image analysis to evaluate expansive soil volume change
- Includes studies on thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of rocks
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures (SUCI)
Conference series link(s): GeoMEast: International Congress and Exhibition "Sustainable Civil Infrastructures”
Conference proceedings info: GeoMEast 2017.
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Table of contents (17 papers)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Advances in Characterization and Analysis of Expansive Soils and Rocks
About this book
This volume includes a collection of technical papers covering two important research topics in geotechnical engineering: (1) the behavior and treatment of expansive soils, and (2) the characterization of rock properties. The twelve studies on expansive soils include investigations into novel stabilization techniques for expansive soils using different admixtures or mechanical consolidation techniques, as well as new experimental approaches to evaluate the behavior of expansive soils. They also include an evaluation of wetting boundary conditions on the volume change of expansive soils, as well as the role of hydrologic boundary conditions in arid climates. The four studies on rock properties include thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of gypsum rock, role of rock strength in blastability, indirect methods to estimate rock strength, and variations in isotope distributions in Permian rocks. The two broad themes in this collection, as summarized above, are representative of local challenges facing geotechnical engineers in the Middle East, but their contributions can also be extended to other regions of the world. This volume is part of the proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2017.
Keywords
- Behavior of Expansive Soils
- Treatment of Expansive Soils
- Characterization of Rock Properties
- Admixtures Consolidation Techniques
- Mechanical Consolidation Techniques
- Wetting Boundary Conditions
- Expansive soils
- fly ash
- cement
- rock mechanics
- blastability
- volume change
- Thermo-hydro-mechanical Behavior of Gypsum Rock
- Rock Strength
- Isotope Distributions in Permian Rocks
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA
Laureano R. Hoyos
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University of California, San Diego , San Diego, USA
John McCartney
About the editors
LAUREANO R. HOYOS, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Lead Campus Manager, Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, FHWA
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington.
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Louisiana State University, 1999
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999
Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998
M.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996
M.Sc. Geotechnical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-RUM, Mayaguez, PR, 1993
M.Sc. Highway Engineering, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia, 1991
B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1988
APPOINTMENTS:
• Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2014 – Current• Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2005 – 2014
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2000 – 2005
HONORS:
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2014
• Research Excellence Award, Office of the Provost, University of Texas at Arlington, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009• Outstanding Civil Engineering Instructor Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2005
• Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2003
JOHN S. MCCARTNEY, Ph.D., P.E.
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, Civil Engineering, B.S. (high distinction), 2002
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, Civil Engineering, M.S., 2002
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Civil Engineering, Ph.D., 2007
APPOINTMENTS
11/14 – Present, Associate Professor, University of California San Diego (UCSD)
07/13 – 08/14, Lyall Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)
05/13 – 10/14, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)
08/08 – 05/13, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)
08/08 – 07/12, Barry Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)08/07 – 08/08, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (UA)
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
• Selected Honors and Awards:
• Service to Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE):
• Service to International Geosynthetics Society (IGS):
• Service to ASTM International:
• Editorial Positions on International Journals:Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Characterization and Analysis of Expansive Soils and Rocks
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures
Editors: Laureano R. Hoyos, John McCartney
Series Title: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61931-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61930-9Published: 12 July 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61931-6Published: 11 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2366-3405
Series E-ISSN: 2366-3413
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 222
Number of Illustrations: 137 b/w illustrations
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics, Building Construction and Design, Engineering Design