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This open access book delves into discussions central to hydraulic structures and research in the realm of hydrodynamics. Hydraulic structures stand as pivotal components within civil engineering and construction, playing a safeguarding role for structures vital to human development. Examples encompass the Hoover Dam in the USA, the Three Gorges Dam in China and the Almendra Dam in Salamanca, Spain. Monitoring the safety and ensuring the structural stability of hydraulic structures has long remained a focal point within hydraulic engineering. Factors affecting the safety of hydraulic structures, water pressure, and loading demand meticulous attention. The stability of structures and materials experiences degradation due to hydraulic impact and long-term corrosion, compromising the safety of hydraulic structures. The inability to adequately support and release water during flood season or flooding can result in irreversible damage. The book aims to furnish global civil engineers with cutting-edge research and engineering examples pertaining to the safety and hydrodynamics of hydraulic structures, with a particular emphasis on dam safety and inspection. It endeavors to inspire novel insights and research avenues for the readers and provide some experiences and results for disciplinary research in this field. The topics of this book include but are not limited to the following: 1. Structural safety and testing of dams 2. Study of hydraulic soil stability and seepage effects 3. Hydrodynamics and rheology.

Hydraulic engineering. --- Civil engineering. --- Foundations. --- Engineering geology. --- Hydraulic Engineering. --- Civil Engineering. --- Foundation Engineering.

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This professional book is an important resource on the topics of geotechnical and foundation engineering for practicing engineers and consultants. It fills the gap between classroom education and real-world professional practice in green and brown field projects. It provides hands-on knowledge on various topics such as engineering geology, geotechnical investigation, site preparation, ground improvement, foundation on soft and filled-up soil, pile foundation, seepage control, erosion control and retaining wall, marine projects, simplified liquefaction potential assessment, tailing storage management at mines, failure during construction, site hazard and remedy and geotechnical and foundation engineering practice. This book will be highly useful for professionals and practicing engineers in the area of geotechnical and foundations engineering. It will also be a useful reference for graduate and postgraduate students and the faculty in the same field.

Foundations. --- Engineering geology. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Rock mechanics. --- Soil mechanics. --- Foundation Engineering. --- Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. --- Soil and Rock Mechanics.

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This book gathers the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements (MAIREPAV10), held in Guimarães, Portugal on July 24-26, 2024. The conference series has been established to promote and discuss state-of-the-art design, maintenance, rehabilitation and management of pavements. The respective contributions share the latest insights from research and practice in the maintenance and rehabilitation of pavements, and discuss advanced materials, technologies and solutions for achieving an even more sustainable and environmentally friendly infrastructure. .

Pavements --- Maintenance and repair --- Building materials. --- Transportation engineering. --- Traffic engineering. --- Materials --- Engineering geology. --- Foundations. --- Building Materials. --- Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. --- Materials Characterization Technique. --- Geoengineering. --- Foundation Engineering. --- Analysis.

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Geotechnical Instrumentation and Applications explains the geotechnical issues encountered in the implementation of construction projects dealing with ground, groundwater, and earth infrastructures, including land reclamations, dams, embankments, landfill construction, excavations, and tunnelling. The book describes the types of geotechnical instrumentation available in the market and walks readers through the geotechnical issues usually encountered in construction projects and observational methods applying geotechnical instruments, planning, and implementation of geotechnical instrumentation projects. Detailed coverage of the calibration and installation process of geotechnical instruments, the verification of measured data, and the recording and documentation of as-built drawings of geotechnical instruments installed are presented. Coverage also includes methods of measurement, recommended monitoring frequencies for manual monitoring and methods of data processing and presentation, as well as analyses and interpretations of monitored data for performance assessment. Factors affecting measured instrument data are also discussed with a few examples. Case studies are presented with field data collected during the implementation of large-scale ground improvements and ground engineering projects involving extensive geotechnical instrumentation works. The book will be an ideal text for upper-undergraduate and graduate geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering, and soil mechanics courses and a hands-on reference for practitioners who apply geotechnical instrumentation in the construction industry. Written by experienced practicing engineers; Discusses geotechnical issues in ground, groundwater, and earth infrastructures; Includes numerous case studies on the application of geotechnical instrumentation and observational methods.

Engineering geology --- Soils --- Instruments. --- Testing. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Rock mechanics. --- Soil mechanics. --- Building construction. --- Environmental engineering. --- Civil engineering. --- Foundations. --- Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geoengineering. --- Soil and Rock Mechanics. --- Solid Construction. --- Environmental Civil Engineering. --- Foundation Engineering.

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"Interpreting a geological setting for the purposes of engineering design and construction requires knowledge of geological engineering and engineering geology, leading to integrated engineering solutions which take into account both ground conditions and environment. This textbook, extensively illustrated, covers the subject area of geological engineering in four sections: 1. Fundamentals: soil mechanics, rock mechanics and hydrogeology; 2. Methods: site investigations, rock mass characterization and engineering geology mapping; 3. Applications: foundations, slope stability, tunnelling, dams, reservoirs and earth works, and 4. Geohazards: landslides, earthquake hazards and prevention and mitigation of geological hazards. The book can serve as a basic reference work for practising engineering geologists, geological and geotechnical engineers, geologists, civil and mining engineers and those professionals involved in design and construction of foundations, tunneling, earth works and excavations for infrastructures, buildings, mining operations, etc. As a textbook it develops an extensive teaching programme of geological engineering and is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics. Covering basic concepts up to the newest methodologies and procedures used in geological engineering. The book is illustrated with many educational working examples and graphical materials"

Engineering geology --- Géologie appliquée --- Engineering geology. --- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Dams & Reservoirs --- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Soil & Rock --- SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology --- 624.131 --- 624.12 --- 624.15 --- Soil mechanics. Structural soil technology. Technical and economic studies --- Rock engineering and mechanics --- Foundation engineering. Substructure work --- 624.15 Foundation engineering. Substructure work --- 624.12 Rock engineering and mechanics --- 624.131 Soil mechanics. Structural soil technology. Technical and economic studies --- Géologie appliquée --- Engineering --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Geology