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Exceptional design loads on buildings and structures may have different causes, including high-strain natural hazards, man-made attacks and accidents, and extreme operational conditions. All of these aspects can be critical for specific structural typologies and/or materials that are particularly sensitive. Dedicated and refined methods are thus required for design, analysis, and maintenance under structures’ expected lifetimes. Major challenges are related to the structural typology and material properties. Further issues are related to the need for the mitigation or retrofitting of existing structures, or from the optimal and safe design of innovative materials/systems. Finally, in some cases, no design recommendations are available, and thus experimental investigations can have a key role in the overall process. For this SI, we have invited scientists to focus on the recent advancements and trends in the sustainable design of high-performance buildings and structures. Special attention has been given to materials and systems, but also to buildings and infrastructures that can be subjected to extreme design loads. This can be the case of exceptional natural events or unfavorable ambient conditions. The assessment of hazard and risk associated with structures and civil infrastructure systems is important for the preservation and protection of built environments. New procedures, methods, and more precise rules for safety design and the protection of sustainable structures are, however, needed.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- analytical model --- ductile walls --- shear strength --- capacity reduction --- Eurocode 8 --- concrete --- stainless steel --- reinforcement --- temperature --- thermal expansion --- waste management --- construction demolition waste --- thermochromic --- green building material --- recycled waste material --- corrosion --- deterioration --- stirrup --- beams --- cement-based composites (CBCs) --- compressive strength --- fire exposure --- thermal boundaries --- finite element (FE) numerical modelling --- empirical formulations --- fly ash --- granulated blast-furnace slag --- palm oil fly ash --- ordinary Portland cement --- recycled ceramics --- green mortar --- alkali-activated mix design --- embodied energy --- CO2 emission --- assessment --- earthquake --- Zagreb --- case study --- cultural heritage --- seismic design --- structural glass --- q-factor --- engineering demand parameters (EDPs) --- finite element (FE) numerical models --- non-linear incremental dynamic analyses (IDA) --- cloud analysis --- linear regression --- composites --- timber --- CLT --- load-bearing glass --- friction --- FEM analysis --- beam–column joints --- shear capacity --- cyclic loading --- joint’s numerical modeling --- interior joint --- corner joint --- modified reinforcement technique (MRT) --- beam-column joint --- ferrocement --- crack --- ductility --- displacement --- reinforced concrete --- deep beam --- support vector regression --- metaheuristic optimization

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Exceptional design loads on buildings and structures may have different causes, including high-strain natural hazards, man-made attacks and accidents, and extreme operational conditions. All of these aspects can be critical for specific structural typologies and/or materials that are particularly sensitive. Dedicated and refined methods are thus required for design, analysis, and maintenance under structures’ expected lifetimes. Major challenges are related to the structural typology and material properties. Further issues are related to the need for the mitigation or retrofitting of existing structures, or from the optimal and safe design of innovative materials/systems. Finally, in some cases, no design recommendations are available, and thus experimental investigations can have a key role in the overall process. For this SI, we have invited scientists to focus on the recent advancements and trends in the sustainable design of high-performance buildings and structures. Special attention has been given to materials and systems, but also to buildings and infrastructures that can be subjected to extreme design loads. This can be the case of exceptional natural events or unfavorable ambient conditions. The assessment of hazard and risk associated with structures and civil infrastructure systems is important for the preservation and protection of built environments. New procedures, methods, and more precise rules for safety design and the protection of sustainable structures are, however, needed.

analytical model --- ductile walls --- shear strength --- capacity reduction --- Eurocode 8 --- concrete --- stainless steel --- reinforcement --- temperature --- thermal expansion --- waste management --- construction demolition waste --- thermochromic --- green building material --- recycled waste material --- corrosion --- deterioration --- stirrup --- beams --- cement-based composites (CBCs) --- compressive strength --- fire exposure --- thermal boundaries --- finite element (FE) numerical modelling --- empirical formulations --- fly ash --- granulated blast-furnace slag --- palm oil fly ash --- ordinary Portland cement --- recycled ceramics --- green mortar --- alkali-activated mix design --- embodied energy --- CO2 emission --- assessment --- earthquake --- Zagreb --- case study --- cultural heritage --- seismic design --- structural glass --- q-factor --- engineering demand parameters (EDPs) --- finite element (FE) numerical models --- non-linear incremental dynamic analyses (IDA) --- cloud analysis --- linear regression --- composites --- timber --- CLT --- load-bearing glass --- friction --- FEM analysis --- beam–column joints --- shear capacity --- cyclic loading --- joint’s numerical modeling --- interior joint --- corner joint --- modified reinforcement technique (MRT) --- beam-column joint --- ferrocement --- crack --- ductility --- displacement --- reinforced concrete --- deep beam --- support vector regression --- metaheuristic optimization

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Exceptional design loads on buildings and structures may have different causes, including high-strain natural hazards, man-made attacks and accidents, and extreme operational conditions. All of these aspects can be critical for specific structural typologies and/or materials that are particularly sensitive. Dedicated and refined methods are thus required for design, analysis, and maintenance under structures’ expected lifetimes. Major challenges are related to the structural typology and material properties. Further issues are related to the need for the mitigation or retrofitting of existing structures, or from the optimal and safe design of innovative materials/systems. Finally, in some cases, no design recommendations are available, and thus experimental investigations can have a key role in the overall process. For this SI, we have invited scientists to focus on the recent advancements and trends in the sustainable design of high-performance buildings and structures. Special attention has been given to materials and systems, but also to buildings and infrastructures that can be subjected to extreme design loads. This can be the case of exceptional natural events or unfavorable ambient conditions. The assessment of hazard and risk associated with structures and civil infrastructure systems is important for the preservation and protection of built environments. New procedures, methods, and more precise rules for safety design and the protection of sustainable structures are, however, needed.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- analytical model --- ductile walls --- shear strength --- capacity reduction --- Eurocode 8 --- concrete --- stainless steel --- reinforcement --- temperature --- thermal expansion --- waste management --- construction demolition waste --- thermochromic --- green building material --- recycled waste material --- corrosion --- deterioration --- stirrup --- beams --- cement-based composites (CBCs) --- compressive strength --- fire exposure --- thermal boundaries --- finite element (FE) numerical modelling --- empirical formulations --- fly ash --- granulated blast-furnace slag --- palm oil fly ash --- ordinary Portland cement --- recycled ceramics --- green mortar --- alkali-activated mix design --- embodied energy --- CO2 emission --- assessment --- earthquake --- Zagreb --- case study --- cultural heritage --- seismic design --- structural glass --- q-factor --- engineering demand parameters (EDPs) --- finite element (FE) numerical models --- non-linear incremental dynamic analyses (IDA) --- cloud analysis --- linear regression --- composites --- timber --- CLT --- load-bearing glass --- friction --- FEM analysis --- beam–column joints --- shear capacity --- cyclic loading --- joint’s numerical modeling --- interior joint --- corner joint --- modified reinforcement technique (MRT) --- beam-column joint --- ferrocement --- crack --- ductility --- displacement --- reinforced concrete --- deep beam --- support vector regression --- metaheuristic optimization --- analytical model --- ductile walls --- shear strength --- capacity reduction --- Eurocode 8 --- concrete --- stainless steel --- reinforcement --- temperature --- thermal expansion --- waste management --- construction demolition waste --- thermochromic --- green building material --- recycled waste material --- corrosion --- deterioration --- stirrup --- beams --- cement-based composites (CBCs) --- compressive strength --- fire exposure --- thermal boundaries --- finite element (FE) numerical modelling --- empirical formulations --- fly ash --- granulated blast-furnace slag --- palm oil fly ash --- ordinary Portland cement --- recycled ceramics --- green mortar --- alkali-activated mix design --- embodied energy --- CO2 emission --- assessment --- earthquake --- Zagreb --- case study --- cultural heritage --- seismic design --- structural glass --- q-factor --- engineering demand parameters (EDPs) --- finite element (FE) numerical models --- non-linear incremental dynamic analyses (IDA) --- cloud analysis --- linear regression --- composites --- timber --- CLT --- load-bearing glass --- friction --- FEM analysis --- beam–column joints --- shear capacity --- cyclic loading --- joint’s numerical modeling --- interior joint --- corner joint --- modified reinforcement technique (MRT) --- beam-column joint --- ferrocement --- crack --- ductility --- displacement --- reinforced concrete --- deep beam --- support vector regression --- metaheuristic optimization

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Implementing environmentally friendly and cost-effective solutions is a pressing need to fulfill the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set to be achieved by 2030. Thus, the requirement to execute the design, construction and maintenance of civil engineering structures and infrastructures as sustainably as possible are big challenges currently faced by civil and geotechnical engineers. This book, compiling the papers published during the 2020–2021 biennium in the Topical Collection, “Sustainability in Geotechnics: The Use of Environmentally Friendly Materials”, is intended help tackle those challenges. Several topics are covered by the 23 papers published herein, including: sustainable ground improvement techniques; replacement of raw materials such as soils and aggregates by recycled materials; soil reinforcement with alternative materials; sustainable solutions using geosynthetics; low-carbon solutions for stabilization of contaminated soils; and bioengineering techniques to prevent soil erosion. The Guest Editor expects that this book can be very useful towards the achievement of more environmentally friendly solutions, in particular in the field of geotechnical engineering.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- low carbon materials --- heavy metal immobilization --- sustainable remediation --- environmentally friendly materials --- sustainability in geotechnics --- recycled construction and demolition materials --- geogrids --- pullout behaviour --- pullout test parameters --- cement --- lime --- copper slag --- strength --- durability --- microstructure --- eCO2 --- embodied energy --- soda residue --- fly ash --- field test --- laboratory test --- mechanical property --- gypsum --- liners --- pavements --- PROMETHEE --- heavy metals --- soil --- enzyme solutions --- desorption --- extractant --- bioengineering techniques --- vegetative cover index --- slope’s superficial erosion --- phytosanitary aspects --- climatological conditions --- geosynthetics --- geotextile tubes --- sludge --- dewatering --- total solids --- polymer dosing --- response surface --- geomembrane --- HDPE --- thermal analysis --- sewage --- leachate --- incinerator bottom ash --- geotextiles --- mechanical damage --- sustainable engineering --- waste valorization --- soil improvement --- polypropylene strips --- geotechnical properties --- sustainable reuse of plastic waste --- recycled pet strips --- lateritic soil --- composite --- uniaxial tests --- shear strength --- small-strain stiffness --- ground improvement --- ground remediation --- local strain --- triaxial test --- geopolymer --- soil stabilization --- expansive soils --- sustainability benefits --- sustainable ground improvement --- oil-contaminated soils --- geotextile–polynorbornene liner --- pollutant adsorption --- diffusion --- permeability alteration --- microbial induced carbonate precipitation --- life cycle assessment --- energy consumption --- carbon emissions --- fine-grained soil --- tire-derived aggregate --- optimum moisture content --- maximum dry unit weight --- Bland–Altman analysis --- geogrid --- recycled materials --- interface shear strength --- large-direct shear test --- base course reinforcement --- pavement geotechnics --- recycled aluminum salt slag --- resilient modulus --- leachate analysis --- soil–cement --- recycled waste --- fatigue life --- subgrade --- compressive strength --- geogrid-reinforced soil structure --- substitute building material --- recycled material --- green infrastructure --- polypropylene fibers --- drained test --- stress–dilatancy --- wastes --- tires --- CDW --- PET bottles --- sustainability in geotechnical engineering --- sustainable ground remediation --- geopolymers

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Implementing environmentally friendly and cost-effective solutions is a pressing need to fulfill the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set to be achieved by 2030. Thus, the requirement to execute the design, construction and maintenance of civil engineering structures and infrastructures as sustainably as possible are big challenges currently faced by civil and geotechnical engineers. This book, compiling the papers published during the 2020–2021 biennium in the Topical Collection, “Sustainability in Geotechnics: The Use of Environmentally Friendly Materials”, is intended help tackle those challenges. Several topics are covered by the 23 papers published herein, including: sustainable ground improvement techniques; replacement of raw materials such as soils and aggregates by recycled materials; soil reinforcement with alternative materials; sustainable solutions using geosynthetics; low-carbon solutions for stabilization of contaminated soils; and bioengineering techniques to prevent soil erosion. The Guest Editor expects that this book can be very useful towards the achievement of more environmentally friendly solutions, in particular in the field of geotechnical engineering.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- low carbon materials --- heavy metal immobilization --- sustainable remediation --- environmentally friendly materials --- sustainability in geotechnics --- recycled construction and demolition materials --- geogrids --- pullout behaviour --- pullout test parameters --- cement --- lime --- copper slag --- strength --- durability --- microstructure --- eCO2 --- embodied energy --- soda residue --- fly ash --- field test --- laboratory test --- mechanical property --- gypsum --- liners --- pavements --- PROMETHEE --- heavy metals --- soil --- enzyme solutions --- desorption --- extractant --- bioengineering techniques --- vegetative cover index --- slope’s superficial erosion --- phytosanitary aspects --- climatological conditions --- geosynthetics --- geotextile tubes --- sludge --- dewatering --- total solids --- polymer dosing --- response surface --- geomembrane --- HDPE --- thermal analysis --- sewage --- leachate --- incinerator bottom ash --- geotextiles --- mechanical damage --- sustainable engineering --- waste valorization --- soil improvement --- polypropylene strips --- geotechnical properties --- sustainable reuse of plastic waste --- recycled pet strips --- lateritic soil --- composite --- uniaxial tests --- shear strength --- small-strain stiffness --- ground improvement --- ground remediation --- local strain --- triaxial test --- geopolymer --- soil stabilization --- expansive soils --- sustainability benefits --- sustainable ground improvement --- oil-contaminated soils --- geotextile–polynorbornene liner --- pollutant adsorption --- diffusion --- permeability alteration --- microbial induced carbonate precipitation --- life cycle assessment --- energy consumption --- carbon emissions --- fine-grained soil --- tire-derived aggregate --- optimum moisture content --- maximum dry unit weight --- Bland–Altman analysis --- geogrid --- recycled materials --- interface shear strength --- large-direct shear test --- base course reinforcement --- pavement geotechnics --- recycled aluminum salt slag --- resilient modulus --- leachate analysis --- soil–cement --- recycled waste --- fatigue life --- subgrade --- compressive strength --- geogrid-reinforced soil structure --- substitute building material --- recycled material --- green infrastructure --- polypropylene fibers --- drained test --- stress–dilatancy --- wastes --- tires --- CDW --- PET bottles --- sustainability in geotechnical engineering --- sustainable ground remediation --- geopolymers --- low carbon materials --- heavy metal immobilization --- sustainable remediation --- environmentally friendly materials --- sustainability in geotechnics --- recycled construction and demolition materials --- geogrids --- pullout behaviour --- pullout test parameters --- cement --- lime --- copper slag --- strength --- durability --- microstructure --- eCO2 --- embodied energy --- soda residue --- fly ash --- field test --- laboratory test --- mechanical property --- gypsum --- liners --- pavements --- PROMETHEE --- heavy metals --- soil --- enzyme solutions --- desorption --- extractant --- bioengineering techniques --- vegetative cover index --- slope’s superficial erosion --- phytosanitary aspects --- climatological conditions --- geosynthetics --- geotextile tubes --- sludge --- dewatering --- total solids --- polymer dosing --- response surface --- geomembrane --- HDPE --- thermal analysis --- sewage --- leachate --- incinerator bottom ash --- geotextiles --- mechanical damage --- sustainable engineering --- waste valorization --- soil improvement --- polypropylene strips --- geotechnical properties --- sustainable reuse of plastic waste --- recycled pet strips --- lateritic soil --- composite --- uniaxial tests --- shear strength --- small-strain stiffness --- ground improvement --- ground remediation --- local strain --- triaxial test --- geopolymer --- soil stabilization --- expansive soils --- sustainability benefits --- sustainable ground improvement --- oil-contaminated soils --- geotextile–polynorbornene liner --- pollutant adsorption --- diffusion --- permeability alteration --- microbial induced carbonate precipitation --- life cycle assessment --- energy consumption --- carbon emissions --- fine-grained soil --- tire-derived aggregate --- optimum moisture content --- maximum dry unit weight --- Bland–Altman analysis --- geogrid --- recycled materials --- interface shear strength --- large-direct shear test --- base course reinforcement --- pavement geotechnics --- recycled aluminum salt slag --- resilient modulus --- leachate analysis --- soil–cement --- recycled waste --- fatigue life --- subgrade --- compressive strength --- geogrid-reinforced soil structure --- substitute building material --- recycled material --- green infrastructure --- polypropylene fibers --- drained test --- stress–dilatancy --- wastes --- tires --- CDW --- PET bottles --- sustainability in geotechnical engineering --- sustainable ground remediation --- geopolymers