Transportation Geotechnics for Green, Digital, and Modern Infrastructures

1. The EU Green Deal, Actor Communities, and Environmental Commitment

Agnès Jullien and Claude Marin-Lamellet

2. Carbon Friendly Construction Materials in Transportation Infrastructure Applications in the United States: Current Practices and Guidelines

Jianxin Huang, Anand Puppala and Nripojyoti Biswas

Part 1: Green transition for resilience and sustainability

Introduction

José Neves

3. Bio-and Waste-Based Solutions as the Next Generation of Soil Stabilisation Techniques

Nuno Cristelo, Emmanuel Salifu and Aritra Banerjee

4. Use of Construction and Demolition Waste and Steel Slag

Ana Cristina Freire, Isabel Martins, Cláudia Ferreira, Eugénia Correia, José Neves, António José Roque, Eduardo Fortunato, André Paixão and Sara Rios

5. Eco Design and Life Cycle Assessment

Paulo J. Venda Oliveira, António A. Santos Correia, Helena Gervásio and Ana Heitor

Part 2: Intelligent and digital transformation

Introduction

João Moutinho

6. Geotechnical Monitoring in the Digital Age: Integrating IoT, Remote Sensing, and Data Analysis

Tiago Miranda, Ionut Dragos Moldovan and João Moutinho

7. Exploring Cutting-Edge Approaches: Case Studies Unveiling New Trends and Tools in Real Geotechnical Data Analysis

Marisa Pinheiro, Eduardo Pereira and André Silva

 8. Geotechnical Data from Ground Investigations: Insights Towards a Digital Geotechnics

Beatriz Cruz, Jorge Cruz, João Branco, Leandro Costa Pinto, Nicole Pinho, Liliana Freitas and Helder I. Chaminé

 9. Creating Knowledge by Transforming Geotechnical Data Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

Joaquim Tinoco, Paulo Cortez, David Toll and Raquel Silva

10. Dynamic Resource Optimization in Earthworks

Manuel Parente, Margarida Amândio and António Gomes Correia

Part 3: Harbour facilities and modern transportation infrastructures

Introduction

Alexandre Pinto

11. Learnings from Case Studies of Large-scale Manmade Island

Yoichi Watabe

12. Underpinning and Strengthening of an Existing Port Infrastructure to Allow the Installation of a High-capacity Vessel Synchrolift

Paulo Matias Ramos

13. The Port of Leixões (Portugal): Over 120 Years of Knowledge

Hugo Guedes Lopes and Joel Silva

14. The Use of the Observational Approach in the Risk Management of an Excavation Slope on the A1 Motorway Near Condeixa, During the Operation Phase

Joana Carreto, Isabel Gonzalez, Joana Ferreira Martins, Miguel Quintela Cruz, Eduardo Mira Fernandes and Laura Caldeira

Biography

António Gomes Correia is Emeritus Professor at the University of Minho and continues his research at the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), University of Minho. His activities involve research, teaching, and consulting in the general field of geotechnical and transportation engineering for 45 years.

Alexandre Pinto is founder and technical manager of JETsj Geotecnia Lda and invited Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. His activities involve consulting and teaching in the general field of geotechnical engineering for 30 years.

José Neves graduated in Civil Engineering (PhD, MSc, BSc). He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is a senior research member of the Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS), Portugal.

Eduardo Fortunato is a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from University of Porto and a Master of Science in Business Administration from University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. He is Principal Researcher and member of the Board of Directors at National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) and invited Full Professor at University of Porto, Portugal.