Description
This reference text establishes linkages between the user industries and the providers of clean technologies and sustainable materials for a rapid transformation of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The text covers several aspects of sustainable applications including clean technologies, climate change and its effects, sustainable buildings (smart cities), sustainability in road construction, sustainable use of geosynthetic, innovative materials, and sustainable construction practices. The text will be useful for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers in the fields of civil engineering and other infrastructure-related professionals and planners.
The book:
- Discusses clean technologies and sustainable materials in depth
- Covers concepts of sustainability in road construction, and water retaining structures
- Examines environmental policies and practices
- Discusses climate change and its effects in a comprehensive manner
- Covers sustainable buildings including smart cities
As this book discusses concepts related to sustainable civil engineering practices in a single volume, it will be an ideal reference text for everyone aiming at developments of sustainable infrastructures.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste as Backfill Material for Geosynthetic-Reinforced Structures
Fernanda Bessa Ferreira, Castorina Silva Vieira; Paulo Pereira; Maria Lurdes Lopes
Chapter 2
Investigation of Economic Feasibility Between Bamboo and Conventional Construction Materials in Non-Residential Projects.
Vijayalaxmi J., Aishwarya Sudheer Vadukkumchery
Chapter 3
An Insight into Sustainability in Construction of Shallow Foundations
Muhammad Nouman Amjad Raja, Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Chapter 4
Enhancement of Bearing Capacity of Cohesive and Granular Soils Using Sustainable Kenaf Fibre Geotextile
Ahmad Safuan A Rashid, Roohollah Kalatehjari, Mohammad Gharehzadeh Shirazi
Chapter 5
Energy Efficient Buildings for Sustainable Development
Sateesh Kumar Pisini, Swetha Priya Thammadi, Suzanne Wilkinson
Chapter 6
Development and Application of FBG Sensors for Landslide Monitoring
Hong-Hu Zhu, Xiao Ye, Hua-Fu Pei, Dao-uan Tan and Bin Shi
Chapter 7
Small And Medium Enterprises and Sustainable Development
Ayon Chakraborty
Chapter 8
Application of GIS Techniques and Environmental Flow Norms for Sustainable Mitigation Measure for Hydropower Impact on Ecosystem
C Prakasam, Manvi Kanwar, Saravanan R, Aravinth R, Varinder Singh Kanwar, M K Sharma,
Chapter 9
Waste Lime Sludge: A Potential Additive in Asphalt
Abhishek Kanoungo, Varinder Singh Kanwar, Ankush Tanta, Shristi Kanoungo, Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Chapter 10
Sustainable Solid Waste Management and Factors Influencing It: An Assessment from Indian Context
Pramod Kumar, Siby John
Chapter 11
Carbon Neutral Construction: Assessing the Potential for Carbon Capture in an Integrated Pavement System
Simon Beecham, Asif Iqbal and Md Mizanur Rahman
Chapter 12
Communal rainwater systems: An alternative to individual household systems
Thulo Ram Gurung, Ashok K. Sharma, Cara D. Beal, Rodney A. Stewart
Chapter 13
Climate Change and Geo-infrastructures: Assessment and Challenges
Susanga Costa, Dilan Robert, Jayantha Kodikara
Chapter 14
Risk Based Asset Management Decision-making in Life Management of Concrete Water Reservoirs
H.S. Richards, G. Chattopadhyay, H.S. Kandra and N. Islam
Chapter 15
Review of clogging processes in stormwater treatment filters
Harpreet Singh Kandra, David McCarthy and Ana Deletic
Chapter 16
Smart Buildings and Sustainable Rating Tools
Danny Byrne, Ashok Sharma, Shobha Muthukumaran, Dimuth Navarata
Chapter 17
Review of water quality monitoring using Internet of Things
T. A. Choudhury, Harpreet Kandra, Khang Dinh, Suryani Lim
