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Intro; Preface; Contents; The Role of Geotechnics in Addressing New World Problems; 1 Introduction; 2 Climate Change; 2.1 Climate Mitigation: Low Carbon Economy; 2.2 Climate Adaptation; 3 Urban Sustainability and Resilience; 4 Management of Energy and Material Resources; 5 Management of Water Resources; 5.1 Groundwater Resources; 5.2 Surface Water Resources; 6 Over-Arching Challenges; 7 Conclusions; References; Advances in Geotechnical Sensors and Monitoring; 1 Introduction; 2 Sensing and Monitoring at the Laboratory Scale; 2.1 Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning
2.2 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope and Microfluidics2.3 Particle Image Velocimetry or Digital Image Correlation; 2.4 Transparent Soils; 2.5 Pressure Sensors; 3 Sensing and Monitoring at the Site Scale; 3.1 Fiber Optic Sensing-Point and Distributed Sensors; 3.2 Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Structure from Motion (SfM) and Change Detection; 3.3 LiDAR; 3.4 Wireless Sensor Network; 4 Sensing and Monitoring at the District Scale; 4.1 Satellite Images; 4.2 InSAR; 5 Conclusions; References; Soil Properties: Physics Inspired, Data Driven; 1 Introduction: Soils Are Particulate Materials
2 Revised Soil Classification System RSCS2.1 Overall Classification; 2.2 Fines Classification; 3 Load-Deformation Response; 3.1 Small-Strain Stiffness; 3.2 Compressibility (Isotropic and Zero-Lateral Strain); 3.3 Deviatoric Loading; 3.4 Shear Strength: Friction; 4 Repetitive Loading; 5 Hydraulic Conductivity; 6 Unsaturated Soils; 7 Geophysical Properties; 7.1 Elastic Waves; 7.2 Electromagnetic Waves; 7.3 Thermal Properties; 8 Closing Thoughts: New Developments and Pending Challenges; 8.1 ITsoil: Soil Properties Database and Probing Tool; 8.2 Lab-on-a-Bench Technology; 8.3 Pending Challenges
3.3 Free Energy of Soil Water3.4 Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium Principle; 3.5 Adsorption Water Content Versus Capillary Water Content; 4 Soil Physicochemical Properties; 4.1 Soil Water Retention Curve; 4.2 Specific Surface Area; 4.3 Cation Exchange Capacity; 4.4 Suction Stress Characteristic Curve; 4.5 Soil Water Density; 5 Geotechnical Engineering Properties; 5.1 Soil Shrinkage Curve; 5.2 Small Strain Shear Modulus; 5.3 Young's Modulus Function; 5.4 Scaling Between Small-Strain and Finite-Strain Shear Moduli; 5.5 Thermal Conductivity Function; 6 Concluding Remarks; References
2.2 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope and Microfluidics2.3 Particle Image Velocimetry or Digital Image Correlation; 2.4 Transparent Soils; 2.5 Pressure Sensors; 3 Sensing and Monitoring at the Site Scale; 3.1 Fiber Optic Sensing-Point and Distributed Sensors; 3.2 Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Structure from Motion (SfM) and Change Detection; 3.3 LiDAR; 3.4 Wireless Sensor Network; 4 Sensing and Monitoring at the District Scale; 4.1 Satellite Images; 4.2 InSAR; 5 Conclusions; References; Soil Properties: Physics Inspired, Data Driven; 1 Introduction: Soils Are Particulate Materials
2 Revised Soil Classification System RSCS2.1 Overall Classification; 2.2 Fines Classification; 3 Load-Deformation Response; 3.1 Small-Strain Stiffness; 3.2 Compressibility (Isotropic and Zero-Lateral Strain); 3.3 Deviatoric Loading; 3.4 Shear Strength: Friction; 4 Repetitive Loading; 5 Hydraulic Conductivity; 6 Unsaturated Soils; 7 Geophysical Properties; 7.1 Elastic Waves; 7.2 Electromagnetic Waves; 7.3 Thermal Properties; 8 Closing Thoughts: New Developments and Pending Challenges; 8.1 ITsoil: Soil Properties Database and Probing Tool; 8.2 Lab-on-a-Bench Technology; 8.3 Pending Challenges
3.3 Free Energy of Soil Water3.4 Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium Principle; 3.5 Adsorption Water Content Versus Capillary Water Content; 4 Soil Physicochemical Properties; 4.1 Soil Water Retention Curve; 4.2 Specific Surface Area; 4.3 Cation Exchange Capacity; 4.4 Suction Stress Characteristic Curve; 4.5 Soil Water Density; 5 Geotechnical Engineering Properties; 5.1 Soil Shrinkage Curve; 5.2 Small Strain Shear Modulus; 5.3 Young's Modulus Function; 5.4 Scaling Between Small-Strain and Finite-Strain Shear Moduli; 5.5 Thermal Conductivity Function; 6 Concluding Remarks; References