Sustainability Issues in Civil Engineering

Part I. Sustainable Transportation Systems

1. Sustainable Usage of Construction and Demolition Materials in Roads and Footpaths
Arul Arulrajah, Mahdi M. Disfani, Suksun Horpibulsuk

2. A Few Dilemmas Pertaining Transportation Infrastructures and Their Sustainability
Filippo G. Pratico

3. Bitumen-Stabilised Materials for Sustainable Road Infrastructure
M. K. Nivedya, A. Veeraragavan

4. Sustainable Transportation for Indian Cities: Role of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Partha Chakroborty

5. Economic Sustainability Considerations in Asphalt Pavement Design
Animesh Das

6. Sustainable Design of Indian Rural Roads with Reclaimed Asphalt Materials
Sireesh Saride, Anu M. George, Deepti Avirneni, B. Munwar Basha

7. Sustainability of Railway Tracks
Sarvesh Chandra, Devanshee Shukla

8. Using System Dynamics to Identify, Evaluate, and Implement Sustainable Policies and Practices in the Road Construction Industry
Rajib B. Mallick, Michael J. Radzicki

Part II. Sustainable Geosystems

9. Resilient and Sustainable Geotechnical Solution: Lessons Learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Disaster
Hemanta Hazarika, Tadashi Hara, Yasuhide Fukumoto

10. Reinforced Piled Embankments for Sustainable Infrastructure Development
K. Rajagopal, Anjana Bhasi

11. Experimental Modeling of Unsaturated Intermediate Geomaterials for Sustainable Design of Geotechnical Infrastructure
Laureano R. Hoyos, Anand J. Puppala

12. Underground Space for Sustainable Urban Development: Experiences from Urban Underground Metro Constructions in India
T. G. Sitharam, S. D. Anitha Kumari

13. Sand–Tire Chip Mixtures for Sustainable Geoengineering Applications
S. Bali Reddy, A. Murali Krishna

14. Evaluation of Bioreactor Landfill as Sustainable Land Disposal Method
P. Lakshmikanthan, L. G. Santhosh, G. L. Sivakumar Babu

Part III. Sustainable Environmental and Water Resources

15. Assessment of Landfill Sustainability
G. L. Sivakumar Babu, P. Lakshmikanthan, L. G. Santhosh

16. Approaches to Selecting Sustainable Technologies for Remediation of Contaminated Sites: Case Studies
Bala Yamini Sadasivam, Krishna R. Reddy

17. Disinfection of Water Using Pulsed Power Technique: Effect of System Parameters and Kinetic Study
Raj Kamal Singh, Vigneshwar Babu, Ligy Philip, Sarathi Ramanujam

Part IV. Sustainable Structural Systems

18. Pre-engineered Bamboo Structures: A Step Towards Sustainable Construction
Suresh Bhalla, Roger P. West, Diwaker Bhagat, Mukul Gupta, Aaarti Nagpal

19. Sustainability: Way Forward in Architectural Engineering
S. P. Anchuri, N. V. Ramana Rao

20. Harnessing Sustainable Solutions Through Challenges: A Case Study of World Record Long-Distance Pumping of Concrete
Chetan Hazaree, Viswanath Mahadevan, Sunil Bauchkar, Shankar Kottur

Keywords: Engineering, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency, Hydrology/Water Resources