Disaster Prevention, Control, and Resilience Enhancement in Geotechnical and Underground Engineering
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: deep excavation; prediction of environmental response and risk control for foundation pit and tunnel engineering construction; seismic performance evaluation and vibration reduction control of integrated coupling systems for underground and above-ground structures
Interests: ground improvement; special foundation treatment principles and new technologies; low-disturbance repair technology for existing roadbed diseases; new structures and materials for roadbeds in permafrost areas; low-carbon construction and intelligent operation and maintenance of transportation infrastructure
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the acceleration of global climate change and urbanization, the frequency and severity of extreme natural disasters have significantly increased. Meanwhile, human engineering activities are extending into increasingly complex geological environments, posing unprecedented safety challenges for geotechnical and underground engineering. Frequent occurrences of disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, ground subsidence, soil liquefaction, soft soil instability, and groundwater fluctuations not only threaten the structural safety and durability of engineering projects, but also seriously impact urban lifeline systems and public safety. In the face of complex geological conditions and extreme disaster scenarios, enhancing the disaster prevention, control capabilities, and resilience of geotechnical and underground engineering has become a critical issue for the engineering community, academia, and policy-making bodies. To advance fundamental research, key technology innovations, and practical engineering experiences in this field, this Special Issue invites high-quality research papers from scholars and experts worldwide.
This Special Issue focuses on addressing frontier scientific challenges and technological bottlenecks related to disaster prevention, control, and resilience enhancement in geotechnical and underground engineering. Key topics include the development of innovative resilience-based design concepts, optimization of risk assessment and management methods, application of intelligent monitoring and early warning technologies, and strategies for rapid post-disaster recovery. We especially welcome original research contributions related to major infrastructure projects (e.g., urban subways, long tunnels, underground utility corridors, ultra-deep excavations, high slopes, etc.) under complex geological conditions and multi-hazard coupling scenarios. Relevant topics include safety evaluations, resilience optimization design, advanced numerical simulation methods, physical model experiments, and case studies of real-world engineering projects.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Disaster mechanisms, risk analysis, and prevention technologies in geotechnical engineering;
- Resilience design theories, performance enhancement, and optimization methods for underground structures;
- Safety and stability assessment under extreme climate and disaster scenarios;
- Intelligent monitoring and early warning technologies driven by smart sensors and big data;
- Risk assessment and prevention strategies under multi-hazard coupling effects;
- Development of novel materials and structural optimization for resilience improvement;
- Rapid post-disaster restoration, functionality recovery, and resilience evaluation methods;
- Case studies on disaster prevention and resilience enhancement in typical engineering projects.
Dr. Bo Liu
Prof. Dr. Dingwen Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geotechnical engineering
- underground engineering
- disaster prevention
- resilience enhancement
- risk assessment
- intelligent monitoring
- extreme events
- multi-hazard coupling
- post-disaster recovery
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