Advances in Soil Reinforcement and Remediation Technologies
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 37
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrokinetic soil stabilization; remediation of contaminated soft soils; coupled electrochemical–hydromechanical modeling; ion transport in soil; consolidation behavior under electrical fields; geosynthetics for soil improvement; application of intelligent control in electroosmosis-based ground treatment
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Dear Colleagues,
Soil reinforcement and remediation play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, sustainability, and resilience of civil infrastructure and the natural environment. With growing concern over contaminated sites, land degradation, and geotechnical instability, there is an increasing demand for effective and innovative technologies that can consolidate weak soils and remediate contaminated ones. Recent progress in advanced materials, coupled multiphysical modeling, and field-scale monitoring techniques has significantly enhanced our understanding of soil behavior and improved the performance of soil treatment methods.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest research developments in the field of soil reinforcement and remediation, and we welcome studies that explore both fundamental mechanisms and practical applications, especially those that address complex and coupled processes, such as ion transport in reactive soils, hydro-mechanical–chemical interactions, and time-dependent consolidation behavior under variable loading and environmental conditions. Contributions that combine modeling, laboratory testing, and field validation are particularly encouraged.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel materials and technologies for soil stabilization and consolidation;
- In situ and ex situ soil remediation strategies for organic and inorganic contaminants;
- The coupled modeling of mechanical, hydraulic, and chemical processes in treated soils;
- The mechanisms and modeling of ion transport in remediated soils;
- The long-term performance assessment of reinforced or remediated soils;
- Advanced monitoring and sensing techniques for soil improvement evaluation;
- Case studies on large-scale soil improvement and contaminated site rehabilitation;
- The integration of sustainability and environmental impact assessment in soil treatment.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this Special Issue, which seeks to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners working at the forefront of soil improvement and environmental geotechnics.
Prof. Dr. Xinyu Xie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- consolidation
- remediation
- contaminated soil
- ion transport
- coupled model
- ground improvement
- sustainable soil treatment
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