Environmental Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Disasters
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 162
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental geotechnics; contaminant transport; soil and groundwater remediation
Interests: subsurface pollution prevention and control; non-local numerical methods modeling; reactive flow in porous media; deep learning based on physical information
Interests: environmental geotechnical engineering; solid waste utilization; sustainability; soft soil foundation treatment
2. School of Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710064, China
Interests: loess; electrokinetic remediation; microscale structural; macroscale mechanical properties; contaminated soil
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental geotechnical engineering, geodynamics, and engineering geology are critical to addressing the cross-cutting challenges between infrastructure development, Earth's dynamic systems, and ecological sustainability. This Special Issue emphasizes innovative solutions that integrate geotechnical engineering with environmental management, geological insights, and seismic resilience, focusing on soil behavior and hazard mitigation.
We welcome contributions advancing environmental geotechnics, including sustainable soil stabilization, bioremediation, and low-carbon materials, as well as studies exploring geodynamic phenomena such as subsidence, landslides, and earthquake-induced hazards (e.g., liquefaction, seismic site response).
Key topics include:
- Contaminated site remediation: Strategies for managing heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and industrial pollutants in soil and groundwater.
- Ground improvement and waste containment: Eco-conscious methods for landfill design, soil reinforcement, and hazardous material isolation.
- Slope stability and landslides: Sustainable mitigation of slope failures exacerbated by earthquakes, rainfall, or anthropogenic activities.
- Engineering geology challenges: Site characterization, acid mine drainage, geological hazard assessment, and resource extraction impacts.
- Sustainable urban geotechnics: Managing subsidence, erosion, and urban heat island effects through green infrastructure.
This Special Issue aims to bridge geotechnical innovations, geological insights, and earthquake engineering to promote solutions that balance infrastructure safety, environmental protection, and dynamic earth processes. Contributions may include original research, case studies, and reviews involving theoretical, experimental, or field-based approaches.
Dr. Xianghong Ding
Dr. Huaxiang Yan
Guest Editors
Dr. Biao Luo
Dr. Wenle Hu
Guest Editors Assistants
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Keywords
- environmental geotechnical engineering
- geological disasters
- contaminated sites
- slope stability
- earthquake
- sustainable geomaterials
- eco-engineering
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