Research on Intelligent Geotechnical Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

The prosperous development of infrastructure construction has driven various constructions such as building, municipal administration, energy, water conservancy, shipping, mining, and national defense, in which geotechnical engineering plays an important role. Geotechnical engineering studies geotechnical and soil problems, including issues such as foundations, slopes, and underground engineering. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, centered around technologies such as the Internet of Things, modern communication, big data, and artificial intelligence, has become a platform for intelligent upgrading in many research fields. Under the conditions of this new era, traditional geotechnical engineering research has encountered unprecedented opportunities as well as challenges. The integration of geotechnical engineering with the latest information technology and computer science technology, such as building information models, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, deep learning, augmented reality, etc., can help in achieving the intelligent transformation of geotechnical engineering.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest innovations in theories, technologies, and methods in intelligent geotechnical engineering which can potentially contribute to the intelligent transformation of geotechnical engineering. We invite submissions of original research articles and reviews. Potential areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

• Intelligent simulation and modeling;
• Intelligent monitoring and early warning;
• Intelligent perception and analysis based on Edge-Cloud-Network;
• Intelligent decision making and control for construction and operation and maintenance;
• Integrated parameter intelligent inversion analysis method of geotechnical engineering;
• Artificial intelligence and disaster prevention and mitigation;
• Application of big data, artificial intelligence, and digital twins in geotechnical engineering.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Qinglong Zhang
Dr. Guangchang Yang
Prof. Dr. Yan Yan
Dr. Hai Shi
Dr. Yajian Wang
Guest Editors

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