Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Problems in the Design and Construction of Underground Buildings—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

This research topic is Volume Ⅱ of a series.  The previous volumes can be found here:

Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Problems in the Design and Construction of Underground Buildings

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings/special_issues/OO8DGP0W81

The fact that underground engineering is located or partially located below the surface determines that the geotechnical problems of underground engineering can involve the whole life cycle of underground engineering, including site selection, planning, investigation, design, construction, use, maintenance, transformation, reinforcement, demolition, and restoration. At present, the construction schemes of underground engineering are classified into the open excavation method, shallow buried excavation method, cover excavation method, drilling and blasting method, roadheader method, shield method, pipe jacking method, buried pipe section method, caisson method, trenchless technology scheme, and so on. For underground engineering, geomechanics and geotechnical problems have the whole process, extensive and particularity.

The first edition of the Special Issue "Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Problems in the Design and Construction of Underground Buildings" received more than 30 submissions, and 18 professional manuscripts were been published, with contributions from all over the world. The topics of the first edition cover deep foundation excavation and the supports, mechanical properties, and engineering applications of pile foundation, rock and soil dynamic properties, close underground engineering, special foundation mechanical characteristics and constitutive models, damage mechanical properties of rock and soil mass in complex environments, mechanical problems in composite foundation, and special construction methods of underground structures. To some extent, these papers reflect the direction of development in the field. At the end of the first edition of this Special Issue, many suggestions were received from fellow scholars hoping to continue the theme. Therefore, in consultation with the editorial department, a second edition has been initiated.

The second edition of this Special Issue, titled "Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Problems in the Design and Construction of Underground Buildings—2nd Edition", will accept manuscripts covering a wide range of topics, from basic research to more applied exploration and comprehensive case studies.  Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Interaction between soil and structures;
2. Safety and stability of underground structures;
3. Earthquake resistance of underground structures;
4. Mechanical properties and constitutive models of engineering rock, soil, or concrete materials;
5. Geotechnical engineering problems in underground engineering construction;
6. Geotechnical properties and engineering applications under regional or special environment;
7. Stress wave propagation and attenuation law in rock and soil mass;
8. Theory and technology of rock breaking by explosion and dynamic load;
9. Response and disaster mechanisms of underground engineering under engineering disturbance;
10. Engineering geological problems in complex environments;
11. Treatment and reinforcement of special soil;
12. Digital twin technology in underground engineering;
13. Other topics.

Prof. Dr. Shaobo Chai
Dr. Yongqiang Zhou
Dr. Erdi Abi
Dr. Longlong Lv
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• underground building engineering
• rock and soil mechanics
• geotechnical engineering
• seismic resistance of underground structure
• mechanical property
• regional geological environment
• seismic response

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