Digitalization in Geotechnical Engineering for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

Dear Colleagues,

The increasing use of digital technologies is transforming geotechnical engineering, opening new possibilities for designing, monitoring, and managing subsurface conditions throughout the infrastructure lifecycle. Digital approaches not only improve efficiency and accuracy in engineering practice but also contribute to the sustainability and resilience of infrastructure systems by enabling better resource use, risk assessment, reduced environmental impact, and long-term performance optimization.

This Special Issue aims to gather contributions that advance digital workflows for geotechnics, with a particular focus on their role in fostering sustainable outcomes. We seek submissions that address the technical and organizational challenges in this domain, on topics such as:

• Data exchange requirements and use cases for geotechnical information in Building Information Modeling (BIM).
• Enhancements to the IFC standard to support comprehensive geotechnical data integration.
• Approaches for defining semantic and graphical levels of detail for geoscience objects in BIM environments.
• Development of digital twins, validation tools (e.g., IDS), and standards for interoperable geological and geotechnical mapping.
• Case studies illustrating data-driven design, digital monitoring, and integration of BIM and GIS in infrastructure projects.

By bringing together research and practice across these areas, this Special Issue seeks to promote digitalization in geotechnical engineering as a pathway toward more sustainable, resilient, and environmentally responsible infrastructure.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Víctor Martínez-Ibáñez
Guest Editor

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