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Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Technology and Application in Environmental Detection

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1106

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School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Interests: tunnels; slopes; blasting; safety; control; environment; buildings; standards
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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232000, China
Interests: tunnels; blasting; rock damage; safety; control; environment; buildings
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1. State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Blasting Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
Interests: tunnels; blasting; safety; control; slope
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the continuous advancement of global infrastructure construction and the acceleration of the urbanization process, geotechnical engineering technology plays an increasingly important role in ensuring engineering safety, improving construction quality and optimizing environmental management. In recent years, geotechnical engineering technology has made remarkable progress, not only in the traditional fields such as geological investigation, foundation treatment, slope stability and other breakthroughs, but also in environmental detection, geological disaster warning and other emerging fields, showing great application potential. These technological advances not only promote the innovation of engineering technology, but also provide strong technical support for environmental protection and sustainable development. With the theme of "Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Technology and Application in Environmental Detection", this Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research results, practical experience and technological innovation at home and abroad. Furthermore, we hope to deeply discuss the development status, future trends and the specific applications of geotechnical engineering technology, as well as evaluating its effects on environmental detection.

Main Special Issue content:

  1. The latest progress of geotechnical monitoring technology;
  2. The environmental adaptability of geotechnical investigation and testing technology;
  3. Application cases of geotechnical engineering technology in environmental testing;
  4. Geotechnical engineering information and intelligent development;
  5. Challenges and future prospects.

In summary, this Special Issue will comprehensively display advanced geotechnical engineering technologies and their latest achievements, alongside the cutting-edge progress in environmental testing; this will provide a platform for scholars, engineers and decision-makers in related fields to exchange ideas and share experience, and jointly promote the integrated development of geotechnical engineering technology and environmental testing.

Dr. Tingyao Wu
Dr. Ling Ji
Dr. Yuqing Xia
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • geotechnical monitoring technology
  • environmental adaptability
  • environmental testing
  • tunnels
  • slopes
  • buildings
  • standards

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Stability of Slope and Concrete Structure Under Cyclic Load Coupling and Its Application in Ecological Risk Prevention and Control
by Shicong Ren, Jun Wang, Nian Chen and Tingyao Wu
Sustainability 2025, 17(10), 4260; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17104260 - 8 May 2025
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This paper focuses on the stability issues of geological and engineering structures and conducts research from two perspectives: the mechanism of slope landslides under micro-seismic action and the cyclic failure behavior of concrete materials. In terms of slope stability, through the combination of [...] Read more.
This paper focuses on the stability issues of geological and engineering structures and conducts research from two perspectives: the mechanism of slope landslides under micro-seismic action and the cyclic failure behavior of concrete materials. In terms of slope stability, through the combination of model tests and theories, the cumulative effect of circulating micro-seismic waves on the internal damage of slopes was revealed. This research finds that the coupling of micro-vibration stress and static stress significantly intensifies the stress concentration on the slope, promotes the development of potential sliding surfaces and the extension of joints, and provides a scientific basis for the prediction of landslide disasters. This helps protect mountain ecosystems and reduce soil erosion and vegetation destruction. The number of cyclic loads has a power function attenuation relationship with the compressive strength of concrete. After 1200 cycles, the strength drops to 20.5 MPa (loss rate 48.8%), and the number of cracks increases from 2.7 per mm3 to 34.7 per mm3 (an increase of 11.8 times). Damage evolution is divided into three stages: linear growth, accelerated expansion, and critical failure. The influence of load amplitude on the number of cracks shows a threshold effect. A high amplitude (>0.5 g) significantly stimulates the propagation of intergranular cracks in the mortar matrix, and the proportion of intergranular cracks increases from 12% to 65%. Grey correlation analysis shows that the number of cycles dominates the strength attenuation (correlation degree 0.87), and the load amplitude regulates the crack initiation efficiency more significantly (correlation degree 0.91). These research results can optimize the design of concrete structures, enhance the durability of the project, and indirectly reduce the resource consumption and environmental burden caused by structural damage. Both studies are supported by numerical simulation and experimental verification, providing theoretical support for disaster prevention and control and sustainable engineering practices and contributing to ecological environment risk management and the development of green building materials. Full article
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