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GeoVadis: The Future of Geotechnical Engineering (Volume 3)

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This reference manual provides a structured technical digest and engineering synthesis of the open-access volume:
GeoVadis: The Future of Geotechnical Engineering (Volume 3)
Proceedings of the First Geotech Asia International Conference (GAIC 2025), Goa, India.
Editors: Ashish Juneja, Anil Joseph, and Dasaka S. Murty.
Publisher: CRC Press / Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group, London & Boca Raton, 2026.
License: Published under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
DOI: 10.1201/9781003645955 | eBook ISBN: 9781003645955 | Hardback ISBN: 9781041085546.

Overview and Scope of Volume 3

Following Volume 1 (Plenary Foundations, Computational Geomechanics, Cold/Coastal Environments, Soil Dynamics, Deep Excavations, Geosynthetics) and Volume 2 (Ground Modification, Risk & Site Characterization, Rock Tunnelling, Landslides, Transportation Geotechnics), Volume 3 completes the GAIC 2025 proceedings with 84 peer-reviewed technical papers and plenary lectures.

Volume 3 synthesizes breakthrough developments across 19 technical domains, featuring 14 seminal Plenary Keynotes and 10 specialized technical sessions:

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    GV3["GeoVadis Volume 3 (84 Chapters)"]
    GV3 --> P1["Plenary Keynotes (14 Papers)<br/>Puppala, Indraratna, Soga, Ishikawa,<br/>Zhussupbekov, Cazzuffi, Chian, Sitharam"]
    GV3 --> S12["AI & Environmental Geotechnics<br/>Surrogate models, Lunar regolith,<br/>Bentonite barriers, MICP, Offshore wind"]
    GV3 --> S3["Earthquake & Soil Dynamics<br/>Nonlinear dam dynamics, Moraine dams,<br/>Port quay walls, Particle liquefaction"]
    GV3 --> S4["Foundations & Deep Excavations<br/>Disconnected piled rafts, Sinking slurry tanks,<br/>Plastic concrete barriers, Hybrid SOE"]
    GV3 --> S56["Geosynthetics & Ground Improvement<br/>Geotextile creep, ASD vs LRFD MSE,<br/>Biopolymers, Sulfate soil stabilization"]
    GV3 --> S78910["Rock, Slopes & Transport Geotechnics<br/>Deccan Trap TBM/NATM, Chenab Bridge,<br/>BP Highway flood forensics, TabNet/SHAP"]

Publication Details

Item Specification
Title GeoVadis: The Future of Geotechnical Engineering (Volume 3)
Editors Ashish Juneja (IIT Bombay), Anil Joseph (Geostruct / IGS), Dasaka S. Murty (IIT Bombay)
Conference First Geotech Asia International Conference (GAIC 2025), Goa, India
Publisher CRC Press / Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date 2026
DOI 10.1201/9781003645955
eBook ISBN 978-1-003-64595-5
Hardback ISBN 978-1-041-08554-6
Access Mode Open Access (OA) under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Structure of this Reference Manual

Volume 3 is structured into six comprehensive technical chapters capturing all plenary lectures and technical sessions:

Chapter Title Technical Scope & Highlights
01 Plenary Keynotes & State-of-the-Art Lectures Geothermal geosynthetics (Puppala); Waste-recycled rail subgrade (Indraratna); Self-boring pressuremeter mechanics in stiff clay (Soga); Rainfall debris flow runout (Ishikawa); Megastructure piling in Kazakhstan collapsible soils (Zhussupbekov); Geomembrane dam durability (Cazzuffi); Seismic tunnel look-ahead probing (Chian); Noto Peninsula lateral flow liquefaction (Hazarika); Sand liquefaction micro-mechanics (Latha); Nepal post-Gorkha resilience (Subedi); Chenab Bridge foundation innovation & slope stabilization (Sitharam).
02 AI, Computational Geomechanics & Environmental Engineering Surrogate machine learning models for strip footings on variable slopes; Extra-terrestrial lunar regolith drilling force mechanics; AI opportunities and bottlenecks in geotechnics; Rock mass uplift anchor testing; Bentonite backfill unconfined compressive strength; Red mud shrinkage control; Nanomaterial mitigation of alkali swelling; Sugarcane molasses MICP biocementation; Floating offshore wind turbine FEM; Modern landfill containment design.
03 Earthquake Engineering & Soil Dynamics Nonlinear dynamic analysis of zoned rockfill/earthfill dams; Particle-scale simplified liquefaction susceptibility assessment; Performance-based design of port quay walls (Indian vs Japanese codes); Seismic stability and breach mechanics of glacial lake moraine dams (Imja Glacier Lake) under Kobe and Chile earthquakes; Dynamic impedance of circular footings.
04 Foundations, Deep Excavations & Retaining Systems Disconnected piled raft foundations (DPRF) with cushion layers; Bridge substructure alternatives in complex geology; Vertical anchor pullout in unsaturated sand; Skirted ring foundations under seismic lateral loads; Forensic back-analysis of sinking concrete slurry tanks; Deep excavation induced deformations in adjacent pile foundations; Plastic concrete cutoff seepage barriers; Soil nailing cohesion thresholds; Hybrid SOE systems; TBM tunnel interaction under excavation unloading and surcharge.
05 Geosynthetics & Ground Improvement Creep behavior of woven and nonwoven geotextiles; ASD vs LRFD reliability design of MSE walls; MIF/LCR characterization of biaxial geogrids; Soluble sulfate contaminated lime-treated soils and ettringite swelling mitigation; Soaked CBR of geogrid/fiber subgrades; Infrastructure soil stabilization insights; Quick Leda clay stiffness enhancement; Micro-tunnelling through soft marine clay; Copper slag & rice husk ash cementitious mixes; High-sulfate soil lime-quarry dust stabilization.
06 Rock Mechanics, Slopes & Transportation Geotechnics High-capacity rock anchors for pile load testing; Six Sigma precision testing for soils; Guar gum biopolymer road embankments; Dynamic behavior of clay-scrap rubber soils; Integrated geophysics workflows; SPT \((N_1)_{60}\) correlations; Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) GUI for retaining wall risk; Geophysical QA/QC of major fills; Unsaturated agricultural drought mechanics; Siwalik grain size vs \(\phi\) interpretation risks; Offshore carbonate soils; 3D implicit granite constitutive model; Surface settlement in urban tunnelling; TBM & NATM excavation in Deccan Trap basalts; Tunnel stability under adjacent excavation; Rock joint stiffness and shear strength; Wellbore probabilistic stability; Mine tailings and fly ash rheology & flow liquefaction; GIS logistic regression landslide mapping; Climate-resilient highway engineering (Nepal BP Highway 2024 flood forensics); Kaligandaki corridor multi-hazard assessment; Micro-pile valley-side slope stabilization; TabNet and SHAP interpretable AI landslide modeling; LEM vs FEM slope comparisons; Bio-enzyme cement RAP mixes; Dune sand pozzolanic stabilization; Geosynthetic-reinforced pavements under cyclic traffic.

Technical Terminology Standard

All Vietnamese translations follow the canonical 1-to-1 geotechnical terminology: - Sister Bar \(\rightarrow\) Thanh thép đo biến dạng phụ (Sister Bar) - Piezometer \(\rightarrow\) Áp kế - Strain Gauge \(\rightarrow\) Cảm biến đo biến dạng - Inclinometer \(\rightarrow\) Ống đo nghiêng - Load Cell \(\rightarrow\) Cảm biến đo tải trọng - Earth Pressure Cell \(\rightarrow\) Hộp đo áp lực đất - Extensometer \(\rightarrow\) Thiết bị đo biến dạng sâu - Piled Raft Foundation \(\rightarrow\) Móng bè cọc - Disconnected Piled Raft Foundation \(\rightarrow\) Móng bè cọc đệm cát (móng bè cọc tách rời) - Soil-Cement Column / Deep Mixing \(\rightarrow\) Cọc hỗn hợp xi măng - đất - Plastic Concrete Cutoff Wall \(\rightarrow\) Tường hào bê tông dẻo chống thấm - Diaphragm Wall / Barrette \(\rightarrow\) Tường vây barrette

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