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Tunnelling in Urbanised Areas - Geotechnical Case Studies at Different Project Stages
Tunnelling in urbanised areas is always a challenge for the client and the contractor as well as for the designers, the engineers, and the...
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Hydrogeologic Exploration during Excavation of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel (AlpTransit Switzerland)
Many tunnels that are currently being built through the Alps have to cross fractured and karstified formations at great depth and many hundreds of...
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High Speed Lines in Belgium: Various Engineering Geological and Geotechnical Aspects
The High Speed Railway network in Belgium extends over 322 km of lines made up of 210 km of new line designed for speeds of 300 km/h and 112 km of...
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Studying Underground Motions in the Ramioul’s Cave - Belgium
The show-cave of Ramioul is situated close to Engis in Belgium in Dinantian. Beside the natural cavities, a quarry is being mined out and the tourist...
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Overconsolidated, Early-Pleistocene Clays in Relation to Foundation Design and Construction of HSLSouth, Province of Brabant, The Netherlands
The High Speed Line connecting Amsterdam to Brussels (HSLSouth) requires a link to the existing railway system at the City of Breda, Province of...
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Landslide Risk Assessment in Italy: A Case Study in the Umbria-Marche Apennines
This paper reports the study of a training area aimed to develop a methodology for assessing the landslide risk on the basis of landslide movements...
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German Higher Education in the Framework of the Bologna Process
In 1997/98, the 16 German Länder tentatively agreed on the establishment of a new degree structure for German higher education in the form of...
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Some Positive and Negative Aspects of Mine Abandonment and Their Implications on Infrastructure
Many urban and greenfield environments throughout the United Kingdom are located in regions where mining has occurred. Mining dates back to pre-Roman...
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Recent dynamics in sediment connectivity in the Ethiopian Highlands
Sediment connectivity indexes serve as a diagnostic tool for investigating the overall hydro-geomorphological functioning. The primary factors...
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Herbicide management of roadside kudzu (Pueraria lobata) vegetation doubles soil nitrification and nitrate leaching rates
Kudzu ( Pueraria lobata ), a fast-growing leguminous vine with broad global distribution, is one of the main species occurring in roadside vegetation,...
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Multiscale dimensions of the foreign working citizens participation to the Italian labour market: intra-regional heterogeneities across the North–South divide
This article delves into the distinctive intra- and interregional geographical heterogeneity of Italy, emphasizing demographic and socio-economic...
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An Evolutionary Computing Approach For Simultaneous Daylight Optimization in Urban Environments and Buildings Interiors
Rapid population growth globally is resulting in urban densification exponentially. As cities become denser, the environmental quality of urban...
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Does the adoption of homestead gardening increase dietary diversity in climate-vulnerable coastal areas? Evidence from Bangladesh
Coastal areas are not conducive to cultivating a variety of crops due to the occurrence of natural disasters. Therefore, homestead gardening has the...
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Is creativity a reality in Bulgaria cities? An empirical study in the pre-pandemic period
This study aims to obtain a composite index characterizing Bulgarian districts about their creativity by presenting results for the pre-pandemic. The...
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Running safety assessment method of trains under seismic conditions based on the derailment risk domain
The accurate assessment of running safety during earthquakes is of significant importance for ensuring the safety of railway lines. Currently,...
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Measured dynamic load distribution within the in situ axlebox bearing of high-speed trains under polygonal wheel–rail excitation
The dynamic load distribution within in-service axlebox bearings of high-speed trains is crucial for the fatigue reliability assessment and forward...
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Noise reduction mechanism of high-speed railway box-girder bridges installed with MTMDs on top plate
The issue of low-frequency structural noise radiated from high-speed railway (HSR) box-girder bridges (BGBs) is a significant challenge worldwide....
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Subnational assessment of legal and illegal deforestation in the Colombian Amazon: consequences for zero deforestation commitments
Deforestation has been at the heart of the transformation of the Amazon. Global concerns over deforestation and its impact on climate change have...
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Measurement of regional green finance development and its coordination with economic development: a study on the Yangtze River Delta region of China
The green transformation of industry and sustainable economic development both require considerable investment. In this regard, green finance that is...
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A Public Participation GIS for Infrastructure Assessment in Rural Human Settlements
A significant part of the rural problems is related to infrastructure issues, which can cause economic, cultural, and social problems in villages or...
