Sustainability Issues in Civil Engineering
This compilation on sustainability issues in civil engineering comprises contributions from international experts who have been working in the area of sustainability in civil engineering. Many of the contributions have been presented as keynote lectures a
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G.L. Sivakumar Babu Sireesh Saride B. Munwar Basha Editors
Sustainability Issues in Civil Engineering
Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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G.L. Sivakumar Babu • Sireesh Saride B. Munwar Basha Editors
Sustainability Issues in Civil Engineering
Editors G.L. Sivakumar Babu Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Bengaluru, Karnataka India
Sireesh Saride Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Sangareddy, Telangana India
B. Munwar Basha Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Sangareddy, Telangana India
ISSN 2363-7633 ISSN 2363-7641 (electronic) Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering ISBN 978-981-10-1928-9 ISBN 978-981-10-1930-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1930-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016955959 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd.
Preface
Sustainability issues in civil engineering have been the topic of discussions and intense debate among civil engineering professionals and academics worldwide. Many universities across the globe are now offering courses on sustainability in civil engineering programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The topic is also at the core of many professional certification programs. Sustainability issues become more pronounced in developing economies, which have high economic and infrastructural growth rates. This edited volume on Sustainability Issues in Civil Engineering is an outcome of deliberations and discussions in the “International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure” held on 17–18 October 2014 in Hyderabad, India. This international conference was organized by the
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