Engineering Soil, Water and Environment for Sustainable Infrastructure (Hardcover)

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities (SIIOC 2024). It focuses on sustainable infrastructure by engineering soil, water and environment. The book is a comprehensive volume for sustainable infrastructure systems leveraging the latest findings in the fields of geotechnical engineering, water resource management, and environmental sciences. This book covers topics related to various UN Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) like SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and Communities, and SDG 13- Climate Action. therefore, it is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals working in these SDGs.

Dr. Sreevalsa Kolathayar is the Professor in charge at the Institution Innovation Council (IIC) and works as an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at NITK, Surathkal. He pursued M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and served as International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech, Spain. Dr Sreevalsa has authored five books, edited 16 books, authored over 150 research articles and holds two patents. He is on the Editorial Board of several international Journals. He is on the roster of two technical committees of ASCE Geo-Institute and is an Expert Member of the Working Groups of BIS CED 39 for three IS codes. Dr. Sreevalsa currently has eight funded R&D projects worth INR 10 crores and has completed over 100 civil engineering consultancy projects.