Soil Mechanics Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Geotechnical Engineering is the study of applying the principles of soil and rock mechanics to real-world problems. Geotechnical engineers deal with the behavior of soils under static and dynamic loads, water seepage, and contaminant flow in soils, and the analysis and design of structures made with soils, foundations for all kind of structures drawing their support from soils, temporary and permanent retaining structures, natural and engineered slopes, several components of landfills, and pavements.

Geotechnical engineers work closely with structural and environmental engineers. Understanding and applying the concepts of soil mechanics requires a sound knowledge of physics, statics, dynamics, mathematics, and the mechanics of materials.

For a correct analysis of soil behavior, it is essential to outline the appropriate knowledge of the mechanical characteristics. In this context, the execution of tests in situ or in the laboratory, both in the static and dynamic field, allows us to evaluate the basic behavior parameters for the subsequent processes of study of the problems present in the application field. Subsequently, it is therefore possible to use numerical simulations, developed within different fields of soil behavior, which allow for the identification of the solutions necessary for solving the case studies. On the one hand, it is therefore important to have an in-depth knowledge of the materials being analyzed; on the other hand, a mechanical analysis of the soils is necessary to define and resolve the fields of application.

This Special Issue will be dedicated to soil mechanics analysis in geotechnical engineering.

Dr. Antonio Cavallaro
Guest Editor

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• in situ tests
• laboratory tests
• soil mechanics
• calculation models
• earthquake hazards case studies