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Global CO 2 Emission-Related Geotechnical Engineering Hazards and the Mission for Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering

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  • Ilhan Chang

    (School of Engineering and Information Technology (SEIT), University of New South Wales (UNSW), Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia)

  • Minhyeong Lee

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea)

  • Gye-Chun Cho

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea)

Abstract

Global warming and climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have rapidly increased the occurrence of abnormal climate events, and both the scale and frequency of geotechnical engineering hazards (GEHs) accordingly. In response, geotechnical engineers have a responsibility to provide countermeasures to mitigate GEHs through various ground improvement techniques. Thus, this study provides a comprehensive review of the possible correlation between GHG emissions and GEHs using statistical data, a review of ground improvement methods that have been studied to reduce the carbon footprint of geotechnical engineering, and a discussion of the direction in which geotechnical engineering should proceed in the future.

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  • Ilhan Chang & Minhyeong Lee & Gye-Chun Cho, 2019. "Global CO 2 Emission-Related Geotechnical Engineering Hazards and the Mission for Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-21, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:13:p:2567-:d:245454
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