This book presents new studies by a group of researchers and practitioners to address many geotechnical challenges, based on the state-of-the-art practices, innovative technologies, new research results and case histories in construction and design towards safer infrastructures. The book provides an advancement in technologies to incorporate the impact of global climate change, world's population is rising fast and the rate of urbanization on civil infrastructures. Papers were selected from the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018 - Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23 to 25, 2018 in HangZhou, China.

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1.Numerical Simulation and Parametric Study of a Single Pile in Clay Layer to Examine the Effect of Loading on Settlements and Skin Friction Distribution2.Study on Low-Strength Biocemented Sands Using a Temperature-controlled MICP  (Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation) method3.Curing Behaviour of Lightly Solidified Clays Monitored with Bender Element and Electrical Conductivity Measurements4.Effect of grain content on the sandstone properties  using biconcave bond model of DEM5.Numerical Modeling of Embankment Settlement over Soft Soils6.Impact Analysis of Metro Tunnel Construction on Groundwater Flow in Nanchang,China7.Boundary Effects of Pile Cap on the Integrity Testing of Group Piles8.Soft Soil Improvement using Rigid Inclusions: Toward an Application for Transport Infrastructure Construction in Vietnam9.Mechanical and Deformation Properties of Deep Foundation Pit Supporting System Subjected to Asymmetric Loadings10.Modelling Linear Viscoelastic Behaviour of Kanpur Local Soil Using Prony Series, Parameter Fitting11.A Macroelement Approach for Non-linear Response of Offshore Skirted Footings12.The Effect of Using Desert Sands and Cement to Stabilize The Base Course Layer of Roads in Libya13.Shaft Capacity Assessment of Recharge Impulse Technology Piles14.Mechanistic Analysis of Subgrade Soil Reinforced with Modified Jute Geotextile15.A Parametric Study of Deep Mixing Columns and Fibre Reinforced Load Transfer Platform Supported Embankments16.Flexural Behavior of RC Two Way Slabs Made with Crushed Melted Bricks as Coarse Aggregate17.A Novel Finite Element Model for Modeling Pile Dynamics18.The Spectral Finite Element Method for Simulating Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Soils19.Train Internal Noise due to Wheel-Rail Interaction20.Sustainable Use of Reclaimed Ballast Rejects for Construction of Rail Corridor Access Road - an Australian Experience21.Potassium Aluminate Geo-polymerisation of Acidic Gold Mine Tailings