This book gathers a selection of papers presented at the 4th International Scientific Conference Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering, ECCE 2020, , Opole, Poland, held on April 20-22, 2020, in Opole, Poland. The chapters, written by an international group of experts, report on advanced finding in structural material behaviour, and novel construction technologies and procedures, with a focus on strategies to foster sustainable civil engineering. Offering a good balance of theory and practice, and covering both technical, as well as legal and organization aspects in civil engineering and architectural projects, this book offers extensive information on the state-of-the art and a timely snapshot of current challenges in planning construction projects and structural interventions in accordance with the principles of environmental protection

Presents cutting-edge solutions for sustainable civil engineering Reports on innovative structural materials and construction technologies Offers a good balance of technical and organization/legal aspects

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Innovative Bridge Concept In Railway Corridors.- Chapter 2: Peculiarities Of Reconstruction Work As A Result Of Possible Terrorist Attacks On Out-Of-Class Bridges.- Chapter 3: Influence Of Major Beam Damage On The Redistribution Of Internal Forces In Concrete Road Viaducts.- Chapter 4: Numerical Modeling Of The Concrete Blocks With An Insulating Layer And Bonded Anchors In Comparison To The Experimental Tests.- Chapter 5: Sustainability Of Concrete Structures In Terms Of Concrete Frost Resistance Determination.- Chapter 6: The Application Of Monte-Carlo Method In The Modeling Of Concrete Cover Damage In Reinforced Concrete.- Chapter 7: Discovery Of The Oldest Construction Phases Of The Convent Of The Order Of St. Dominic In Sandomierz - Research And Technical Conditions Of Their Conservation And Restoration.- Chapter 8: Calculation Of Thermal Dynamic Characterisctics Of Living Walls Of Residential Buildings.- Chapter 9: The Durability Of Concrete With The Participation Of Hydrophilic And Hydrophobic Nanosilica Without And Within The Presence Of Silica Fume And New Generation Superplasticizer.- Chapter 10: Underwater Concrete - Impact Of Fine Particles In Cement On Washout Resistance Of The Concrete Mix. <p