Lowland Technology International
Vol 20 No 4, March (2019): Special Issue on: Green Technology for Sustainable Infrastructure Develop

Hazards induced by anthropogenic activities, a lesson learned from recent underground construction works

K. Elbaz (Unknown)
S.L. Shen (Unknown)
W.C. Cheng (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Mar 2019

Abstract

Due to the expansion of underground constructions in urban areas, numerous hazards caused by anthropogenic activities have occurred in recent years. These hazards cause catastrophic failures which could pose a danger to life and property. Therefore, it is important to investigate the required knowledge to prevent these hazards. Five anthropogenic hazards that occurred due to the underground construction works are discussed; in order to identify risks and mitigate their adverse impacts in the future projects. According to the field investigations, it was found that there were many reasons for the underground construction failures caused by anthropogenic activities such as: faults in design and implementations, grouting material, leakage water, erosion, soil deterioration, and inadequate ground improvement. The understanding of these cases provides a wealth of experience and guidance for future excavations works.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ialt_lti

Publisher

Subject

Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Engineering Transportation

Description

The Lowland Technology International Journal presents activity and research developments in Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, Coastal Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation ...