Developments in Sustainable Geomaterials and Environmental Geotechnics

Prof. KaiYao is currently afull professor of the School of Qilu Transportation, at the Shandong University, China. He obtained PhD from National University of Singapore in 2017, and after that he worked in Singapore as a research fellow until Oct 2020. His main research interests are soil stabilization, ground modification and sustainable cementitious materials. He has published more than 40 journal papers. He is also the associate editor of Arabian Journal of Geosciences, and the editorial board member of Environmental Geotechnics, Proceedings of theInstitution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, Journal of Renewable Materials.
Zhenyu Mei, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University , Anzhong Building, Zijingang Campus,Zhejiang University. 
Mr Julius Komba is a senior research engineer at the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He is a graduate of Civil Engineering, and also holds a Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Transportation Engineering) and Master of Transportation Engineering, all from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.He has been involved in several road infrastructure research projects in South Africa, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Mozambique and Malawi. His research interests focusin road pavement design, construction and maintenance, forensic investigation into the causes of premature failures of pavements, road asset management, long-term pavement performance monitoring, testing and modelling mechanical properties of road construction materials.He has authored/co-authored over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He is a member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers (SAICE),and serves on several South African Technical Committees for developing/revising specifications, manuals and guidelines for road pavement design. He is currently an editorial board member of the ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, and serves as a technical reviewer for several international journals and conferences. 

Chapter 1. Hydraulic Conductivity of SHMP Modified Backfills Exposed to Lead Nitrate Solutions Based on Modified Fluid Loss and Flexible-wall Tests.- Chapter 2. Experimental Investigation of Time-dependent Compressibility Behavior of Sand-clay Mixture in Oedometer Condition.- Chapter 3. Mine Tailings Particles: Roundness and Sphericity Assessment by an Image-based Program.- Chapter 4. An Optimal 3D-LS Method with High Accuracy and Efficiency to Identify Rock Discontinuities Considering Its Development Degree and Its Application.- Chapter 5. Evaluation of Stripping Resistance of Organoclay-modified Asphalt Binder and Aggregate Systems Using an Optical Contact Angle Analyzer.- Chapter 6. Influence of Multiple Layers of Encasement on Bulging Capacity of Granular Column.- Chapter 7. Settlement Problem of Streets and Light Structures in Bogotá.- Chapter 8. The Uncertainty of Geological Systems in Geotechnical Calculations.- Chapter 9. Study on Mutual Trust Mechanism of Hydropower Engineering Safety Management Based on Evolutionary Game Theory.