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TERRE project: interplay between unsaturated soil mechanics and low-carbon geotechnical engineering

Alessio Ferrari, Jacopo Zannin, Gianluca Speranza
2020
Conference Papers

Abstract

The geotechnical construction industry is a major component of the overall construction sector and is strategically important in infrastructure development (transportation, flood and landslide protection, building foundations, waste disposal). Although industry and research in the overall construction sector have been investing significantly in recent years to produce innovative low-carbon technologies, little innovation has been created in geotechnical construction industry, which is lagging behind other construction industry sectors.

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Alessio Ferrari, Jacopo Zannin, Gianluca Speranza
2020
Conference Papers

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/a7c3697c-c085-4abc-9cd4-e083e7e4f2f1

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