Sustainability Trends and Challenges in Civil Engineering: Select Proceedings of CTCS 2020 [Hardcover]

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (CTCS 2020). The chapters discuss emerging and latest research and advances in sustainability in different areas of civil engineering, which aim to provide solutions to sustainable development. The contents are broadly divided into the following categories: construction technology and building materials, structural engineering, transportation and geotechnical engineering, environmental and water resources engineering, and RS-GIS applications. This book will be of potential interest to beginners, researchers, and professionals working in the area of sustainable civil engineering and related fields.Stability Analysis of Embankments on Soft Consolidating Layered Foundation Soil.- Curvature Ductility of Reinforced Masonry Walls and Reinforced Concrete Walls.- Application of Image Analysis in Infrastructure Sector Fields  An Overview.- Microalgae and Sewage Treatment for Developing Countries.- A Review on the Development of Outriggers and Introduction to Hybrid Outrigger System on Tall Buildings.- Efficiency of Carica Papaya Stem Activated with Phosphoric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide in Mining Wastewater Treatment.- Response Surface Models for Optimal Concrete Designs.- Thermal Comfort Studies of Residential Building Models in Vijayawada.- Graphene Oxide as Nano-Material in Concrete - A Critical Review.- Investigations on Compression Behaviour of Short Reinforced NSC Columns.