Preface Behavior of large deformation and supporting measures in soft rock tunnel, K. Bian, X. Zheng, Y. He & J. Liu Integrating in-situ tests on the excavation damaged zone of underground caverns, F. Ai, J. Liu, N. Chen, H. Xiao & G. Shao Screening of lactobacillus rhamnosus of high-yielding conjugated linoleic acid by UV mutagenesis, L. Fang, M.-Z. Zheng, Z.-R. Zhang, P. Wang , Z.-H. Wang & W.-H. Min Intelligent safety monitoring and hazard warning method of highway dangerous rock, Z. Yan & H. Chai Studies on the mechanism of ecological restoration of eutrophic water in tropical shallow urban lake, G. Chen Modal identification method using the random decrement technique combined with HHT, W. Qiao, G. Liu & R. Li Study on the creep characteristics and constitutive model of schist in natural and saturated states, S.G. Liu, A.J. Guan, J. Liu & Z.P. Liu Effect of Nano-CaCO3 on performance of cement and concrete X. Chen, H. Cao, L. Weng & J. Qin Rock loosening deformation and security characters research of columnar jointed basalt based on monitoring information fusion, L. Jiang, X. Wang, X. Li, J. Sun, Y. Zhao & L. Liu Low-energy environmental improvement for glass curtain wall buildings, M. Cheng, X.Z. Zheng & W. Cao Study on the mechanical properties of damaged steel beam, X. Hu, Y. Xiang, Y. Chen, Z. Yuan & X. Xiang Analysis on structural behavior of steel frame of damaged beam-end, X. Hu, Y. Chen, Y. Xiang, Z. Yuan & Z. Jiang Application of stable isotopes in the study of lakes and reservoirs leakage, M. Wu, Y. Lin, T. Lu, J. Niu & W. Zhang Causes analysis on the collapse accident on tsinghua university high school construction site using "24 model", H. Zhang & G. Fu Research on the rule of development of pore water pressure during the rake tooth shears the saturated dense silt soil, G. Liu, G. Hong, Q. Zhang, D. Shen, Z. Zhu & L. Xie Study on punching shear strength and deformation capacity of RC slabs based on database, C. Huang, S. Pu & Q. Ma Experimental study on impact localization based on wavelet analysis, Y. Chen, H. Chen & L. Huang Analysis on shield tool wear problems in variable compound stratum, J. Guo, S. Qiao, R. Xu & D. Geng Anchor cable encircled modes of un-bonded annular anchors for pre-stressed tunnel lining, J. Pi, R. Cao, Y. Zhao & Z. Jia Simulation of oil transport after oil spill in Bohai Sea, L. Lei & W. He The construction technology of earth pressure balance shield in sand stratum section, Y. Li, S. Qiao, Z. Zhang & L. Yong Effect of chemical-mechanical activation on cementitious activity of iron ore tailings, C.-A. Piao, D. Wang & L.-R. Zhang The design value of vertical earth pressure for hydraulic tunnels, Z. Zhou & G. Wang Numerical simulation of sediment erosion and transport in diversion tunnels of hydropower station, X. Wang, P. Yu & J. Liang Lattice Boltzmann modeling of two-phase flows in complex porous media considering surface hydrophobicity, H. Chen & Z. Chen Optimization of primary support parameters for the main structure of the tunnel of Beijing, R. Cao, L. Zheng, X. Xue & Y. Zhao Processes of storm-induced fluid mud formation in open muddy channels, Q.X. Pang, R.B. Zhang & C.P. Wen The runoff variation trend analysis of dongting lake in China, D.H.Mao, C. Feng, H. Zhou, Z.Z. Li, G.W. Hu & R.Z. Guo Numerical simulation of the lock release gravity current in a linearly stratified enviroment, Q. Yu, B. Shi, Z. Zhang & J.E.F. Baruch Simplified method to calculate buoyancy in multi-layered strata, M. Tang, C. Zhang & H. Chen Effect of dissolved oxygen on nitrate removal from the drinking groundwater with rice wine addition, Q. Tong, Y. Chen, L. Li & Y. Jiang Low-frequency variability of sea surface height in the tropical pacific ocean, Y. Jia, M. Chen & J. Zuo Study on the influence of water content to stability of gypsum pillar, A.-B. Chen, C.-D. Ma, X.-M. Liu & Y.-N. Zhou Study of the material parameters of self-anchored suspension bridges, C.-H. Kou, L. Chen, S.-W. Ma & M.-L. Yang Author index