Sustainable Thoughts in Ground Improvement and Soil Stability Proceedings of the 3rd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2019 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE)

This book contains research articles that cover a wide range of topics related to ground improvement and subsurface structures. This selection of papers represents the state of the art in the analysis and design of different techniques of the ground improvement and deep mixing techniques.

Determination of Shear-Wave Velocity to 30 Meters Depth from Refraction Microtremor Arrays (Remi-Test). applied in some Greek-Roman archaeological sites in Alexandria, Egypt.- Monitoring of marine sands before and after vibroflottation Treatment.- Enhancing the Service Life of Aged Asphalt Concrete by Micro Crack Healing and Recycling.- Impact of Aeration and Curing Periods on Shear Strength of Asphalt Stabilized Soil.- Motorway Rockfill Embankments.- Slope Movements in Southwest of Khoy County, Iran (Characterizations, Causes and Solutions).

Shehata is the founder and CEO of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt “SSIGE.” He is a partner and vice-president of EHE-Consulting Group in the Middle East, and managing editor of the “Innovative Infrastructure Solutions” journal, published by Springer. He worked in the field of civil engineering early, while studying, with Bechtel Egypt Contracting & PM Company, LLC. His professional experience includes working in culverts, small tunnels, pipe installation, earth reinforcement, soil stabilization, and small bridges. He also has been involved in teaching, research, and consulting. His areas of specialization include static and dynamic soil-structure interactions involving buildings, roads, water structures, retaining walls, earth reinforcement, and bridges, as well as, different disciplines of project management and contract administration. He is the author of an Arabic practical book titled “Practical Solutions for Different Geotechnical Works: The Practical Engineers’ Guidelines.” He is currently working on a new book titled “Soil-Foundation-Superstructure Interaction: Structural Integration”. He is the contributor of more than 50 publications in national and international conferences and journals. He served as a co-chair of the GeoChina 2016 International Conference in Shandong, China. He serves also as a co-chair and secretary general of the GeoMEast 2017 International Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. 2016 Outstanding reviewer of the ASCE as selected by the Editorial Board of International Journal of Geomechanics.