Fearures
Use of Geosynthetics for More Resilient Infrastructure
Stanislav Lenart Senior Researcher, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG), Ljubljana, Slovenia
Fumio Tatsuoka Professor Emeritus of University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Illustrations © Authors
Natural catastrophes, e.g. extreme weather conditions or destructive seismic events, can cause enormous damage or the collapse of infrastructure objects, resulting even in heavy losses of human lives. Typically, engineered slopes and bridges are a very sensitive part of the infrastructure, particularly exposed to climate-change. Geotechnical damage with multiplying effects is normally caused by heavy rainfalls and storms leading to floods and consequent scouring of infrastructure objects.