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Preface

This Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) contains 20 papers that were accepted and presented at the GeoChina 2016 International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Technologies for Severe Weathers and Climate Changes. The conference was held in in Shandong, China in July 25-27, 2016. The conference provided a showcase for recent developments and advancements in design, construction, and safety inspections of transportation infrastructures and offered a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century.

The presented research papers cover many interesting and contemporary topics including foundation failure and repair, rehabilitation strategy selection and preventative maintenance treatments, asphalt binder and mixture characterization, design methods and materials, innovative repair methods and materials, durable and sustainable designs, innovative materials, advances in foundation design/construction, accelerated and/or performance based design/construction, and aesthetics and environment. The overall theme of the GSP is the development and application of innovative technologies for severe weathers and climate changes and the presented papers address different research findings of this theme. It provides an effective means of disseminating recent developments, advancements, innovative technologies, and research results concerning sustainable civil infrastructures among scientists, researchers and engineering practitioners.

We would like to thank all the participants for their contributions to the success of the conference program and their contributions to this Geotechnical Special Publication (GPS).