Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Geotechnical Engineering THEMED ISSUE

Champions: Dr Anthony Leung, University of Dundee, UK, and Dr Minh Nguyen, CB&I UK Ltd, London, UK

Call for PapersGeotechnics in energy provision

A themed issue of Geotechnical Engineering on geotechnics in energy provision is planned for 2017.

Geotechnics in energy provision includes geotechnical testing, modelling, investigation and design of engineering systems and facilities for shallow and deep geothermal heat exchange, as well as for onshore and offshore renewables. The issue will also welcome papers that discuss innovative techniques and solutions for geo-energy storage and extraction. Papers that reveal non-isothermal behaviour of geomaterials that can provide insights and design implications relevant to the above geotechnical infrastructure for energy provision will also be considered.

Examples of relevant subjects include geo-energy storage including carbon capture and sequestration and nuclear waste disposal; geo-energy extraction including gas hydrate sediments and geotechnical problems associated with natural and hydraulic fracturing; shallow and deep geothermal heat exchange systems, including thermo-active geo-structures such as piled foundations, retaining walls and tunnels; and novel onshore and offshore geotechnical infrastructure including foundations, pipelines and anchoring systems for wind and marine renewables.

Topics to be discussed could include, but are not limited to:

n Case histories and full-scale in situ testing of the engineering performance of onshore and offshore geotechnical infrastructure for energy provision

n Physical and numerical modelling-based research into the safety and serviceability of geo-energy systems

n In situ and laboratory testing of multiphase, coupled processes (e.g. biological, chemical) and responses of soils and rocks for providing insights and implications to the design of engineering systems for energy provision

n New and novel techniques for improving the efficiencies of energy storage, extraction and exchange in the ground

n Energy policy, management and life-cycle analysis relating to geotechnical aspects

The deadline for abstracts is 29 February 2016. The deadline for submissions is 10 June 2016.

Geotechnical Engineering is a high-quality, internationally refereed journal which publishes six times a year as part of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Full-length papers or shorter, less technical briefing articles on any topic within the journal’s aims and scope are always welcome.

Invitation to authorsTo submit an abstract or to request further

information, please visit http://bit.ly/1OzzeqUOr contact Cherise Lopes-Baker

T: +44 20 7665 2453;E: cherise.lopes-baker@icepublishing.comFor more information about the journal,

visit www.geotechnicaljournal.com

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