Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering, 1st ed. 2022
Select Proceedings of ACE 2020
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Series, Vol. 172

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE 2020). The book examines the recent advancements in construction management, construction materials, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, water resource engineering, and structural engineering. The topics covered include sustainable construction process and materials, smart infrastructures, green building technology, global environmental change and ecosystem management, theoretical and analytical solutions for foundation engineering, smart transportation systems and policy, GIS applications in water resource management, structural analysis for blast and impact resistance, and soft computing techniques in civil engineering. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals in the field of civil engineering.

Utilising BIM in Construction Safety Planning: A Systematic Review.- Exploring Regulation of Entry in the Construction Sector in South Africa.- Benefits of BIM in Reducing Errors in Indian Construction Projects.- Stakeholder management in Public-Private-Partnership Projects: A Review.- The Role of a Quantity Surveyor Throughout the Lifecycle of a Construction Project.- Smart Cities in The Development of Sustainable Infrastructure – Systematic Literature Review of Two Decades Research.

Dr. Laishram Boeing Singh is currently Professor of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. He has 5 years of industrial experience and 15 years of teaching experience. He did his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. His area of research interest includes public private partnerships in infrastructure development, financing the infrastructure projects, risk management, sustainable procurement process and labour productivity. He has published 21 research articles in reputed international journals. He is reviewers for many journals. He has received best paper awards 3 times and PMI India Young Research Award 2012. He is also engaged in providing consultancy services to many government organisations.

Dr. Abhay Tawalare is currently Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. He has 8 years of industrial experience and 11 years of teaching experience. He did his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His area of research interest includes relational contracting, management of public sector construction projects, stakeholder management in mega construction projects and evaluation of public private partnership in infrastructure services by municipality. He has published 10 research articles in reputed international journals. He is well known consultant in central India and providing advisory services to many construction organisations.