Aims and Scope of the Series

Civil engineering is a traditional field of engineering from which most other branches of engineering have evolved. It comprises traditional sub-areas like transportation, structures, construction, geotechnics, water resources, and building materials. It also encompasses sustainability, risk, environment, and other concepts at its core. Historically, developments in civil engineering included traditional aspects of architecture and urban planning as well as practical applications from the construction industry. Most recently, many elements evolved from other fields of knowledge and topics like simulation, optimization, and decision science have been researched and applied to increase and evolve concepts and applications in this field. Civil engineering has evolved in the last years due to the demands of society in terms of the quality of its products, modern applications, official requirements, and cost and schedule restrictions. This series addresses real-life problems and applications of civil engineering and presents recent, cutting-edge research as well as traditional knowledge along with real-world examples of developments in the field.
