Sustainable and Resilient Structures

Sustainable and Resilient Structures: Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary guide to designing sustainable and resilient structural systems, and to address the challenges of climate change, resource efficiency, and increasing hazards. It explores how the built environment can be designed to achieve both environmental responsibility and long-term structural performance. Organized into five thematic parts, the book covers the foundations of sustainability and resilience, structural design strategies, structural mechanics, sustainable and smart materials, and emerging innovations supported by practical case studies. Key topics include lifecycle assessment, performance-based design, finite element modeling, digital twins, and data-driven approaches for structural design, monitoring, and maintenance. Designed for graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers, this book serves as both a teaching resource and a professional reference in structural engineering, sustainable design, and infrastructure resilience. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of advanced methodologies for analyzing, designing, and managing structures that can withstand future challenges while reducing environmental impact. By bridging traditional engineering approaches with emerging technologies and systems-level thinking, the book supports the development of safer, more sustainable, and more adaptable infrastructure. Includes practices quizzes and tests along with solutions for students, codes, and online figures, as well as a separate solutions manual for adopting instructors.