Preface

International Conference on Contemporary and Sustainable Infrastructure (ICCSI-2021), 21 st & 22 nd May 2021, SJB Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India This volume of the IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES) contains papers presented at the International Conference on Contemporary and Sustainable Infrastructure, which took place on the 21 st & 22 nd of May 2021, at the SJB Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, a complete lockdown was imposed by the Indian Government. Public gatherings were strictly restricted and treated as a high offence by the task force not only within the country, but world over. Travel was completely banned in India. Therefore, in order to abide by the government rules and to not risk the lives of the public, the conference was held online through “Microsoft Teams”. The platform conveniently provided the facilities of seamless and uninterrupted interactions amongst all the conference participants which involved researchers and speakers from different parts of the world coming together under one roof to conduct the event as per planned to avoid postponement. Conducting it offline was not a viable option as it would be possible only after the pandemic, causing a long delay, which can be easily prevented through a virtual meeting. We are delighted to announce that the all the conference proceedings were successfully executed through the will and co-operation of all its organizers, hosts, participants and all other contributors. The ICCSI Proceedings presents novel and original works undertaken in the area of Civil engineering and its applications by experts and budding researchers, across the world. This conference provided opportunities for researchers to exchange new ideas and application experiences to establish research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. It covers a variety of topics, including Sustainable Design and Materials, Advanced Composites in Construction, Advanced Computational Mechanics, Repair and Rehabilitation, Construction Technology and Management, Earthquake Engineering, Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Issues and Safety, Water resource and Management, Construction Safety, Geospatial Technology, Disaster Management, Transportation and Highway Technology. It proved to be a common sharing ground for the researchers, engineers and academicians from all over the world to present their research results and development activities based on these domains. List of Chief Patron, Patrons, General Chair, Convener, Publication Chair, Publication Co-Chair, Organizing Chair, Technical Committee Chair, Advisory Committee, Technical Program Committee, Registration Committee, Finance Committee, Publicity Committee are available in this pdf.