geotechnical Books
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Construction and Controlling Compaction of Earth Fills
This unique volume explores the use of various standardized methods for specifying and controlling the compaction of soils for engineered constructed earth fills. Topics address the historical background, current state-of-the-art practices, case histories of challenging situations, new concerns regarding appropriate design parameters for compaction control, and new methods to evaluate soil ...
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Analyzing Uncertainty in Civil Engineering
This volume comprehensively addresses the issue of uncertainty in civil engineering, from design to construction. Current engineering practice often leaves uncertainty issues aside, despite the fact that new scientific tools have been developed in the past decades that allow a rational description of uncertainties of all kinds, from model uncertainty to data uncertainty. It is the aim of this ...
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Principles of Hyperplasticity
Principles of Hyperplasticity is concerned with the theoretical modelling of the behaviour of solids which undergo nonlinear and irreversible deformation. The approach to plasticity theory developed here is firmly rooted in thermodynamics, so that the models developed are guaranteed to obey the First and Second Laws. Major emphasis is placed on the use of potentials, and the derivation of ...
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Deep Foundation Improvements: Design, Construction, and Testing
22 peer-reviewed papers focus on deep foundation improvements through the formation of composite ground, and those related to improvement through compaction and densification. Areas covered include: • Construction and analysis of composite ground • Construction guidelines and specifications • Case history presentations • Introducing grout to the soil ...
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Acoustic Emission and Critical Phenomena: From Structural Mechanics to Geophysics
Based on contributions from international experts, this book brings together the state-of-the-art information on topics ranging from the mechanics of materials to geophysics, and outlines the potential of the AE technique in terms of practical applications and theoretical developments. Divided into two parts, it covers Acoustic Emission and Critical Structural States and Seismic Mechanics and ...
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Bifurcations, Instabilities, Degradation in Geomechanics
Leading international researchers and practitioners of bifurcations and instabilities in geomechanics debate the developments and applications which have occurred over the last few decades. The topics covered include modeling of bifurcation, structural failure of geomaterials and geostructures, advanced analytical, numerical and experimental techniques, and application and development of ...
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Mathematical Modeling for Flow and Transport Through Porous Media
This book contains a selection of articles presented at an International Workshop on 'Mathematical Modeling for Flow and Transport Through Porous Media'. The major topics of the meeting were free and moving boundary problems, structured media, multiphase flow, scale problems, stochastic aspects, parameter identification and optimization problems. The volume also represents a few ...
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Earth Structures
Soil represents the oldest and most used building material. Current paradox is that up to now this subject of Earth structures was not fully covered. This book describes the principles of soil workability as construction material including two basic forms of its treatment using geosynthetics and stabilization. It describes logics of design and control of Earth structures that significantly differ ...
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Innovations in Controlled Low-Strength Material (Flowable Fill)
Get the latest information on Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM), including new design procedures, current research, unique project applications, and innovative installation techniques. Also known as flowable fill, CLSM is used in place of compacted backfill or unsuitable native soil with the most common uses as pipe embedment and backfill. It continues to gain acceptance in the ...
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Surface Waves in Geomechanics: Direct and Inverse Modelling for Soils and Rocks
The subject of this book is forward and inverse modelling of surface waves. Although the emphasis is placed in Rayleigh wave propagation in geomaterials, the theory is developed for rather general constitutive models spanning from one-component linear elasticity and viscoelasticity to multi-component systems and nonlinear continua. An attempt is made to achieve a good balance between the formal ...
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Disasters and Minewater
Part of Groundwater Set - Buy all six books and save over 30% on buying separately! Disasters and Minewater: Good Practice and Prevention draws together all of the major minewater catastrophes that have occurred over the last half century. It examines incidents to find useful and positive information of great value that could prevent future disasters. Practical experience provides many lessons ...
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Geoenvironmental Sustainability
Focusing on the health of our society´s geoenvironment and the natural capital that defines it, Geoenvironmental Sustainability considers the magnitude of the problem of urbanization and industries, while exploring the components required to create and maintain sustainability. Highly relevant, this text looks at the five key concerns identified by the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable ...
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Granular Dynamic Theory and Its Applications
Granular Dynamic Theory and Its Applications introduces both theory and applications in detail, including differential dynamical models of granular shearing, dynamical strength characteristics and the excited response of granules subject to vibration, granular liquefaction properties and the mechanisms under vibration, granular flow theory and vibration-aided flow, propagation laws of waves in ...
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Assessing and Managing Earthquake Risk
This book points out the need of a multidisciplinary approach in the field of risk assessment and management. It provides an overview of the problems, approaches and common practices directly related to earthquake risk mitigation and, in particular, to the preparation of earthquake emergency plans. Written by a team of specialists from different disciplines, the authors worked together ...
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Urban Geology of Canadian Cities
Awarded the E.B. Burwell, Jr., Award of the Geological Society of America, in May 1999, “for the authors’ contribution to advancing the knowledge of the principles or practice of engineering geology”. The 23 papers of this volume were prepared by a total of 59 authors following a GAC symposium at the University of Waterloo. Each paper, covering one of the major cities of Canada, ...
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Geostatistics for the Next Century
This book contains selected contributions from the International Forum on 'Geostatistics for the Next Century', organized in honour of Michel David in Montreal, June 1993. In order to present current problems and concerns, disseminate new significant results and futuristic ideas, as well as to promote dialogue and critique, the book includes contributions from leading researchers and ...
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Offshore Site Investigation and Foundation Behaviour
Two main areas of offshore activity are addressed in this book: Site investigation on assessment; and Applications and foundation engineering. The 37 contributions from a wide ranging group of international experts, are resulting from the Offshore Site Investigation and Foundation Behaviour Conference, London, U.K., September 1992. Adequate determination of site conditions can only ...
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Resilient Modulus Testing for Pavement Components
Nineteen peer-reviewed papers address the latest issues affecting the resilient modulus test and use of the test results. Resilient modulus indicates the stiffness of a soil under controlled confinement conditions and repeated loading. The test is intended to simulate the stress conditions that occur in the base and subgrade of a pavement system. Papers cover:• Repeatability of the test ...
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Physico-Chemical Aspects of Soil and Related Materials
Provides information on physico-chemical interactions and their test methods. Chemical changes in soil such as pH, lime additions, salinity, and their effects on physical properties (such as mechanical behavior, swelling, compressibility, plasticity, and strength) are discussed in detail. 14 peer-reviewed papers cover: • lime and lime-like materials• bentonite/natural ...
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ASTM Standards For Determining Subsurface Hydraulic Properties And Groundwater Modeling: 3rd Edition
Get the latest research available on determining subsurface hydraulic properties and groundwater modeling. Many of these standards were developed with the help of U.S. government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as well as the U.S. Navy. Due to their significant value and technical relevance, these standards concepts continue to be ...
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