Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils, Two Volume Set
Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils, Two Volume Set

Author: T.S. Tan

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-11-16

Total Pages: 1268

ISBN-13: 1000006751

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Following on from the first two volumes, published in 2002, volumes 3 and 4 of Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils review laboratory testing, in-situ testing, and methods of characterising natural soil variability, illustrated by actual site data. Less well-documented soil types are highlighted and the various papers take i

Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils
Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils

Author: T. S. Tan

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 740

ISBN-13: 9789058095398

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This second volume of a specialty 2-volume works contains 34 papers pertaining to the natural behaviour of diverse geomaterials found in different parts of the world. Each paper is organized along the outline: location and distribution, engineering geology, composition, state and index properties, structure, engineering properties, quality / reliability of data with reference to methods of sampling and testing, and relation to engineering problems. This extensive body of collated knowledge is integrated by three overview papers covering engineering geology, mechanical behaviour and engineering implications. Topics: Overview papers; Marine clays; Eastuarine Clays; Lacustrine clays; Stiff clays; Sands and other cohesionless soils; Residual and other tropical Soils; Weak rock.

The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics, Three Volume Set
The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics, Three Volume Set

Author: Luis Ribeiro e Sousa

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-08-05

Total Pages: 1356

ISBN-13: 1000006778

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Forty one years ago, the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) held its 1st International Congress in Lisbon, Portugal. In July 2007, the 11th ISRM Congress returned to Lisbon, where the Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG), the Portuguese National Group of the ISRM, hosted the meeting. The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics comprises

Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology
Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology

Author: Hsai-Yang Fang

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-11-03

Total Pages: 994

ISBN-13: 1439837317

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This new edition of a bestseller presents updated technology advances that have occurred since publication of the first edition. It increases the utility and scope of the content through numerous case studies and examples and an entirely new set of problems and solutions. The book also has an accompanying instructor's guide and presents rubrics by which instructors can increase student learning and evaluate student outcomes, chapter by chapter. The book focuses on the increasing importance of water resources and energy in the broader context of environmental sustainability. It’s interdisciplinary coverage includes soil science, physical chemistry, mineralogy, geology, ground pollution, and more.

Brittle Matrix Composites 9
Brittle Matrix Composites 9

Author: A M Brandt

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2009-11-30

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 085709307X

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The subjects of the symposia are on composite materials with matrices behaving as brittle in normal or special conditions. Brittle matrix composites are applied in various domains (civil engineering, mechanical equipment and machinery, vehicles, etc.) and in the last decades their importance is increasing together with their variety. Papers include: aggregate-binder composites (concretes, fibre concretes, rocks); sintered materials (ceramics); high strength composites with brittle matrices. In principle, the general problems of structures made of composite materials are not included in the papers. Various approaches to the material engineering problems are presented in the papers.

Geotechnical Measurements and Modelling
Geotechnical Measurements and Modelling

Author: O. Natau

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 9789058096036

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The aim of the symposium was to provide a plenum for the exchange of ideas and experience of the key approaches, modelling and measurement for geotechnical engineering.