| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 904 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media ; 24 |
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Theory and applications of transport in porous media ; 24.
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| Contents |
Igneous rocks, ultimate sources for soils -- Special problems with sedimentary rocks -- Soils that are sediments -- The soil profile -- Soil minerals -- Particle size and gradation -- Soil fabric and structure -- Soil density and unit weight -- Soil water -- Pore water pressure, capillary water, and frost action -- Soil consistency and engineering classification -- Compaction -- Seepage -- Stress distribution in soil -- Settlement -- Time-rate of settlement -- Soil shear strength -- Lateral stress and retaining walls -- Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls and an introduction to soil nailing -- Slope stability and landslides -- Bearing capacity of shallow foundations -- Deep foundations -- Intermediate foundations and ground improvement -- Underground conduits -- In situ soil and rock tests -- Introduction to soil dynamics -- Geotechnical investigation and report -- Elastic solutions for horizontal pressures on retaining walls resulting from surface loads |
| Summary |
This book presents the basic principles of soil dynamics, and a variety of solutions of practical interest for geotechnical engineering, geophysics and earthquake engineering. Emphasis is on analytical solutions, often including the full derivation of the solution, and giving the main parts of computer programs that can be used to calculate numerical data. Reference is also made to a website from which complete computer programs can be downloaded. Soil behaviour is usually assumed to be linear elastic, but in many cases the effect of viscous damping or hysteretic damping, due to plastic deformations, is also considered. Special features are: the analysis of wave propagation in saturated compressible porous media, approximate analysis of the generation of Rayleigh waves, the analysis of the response of soil layers to earthquakes in the deep rock, with a theoretical foundation of such problems by the propagation of Love waves, and the solution of such basic problems as the response of an elastic half space to point loads, line loads, strip loads and moving loads. - Includes detailed derivations of solutions - Includes listings of main parts of computer programs - Computer programs are available from the website http://geo.verruijt.net - Includes dynamics of porous media Audience: Students and staff in soil dynamics at civil engineering, geophysics and earthquake engineering departments |
| Analysis |
computer software |
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engineering |
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geofysica |
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geophysics |
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geodesie |
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geodesy |
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aardwetenschappen |
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earth sciences |
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toegepaste wiskunde |
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applied mathematics |
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Geology (General) |
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Geologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Soil dynamics.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Soil dynamics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789048134410 |
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9048134412 |
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