| Description |
1 online resource (594 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- 1: Developments of Theory and Practice in Geotechnical Engineering (including Soil Sampling, Laboratory and Field Testing, Design Methods and Construction Works) -- Contributions in Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering -- Plasticity Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering: From Theory to Practice -- Recent Developments in In-Situ Testing and Performance Monitoring of Soil and Rock Structures -- Some Unconventional Field Testing Methods for Earth Materials |
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It Took 2000 Years of Penetration to Arrive at the Amap'Sols Static-Dynamic Penetrometer -- Measurement of Ground Vibrations -- Evaluation of In-situ Liquefaction Resistance of Sands Based on High-Quality Undisturbed Samples -- Mechanism in the Formation of Kink Bands -- State Parameter of Granular Soils -- Multi-Stage Triaxial Compression Test Under a Constant Cell Pressure -- The Correlation Between Some Dutch-Cone Penetrometer Results and Soil Properties in Some Areas of Indonesia -- Horizontal Mass Permeability of a Clay Stratum |
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2: Engineering Behaviour of Soils (Including Collapsible and Expansive as Well as Other Problematic Soils) -- Effect of Coarse Inclusions on Strength of Residual/Colluvial Soils -- Experience with Swelling and Collapsing Soils -- Swelling and Collapsible Behaviour of Arid Soils -- Geomorphology as the Prime Determinant of Current Engineering Problems in the Tamar River Basin at Launceston, Tasmania -- The Static and Dynamic Properties of Schistous Sands -- Black Cotton Soils -- Highly Expansive Clays of India -- 3: Natural Hazards and Environmental Geotechniques |
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Seismic Deformations in Embankments and Slopes -- Civil Engineering Use of Industrial Waste in Japan -- Seepage Study for Design of an Offshore Waste Containment Bund -- Liquefaction-Induced Earth Movements and Mitigation in an Earthquake-Prone Area -- Vertical Barriers for Municipal and Hazardous Waste Containment -- Decontamination and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Sites -- Geotechnical Risk Assessment -- Different Perspectives -- Environmental Effects on Critical Strain of Rocks -- Application of Satellite Technology to Environmental Geotechnology |
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In-Situ Testing Methods for Groundwater Contamination Studies -- 4: Embankments, Excavations and Buried Structures -- Embankments on Soft Clays, a Continuing Challenge of Misspent Efforts -- Stage Construction of Embankments on Soft Soils -- Unmanned Excavation Systems in Pneumatic Caissons -- Design Methodology and Experiences with Pile Supported Embankments -- Innovation in Buried Infrastructure -- Warragamba Dam -- A Case Study of Environmental Implications of the Building of a Hydraulic Structure -- Experience of Design of Large Dams on Soft Rocks in Pakistan |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Some Remarks on the Stability of Towers |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bergado, D. T
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Hong, S. W
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Nutalaya, P
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Phien-Wej, N
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| ISBN |
9781000446531 |
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1000446530 |
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