Download or read book Hydrogeological Instability in Cohesive Soils written by Luigi Coppola and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses techniques for predicting, preventing and controlling the hydrogeological instability of slopes consisting of cohesive soils. The proposed methodology is practical and innovative, and assumes a dynamic valence in defining the deformation process of underground failure as well as its activation through the assumption of a four-dimensional space-time continuum. This latter aspect is crucial for predicting a landslide in time to control it. At present, predicting, preventing and controlling hydrogeological instability in cohesive soils relies on mathematical modelling using specific software, the predictive reliability of which is rather deficient. Such modelling is based upon deterministic processes, which are entirely unsuitable for dealing with the complexity of vital processes occurring during the genesis of a landslide. In this work, the three-dimensional vision of a landslide as a set of distinct and independent phenomena is abandoned and the prediction and prevention of hydrogeological instability is pursued through the alternative of an indivisible totality of natural phenomena that includes the time factor. The book is of interest to graduates and researchers of applied geology, geotechnical, environmental and civil engineering, as well as professionals in the fields of hydrogeology and natural hazards.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology written by Peter T. Bobrowsky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the multi-disciplinary topic of engineering geology and the environment, one of the fastest growing, most relevant and applied fields of research and study within the geosciences. It covers the fundamentals of geology and engineering where the two fields overlap and, in addition, highlights specialized topics that address principles, concepts and paradigms of the discipline, including operational terms, materials, tools, techniques and methods as well as processes, procedures and implications. A number of well known and respected international experts contributed to this authoritative volume, thereby ensuring proper geographic representation, professional credibility and reliability. This superb volume provides a dependable and ready source of information on approximately 300 topical entries relevant to all aspects of engineering geology. Extensive illustrations, figures, images, tables and detailed bibliographic citations ensure that the comprehensively defined contributions are broadly and clearly explained. The Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology provides a ready source of reference for several fields of study and practice including civil engineers, geologists, physical geographers, architects, hazards specialists, hydrologists, geotechnicians, geophysicists, geomorphologists, planners, resource explorers, and many others. As a key library reference, this book is an essential technical source for undergraduate and graduate students in their research. Teachers/professors can rely on it as the final authority and the first source of reference on engineering geology related studies as it provides an exceptional resource to train and educate the next generation of practitioners.
Download or read book Interpreting Soil Test Results written by Pamela Anne Hazelton and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2007 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides practical, clear and readily accessible guidelines for the general understanding and interpretation of soil test results. It covers results related to a wide range of soil properties relevant to environmental, agricultural, engineering.
Download or read book An Outline of Soil and Rock Mechanics written by Pierre Habib and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-07-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Conference on Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils Sponsored by the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division ASCE Papers and Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Erosion of Channels in Cohesive Soils by Tractive Forces written by Irving S. Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Manual for the Sampling of Soft Cohesive Soils written by International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. Sub-committee on Soil Sampling and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physics of Erosion of Cohesive Soils written by R. N. Croad and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A theoretical model of erosion was developed in which it is proposed that the entrainment of fragments of clay is caused by the negative pressure fluctuations which are associated with the turbulent 'burst' cycle (the origin of turbulence in the flow). An analogy is drawn between the erosion process and processes which occur in chemical reactions. An application of the erosion model to the sheet erosion problem is also considered.
Download or read book Structural Foundations Manual for Low Rise Buildings written by Michael Atkinson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides practical and buildable solutions for the design of foundations for housing and other low-rise buildings, especially those on abnormal or poor ground. A wealth of expert information and advice is brought together dealing with the key aspects a designer must consider in order to achieve effective and economic foundation designs. This second edition of Structural Foundations Manual for Low-Rise Buildings has been completely updated in line with the new government guidelines on contaminated land and brown-field sites. The book includes well-detailed design solutions and calculations, actual case histories, illustrations, design charts and check lists, making it a user-friendly reference for contractors, structural engineers, architects and students who have to deal with foundations for low-rise buildings on sites with difficult ground conditions.
Download or read book Soil Mechanics Fact Finding Survey Progress Report written by Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and Rock written by Robert T. Donaghe and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1988 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Although the triaxial compression test is presently the most widely used procedure for determining strength and stress-deformation properties of soils, there have been no books published on triaxial testing since the 1962 second edition of the landmark work The Measurement of Soil Properties in the Triaxial Test by Bishop and Henkel. It is apparent there is a need to document advances made in triaxial testing since publication of Bishop and Henkel's book and to examine the current state of the art in a forum devoted solely to triaxial testing. Because of increasing versatility brought about by recent developments in testing techniques and equipment, it is also important that the geotechnical profession be provided with an up-to-date awareness of potential uses for the triaxial test."--Overview.
Download or read book Seismic Waves in Soil Layers written by Olga V. Pavlenko and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laboratory Shear Strength of Soil written by Ramond Nen Yong and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1981 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Special procedures for testing soil and rock for engineering purposes written by and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1970 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State of the Art of Undisturbed Sampling of Cohesionless Soils written by William Frederick Marcuson and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unsaturated Soils Research Applications written by Adrian R. Russell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 907 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the contributions to the Second European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2012, held in Napoli, Italy, in June 2012, and includes more than one hundred papers, addressing three thematic areas: experimental, modelling, and engineering.
Download or read book Design of Axially Loaded Piles European Practice written by F. De Cock and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is unique on the subject because it is not so much a collection of individual work, but basically comprising national reports from most European countries on the present-day design methods, as prescribed in more or less strict national codes or recommendations and so daily used in practice by consulting engineers and contractors. As far as already implemented, the application of these methods within the framework of Eurocode 7 is described as well. In order to improve the understanding of the design methods, the national papers also consider aspects such as the local piling practice, limitations of the design methods, some practical examples and particular national experiences. The proceedings also include the contributions of two invited speakers as well as those of the three session discussion leaders, focusing on some particular aspects with regards to pile design. The book is of particular interest for those who are involved with pile design in practice, consulting engineers, piling contractors, control organisms as well as those dealing with geotechnical normalisation and research work.
