Download or read book Earthquake Design and Performance of Solid Waste Landfills written by Mishac K. Yegian and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains invited and contributed papers for the technical session on Earthquake Design and Performance of Solid Waste Landfills, held at the ASCE Convention in San Diego, California on October 24, 1995. This book contains twelve papers.

Download or read book Earthquake Design and Performance of Solid Waste Landfills written by Mishac K. Yegian and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eagle Mountain Landfill and Recycling Center Project Riverside County written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Earthquake induced Movements and Seismic Remediation of Existing Foundations and Abutments written by Steven Lawrence Kramer and published by American Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GSP 55 contains seven papers on the effects of earthquakes on foundations and abutments presented at sessions at the ASCE Annual Convention and Exposition, held in San Diego, California, October 23-27, 1995.

Download or read book Static and Dynamic Properties of Gravelly Soils written by Mark D. Evans and published by American Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The behavior of gravelly soils has been the focus of much research in recent years. Large-scale penetration and triaxial tests, shear-wave velocity measurements, insitu freezing and sampling, shear modulus and damping ratio measurements, improved membrane compliance mitigation, and other innovations have helped improve our understanding of the behavior of gravelly soils. This proceedings, Static and Dynamic Properties of Gravelly Soils, contains papers presented at sessions held in conjunction with the ASCE Annual Convention held in San Diego, California, October 23-27, 1995. They deal with the behavior of gravelly soils. It is hoped that some of the work presented here will advance the state of knowledge in the area of gravelly soil behavior.

Download or read book Performance of Deep Foundations Under Seismic Loading written by John P. Turner and published by American Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise volume presents advances in geotechnical practice and research in analysis and design of deep foundations supporting structures during and after earthquake loading. Written by recognized experts on the behavior of deep foundations under seismic loading, five peer-reviewed papers address the effects of cyclic loading on deep foundation stability, improved analytical methods for treating soil-foundation-structure interaction, and the effects of various assumptions used in FHWA and ATC design procedures. Illustrative case histories describe the performance of deep foundations supporting highway bridges and a power plant.

Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 1996-06 with total page 3088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Suction Applications in Geotechnical Engineering Practice written by Warren K. Wray and published by American Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unsaturated soils have been traditionally thought of as moisturesensitive, "problem" soils. Yet, recent experiences with wettinginduced swell and collapse of compacted fills have prompted many engineers to adopt a broader view of unsaturated soils. From foundation design and performance to vadose-zone dominated geoenvironmental problems, the behavior of unsaturated soils is key to many geotechnical engineering concerns. This book demonstrates how soil suction can be used in geotechnical engineering practice involving unsaturated soils. Papers review the role of soil suction in volume change, shear strength, and flow characteristics of unsaturated soils."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake written by Geotechnical Board and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1994-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco area on October 17, 1989, causing 63 deaths and $10 billion worth of damage. This book reviews existing research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it practical lessons that could be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. The volume contains seven keynote papers presented at a symposium on the earthquake and includes an overview written by the committee offering recommendations to improve seismic safety and earthquake awareness in parts of the country susceptible to earthquakes.

Download or read book Decision Maker s Guide to Solid Waste Management written by Philip R. O'Leary and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Guide has been developed particularly for solid waste management practitioners, such as local government officials, facility owners and operators, consultants, and regulatory agency specialists. Contains technical and economic information to help these practitioners meet the daily challenges of planning, managing, and operating municipal solid waste (MSW) programs and facilities. The Guide's primary goals are to encourage reduction of waste at the source and to foster implementation of integrated solid waste management systems that are cost-effective and protect human health and the environment. Illustrated.

Download or read book The Loma Prieta California Earthquake of October 17 1989 written by Mark Yashinsky and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Technical Bases for Regulatory Guide for Soil Liquefaction written by J. P. Koester and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-09-22 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Carter's 1980 declaration of a state of emergency at Love Canal, New York, recognized that residents' health had been affected by nearby chemical waste sites. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, enacted in 1976, ushered in a new era of waste management disposal designed to protect the public from harm. It required that modern waste containment systems use "engineered" barriers designed to isolate hazardous and toxic wastes and prevent them from seeping into the environment. These containment systems are now employed at thousands of waste sites around the United States, and their effectiveness must be continually monitored. Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers assesses the performance of waste containment barriers to date. Existing data suggest that waste containment systems with liners and covers, when constructed and maintained in accordance with current regulations, are performing well thus far. However, they have not been in existence long enough to assess long-term (postclosure) performance, which may extend for hundreds of years. The book makes recommendations on how to improve future assessments and increase confidence in predictions of barrier system performance which will be of interest to policy makers, environmental interest groups, industrial waste producers, and industrial waste management industry.

Download or read book National Earthquake Resilience written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that struck northern Japan demonstrates the threat that earthquakes pose. Moreover, the cascading nature of impacts-the earthquake causing a tsunami, cutting electrical power supplies, and stopping the pumps needed to cool nuclear reactors-demonstrates the potential complexity of an earthquake disaster. Such compound disasters can strike any earthquake-prone populated area. National Earthquake Resilience presents a roadmap for increasing our national resilience to earthquakes. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the multi-agency program mandated by Congress to undertake activities to reduce the effects of future earthquakes in the United States. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-the lead NEHRP agency-commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop a roadmap for earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the United States that would be based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the 2008 NEHRP Strategic Plan. National Earthquake Resilience does this by assessing the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. National Earthquake Resilience interprets resilience broadly to incorporate engineering/science (physical), social/economic (behavioral), and institutional (governing) dimensions. Resilience encompasses both pre-disaster preparedness activities and post-disaster response. In combination, these will enhance the robustness of communities in all earthquake-vulnerable regions of our nation so that they can function adequately following damaging earthquakes. While National Earthquake Resilience is written primarily for the NEHRP, it also speaks to a broader audience of policy makers, earth scientists, and emergency managers.

Download or read book Environmental Geotechnics written by Masashi Kamon and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Design Construction and Evaluation of Clay Liners for Waste Management Facilities written by L. J. Goldman and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the scientific and laboratory animal communities and the public at large. The Guide incorporates new scientific information on common laboratory animals, including aquatic species, and includes extensive references. It is organized around major components of animal use: Key concepts of animal care and use. The Guide sets the framework for the humane care and use of laboratory animals. Animal care and use program. The Guide discusses the concept of a broad Program of Animal Care and Use, including roles and responsibilities of the Institutional Official, Attending Veterinarian and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Animal environment, husbandry, and management. A chapter on this topic is now divided into sections on terrestrial and aquatic animals and provides recommendations for housing and environment, husbandry, behavioral and population management, and more. Veterinary care. The Guide discusses veterinary care and the responsibilities of the Attending Veterinarian. It includes recommendations on animal procurement and transportation, preventive medicine (including animal biosecurity), and clinical care and management. The Guide addresses distress and pain recognition and relief, and issues surrounding euthanasia. Physical plant. The Guide identifies design issues, providing construction guidelines for functional areas; considerations such as drainage, vibration and noise control, and environmental monitoring; and specialized facilities for animal housing and research needs. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals provides a framework for the judgments required in the management of animal facilities. This updated and expanded resource of proven value will be important to scientists and researchers, veterinarians, animal care personnel, facilities managers, institutional administrators, policy makers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates.