Download or read book Advances in Geotechnical Engineering written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 1992 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Remote Assessment of Permeability thermal Diffusivity of Consolidated Clay Sediments written by M. A. Lovell and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book GeoCongress 2006 written by Don DeGroot and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adoption and integration of information technologies in practice and academia has had significant impact on all aspects of the field of geotechnical engineering including field characterization, laboratory characterization, numerical simulation, data management, subsurface visualization and geotechnical education. The 300 papers contained in the GeoCongress 2006 CD ROM proceedings showcase recent advancements in all geo-applications as a result of the adoption of information technologies, and explore future opportunities for the geo-industry. Topics include: sensing methods and devices; measurement of soil properties; advanced sensing and monitoring techniques for earthwork QA/QC; applications of X-ray computed tomography; sensing and data management tools for pavement systems; monitoring and control of deep foundation construction; innovations in retaining structure construction; soil structure--contact and interaction; analysis and uncertainty in wave testing; geostatistics: applications and visualizations; data management standards; data management systems and applications; GIS based site characterization and geohazard analysis; neural networks modeling for geotechnical systems; uncertainty in probabilistic seismic hazard analysis; numerical modeling and analysis: soil and rock behavior; modeling and control of deep foundation construction; large scale computations and simulations; probabilistic modeling and design; multi-scale earthquake modeling; blast effects on below-grade walls and underground structures; modeling of complex deep foundation systems; engineered earth structures; numerical modeling and analysis for pavement systems; earth retaining structures: intelligent design; modeling and characterization of deep soil cement; modeling of soil improvement; simulations for education and training; imaging based quantification; and 3-D visualization.

Download or read book Full Field Inversion Methods in Ocean and Seismo Acoustics written by Orest Diachok and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in the power of inversion methods, the accuracy of acoustic field prediction codes, and the speed of digital computers have made the full field inversion of ocean and seismic parameters on a large scale a practical possibility. These methods exploit amplitude and phase information detected on hydrophone/geophone arrays, thereby extending traditional inversion schemes based on time of flight measurements. Full field inversion methods provide environmental information by minimising the mismatch between measured and predicted acoustic fields through a global search of possible environmental parameters. Full Field Inversion Methods in Ocean and Seismo-Acoustics is the formal record of a conference held in Italy in June 1994, sponsored by NATO SACLANT Undersea Research Centre. It includes papers by NATO specialists and others. Topics covered include: · speed and accuracy of acoustic field prediction codes · signal processing strategies · global inversion algorithms · search spaces of environmental parameters · environmental stochastic limitations · special purpose computer architectures · measurement geometries · source and receiving sensor technologies.

Download or read book Soils and Waves written by J. Carlos Santamarina and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Carlos Santamarina, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA in collaboration with Katherine A. Klein, University of Toronto, Canada; Moheb A. Fam, Cairo University, Egypt Soils are unique materials. Analogous to all other particulate materials, their properties depend on environmental parameters, such as confinement and fluid characteristics. While their behavior is complex, simple micromechanical analyses at the particle level provide unparalleled insight. Furthermore, elastic and electromagnetic waves can be effectively used to gain complementary information about the particulate medium, leading to unique possibilities for studies in engineering and science, including field applications for site assessment and process monitoring. This book is divided into five parts. The first part dwells on the problem of scale and includes a general introduction to materials. In the second part, the behavior of particulate materials is reviewed, with emphasis on the microscale interpretation of macroscale behavior. Fundamental differences between fine and coarse particulate materials are highlighted. The third and fourth parts center on the propagation of mechanical and electromagnetic waves in particulate materials, addressing phenomena such as stiffness, polarization and losses. These two units include laboratory techniques to measure the elastic and electromagnetic spectral response of particulate materials, and an extensive compilation of experimental data. Finally, the fifth part applies elastic and electromagnetic waves to monitoring process in soils. Emphasis is placed on clear, simple analyses and explanations of complex physical phenomena, making this book ideal for self-study. Furthermore, no other book provides such an in-depth description of soils and their behavior and the interaction of elastic and electromagnetic waves and particulate materials (including material data and experimental methods). Thus, this is an invaluable reference for postgraduates, research scientists and practitioners in geotechnical, civil and environmental engineering, as well as scientists in related areas such as physics, geophysics and materials science.