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Book Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering

Download or read book Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Characteristics  Causes  and Implications of the 1998 Wasatch Front Landslides  Utah

Download or read book Characteristics Causes and Implications of the 1998 Wasatch Front Landslides Utah written by Francis X. Ashland and published by Utah Geological Survey. This book was released on 2003 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of the 1998 Wasatch Front landslides were likely triggered following a cumulative rise in ground-water levels resulting from four or more successive years of above-normal precipitation. Triggering of landslide movement likely coincided with a transient ground-water-level rise associated with the spring snowmelt and contemporaneous above-normal precipitation. In most Wasatch Front areas, 1998 was the wettest as well as the last year of the precipitation period. An increase in landslide activity began in 1997, following two to four successive years of above-normal precipitation. This study examines the relation between the 1998 landslides and the 1995-98 precipitation period (1993-98 in Spanish Fork Canyon). Accordingly, this study investigates the significance of the most recent precipitation period in relation to the historical precipitation record, and compares it with the 1980-86 period. In addition, other causes of the 1998 landsliding are explored, most importantly hillside modification related to residential development. This study also examines several issues, and their implications, related to the 1998 Wasatch Front landslides including the susceptibility to reactivation of pre-existing landslides, consideration of the state of landslide activity, and the possibility of developing landslide-movement prediction tools based on an instability threshold concept. The majority of the landslides discussed occurred near urbanized areas of the Wasatch Front and consisted of either translational or rotational earth slides in pre-existing landslide areas. The discussion and conclusions are limited to these landslides and locations. The case histories presented provide new data intended to further the understanding of landslide hazards in the Wasatch Front.

Book Index of Conference Proceedings

Download or read book Index of Conference Proceedings written by British Library. Document Supply Centre and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book U S  Geological Survey Professional Paper

Download or read book U S Geological Survey Professional Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Landslide Risk Management

Download or read book Landslide Risk Management written by Oldrich Hungr and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landslide Risk Management comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Landslide Risk Management, held in Vancouver, Canada, from May 31 to June 3, 2005. The first part of the book contains state-of-the-art and invited lectures, prepared by teams of authors selected for their experience in specific topics assigned to them by the JTC

Book Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation 2011 Combined with the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Highway Engineering   Practical Applications  Challenges and Opportunities

Download or read book Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation 2011 Combined with the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Highway Engineering Practical Applications Challenges and Opportunities written by and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This proceedings contains 89 papers from 25 countries and regions, including 14 keynote lectures and 17 invited lectures, presented at the Third International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation (3ICGEDMAR 2011) together with the Fifth International Conference on Geotechnical & Highway Engineering (5ICGHE), which was held in Semarang, Indonesia, from 18 to 20 May 2011. This is the third conference in the GEDMAR conference series. The first was held in Singapore from 12 to 13 December 2005 and the second in Nanjing, China, from 30 May to 2 June 2008. The proceedings is divided into three sections : keynote papers, invited papers and conference papers under which there are six sub-sections : Case Studies on Recent Disasters; Soil Behaviours and Mechanisms for Hazard Analysis; Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation Techniques; Risk Analysis and Geohazard Assessment; Innovation Foundations for Rail, Highway, and Embankments; and Slope Failures and Remedial Measures. The conference is held under the auspices of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Technical Committee TC-303 : Coastal and River Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation, TC-203 : Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Associated Problems, TC-302 : Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, TC-304 : Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment and Management, TC-213 : Geotechnics of Soil Erosion, TC-202 : Transportation Geotechnics, TC-211 : Ground Improvement, Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS), Association of Geotechnical Societies in Southeast Asia (AGSSEA), and Road Engineering Association of Asia & Australasia (REAAA).

Book U S  Geological Survey Open file Report

Download or read book U S Geological Survey Open file Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Practical Engineering Geology

Download or read book Practical Engineering Geology written by Steve Hencher and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-04-22 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Engineering Geology provides an introduction to the way projects are managed, designed and constructed, and how the engineering geologist can contribute to cost- effective and safe project achievement. The need for a holistic view of geological materials, from soil to rock, and of geological history is emphasised. Chapters address key aspects of Geology for engineering and ground modelling Site investigation and testing of geological materials Geotechnical parameters Design of slopes, tunnels, foundations, and other engineering structures Identifying hazards Avoiding unexpected ground conditions This second edition includes a new chapter on environmental issues covering hydrogeology, considerations of climate change, earthquakes, and more. All chapters have been updated, with extensively revised figures throughout and several new case studies of unexpected ground conditions. The book will support practising engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers, as well as MSc level students of engineering geology and other geotechnical subjects.

Book Geological Aspects of Hazardous Waste Management

Download or read book Geological Aspects of Hazardous Waste Management written by Stephen M. Testa and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geologic Aspects of Hazardous Waste Management brings together technical, legislative, regulatory, and business aspects of hazardous waste issues as they pertain to preventing, assessing, containing, and remediating soil and groundwater contamination. The book emphasizes how subsurface geologic and hydrogeologic conditions affect the decision-making process, and it focuses on critical issues facing industry, government, and the public. The book is excellent for consultants, project managers, regulators, geologists, geophysicists, hydrologists, hydrogeologists, risk assessors, environmental engineers, chemists, toxicologists, and environmental lawyers.

Book Analysis and Design of Geotechnical Structures

Download or read book Analysis and Design of Geotechnical Structures written by Manuel Matos Fernandes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis and design of geotechnical structures combines, in a single endeavor, a textbook to assist students in understanding the behavior of the main geotechnical works and a guide for practising geotechnical engineers, designers, and consultants. The subjects are treated in line with limit state design, which underpins the Eurocodes and most North America design codes. Instructors and students will value innovative approaches to numerous issues refined by the experience of the author in teaching generations of enthusiastic students. Professionals will gain from its comprehensive treatment of the topics covered in each chapter, supplemented by a plethora of informative material used by consultants and designers. For the benefit of both academics and professionals, conceptual exercises and practical geotechnical design problems are proposed at the end of most chapters. A final annex includes detailed resolutions of the exercises and problems.

Book Weathering as a Predisposing Factor to Slope Movements

Download or read book Weathering as a Predisposing Factor to Slope Movements written by Domenico Calcaterra and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2010 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is intended to provide an up-to-date overview of the approaches, methodologies and techniques devoted to better understand-ing of the weathering conditions of rock masses on slopes. According to the local conditions, a variety of slope movements may take place and involve weathered rock masses. Shallow and rapid soil slips evolving to debris flows are probably the most common type of slope movement. At the same time, deep-seated, intermittent landslides can also affect large volumes of weathered rocks and soils. Despite the high frequency of landslides in weathered materials, and the damage and casualties they repeatedly cause, little is known about the relationship between weathering and slope move-ments. This book presents worldwide case studies, where a variety of geo-logical and geomorphological settings are discussed. The content is divided into three sections: the first is devoted to broad aspects of the weathering/landslide processes; the second and third sections include papers dealing with igneous/metamorphic and sedimentary weathered rocks, respec-tively.

Book Engineering Geology and Construction

Download or read book Engineering Geology and Construction written by Fred G. Bell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-02-03 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2004 Claire P. Holdredge Award of the Association of Engineering Geologists (USA).The only book to concentrate on the relationship between geology and its implications for construction, this book covers the full scope of the subject from site investigation through to the complexities of reservoirs and dam sites. Features include inter

Book Storm induced Geologic Hazards

Download or read book Storm induced Geologic Hazards written by Robert A. Larson and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multidisciplinary volume of case histories presenting the work of professionals who investigated catastrophic damage caused by the 1992-1993 winter storms in southern California and Arizona.

Book The Loma Prieta  California  Earthquake of October 17  1989   Marina District

Download or read book The Loma Prieta California Earthquake of October 17 1989 Marina District written by Thomas D. O'Rourke and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutes a unique collection of studies on site, as well as infrastructure and societal response that cover virtually all aspects of the earthquake. Provides the most comprehensive case history of seismic effects at a specific site developed for any earthquake. Includes: site-response analyses, behavior of seawalls, lifeline performance, damage to 4-story apartment buildings and much more. Over 100 photos, charts and diagrams.