Practical Guide to Geo-Engineering : With Equations, Tables, Graphs and Check Lists /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Colección: | Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- GEO-INVESTIGATIONS
- Methodology and stages of site investigations
- Non-intrusive geophysical and remote sensing methods
- Intrusive by boring and digging
- Extent of site investigations
- Reporting of results
- Summary
- GEO-TESTING
- Field tests
- Laboratory tests
- Summary
- GEO-PROPERTIES
- Soil properties
- Rock properties
- Summary
- GEO-HAZARDS
- Hydraulic failure
- Erosion
- Liquefaction
- Rock dissolving and caves
- Collapse of soil structure
- Subsidence of ground surface
- Heave of soil and rock
- Slope instability
- Contamination
- Vibration
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
- Frozen ground
- Unexploded ordnance (UXO)
- Ground gases
- Rock burst
- Summary
- GEO-STRUCTURES
- Ground slopes
- Foundations
- Retaining walls
- Anchors, bolts and nails
- Reinforced soil
- Tunnels and shafts
- Pipes
- Landfills
- Fill and tailing dams
- Road and railway subgrade
- Offshore foundations
- Summary
- GEO-WORKS
- Excavation and compaction
- Drainage
- Grouting
- Mixing
- Separation
- Freezing
- Blasting
- Underpinning
- Soil washing and waste solidification/stabilisation
- Field measurements and observational method
- Remote sensing
- Asset management
- Forensic investigation
- Summary.