Soil & Rock

GEO-velopment: The Role of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in New and Redevelopment Projects is a collection of papers presented at the 2008 Biennial Geotechnical Seminar held in Denver, Colorado, November 7, 2008. This one-day seminar was...

This collection of thirty-seven papers represents the state of the practice in soft ground engineering. These technical papers cover laboratory and field characterization of soft ground, soft ground microstructure, stabilization methods, embankments,...

This collection of 26 technical papers focuses on the state of the art in slope stability analysis, design, and practice. All of the papers seek to use modern analysis and instrumentation tools to better define the factors both causing and mitigating...

Soil Behavior and Geo-Micromechanics (GSP 200) contains 41 papers addressing many different areas of soil behavior, constitutive modeling, and geo-micromechanics. The papers in this Geotechnical Special Publication range from experimental studies of soil...

This proceedings contains 38 papers that advance understanding of measuring, characterizing, and predicting the properties, behavior, and performance of unsaturated materials typically used in geotechnical engineering practice. The materials addressed...

This proceeding presents cutting-edge information in active research and practical interest in the field of soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering. The topics include methods for liquefaction assessment, constitutive modeling, cyclic shear...

Geoenvironmental Engineering and Geotechnics: Progress in Modeling and Applications (GSP 204), presents 39 papers that represent the latest developments in the application of soil, rock, and groundwater mechanics in geotechnical engineering modeling and...

This proceedings addresses soil-cement construction procedures and other innovative solutions to geotechnical construction issues. The papers contain overviews of soil-cement construction practice and case studies addressing pile construction, use of...

Proceedings of sessions of GeoShanghai 2010, held in Shanghai, China, June 3-5, 2010. Hosted by Tongji University, China; Shanghai Society of Civil Engineering, China; Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, China. In...

This proceedings presents the results of research studies and case histories with an emphasis on new or innovative equipment, grouts, or methodologies. Topics covered include: compensation grouting, superjet grouting, silicate-grouted sand, cement...

This Geotechnical Special Publication presents fifteen papers highlighting the latest developments in the rapidly evolving field of recycled materials in geotechnics. A number of recent federal and state initiatives have promoted use of these materials,...

GEO-volution: The Evolution of Colorado's Geological and Geotechnical Engineering Practice contains 14 summary papers and practical case studies, presented at the 2006 bicentennial Geotechnical Seminar in Denver, Colorado on November 10, 2006, that...

This proceedings presents the latest information in the design, installation, and performance of deep foundations. Special emphasis is placed on both post-grouted drilled shafts and on augered, cast-in-place (ACIP) piles. Topics relating to screwed and...

Current Practices and Future Trends in Deep Foundations presents 26 papers on state-of-the-art developments in deep foundation design, construction, testing, and inspection which can save time, reduce cost, improve quality, and enhance performance. This...

This proceedings, ""Unsaturated Soils"", consists of papers presented at sessions of the 1993 ASCE National Convention and Exposition held in Dallas, Texas, October 24-28, 1993. The papers include both practice and research in the...

This report describes a HITEC evaluation designed to determine the basic capabilities and limitations of the Tricon System for use as a technically viable precast MSE retaining wall system. The evaluation was conducted based on material, design,...

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 held in Denver, Colorado, August 5-8, 2000. Geotechnical Special Publication No. 97. This proceedings provides the most recent novel devices and improved means of assessing ground conditions. The papers are...

Ultrafine Cement in Pressure Grouting presents the technical and practical information required by engineers to plan and implement grouting programs that are cost effective and technically sound. As a key component of modern grouting programs, ultrafine...

While deep foundations are used extensively for the support of structures in both terrestrial and marine environments, significant uncertainties still exist in predicting the field behavior of such foundations. The Offshore Technology Research Center...

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (GSP 201) contains 43 papers which examine a variety of topics in soil dynamics and earthquake engineering. This Geotechnical Special Publication is divided into three groups: the dynamic soil-structural...

Earth reinforcement techniques are used worldwide, providing dependable solutions to a wide range of geotechnical engineering problems.Well-established earth reinforcement technologies are regularly augmented by new materials, innovative construction...

Geotechnical Instrumentation and Applications explains the geotechnical issues encountered in the implementation of construction projects dealing with ground, groundwater, and earth infrastructures, including land reclamations, dams, embankments,...

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...

Bishop is undoubtedly one of the most widely-known names in the soil mechanics, or geotechnical engineering, community today, alongside the `founding father', Karl Terzaghi. This is mainly due to the method Bishop devised for estimating the stability of...

Dry stone retaining structures are structures made of individual decimeter stone blocks in contact. One advantage of this construction technology lies in the weak amount of embodied energy required for their construction, and uses only local materials...

Gravity hazards are a major concern to those living in mountainous areas. To protect infrastructure and human life in these areas, engineers require numerical tools for trajectory analysis, for application from fragmental rockfalls to large-scale...

Granular Geomechanics provides a comprehensive exploration of soils as granular materials and the manner in which a soil's engineering properties form grain-scale mechanics. The book focuses on granular composition and packing, grain interactions,...

Failure in Geomaterials offers a unified view of material failure as an instability of deformation modes framed within the theory of bifurcation. Using mathematical rigor, logic, physical reasoning and basic principles of mechanics, the authors...

Written by a group of international contributors, Ground Improvement Case Histories: Embankments with Special Reference to Soil Consolidation and Other Physical Methods, employs the use of case-histories to illustrate and apply equations, numerical...

The history of mining is replete with controversy of which much is related to environmental damage and consequent community outrage. Over recent decades, this has led to increased pressure to improve the environmental and social performance of mining...

With urban tunnel construction growing worldwide, the ability to accurately predict the ground and structural response to tunnelling and the associated risks is now more important than ever before. Engineers are expected to consider all aspects of tunnel...

Description: The seventeenth Geotechnique Symposium in Print took place at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 3 June 2013 and sought to address the new challenges that are emerging from the interactions between multi-physical phenomena. These...

Rock Engineering provides a comprehensive explanation of the geological principles and ground investigations involved with the geotechnical design and engineering of underground projects. It offers an internationally applicable, practical guide for...

Geotechnique Symposium in Print 2011: The theme of this symposium blends together two areas of research which relate to the effects of suction and partial saturation on soil behaviour and the study of compaction as a method of soil improvement. The...

Primarily designed and constructed to resist outwardly directed loads imposed on the foundation of a structure, anchor plates play an important role in the design of structures (including seawalls, transmission towers, tunnels, buried pipelines, and...

Underground facilities, such as tunnels, sewer, water and gas networks form the backbone of the economic life of the modern city. In densely populated areas where the demands for transportation and services are rapidly increasing and the construction of...

Written by an international group of contributors, Ground Improvement Case Histories: Compaction, Grouting and Geosynthetics provides over 700 pages of international case-histories. Each case-history provides an overview of the specific technology...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788170080985Author Raj PurushothamaFormat HardbackPage Count 266Imprint Laxmi PublicationsPublisher Laxmi Publications

This volume brings together a selection of key papers by this soil mechanics pioneer. The papers have been selected on the basis of their importance in the development of soil mechanics and to highlight the nature and range of subjects that Bishop...

Rudolph Glossop made a unique contribution to the early development of both geotechnical engineering and engineering geology and this volume presents a fascinating and revealing perspective on his involvement by means of selected extracts from personal...