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21. Vibrations from Blasting

    Workshop hosted by Fragblast 9 - the 9th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting

    Edited by Alex Spathis, Mike J. Noy

    Collection of excellent articles presenting the latest developments in blast vibration measurements, modeling and mitigation techniques. Includes contributions on novel environmentally-induced vs blast-induced movements, non-conventional geophysical processing techniques, new modeling approaches,...

    Published August 19th 2009 by CRC Press
22. Geology

    Basics for Engineers

    By Aurele Parriaux

    Geology – Basics for Engineers presents the physical and chemical characteristics of the Earth, the nature and the properties of rocks and unconsolidated deposits/sediments, the action of water, how the earth is transformed by various phenomena at different scales of time and space. The book shows...

    Published August 12th 2009 by Taylor & Francis
23. Foundations of Engineering Geology, Third Edition

    By Tony Waltham

    Now in full colour, the third edition of this well established book provides a readable and highly illustrated overview of the aspects of geology that are most significant to civil engineers. Sections in the book include those devoted to the main rock types, weathering, ground investigation, rock...

    Published April 20th 2009 by CRC Press
24. Boundaries of Rock Mechanics

    Recent Advances and Challenges for the 21st Century

    Edited by Meifeng Cai, Jin'an Wang

    Boundaries of Rock Mechanics. Recent Advances and Challenges for the 21st Century contains 180 papers from the International Young Scholars’ Symposium on Rock Mechanics 2008 (Beijing, China, 28 April-2 May 2008). The symposium was organized by the ISRM Commission on Education, and sponsored by the...

    Published March 31st 2008 by Taylor & Francis
25. Dam Break Modelling, Risk Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis for Flood Mitigation

    IHE-PhD Thesis, Unesco-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands

    By Migena Zagonjolli

    More than 800,000 dams and thousands of kilometers of dikes have been constructed around the world. These structures are often designed based on a statistical analysis of the discharge distribution in rivers. However, the history of construction of dams and dikes coexists with the history of...

    Published October 17th 2007 by Taylor & Francis
26. The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics, Three Volume Set

    11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, 3 VOLUMES + CD-ROM

    Edited by Luís Ribeiro e Sousa, Claudio Olalla, N. Grossmann

    Forty one years ago, the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) held its 1st International Congress in Lisbon, Portugal. In July 2007, the 11th ISRM Congress returned to Lisbon, where the Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG), the Portuguese National Group of the ISRM, hosted the meeting....

    Published August 4th 2007 by Taylor & Francis
27. Volcanic Rocks

    Proceedings of ISRM Workshop W2, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, 14-15 July, 2007

    Edited by Ana Maria Malheiro, João Carlos Nunes

    Environmental issues are high on the public agenda and engineering projects need to take environmental concerns on board. Volcanic Rocks, contains papers from the ISRM Workshop W2 (Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 14-15 July 2007), and focuses specifically on problems associated with...

    Published July 12th 2007 by Taylor & Francis
28. Underground Works under Special Conditions

    Proceedings of the ISRM Workshop W1, Madrid, Spain, 6-7 July 2007

    Edited by Manuel Romana, Áurea Perucho, Claudio Olalla

    This book contains papers and special lectures presented at the workshop Underground Works under Special Conditions held in Madrid in 2007, within the framework of the 11th International Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics. It contains a comprehensive collection of topics...

    Published July 4th 2007 by Taylor & Francis
29. Preservation of Natural Stone and Rock Weathering

    Proceedings of the ISRM Workshop W3, Madrid, Spain, 14 July 2007

    Edited by Pedro Sola, José Estaire, Claudio Olalla

    Natural stone is utilised in monumental works both as a construction material and as a foundation. This volume contains papers and special lectures on monument preservation, reflecting a broad spectrum of issues in three different fields: Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geology. The topics...

    Published June 27th 2007 by Taylor & Francis
30. The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics, Volume 2

    Proceedings of the 11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics

    Edited by Luís Ribeiro e Sousa

    Published June 24th 2007 by Taylor & Francis