Soil Mechanics Books

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11. Reinforced Soil Walls and Slopes

    Design and Construction

    By Mauricio Ehrlich, Leonardo Becker

    When it comes to using reinforcements to grant better mechanical performance to soils, geosynthetics, one of the newest groups of building materials, have become mandatory in almost all works of infrastructure, draining applications, waterproofing, paving, erosion control and soil reinforcement....

    Published December 13th 2010 by CRC Press
12. New Techniques on Soft Soils

    Edited by Marcio Almeida

    practically oriented reference volume on soft soil engineering contains case studies of soft soil techniques from all over the world New Techniques on Soft Soils covers a wide range of updated techniques related to site investigation, vertical drains, surcharge, piled embankment, granular piles,...

    Published December 13th 2010 by CRC Press
13. Unsaturated Soils, Two Volume Set

    Edited by Eduardo Alonso, Antonio Gens

    In recent decades the development of unsaturated soil mechanics has been remarkable, resulting in momentous advances in fundamental knowledge, testing techniques, computational procedures, prediction methodologies and geotechnical practice. The advances have spanned the full spectrum of theory and...

    Published September 1st 2010 by CRC Press
14. Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction

    Edited by Rolando P. Orense, Nawawi Chouw, Michael J. Pender

    Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction contains selected papers presented at the International Workshop on Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction held in Auckland, New Zealand from 26-27 November 2009. The workshop was the venue for an international exchange of ideas, disseminating information...

    Published July 19th 2010 by CRC Press
15. Ground Improvement By Deep Vibratory Methods

    By Klaus Kirsch, Fabian Kirsch

    Vibro-compaction and vibro-stone columns are the two dynamic methods of soil improvement most commonly used worldwide. These methods have been developed over seventy years and are now in a position of unrivalled importance amongst modern foundation measures. The first works on granular soil by...

    Published June 6th 2010 by CRC Press
16. Soil Physics with HYDRUS

    Modeling and Applications

    By David E. Radcliffe, Jiri Simunek

    Numerical models have become much more efficient, making their application to problems increasingly widespread. User-friendly interfaces make the setup of a model much easier and more intuitive while increased computer speed can solve difficult problems in a matter of minutes. Co-authored by the...

    Published May 20th 2010 by CRC Press
17. Cut-and-Cover Metro Structures

    Geo-Structural Design: An Integrated Approach

    By Krishan Kaul

    Because of their complexity and scale, metro structures capture all the essential aspects of a cut-and-cover structure, and so are given primary focus in this book. The design of a metro construction is outlined coherently and in detail; and the reader is shown how to apply this design process...

    Published April 7th 2010 by CRC Press
18. Geosynthetic Clay Liners for Waste Containment Facilities

    By Abdelmalek Bouazza, John J. Bowders, Jr.

    Increasingly stringent regulation of pollution and waste production worldwide drives the need to isolate contaminants that pose a threat to human and environmental health by using engineered barrier systems involving the use of low permeable materials. Over the past two decades, geosynthetic clay...

    Published November 15th 2009 by CRC Press
19. Unsaturated Soils, Two Volume Set

    Experimental Studies in Unsaturated Soils and Expansive Soils (Vol. 1) & Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (Vol. 2)

    Edited by Olivier Buzzi, S. Fityus, D. Sheng

    Unsaturated soil mechanics is now increasingly recognized as an integral part of mainstream soil mechanics, and the importance and relevance of unsaturated soil mechanics for the broad field of geotechnical engineering no longer needs to be emphasized. The two volumes making up Unsaturated...

    Published November 1st 2009 by CRC Press
20. Containment of High-Level Radioactive and Hazardous Solid Wastes with Clay Barriers

    By Raymond N. Yong, Roland Pusch, Masashi Nakano

    Series: Spon Research

    One of the principal objections to or problems with the use of nuclear fuel is that a proven method for safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel has yet to be established. The central focus of most schemes underway to dispose of these high-level radioactive wastes relies on clay-based buffers and...

    Published October 5th 2009 by CRC Press