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... "Included on the Choice list with the outstanding academic Earth Sciences titles 2008" ... This volume describes simplified dynamic analyses that bridge the gap between the rather limited provisions of design codes and the rather eclectic methods used in sophisticated analyses. Graphs and spreadsheets are included for the ease and speed of use of simplified analyses of: soil slope (in)stability and displacements caused by earthquakes, sand liquefaction and flow caused by earthquakes, dynamic soil-foundation interaction, bearing capacity and additional settlement of shallow foundations, earthquake motion effects on tunnels and shafts, frequent liquefaction potential mitigation measures. A number of comments on the assumptions used in different methods, limitation and factors affecting the results are given. Several case histories are also included in the appendices in order to assess the accuracy and usefulness of the simplified methods. Audience This work is of interest to geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, earthquake engineers and students.
Geosciences. --- Geotechnical Engineering. --- Applied Geosciences. --- Structural Foundations, Hydraulic Engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Géologie appliquée --- Earthquake engineering -- Mathematics. --- Soil mechanics -- Mathematics. --- Structural dynamics -- Mathematics. --- Civil Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Earthquake engineering. --- Engineering --- Geology --- Earth sciences. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geology. --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Engineering geology --- Shear walls --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Engineering—Geology. --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details
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Performance-based Earthquake Engineering has emerged before the turn of the century as the most important development in the field of Earthquake Engineering during the last three decades. It has since then started penetrating codes and standards on seismic assessment and retrofitting and making headway towards seismic design standards for new structures as well. The US have been a leader in Performance-based Earthquake Engineering, but also Europe is a major contributor. Two Workshops on Performance-based Earthquake Engineering, held in Bled (Slovenia) in 1997 and 2004 are considered as milestones. The ACES Workshop in Corfu (Greece) of July 2009 builds on them, attracting as contributors world-leaders in Performance-based Earthquake Engineering from North America, Europe and the Pacific rim (Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, China). It covers the entire scope of Performance-based Earthquake Engineering: Ground motions for performance-based earthquake engineering; Methodologies for Performance-based seismic design and retrofitting; Implementation of Performance-based seismic design and retrofitting; and Advanced seismic testing for performance-based earthquake engineering. Audience: This volume will be of interest to scientists and advanced practitioners in structural earthquake engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering, engineering seismology, and experimental dynamics.
Engineering. --- Civil Engineering. --- Structural Mechanics. --- Geotechnical Engineering. --- Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control. --- Engineering geology. --- Mechanical engineering. --- Vibration. --- Civil engineering. --- Ingénierie --- Géologie appliquée --- Génie mécanique --- Vibration --- Génie civil --- Earthquake engineering --- Génie parasismique --- Génie parasismique. --- Génie parasismique.
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The backbone of Geotechnical Engineering does not concern the development of more or less sophisticated tools and theories. It remains in a previous step. When facing a real problem it is necessary to isolate its fundamental aspects and to achieve a correct conceptual representation of its nature. This phase requires abstract thinking, which is certainly assisted by a proper understanding of paradigms and theories of Soil and Rock Mechanics. The process of abstract thinking with the aim of identifying the key issues usually renounces to complexity and secondary details. To be successful, concepts should be simple and rooted on well established mechanical and physical knowledge. Only when the relevant mechanisms or phenomena which define the problem are well understood, additional sophistication may be added for a more accurate analysis or interpretation. This book remains in this first "simple" stage. The correct identification of the essential traits of a geotechnical situation relies heavily also on accumulated experience and on educated intuition. But, how to educate intuition and how to transfer practical experience? Geotechnical failures, specially the catastrophic ones, are an excellent experience and a source of inspiration to improve our current understanding of phenomena and our procedures and tools for analysis and prediction. This unconventional manner to learn Geomechanics is the essence of this book which teaches how to build the necessary models to understand failures. Balance and equilibrium equations are formulated at different scales which are selected having in mind the abstract representation of the key concepts of each case.
Classical mechanics. Field theory --- Solid state physics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Hydraulic energy --- Applied physical engineering --- Mining industry --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Structural parts and elements of building --- opwarming (milieu) --- funderingen --- duurzame energie --- toegepaste mechanica --- mijnbouw --- geologie --- ingenieurswetenschappen --- mechanica --- hydraulica --- klimaatverandering --- Structural analysis (Engineering) --- Mathematical models. --- Constructions, Théorie des --- Rock mechanics. --- Roches, Mécanique des --- Structural failures. --- Rupture, Mécanique de la --- Structural failures --- Soil mechanics --- Rock mechanics --- Investigation. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Mechanical engineering. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Mechanical Engineering. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Engineering --- Machinery --- Steam engineering --- Flow of water --- Water --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology
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This book about rock stress is suitable for students in geosciences and rock engineering, who need to broaden their horizons about the Stress Field of the Earth's Crust. The book covers the topic so that geosciences students will be able to grasp the Cauchy Stress Principle without fear of matrix transformations in an exercise. Students interested in mathematics, physics and engineering will learn how strain gauges are used to obtain in-situ stress by the overcoring method. Leading edge technology in determining rock stress like quadruple packer and the Kaiser effect are presented together with classical methods like hydraulic fracturing. Borehole techniques (breakouts) and core-based methods (anelastic strain recovery) are illustrated. With respect to stress data, we choose to present the scientific ultra-deep drilling project KTB (Germany), the excavation for nuclear waste disposal at Olkiluoto (Finland) and the drilling into a seismic active fault zone at SAFOD (USA). Stress compilations viewed by the World Stress Map project are presented and interpreted in terms of plate tectonics.
Earth Sciences. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Mechanics. --- Geology. --- Geotechnical Engineering. --- Geography. --- Physical geography. --- Engineering geology. --- Géographie --- Géologie --- Géographie physique --- Géologie appliquée --- Mécanique --- 624.12 --- 624.13 --- Rock engineering and mechanics --- Geotechnics. Soil mechanics. Earthworks. Frozen ground engineering --- 624.13 Geotechnics. Soil mechanics. Earthworks. Frozen ground engineering --- 624.12 Rock engineering and mechanics
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It is not an easy task to fascinate a student with a standard course on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. If, however, the same material is presented as a tool to explore a natural or a man-made "disaster", both the motivation and the ability to absorb this material increase dramatically. The case studies in this book could help to build an introductory Forensic Geotechnical Engineering course, covering such basic topics as settlements, bearing capacity and excavations. The failure cases considered in this book have something in common - they can be all reasonably well explained using so called "back-of-the-envelope" calculations, i.e., without sophisticated models requiring finite element analysis. These simple methods based on clear mechanical considerations are the endangered species of the computer dominated era, though sometimes they could prevent a disaster caused by a wrong application of computer models. In particular, the upper bound limit analysis has repeatedly proven itself as a powerful tool allowing for sufficiently accurate estimates of the failure loads and leaving a lot of room for creativity. No one is exempt from making mistakes, but repeating well known mistakes reveals a gap in education. One of the objectives of this book is to attempt bridging this gap, at least partially. More failure cases covering a larger area of geotechnical problems are included into the companion book "Geomechanics of Failures: Advanced Topics" by the same authors.
Engineering. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering. --- Mathematical Applications in Earth Sciences. --- Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geography. --- Mathematical geography. --- Engineering geology. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Ingénierie --- Géographie --- Géographique mathématique --- Géologie appliquée --- Technologie hydraulique --- Mécanique des sols --- Soil mechanics. --- Roches, Mécanique des --- Rock mechanics. --- Rupture, Mécanique de la --- Structural failures. --- Constructions, Théorie des --- Structural analysis (Engineering)
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"Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation" presents the latest developments and case studies in the field. All contributions to this proceedings were rigorously reviewed to cover the newest developments in disasters related to earthquakes, landslides and slopes, soil dynamics, risk assessment and management, disaster mitigation and rehabilitation, and others. The book will be a useful reference for geotechnical scientists, engineers and professionals in these areas.
Earth Sciences. --- Geotechnical Engineering. --- Civil Engineering. --- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Environment, general. --- Geography. --- Physical geography. --- Engineering geology. --- Mechanics, applied. --- Civil engineering. --- Environmental sciences. --- Géographie --- Géographie physique --- Géologie appliquée --- Génie civil --- Sciences de l'environnement --- Disaster relief. --- Natural disasters. --- Soil mechanics. --- Soil mechanics --- Geotechnical engineering --- Natural disasters --- Disaster relief --- Civil Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Engineering geology --- Earth sciences. --- Geophysics. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Environment. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Environmental science --- Science --- Geography --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Engineering --- Public works --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology
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Estuaries occur along many of the world’s coastlines irrespective of geologic setting, energy regime, and depositional environment. They represent the interface between fluvial, coastal and marine environments and they contain the sedimentary record of geological changes among these systems. However, detailed case studies on the morphodynamics and sedimentary evolution of different estuarine environments are notably lacking. This book focuses on the use of high-resolution geophysical techniques, field observations and modeling to investigate the morphodynamics of estuaries on both glaciated and non-glaciated coasts and on different time scales. Papers in this book offer a new approach to nearshore and estuary studies, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary techniques and data integration. Results of these studies have important implications for estuary resource management and shoreline stability. This book will be of interest to sedimentologists, coastal and Quaternary geologists, environmental scientists, and coastal managers.
Estuaries. --- Sedimentology. --- Estuarine sediments. --- Petrology --- Coastal sediments --- Estuarine oceanography --- Branching bays --- Drowned river mouths --- Firths --- River estuaries --- Coasts --- Rivers --- Physical geography. --- Oceanography. --- Mineral resources. --- Geomorphology. --- Physical Geography. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Mineral Resources. --- Deposits, Mineral --- Mineral deposits --- Mineral resources --- Mines and mining --- Mining --- Natural resources --- Geology, Economic --- Minerals --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Earth sciences --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Geography --- Estuaries --- Estuarine sediments --- Sedimentology --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms
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Sixty articles arranged in eight thematic sections refer to most recent geological and geophysical results of Antarctic research. The Precambrian of the East Antarctic shield and its geological history is considered as well as sub-ice topography, geophysics and stratigraphy, sedimentology and geophysics of the surrounding Southern Ocean. Particular emphasis is given to the connection of the Antarctic and the surrounding continents when forming part of Gondwana.
Geology --- Earth sciences --- Géologie --- Sciences de la terre --- Earth sciences. --- Geology. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geology - General --- RBINS-SYMPOSIUM --- Conferences - Meetings --- Géologie --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B --- Geosciences --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Mineralogy. --- Sedimentology. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Geography. --- Earth Sciences. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geography, general. --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Natural history --- Cosmography --- World history --- Petrology --- Physical geology --- Crystallography --- Minerals --- Geología --- Antártida --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology
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Principles of Hyperplasticity is concerned with the theoretical modelling of the behaviour of solids which undergo nonlinear and irreversible deformation. The approach to plasticity theory developed here is firmly rooted in thermodynamics, so that the models developed are guaranteed to obey the First and Second Laws. Major emphasis is placed on the use of potentials, and the derivation of constitutive models for irreversible behaviour entirely from two scalar potentials is shown. It is to accentuate this feature that the authors use the term "hyperplasticity", by analogy with the use of "hyperelasticity" in elasticity theory. The use of potentials has several advantages. First it allows models to be very simply defined, classified and, if necessary, developed. Secondly, by employing Legendre Transformations, it permits dependent and independent variables to be interchanged, making possible different forms of the same model for different applications. Emphasis is also placed on the derivation of incremental response, which is necessary for numerical analysis. In the later parts of the book the theory is extended to include treatment of rate-dependent materials. A new and powerful concept, in which a single plastic strain is replaced by a plastic strain function, allowing smooth transitions between elastic and plastic behaviour is also introduced. Illustrated with many examples of models derived within this framework, and including material particularly relevant to the field of geomechanics, this monograph will benefit academic researchers in mechanics, civil engineering and geomechanics and practising geotechnical engineers; it will also interest numerical analysts in engineering mechanics.
Plasticity. --- Thermodynamics. --- Plasticité --- Thermodynamique --- Engineering. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Continuum mechanics. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Geology. --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Physics --- Heat --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Cohesion --- Deformations (Mechanics) --- Elasticity --- Plastics --- Rheology
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The book contains private views of experts from various countries on the role of geological mapping in sustainable development. New technologies and concepts are presented, which are either awaiting for recognition by Geological Surveys, or are gradually applied in some survey. The target of the book is well worded in the "Summary and recommendations" elaborated by the Ad Hoc Committee at the Advanced Research Workshop on Innovative Geological Cartography, held under NATO sponsorship in Poland in November 2003. After the "Summaries" were issued by the end of 2003, the authors who presented their views at the Workshop, gave a revised version of their papers with more new ideas and material. Generally, the book is addressed to cartographers in Geological Surveys, geologists and geographers co-operating with landuse planners, ecologists and decision makers, who may learn about the state-of-the-art and the enormous information potential of the modern information technologies in Geosciences. The book, however, gives no methodological recipes but, as it was the authors' intention, may and shall be used as a guide-book in modernizing Information Technologies at the local, regional and national levels in Geosciences. .
Rocks. Minerals --- Computer. Automation --- informatica --- geologie --- Geology. Earth sciences --- economie --- Geological mapping --- Cartographie géologique --- Congresses. --- Congrès --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B --- Congresses --- Geography. --- Geology. --- Geology, economic. --- Earth Sciences, general. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Economic Geology. --- Economic geology --- Physical geology --- Mines and mineral resources --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Cosmography --- World history --- Earth sciences. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Economic geology. --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences
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