Environmental science, engineering and technology Books
A A Balkema Publishers Computers in Mineral Industry
Book SynopsisIn considering how computers are utilized in the mineral industry, this work includes coverage of mineral resource management, national database and national mineral exploration planning; project evaluation and monitoring applications; process control applications; and mine planning and design.Table of ContentsMineral resource management, national database and national mineral exploration planning; project evaluation and monitoring applications; mine planning and design; management information system; mineral exploration and reserve estimation; process control applications; computer system and organization; computer education and its needs; emerging areas - remote control, automation, robotics and artificial intelligence.
£118.75
A A Balkema Publishers Design of Structures Considering Creep
Book SynopsisA translation of "Raschet Stroitel 'Nikh Konstruktsii Uchetom Polzuchesti", published in Moscow in 1988. This is a presentation of the general principles and methods of design of continuous solid bodies and elemental reinforcement systems in materials which possess creep and ageing properties.
£137.75
A A Balkema Publishers Geotechnical Management of Waste and
Book SynopsisComprises the proceedings of a conference on geotechnical waste management and contamination. Coverage ranges from remediation of contaminated sites to design and management of landfills. There are also papers dealing with case histories and research.Contents: Groundwater contamination flow; Regulatory, & non regulatory controls for contaminated sites; Remediation of contaminated sites; Ground modification techniques in waste management;
£375.00
A A Balkema Publishers Large Plastic Deformations: Fundamental Aspects
Book SynopsisThis volume covers topics involving large plastic deformation of metallic materials. These proceedings offer an overview of the synergism achieved by combining microstructural characterization and understanding, mechanical modelling and experiments, numerical analysis and computation.
£152.00
A A Balkema Publishers Powder & Grains 93
Book SynopsisThe papers reflect the multidisciplinary activity in a research area which has grown significantly. The focus of the proceedings is the scientific understanding of the nature and description of particle interactions and assembly geometry. Topics covered include powder compacts and vibrating beds.
£350.00
A A Balkema Publishers Why Recycle?: Proceedings of the Recycling
Book SynopsisA compilation of views of many international experts on the need for recycling.Contents: Biology of compost processes; Composting of food processing wastes; Cost effective recycling of domestic refuse by modified landfilling; Cost of recycling; Waste minimisation & waste auditing by companies; Closed loop recycling; Scrap rubber problem.Table of ContentsDevelopments in the biology of compost processes; Composting of food processing wastes; Cost effective recycling of domestic refuse by modified landfilling; Opportunity costs of recycling ideology (crawling out of the sink); Cost of recycling; Waste minimization and waste auditing by companies; Closed loop recycling; Recycling lead from batteries; Scrap rubber problem; Water recycling in manufacturing industries and water pollution control.
£209.00
A A Balkema Publishers Hydro-elasticity in Marine Technology:
Book SynopsisIn considering hydro-elasticity in marine technology, this text covers risers of floating production platforms, cables, pipelines, flexible containers, seal bag system of surface effect ships, slamming on ships, whipping, and springing of ships, TLPs and very large floating structures.Table of ContentsTheoretical and experimental contributions on risers of floating production platforms, cables, pipelines, flexible containers, seal bag system of surface effect ships, slamming on ships, whipping, and springing of ships, TLPs and very large floating structures.
£152.00
A A Balkema Publishers Strait Crossings 1994
Book SynopsisIn considering strait crossings, papers in this text deal with bridges, tunnels, immersed tunnels, submerged floating tunnels, floating bridges, ferry crossings in general, and social and environmental aspects.
£350.00
A A Balkema Publishers Recent Advances in Exoerimental Mechanics, Volume
Book SynopsisDiscusses experimental results and theoretical approaches in a range of mechanics topics, including: hybrid techniques in stress analysis; optical techniques in experimental mechanics; automatic data acquisition and processing; transient phenomena and vibrations analysis; and residual stresses.Table of ContentsPreface, 1 Hybrid techniques in stress analysis 2 Optical techniques in experimental mechanics 3 Automatic data acquisition and processing 4 Transient phenomena and vibration analysis
£161.50
A A Balkema Publishers Development of a Decision Support System for
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the development of the decision support system for groundwater pollution assessment, one of the first integrated information systems in the field of hydrogeology, reflecting the purpose of knowledge encapsulation in the field of groundwater quality management.Table of ContentsAbstract -- Acknowledgements -- Frequently used acronyms -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Encapsulation of knowledge for groundwater quality management -- 2 .1 Introduction -- 2.2 Software review -- 2.3 Groundwater quality management in the light of knowledge encapsulation -- 2.3.1 Site characterisation -- 2.3.2 Groundwater m odelling -- 2.3.3 Groundwater vulnerability assessment -- 2.3.4 Groundwater rem ediation -- 2.4 Artificial Intelligence -- 2.4.1 Reasoning and knowledge representation -- 2.4.2 Case-based reasoning -- 2.4.3 Application of AI in groundwater quality management -- 2.5 Concluding comments -- 3.Development of a Decision Support System (DSS): main considerations and framework -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A DSS as an integrated software system -- 3.3 A DSS as an integrated information system -- 3.4 A DSS for Groundwater Pollution Assessment - the framework -- 3.5 The DSS knowledge component -- 3.6 Summary -- 4.Knowledge-Based Module for Site Characterisation (SCM) -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Background -- 4.3 Module content and organisation -- 4.3.1 Task Unit ANALYSIS -- 4.3.2 Other Task Units -- 4.3.3 Discussion -- 4.4 Software development and integration -- 4.4.1 Hypertext and knowledge representation -- 4.4.2 Other SCM features -- 4.4.3 A daptability -- 4.4.4 Integration -- 4.5 Examples -- 4.5.1 Hydraulic conductivity -- 4.5.2 Solubility -- Annex: glossary -- 5.Knowledge-Based Module for Vulnerability Assessment (VAM) -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Groundwater vulnerability in theory and practice -- 5.3 Description of methodology -- 5.3.1 Likelihood of release and aquifer pollution -- 5.3.2 Contaminant severity -- 5.3.3 Pathway activity -- 5.3.4 Target exposure -- 5.3.5 Overall assessment score -- 5.3.6 Discussion -- 5.3.7 Testing aggregation procedure -- 5.4 Software development and integration -- 5.5 Case study -- 6.Knowledge-Based Module for Groundwater Pollution Modelling (GMM) -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Definition and ordering of modelling tasks -- 6.3 Knowledge acquisition -- 6.3.1 Define Purpose -- 6.3.2 Model Conceptualisation -- 6.3.3 Modelcode Selection -- 6.3.4 Model Design -- 6.3.5 Calibration and Predictive Simulations -- 6.3.6 Modelling Report -- 6.4 Knowledge systematisation and formalisation -- 6.5 Software development and integration -- 6.5.1 GMM software -- 6.5.2 REPORTER -- 6.5.3 Modelling environment -- 7.Concluding remarks -- References -- Annex: Beyond engineering -- Sam envatting -- Curriculum Vitae.
£999.99
A A Balkema Publishers Geoenvironmental Mapping: Methods,Theory and
Book SynopsisThis text illustrates the range of environmental geoscience mapping presently carried out around the world. Specialists in several countries have contributed a number of subdisciplinary and thematic topics including volcanic hazards, landslides, dolines, tsunamis, radon potential, medical geology, rainfall erosion, engineering geology, borehole stratigraphy, lake sediment geochemistry, aggregate resources and remote sensing. The collection, analysis and interpretation of data by geologists, geographers and engineers typically involves the presentation of information in map form, which can range from black/white to colour, 2-D to 3-D and paper copy to digital format illustrations. This volume reaffirms the global need for mapping geoscientific data.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Peter T. BobrowskyENGINEERING-GEOLOGY MAPPING OF SLOPES AND LANDSLIDES Jeffrey R. Keaton & Richard RinneREGOLITH-LANDFORM MAPPING: AN AUSTRALIAN APPROACH C.F. Pain, M.A. Craig, D.L. Gibson & J.R. WilfordENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING OF GEOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS Gyözö Jordán & Andrea SzücsMULTILEVEL GEOLOGIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT MAPPING IN THE RIO GRANDE GORGE, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, USA William C. Haneberg, Paul W. Bauer & William X. Chávez, JrCALIFORNIA’S SEISMIC HAZARDS MAPPING ACT:GEOSCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY Charles R. RealSUBSURFACE GEOLOGIC MAPPING FROM DESCRIPTIVEAND PETROPHYSICAL BOREHOLE LOGS Larry N. SmithMAPPING WITH ALLOSTRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORKS: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING ALLUVIAL LANDSCAPES IN SOUTHERN BURGUNDY, FRANCE Eric C. StraffinMINERAL EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF LAKE SEDIMENT GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING IN THE CANADIAN CORDILLERA Stephen J. CookAGGREGATE POTENTIAL MAPPING Ross I. Kelly & Peter T. Bobrowsky‘HOT SPOTS’ AND ‘SENSITIVE AREAS’: CONTRIBUTION OF REMOTE SENSING TO GEOENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING IN LEBANON Mohamad R. KhawlieGEOENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING IN SOUTHWESTERN SASKATCHEWAN: RAINFALL EROSION POTENTIAL D.J. SauchynBATHOMETRIC DATA FOR 2D AND 3D LANDSCAPE MAPPING C. Cam Muir, R.F. Watkins, The T. Ha & Michael A. VankoeveringeGEOENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING FOR GROUNDWATER PROTECTION IN ILLINOIS, USA Richard C. BergTHE DEVELOPMENT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF A GEOLOGIC SENSITIVITY MAP OF THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN, USA Daniel T. RogersMAPPING RIVER CHANNELS AND VELOCITY FIELDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Brian L. CluerFLOODPLAIN HAZARD ASSESSMENT: APPLICATION TO FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA J.W. Schwab, D.L. Hogan & I. WeilandENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY MAPPING FOR URBAN PLANNING IN LITHUANIAJurgis ValiunasNATURAL HAZARD MAPPING IN SMALL URBAN AREAS,ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA Natalia Hoyos & Michel HermelinDIRECT AND INDIRECT ANTHROPOGENIC MODIFICATIONS IN THE BASIN OF MEXICO José Lugo, J. Juan Zamorano & Arturo García-RomeroENCOURAGING BETTER USE OF GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION BY PLANNERS AND DEVELOPERS IN ENGLAND B.R. MarkerGEOENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING APPLIED TO URBAN SETTLEMENTS: LA VALL DE GALLINERA, ALICANTE, SPAIN I. De Villota, M. De Luxán, J.L. Goy, I. Bustamante & C. ZazoMEDICAL GEOLOGY: METHOD, THEORY AND PRACTICE O. SelinusTHE GEOGRAPHY OF DISEASE FAMILY TREES:THE CASE OF SELENIUM Harold D. FosterMAP REPRESENTATION OF INDICATORS FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MINING IN THE ZAMBIAN COPPERBELT D. Limpitlaw & A.G. FabbriHAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT IN RUSSIA Irina Chesnokova, Gregory Koff & David HuntleyAN OVERVIEW OF VOLCANIC HAZARD MAPS:PAST, PRESENT AND FUTUREC.J. HicksonGEOLOGICAL RADON POTENTIAL MAPPING J.D. Appleton & T.K. BallTHE MAKASSAR STRAIT TSUNAMIGENIC REGION, INDONESIA G.S. Prasetya, W.P. De Lange & T.R. HealyTSUNAMI DEPOSIT MAPPING AT SEASIDE, OREGON, USA Brooke K. Fiedorowicz & Curt D. PetersonACTUAL AND POTENTIAL DOLINE SUBSIDENCE HAZARD MAPPING: CASE STUDY IN THE EBRO BASIN (SPAIN) J.L. Simón-Gómez & M.A. SorianoMAPPING IN THE INTERPRETATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF FLOWSLIDES IN SENSITIVE QUATERNARY MUDDY SEDIMENTS Michael A. Carson & Marten GeertsemaQUANTITATIVE PREDICTION MODEL FOR LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING: TSITIKA AND SCHMIDT CREEK WATERSHEDS, NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA Chang-Jo Chung, Peter T. Bobrowsky & Richard Guthrie
£152.00
A A Balkema Publishers Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering:
Book Synopsis16 European countries are represented & the contributions demonstrate vigorous activity across a range of interests, but emphasise the importance of practical application of numerical techniques. Several papers address the problem of localised deformations, so important in many geotechnical situations involving shear banding. Specific areas of practical application include thermo-mechanical problems, tunnels & pipelines, foundations, reinforced soil, retaining walls, slopes & rock mechanics. This volume is essential reading for everyone wishing to keep abreast of the techniques of modern computer analyses applied to geotechnical engineering practice.
£209.00
A A Balkema Publishers Ground Freezing: Proceedings of the 7th
Book SynopsisArtificial ground freezing has been used for over a century to form a temporary support and an impermeable barrier for underground openings and other excavations. Nowadays it can be an efficient barrier to prevent pollution spreading in permeable soils. Depending on circumstances chilled brine or liquid nitrogen is circulated through freeze tubes to form ice walls. This requires a good understanding of the thermal, mechanical and hydraulic properties of frozen and thawed soils. Topics: Heat and mass transfer; Mechanical properties; Engineering design; Case histories; Environmental soil freezing; etc.
£266.00
A A Balkema Publishers Tubular Structures: Sixth International Symposium
Book SynopsisTubular structures remain a source of architectural inspiration and practical solutions to difficult performance specifications. New developments are covered in this text, which contains papers on design innovations and applications presented at an international symposium held in Australia in 1994.
£300.00
A A Balkema Publishers The Pressuremeter and Its New Avenues:
Book SynopsisPressuremeter testing activities are of great interest for scientists and engineers concerned with the mechanical behaviour of civil engineering materials. The proceedings include the first Menard Lecture presented by Professor Branko Ladanyi and 57 technical papers from 16 countries. They are related to the application of pressuremeter testing to granular and alluvial soils, clay, rock, concrete and permafrost, and geotechnical design. It also includes a session on technological developments in the design, fabrication and installation of pressuremeters.
£180.50
A A Balkema Publishers Water-Rock Interaction: Proceedings of the 8th
Book SynopsisWater-rock interactions play an important role in nearly all physical and chemical processes operating on the Earth's surface and subsurface. This work contains the proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction (WRI-8), held in Russia in 1995.Contents: Hydrothermal systems: modern and old, marine and continental; Ore deposits in modern and old geothermal systems; High-pressure and low-temperature metamorphism and low-pressure and high temperature metamorphism (paired Myashiro belts); Geochemical cycles as responses to global climate changes and anthropogenetic processes; Geochemical modelling of water-rock interaction processes; Organic processes in the water rock interaction system; Influence of mining industry on composition of ground and surficial waters;Table of ContentsHydrothermal systems - modern and old, marine and continental; ore deposits in modern and old geothermal systems; high-pressure and low-temperature metamorphosism and low-pressure and high temperature metamorphism (paired Myashiro blets); geochemical cycles as responses to global climate changes and anthropogenetic processes; geochemical modelling of water-rock interaction processes; organic processes in the water-rock interaction system; influence of mining industry on composition of ground and surficial waters. (Part contents).
£375.00
A A Balkema Publishers Physics and Chemistry of Dykes
Book SynopsisThis work combines research results with review papers, discussing dykes from different scientific perspectives. Coverage includes: current dyke geometry measurements; field observation of host rock deformation; textural analyses; and geochemical and petrological studies of dyke swarms.
£350.00
A A Balkema Publishers Rock Mechanics: Proceedings of the 35th US
Book SynopsisThe US Symposium on Rock Mechanics, held at Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, is the 35th in a continuing series of now biennial meetings organized to support the national and trans-national interests of US scientists, engineers, consultants, students, and technologists interested in rock mechanics and rock engineering. The reviewed papers contained in this volume represent one or more aspects of this interdisciplinary field. This volume contains a total of 133 papers selected from 241 abstracts, in addition to 2 invited papers prepared on broad multidisciplinary issues. Session topics include: Construction; surface excavation; stability and shear strength of fractured rock; laboratory testing; rock dynamics; stress measurements; tunnels and groundwater flow; petroleum; tool-rock interaction; building stone durability; rock reinforcement; fracture mechanics; radioactive waste disposal; underground mining; fragmentation and blasting; metal mining, coal mining; planetary rock mechanics; rock properties; stochastic methods; theoretical and model studies; hydrology; and rock creep. Field trips and informal discussions associated with the symposium form an integral part of technical and social interaction among participants. Although much attention is devoted in the technical program to areas of major national concern in which rock mechanics problems represent critical or limiting factors - including energy, tunneling and excavation, waste disposal, and reactor siting - papers were sought and received with the widest possible scope of research and applications.
£300.00
A A Balkema Publishers Steel Structures- EUROSTEEL '95: Proceedings of
Book SynopsisThe latest developments in analysis and design of a wide range of steel structures, including buildings, bridges, towers, silos, offshore structures etc. Theoretical and experimental investigations on many topics such as analysis and design of elements, frames, connections, plates and shells, composite structures. Moreover fire and earthquake resistance design, fatique design as well as the latest developments in Eurocode3, the European Steel Design Code, which constitutes a major European contribution to modern codes, are also included.
£403.75
A A Balkema Publishers Rock Mechanics 8th Intl V1
Book SynopsisThis text presents the official proceedings of the 8th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, held in Tokyo in 1995. Topics covered include near-surface excavations, stability of slopes and foundations, and heat, water flow and chemical transport in rock masses.
£403.75
A A Balkema Publishers Anchors in Theory and Practice / Anker in Theorie
Book SynopsisOver the past decades a great variety of anchor types has been developed for a multitude of different applications in soils, jointed rock or homogeneous concrete, and thus the experiences gained served a basis for futher development. Special importance was attached to the design of permanent anchors with protection against corrosion and to in situ monitoring in order to ensure the permanent contribution of anchors to the stability of the structure. More than 50 papers are focussing subjects that are of interest to designers, manufacturers, contractors and owners and are dealing with the topics load bearing capacity and effect of anchors, history cases, types of anchors as well as protection against corrosion and long term behaviour.
£64.99
A A Balkema Publishers Structural Stability and Design: Proceedings of
Book SynopsisThe papers in this volume represent the most recent findings in the area of structural stability and encompass the more traditional areas of lateral-torsional & local buckling, as well as newer applications in testing, structural analysis, composite & concrete structures. Also included is the state of the art research into dynamic & cyclic loading, with the latter application being of particular importance in the area of earthquake engineering. The breadth of the scope of contributions, as well as the regional nature of the research represented by the geographic spread of the papers across some 5 continents, will ensure that this volume is a reference for recent trends in the research and application of techniques in structural stability and design.
£290.00
A A Balkema Publishers Developments in Deep Foundations and Ground
Book SynopsisThis volume contains papers contributed by experts on recent developments in geotextiles, geomembranes, and other geosynthetics in ground improvement. The papers presented here comprise the twelfth volume of a series of publications on the annual geotechnical symposia. For ease of reference this volume has been divided into four sections, namely: Laboratory and field tests; Embankments, excavations, slopes and earth retaining structures; Soil and rock improvement schemes; Site investigation and other selected topics.Table of ContentsLaboratory and field tests; embankments, excavations, slopes and earth-retaining structures; soil and rock improvement schemes; site investigation. (Part contents).
£300.00
A A Balkema Publishers Design Manual for Pitched Slope Protection:
Book SynopsisThis manual describes current methods for designing dike revetments of pitched blocks & block mattresses. The use of such revetments on river & canal banks is also considered briefly. Guidelines are discussed for preparing designs for new revetments; Methods are also given for checking existing revetments. The manual is aimed at the practical application of the result of basic research into block pitching. Pitched dike revetments include following revetments systems: Basalt & other natural rock; Concrete blocks & column & other small cement concrete elements; & Block mattresses.
£256.50
A A Balkema Publishers Physical Processes and Chemical Reactions in
Book SynopsisPresenting research on reactive flows, this work covers theoretical aspects, experimental techniques and the development of models implemented in computational fluid dynamics software.Table of ContentsAn introduction to chemical reactions developing in a turbulent medium; the mixing-sensitive product distribution of chemical reactions; laser-induced fluorescence tomography of inert and reactive free jets; wavelet analysis of mixing patterns in a turbulent jet; some applications of the measurement of concentration in liquids by laser-induced fluorescence; determination of the velocity-concentration correlation in liquids by laser-induced fluorescence; stability of an erodible bed of lead granules at low wall shear stress; drag reduction by polymers and surfactants.
£999.99
A A Balkema Publishers Geosynthetics Asia 1997: Select papers
Book SynopsisThis text comprises of 57 papers on: roads, railways and embankments; reinforced slopes and retaining walls; hydraulic applications; environmental applications; geosynthetic testing; and IGS chapter reports.
£199.50
A A Balkema Publishers Space Informatics for Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisThis text deals with the subject of remote sensing, and the use of technology to aid environmental maintenance. Topics covered include a microcomputer based grassland local administration support system, and the monitoring of Himalayan cryosphere using satellite imagery.Table of ContentsGlobal deforestation and global land degradation; relative radiometric normalization of Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) data using an automatic scattergram - controlled regression; land use and global environment conservation - a modelling approach; a microcomputer based grassland local administration support system; Earth science data and information technology network development in India; monitoring of Himalayan cryosphere using satellite imagery; assessing desertification in arid Australia using satellite data; the integration of remotely sensed data into GIS; automatic detection of forest fires using satellite images. (Part contents).
£133.00
A A Balkema Publishers Schlumberger Geolectric Sounding in Ground Water
Book SynopsisThis text gives students of explorational geophysics a comprehensive view into the interpretation of Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) curves. Civil engineers with an interest in environmental problems and agricultural scientists and engineers interested in irrigation, may find this book useful.
£999.99
A A Balkema Publishers Flow Modeling and Turbulence Measurements
Book SynopsisThis collection of symposium essays is divided into four sections: experimental fluid dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; environmental applications and free surface flows; and multiphase flows, heat transfer and combustion.
£237.50
A A Balkema Publishers Earth Reinforcement, volume 2: Proceedings of the
Book SynopsisThe first volume of the proceedings contains texts of 151 papers selected for the third symposium in 1996. The papers are arranged under five categories which cover almost all aspects in the area of earth reinforcement: Testing and materials; Embankments; Wall structures; Foundations; Slopes and excavations. The second volume contains texts of the special and keynote lectures, texts of the special reports on the performance of earth reinforcement structures under the latest two great earthquakes, reports of technical session chairmen and discussion leaders as well as concluding remarks.
£130.00
A A Balkema Publishers Implementation of Safety and Health on
Book SynopsisThis work provides a summary of recent research into health and safety on construction sites. Topics covered include: safety and health regulations and statistics; social and human issues on construction safety; health issues in the construction process; and safety training and education.
£209.00
A A Balkema Publishers New Advances in Modal Synthesis of Large
Book SynopsisThe modal analysis of the structures appears to be an essential tool to master their dynamic behaviour. Particularly, the modal synthesis methods combined with the updating technics of the Finite Element models lead to the definition of strategies peculiarly efficient. At present, several developments are being carried out in order to spread these procedures to the latest requirements in structural dynamics: Vibro-acoustic . behaviour; Stochastic approach; Non-linear analysis; Introduction of composite materials. The target of the MV2 International Conference was to take stock of the new methods suggested and to assess their effectiveness. The interest in this book is to gather original works that rely on high-level approaches although these works are clearly intended to industrual applications.
£228.00
A A Balkema Publishers Mine Simulation: Proceedings of the first
Book SynopsisThe symposium is organized by the Department of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy of the National University of Athens and the Department of Metallurgy and Mining of the University of Idaho. It is intended that this symposium will be the first in a series of symposia on system simulation, artificial intelligence techniques, virtual reality and other related topics, as they apply in mining.The complete proceedings are published on CD-ROM with an accompanying book which contains abstracts (including full title, authors' names and e-mail addresses as well as a keyword index) of all the papers. Also included are the full texts of keynote lectures and a short introduction about the experience gained with this new way of holding a conference.
£999.99
A A Balkema Publishers Snow Engineering: Recent Advances: Proceedings of
Book SynopsisThe objective of the conference was to provide a forum for engineers, architects and scientists to discuss a broad range of research and design methods for various problems related to snow engineering. Specialists in building and civil engineering, environmental engineering, energy engineering, urban planning, and regional development as well as snow scientists were brought together for the conference. The technical sessions were in five thematic areas as follows: Snow technology and science; Building and construction engineering; Infrastructure and transportation; Housing and residential planning; Development strategy in snow countries. The 115 papers provide keys to realize more comfortable living conditions in snow countries and to overcome many problems in heavy snow regions.
£247.00
A A Balkema Publishers Ground Freezing 97: Frost Action in Soils:
Book SynopsisThe papers in this volume are primarily concerned with the theory, design and practice of artificial ground freezing (AGF) and with frost heave, frost penetration and thermal degradationof frozen layers in seasonal frost areas. It contains papers on the following topics: Heat and mass transfer; Frost susceptibility and frost heave; Mechanical properties; Environmental soil freezing; Engineering design and Case histories. It also contains reports from working groups within the ISSMFE technical committees on Frost (TC8) and on Ground Freezing (TC23).
£152.00
A A Balkema Publishers Powder and Grains 97
Book SynopsisResearch reported in the volume includes work in the: industrial and field systems; powder compaction; agglomeration and fracture; quasi-static deformations; stress fluctuations; vibrated beds; collisional grain flows; and avalanches and hopper flows.
£300.00
A A Balkema Publishers XIVth International Conference on Soil Mechanics
Book SynopsisThe most important conference on soil mechanics and foundation engineering, held every four years. All papers were selected and reviewed by the national societies of the ISSMFE. Nearly all papers in English. Topics: Terzaghi oration - Geotechnical aspects of earthquakes of 1995; Heritage lecture - Geotechnics in Germany; Geotechnical aspects of the Great Belt Project and of the Oeresund Projects; Reduction of the differential settlements of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City by means of under- excavation; Soil testing and ground property characterization; Recent developments in foundation techniques; Retaining structures and excavated slopes; Underground works in urban environment; Soil improvement and reinforcement; Waste disposal and contaminated sites; Recent developments in laboratory stress-strain testing; Ground property characterization by means of insitu tests; Interplay between physical and numerical models as applied in engineering practice;
£451.25
A A Balkema Publishers Mechanics of Structures and Materials:
Book SynopsisThese proceedings include a selection of a broad range of research topics currently being investigated in the fields of structures, foundations and materials in Australasia. Papers cover diverse topics such as: Fibre reinforced composites; Concrete and steel composite structures; Concrete design; Steel design and welding; Dynamic, fire and seismic loading; Finite element analysis and optimisation; Stability in structures; Reliability; Timber and masonry structures; and Geomechanics.
£999.99
A A Balkema Publishers Mechanically Stabilized Backfill: Proceedings of
Book SynopsisGeosynthetic-Reinforced Soil (GRS) structures have gained increasing popularity in earthwork construction in many parts of the world. In actual construction, GRS structures have continued to demonstrate many distinct advantages over their conventional counterparts. GRS structures are typically more ductile, more flexible, more economical, more adaptable to low quality backfill, and easier to construct. This book contains the proceedings of the International Symposium on Mechanically Stabilized Backfill. It comprises four parts: Five keynote presentations delivered by premier researchers and engineers from US, Japan, France, Italy and Canada; 26 technical papers by practitioners and researchers of reinforced soil technology; A special presentation on the performance of 7,6-m high prototype reinforced soil bridge piers and bridge abutment; Panel discussion on 4 volatile subjects: long-term deformation, connection strength, and seismic performance and design. The panel discussions feature presentations by renown experts on each subject. The ensuing floor discussions of each panel discussion is also included in the book. This unique forum shall help designers and researchers understand the divergent aspects and relative significance of each of the issues.
£180.50
A A Balkema Publishers Environmental & Safety Concerns in Underground
Book SynopsisThis symposium is aimed to promote collaboration and meetings between scholars, professional engineers and the industrial demands of the Asian region, where projects for rock mechanics are very flourishing. Lots of new techniques, theories and case histories on tunnels, underground chambers, mine stopes, nuclear waste disposal repositories and other underground spaces are introduced. The 160 technical papers are focused on the environmental and safety aspects in the design and construction of underground rock structures. Topics: Heat, gas and water flow, and contaminant transport problems in waste disposal; Heat, gas and water flow, and contaminant transport problems in caverns and tunnels; Blasting and machine excavation; Subsidence and ground control; Questions and measures for safety in the design and construction of tunnels; Questions and measures for safety in the design and construction of caverns and openings; Modelling techniques for safety evaluation: Rock characterization; Evaluation of rock mass properties; Simulation of the coupled behavior; Monitoring & interpretation Back analysis and others; Slope stability and landslides.
£114.00
A A Balkema Publishers Geomechanics 96 (Including Water Jet Technology)
Book SynopsisPresenting the proceedings from the 1996 Geomechanics conference, this volume provides coverage of subjects including: in-situ stress testing in geo-engineering; rock mass behaviour and its reinforcement; numerical modelling; non-linear problems; and advances in water jet technology.Table of ContentsIn-situ stress testing in geo-engineering; rock mass behaviour and its reinforcement (bolting, grouting); geomechanics of man-made sediments; numerical modelling; non-linear problems; large-scale and complex models; high-performance computing methods and codes; water jet technology; advances in water jet technology; state of the art physics of jet/material interaction.
£199.50
A A Balkema Publishers Tailings and Mine Waste 1998
Book SynopsisPapers on mine and mill tailings and mine waste, as well as current and future issues facing the mining end environmental communities, are included and discussed in this text. The subjects covered relate to technical capabilities and developments, regulations, and environmental concerns.
£190.00
A A Balkema Publishers North American Tunneling 1988
Book SynopsisGrouped into six sections, the papers in this volume address a wide range of issues on the challenges and opportunities facing underground construction, and the use of underground space.
£133.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Volterra Equations and Applications
Book SynopsisThis volume comprises selected papers presented at the Volterra Centennial Symposium and is dedicated to Volterra and the contribution of his work to the study of systems - an important concept in modern engineering. Vito Volterra began his study of integral equations at the end of the nineteenth century and this was a significant development in the theory of integral equations and nonlinear functional analysis. Volterra series are of interest and use in pure and applied mathematics and engineering.Table of Contents1. Retrospective of Vito Volterra and His Influence on Nonlinear Systems Theory 2. Volterra Integral Equations at Wisconsin 3. Stability and Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions of Equations with Aftereffect 4. Generalized Halay Inequalities for Volterra Functional Differential Equations and Discretized Versions 5. Stochastic Convolutions with Kernels Arising in Volterra Equations 6. An Example of Lp-Regularity for Hyperbolic Integrodifferential Equations 7. The Present Status of UAS for Volterra and Delay Equations 8. Myopic Maps and Volterra Series Approximations 9. State Space Theory for Abstract Volterra Operators
£199.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Exploring Environmental Change Using an
Book SynopsisThis text draws upon 'complex systems' thinking to introduce a policy-related integrative method for diagnosing and managing environmental change. This conveys how existing intellectual resources can be exploited to explore environmental decision issues without resoring to such devices as 'meta-methods' or 'meta-disciplines'.Table of ContentsPREFACE, LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, 1. Policy Relevant Research: The Nature of the Problem, 2. Towards an Integrative Method, 3. Background to Agriculture and Degradation in the Argolid Valley, 4. Social Enquiry and Natural Phenomena, 5. Complexity, Systems and Models, 6. Agricultural Production and Change, 7. Technology and Agricultural Production in the Argolid, 8. Structural Weaknesses and the Argolid?, 9. Perceived Uncertainty and Farming: Establishing a Framework for Crop Choice, 10. Policy Relevant Modelling in the Argolid: From Sociological Investigation to Crop Choice Model, 11. Towards a Strategic Complex Systems Model of the Water/Salt System, 12. The Strategic Model of Water Flow, 13. Development of an Enhanced Integrated Dynamic Model, 14. Where to From Here?, REFERENCES, INDEX
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Gordon and Breach Transport Processes in Plasmas with Strong
Book SynopsisThe first part of this monograph presents theoretical analysis of the thermophysical properties of strongly coupled coulomb systems. A new model is then developed, making it possible to calculate the full set of low temperature, multicomponent, nonideal plasma transport coefficients, based on the kinetic coefficients of strongly coupled coulomb systems and experimental data for the transport coefficients of Dense, Low temperature plasmas. This model can easily be implemented in the form of a set of computer algorithms, and the third part of the book shows how it can be used to solve important problems of high temperature gas dynamics, for example, heat and mass transfer in the shock layer of a space probe, stability of temperature and concentration fields in gas phase nuclear reactors, and critical phenomena in low temperature plasma dynamics.
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Gordon and Breach Industrial and Engineering Applications or
Book SynopsisThis volume includes the proceedings from Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference Fukuoka, Japan, June 4-7, 1996. This work represents a broad spectrum of new ideas in the field of applied artificial intelligence and expert systems, and serves to disseminate information regarding intelligent methodologies and their implementation in solving various problems in industry and engineering.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Antimonide-Related Strained-Layer
Book SynopsisInterest in antimonide-related heterostructures is burgeoning due to their applications as light sources, diode lasers, modulators, filters, switches, nonlinear optics, and field-defect transistors. This volume, featuring contributions from leading researchers in the field, is the first book to focus on antimonide-related topics. It offers to both the beginning student and the advanced researcher a comprehensive review of the state of the art in this exciting new area of research.Table of Contents1. Interfacial Disorder in inAs/GaSb Heterostructures Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy 2. Type II (A1Ga)Sb/inAs Quantum Well Structures and Superlattices for Opto- and Micro-Electronics Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy 3. Antimonide-Based Quantum Heterostructure Devices 4. Mid-Infrared Strained Diode Lasers 5. Mid-Wave Infrared Sources Based on GainSb/inAs Superlattice Active Layers 6. inAs/inAs,Sb,x Type-II Superlattice Midwave Infrared Lasers 7. Growth and Characterization of inAs/A1Sb/GaSb Heterostructures 8.Structural and Electrical Properties of GaSb/inSb and inAS/inSb Superlattices 9. Antimonide-Based Mid-Infrared Quantum-Well Diode Lasers
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