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This text covers topics in soil and granular mechanics, such as: slope protection and erosion control; ground behaviour during earthquakes; environmental geotechnic problems caused by underground engineering activities; and morphology, ageing and engineering behaviour of sands.

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Biotechnical slope protection and erosion control, D.H. Gray; ground behaviour during earthquake and its effects on foundation piles, K. Ishihara; the leaning Tower of Pisa - present situation, M.B. Jamiolkowski; structure - medium dynamic interaction, Z.-P. Liao; deep compaction of granular soil, K.R. Massarsch; The fourth tidal wave of geotechnical engineering, Q.-H. Qian; recipe to define near-field earthquake motion for structural design, T. Sato; environmental geotechnical problems caused by underground engineering activities, J. Sun; quay walls of the port of Rotterdam, A.F. van Tol; vibration screening with wave barriers, R.D. Woods; Rayleigh wave dispersion and its applications, S.-M. Wu; Morphology, ageing and engineering behaviour of sands, J.Th. Yudhbir, A. Rahim.

A Look Back for Future Geotechnics

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      Publisher A A Balkema Publishers
      Published 1 January 2001
      ISBN-13 9789058092182
      978-9058092182
      ISBN-10 9058092186
      Also in:
      Agribusiness and primary industries Sedimentology and pedology Hydraulic engineering

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text covers topics in soil and granular mechanics, such as: slope protection and erosion control; ground behaviour during earthquakes; environmental geotechnic problems caused by underground engineering activities; and morphology, ageing and engineering behaviour of sands.

      Table of Contents
      Biotechnical slope protection and erosion control, D.H. Gray; ground behaviour during earthquake and its effects on foundation piles, K. Ishihara; the leaning Tower of Pisa - present situation, M.B. Jamiolkowski; structure - medium dynamic interaction, Z.-P. Liao; deep compaction of granular soil, K.R. Massarsch; The fourth tidal wave of geotechnical engineering, Q.-H. Qian; recipe to define near-field earthquake motion for structural design, T. Sato; environmental geotechnical problems caused by underground engineering activities, J. Sun; quay walls of the port of Rotterdam, A.F. van Tol; vibration screening with wave barriers, R.D. Woods; Rayleigh wave dispersion and its applications, S.-M. Wu; Morphology, ageing and engineering behaviour of sands, J.Th. Yudhbir, A. Rahim.

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