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A A Balkema Publishers Evolution of Ore-bearing Precambrian Structures: Russian Translations Series 110
Contents: Historical aspects of Precambrian tectonics and metallogeny; Archaean supracrustal belts; Proterozoic mobile belts; Protoplatforms and ancient platforms; Regions of protoactivisation; Regions of tectonomagnetic activisation and rifting; Marginal and sulture structures; Deep structure of the continental crust and ore formation; Conclusions; Selected references; Index.
£200.00
A A Balkema Publishers Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Folded Belts: Russian Translations Series 78
Contents: The concept of 'metallogeny of lithospheric plates' specially resorting to geodynamic modelling. Different geodynamic situations of metallogeny on global perspective and specific situations for the formation of copper-molybdenum, tin-wolfram, mercury, lead-zinc and fluorite provinces. Geodynamic models; Metallogenic investigations of geodynamic models; Paramount indicators of the geodynamic regime; Copper-Molybdenum porphyry ore provinces.
£200.00
A A Balkema Publishers Crustal Evolution and Orogeny
Covers crustal evolution and terrestrial plate tectonics operation from the early Archean to the present day, development of ideas pertaining to accumulations of tectonic models, accounts of structural development in rock of the early Proterozoic age in the northwestern peninsular Indian shield, a n
£180.00
A A Balkema Publishers Groundwater Recharge: Proceedings of a symposium, Perth, 6-9 July 1987
Proceedings of a symposium held at Mandurah, Western Australia, July, 1987. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
£325.00
A A Balkema Publishers Landslides: Extent and Economic Significance: Proceedings of the 28th international geologic congress symposium on landslides, Washington D.C., 17 July 1989
Proceedings of the 28th international geologic congress symposium on landslides, with the focus of ‘Landslides: Extent and Economic Significance’, held in Washington D.C., on the 17 July 1989.
£325.00
A A Balkema Publishers Geomorphological Studies in Southern Africa: Proceedings of a symposium, Transkei, 8-11 April 1988
The proceedings of a symposium on Geomorphological Studies in Southern Africa, held in Transkei, on the 8-11 April 1988.
£230.00
A A Balkema Publishers Modelling Soil-Water-Structure Interaction SOWAS 88
The conference proceedings of ‘Modelling Soil-Water-Structure Interaction SOWAS 88’ held in 1988.
£280.00
A A Balkema Publishers Recent Developments in Ground Improvement Techniques: Proceedings of the international symposium held at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 29 November - 3 December 1982
Recent Developments in Ground Improvement Techniques is the Proceedings of the international symposium held at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, on 29 November to the 3rd December 1982.
£270.00
A A Balkema Publishers Radionuclide distribution and transport in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, volume 5: A critical review of data (Prepared for the Commission of the European Communities)
Radionuclide distribution and transport in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems is Volume 5 of a critical review of data (Prepared for the Commission of the European Communities) in 1984.
£350.00
A A Balkema Publishers 6th international congress International Association of Engineering Geology, volume 4: Proceedings / Comptes-rendus, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6-10 August 1990, 6 volumes
The Proceedings of the 6th international congress International Association of Engineering Geology, volume 4: Comptes-rendus, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the 6-10 August 1990. Including 500 papers from authors from 52 different countries. The four main symposia compromised of topics that included use of computers in Engineering Geology, pollution, environmental protection and waste disposal, coastal engineering and Engineering Geology in the oil industry.
£290.00
A A Balkema Publishers Polymer Concretes and Their Structural Uses: Russian Translations Series volume 91
General information & classification of polymer concretes; Characteristic features of the materials used; Theory of structure formation using polymer concretes & physical & chemical principles in formulating their compositions; Physical & mechanical properties of polymer concretes; Resistance of polymer concretes to aggressive media; Durability of polymer concrete structures; Effect of temperature & fire on polymer concrete structures; Design characteristics of polymer concrete & reinforced polymer concrete structures; Technology of producing polymer concrete products; Polymer sulphur concretes.
£160.00
A A Balkema Publishers Palaeoecology of Africa, volume 12
This reference provides up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines which give an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa.
£170.00
A A Balkema Publishers Exposing Electronics
It is clear that artifacts have the power to provoke thought, inspire action and arouse passions. There is evidence of this in the ever-increasing number of museums as well as in the ability of those museums to stimulate controversy through exhibits. As a consequence, much has been written analyzing the interaction between objects and museum visitors. Less well recognized, or understood, is the value of objects for historical research. In this series of books we propose to show by example how artifacts can be employed in the study of the history of science and technology in ways ranging from motivating a line of research to providing hard evidence in the solution of an otherwise insoluble problem. The first volume focused on medicine; in this, the second volume, the topic our authors address is electronics. As readers will discover, there is considerable scope in the range of topics and in the range of uses of artifacts. There is also a section that suggests to readers what kind of questions they might consider when they visit electrical exhibits, and where those exhibits are to be found. This series is sponsored by the Deutsches Museum in Munich, the Science Museum in London, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, with help from professional historians in other museums and elsewhere.
£105.00
A A Balkema Publishers Air Pollution and Cultural Heritage
This collection includes thirty-six important recent works on the effects of pollutants on heritage sites, including thirty papers delivered to the Seville International Workshop on Air Pollution and Cultural Heritage in 2003, and six invited new additions. All papers have been written by a team of leading international contributors and are divided into five subject areas to cover the main topics of interest today. This volume is aimed at archaeologists and molecular biologists as well as advanced students and researchers in the fields of biodeterioration, building materials, micro-organisms and cultural heritage.
£210.00
A A Balkema Publishers Xray CT for Geomaterials: Soils, Concrete, Rocks International Workshop on Xray CT for Geomaterials, Kumamoto, Japan
X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanning has been widely used for medical diagnosis. This technique is now attracting increasing interest as a tool in non-destructive testing in engineering. This book reports the early results of research into this application, with particular reference to deformation and failure of geomaterials.Presenting papers of the International Workshop on X-CT for Geomaterials at Kumamoto, Japan in 2003. The book is intended for researchers and professionals in the fields of geotechnical engineering, soil, rock and concrete engineering, and geology.
£145.00
A A Balkema Publishers Emerging Technologies in NDT: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing, Thessaloniki, Greece, 26-28 May 2003
This is the third volume of a series of proceedings including papers presented at the respective International Conferences entitled: "Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)" that have been held in Greece since 1995. This volume contains papers presented at the third Conference on Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Conference, convened at Thessaloniki, Greece in 2003. Papers cover a range of subjects including: * interdisciplinary efforts to gain maximum benefit from capabilities from other science and engineering fields * integration of several methods to form multimode systems for improved reliability* increased use of computer simulation to investigate the response of specific methodsThis work also covers improvements, enhancements and new and innovative ideas in NDT and should be of interest to engineers, researchers, quality control managers, as well as teachers and graduate students in the field.
£230.00
A A Balkema Publishers Snow Engineering V: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Snow Engineering, 5-8 July 2004, Davos, Switzerland
Specialists in building and civil engineering, architecture, traffic and transport engineering, urban planning and avalanche science came together at the Fifth International Conference on Snow Engineering, organized by the Federal Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos 2004. This event belongs to a series of Snow Engineering Conferences held every four years since 1988. These conferences have become an important event for the international exchange of information on recent developments in snow engineering. The following thematic areas were discussed in the technical sessions and are here presented in this volume: - Transportation- Housing and Residential Planning- Snow Loads- Ski Mechanics- Hazard Mitigation- Snow Technology and Science- Avalanche Engineering
£240.00
A A Balkema Publishers Cyclic Behaviour of Soils and Liquefaction Phenomena: Proceedings of the International Conference, Bochum, Germany, 31 March - 2 April 2004
This conference brought together specialists in cyclic soil behaviour in order to discuss important results and new ideas in the field, and to share expertise in design of various problems involving cyclic or dynamic behaviour of soils. This book covers a variety of topics:* Theory and analysis, including constitutive relations of soil under cyclic loading, post-seismic stability analysis of soil/structure, dynamic stability of structures, liquefaction analysis of marine structures due to cyclic loading, and more* Cyclic and dynamic laboratory and model testing, centrifuge testing and in-situ testing. * Numerical analysis, including computer methods * Design of industrial applications and marine structures, installation methods of piles, vibrocompaction, densification of ballast in railway structures, case studies of earthquakes and post-liquefaction observations.
£230.00
A A Balkema Publishers Field Measurements in Geomechanics: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium, Oslo, Norway, 23-26 September 2003
A broad cross-section of papers from the 6th Internation Symposium FMGM in Oslo September 2003 detailing the latest developments in geomechanical field measurement technology and methods. Taking in a wide range of real-world applications from tunnels to off-shore structures, these papers look at both theoretical and practical aspects of the subject and assess performances in the field, providing a wealth of knowledge for professionals and researchers interested in field measurements, soil and granular mechanics, engineering, geology or construction.
£140.00
A A Balkema Publishers STESSA 2003 - Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas: Proceedings of the 4th International Specialty Conference, Naples, Italy, 9-12 June 2003
Presenting a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of seismic resistant steel structures, this volume reports upon the latest progress in theoretical and experimental research into the area, and groups findings in the following key sections:· performance-based design of structures· structural integrity under exceptional loading· material and member behaviour· connections· global behaviour· moment resisting frames· passive and active control· strengthening and repairing· codification· design and application
£450.00
A A Balkema Publishers Clay Seals of Oil and Gas Deposits
Provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of clay seals, from the formation of deposits and an analysis of their composition and properties, to the physical relationships between these clay seals and the environments in which they are found. Looks at seven different types of clay seals from a number of sites, highlighting important properties and methods of analysis used to distinguish and classify clay seals.The final part of the book deals with modelling the state and properties of clay seals occurring at various depths, showing variations in porosity and strength at different lithogenesis stages. Additionally, the authors consider the possibility of predicting screening properties of clay seals using computer programs.
£52.99
A A Balkema Publishers Oldeholtwolde: A Hamburgian Family Encampment around a Hearth
The well-preserved archaeological site at Oldeholtwolde in the Netherlands was inhabited by a small group of people during the last Ice Age, some 13,000 years ago. This book focuses on the examination of the ca. 10.000 flint artefacts discovered at this ancient site, which have been subjected to modern approaches such as refitting and spatial analysis. As a result, this extensively documented and illustrated book provides unique insights into the daily lives of the Stone Age hunters.
£205.00
A A Balkema Publishers Numerical Models in Geomechanics: Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium NUMOG VIII, Rome, Italy, 10-12 April 2002
The papers in this volume reflect the current research and advances made in the application of numerical methods in geotechnical engineering. Topics include: instabilities in soil behaviour; environmental geomechanics; and hydro-mechanical coupling in problems of engineering.
£115.00
A A Balkema Publishers In-situ Characterization of Soils
The papers included in this book describe various in-situ tests, routine and soil-specific, being used in various countries. The work opens new vistas of improvement in in-situ tests for soils to suit certain specific soil-structure interaction and designed performance of structure
£150.00
A A Balkema Publishers Quality Control in Road Construction
A translation and fully updated version of the French title "Controles de qualit en construction routi re", 1987. This book presents the total panorama of the methods and means available to the various interveners.
£470.00
A A Balkema Publishers Dynamics of Earth's Fluid System
This text describes several geological processes, such as the lithospheric deformation and evolution of groundwater resources, which are directly or indirectly influenced by the movements of subsurface fluids from crustal level to the Earth's core.
£145.00
A A Balkema Publishers Wind Engineering Into The 21st Century: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Wind Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-24 June 1999
The contributed papers are grouped within various fields including: Codes and regulations; wind climate; civil engineering structures; low-rise buildings; cladding and roofing; environmental aerodynamics; bridges; risk analysis and social impact; and industrial aerodynamics and wind energy. Volume 3 of 3, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Wind Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-24 June 1999.
£180.00
A A Balkema Publishers Wind Engineering Into the 21st Century
The contributed papers are grouped within various fields including: Codes and regulations; wind climate; civil engineering structures; low-rise buildings; cladding and roofing; environmental aerodynamics; bridges; risk analysis and social impact; and industrial aerodynamics and wind energy. Volume 2 of three, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Wind Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-24 June 1999.
£170.00
A A Balkema Publishers Future Trends in Remote Sensing
Future plans of the European Commission are presented in this volume. Other themes covered include: land applications; ice; water; ocean and coastal management; methods; models; systems aspects; and a section on data fusion.
£145.00
A A Balkema Publishers Mechanically Stabilized Backfill: Proceedings of an international symposium, Denver, 6-8 February 1997
Geosynthetic-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.
£190.00
A A Balkema Publishers Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Proceedings of the fifteenth Australasian conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8-10 December 1997
These 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.
£280.00
A A Balkema Publishers XIVth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, volume 2: Proceedings / Comptes-rendus / Sitzungsberichte, Hamburg, 6 - 12 September 1997, 4 volumes
The 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.
£465.00
A A Balkema Publishers Snow Engineering: Recent Advances: Proceedings of the third international conference, Sendai, Japan, 26-31 May 1996
The 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.
£260.00
A A Balkema Publishers Implementation of Safety and Health on Construction Sites
This 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.
£220.00
A A Balkema Publishers Finite and Boundary Element Methods in Engineering
The interest in finite element method as a solution technique of the computer age is reflected in the availability of many general and special purpose software based on this technique. This work aims to provide a complete and detailed explanation of the basics of the application areas.
£150.00
A A Balkema Publishers Palaeohistoria 37/38 (1995/1996): Institute of Archaeology, Groningen, the Netherlands
Volumes 37 and 38 of this annual published since 1951 include excavational reports and analytical studies on archaeology, palaeobotany and archaezoology.
£205.00
A A Balkema Publishers Structural Behaviour of Concrete with Coarse Lightweight Aggregates
A summary of various internal reports on the research by CUR Research Committee C 75 "Lightweight concrete". The aim of the research was to establish calculation rules, to be laid down in a CUR Recommendation for concrete structures with coarse lightweight aggregates (Lytag, Aardelite and Liapor).
£150.00
A A Balkema Publishers Physics and Chemistry of Dykes
This 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 Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering: Proceedings of the third European conference, Manchester, 7-9 September 1994
16 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.
£220.00
A A Balkema Publishers Sensors and Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing
These papers feature the latest research covering the analysis of data from the most advanced systems, including both visible and infrared optical sensors and both passive and active microwave sensors. Papers are grouped according to broad areas, such as land applications.
£350.00
A A Balkema Publishers Quaternary of South America and Antarctica Peninsula 1998
This text deals with certain geological aspects of the extreme geographical locations of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. Topics include: Brazil - geology and vertebrate paleontology; pleistocene wave-built terraces of Northern Rio de Janeiro state; and holocene coastal evolution.
£115.00
A A Balkema Publishers Recent Advances in Exoerimental Mechanics, Volume 1
Discusses 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.
£170.00
A A Balkema Publishers Strait Crossings 1994
In 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 Hydro-elasticity in Marine Technology: Proceedings of an international conference, Trondheim, Norway, 22-28 May 1994
In 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.
£160.00
A A Balkema Publishers Powder & Grains 93
The 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 Computers in Mineral Industry
In 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.
£125.00
A A Balkema Publishers Design of Structures Considering Creep
A 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.
£145.00
A A Balkema Publishers Drilling and Blasting of Rocks
Rock breakage with explosives has existed since the seventeenth century when black powder came into use in mining. Since then it has progressed from the invention of dynamite to the use of heavy ANFO. During the past two decades, there have been numerous technical contributions which have brought a better understanding of rock fragmentation with explosives, an improvement in drilling equipment and a noticeable evolution in the development of new explosives and blasting accessories. The Geomining Technological Institute of Spain (ITCE), aware of this progress and of the importance which the breakage process has acquired in mining and civil engineering projects, has ordered the publication of Drilling and Blasting of Rocks. The purpose of this Handbook is to give basic knowledge of the drilling systems, the types of available explosives and the accessories and the parameters that intervene in blast designing, whether controllable or not; at the same time the objectives and contents contribute to improved safety in mining. The Handbook is meant for all professionals who are involved with explosives in mining operations and civil engineering projects, as well as for students of technical schools.
£242.74
