Practical Guide to Geo-Engineering With Equations, Tables, Graphs and Check Lists

Practical Guide to Geo-Engineering With Equations, Tables, Graphs and Check Lists / by Milutin Srbulov.

This handy reference manual puts a wealth of ready-to-use information, data, and practical procedures within immediate reach of geo-engineers and technicians, whether they be in the field or office. It assembles and organizes the most-needed set of equations, tables, graphs and check-lists on six ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Srbulov, Milutin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, 29
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Geotechnical engineering.
Engineering geology.
Engineering—Geology.
Foundations.
Hydraulics.
Geoecology.
Environmental geology.
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • GEO-INVESTIGATIONS
  • Methodology and stages of site investigations
  • Non-intrusive geophysical and remote sensing methods
  • Intrusive by boring and digging
  • Extent of site investigations
  • Reporting of results
  • Summary
  • GEO-TESTING
  • Field tests
  • Laboratory tests
  • Summary
  • GEO-PROPERTIES
  • Soil properties
  • Rock properties
  • Summary
  • GEO-HAZARDS
  • Hydraulic failure
  • Erosion
  • Liquefaction
  • Rock dissolving and caves
  • Collapse of soil structure
  • Subsidence of ground surface
  • Heave of soil and rock
  • Slope instability
  • Contamination
  • Vibration
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes
  • Frozen ground
  • Unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • Ground gases
  • Rock burst
  • Summary
  • GEO-STRUCTURES
  • Ground slopes
  • Foundations
  • Retaining walls
  • Anchors, bolts and nails
  • Reinforced soil
  • Tunnels and shafts
  • Pipes
  • Landfills
  • Fill and tailing dams
  • Road and railway subgrade
  • Offshore foundations
  • Summary
  • GEO-WORKS
  • Excavation and compaction
  • Drainage
  • Grouting
  • Mixing
  • Separation
  • Freezing
  • Blasting
  • Underpinning
  • Soil washing and waste solidification/stabilisation
  • Field measurements and observational method
  • Remote sensing
  • Asset management
  • Forensic investigation
  • Summary.

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