The Zambezi river basin is the fourth largest river basin in Africa and drains a total of some 1350.000 km2. This book contains 37 previously published papers on the Zambezi river basin, covering topics such as dam safety, rehabilitation and maint...
This work contains the guidlines for the assessment of institutional frameworks, including the analytical framework; integrated water resources management; IWRM requirements for the functional levels; and IWRM capacity building.
Considers the effect of human activity on karst waters, highlighting the complex relationships between human water use and the consequences for the environment, and suggesting important changes to be made.
This work reviews soil mechanics in the light of critical state soil mechanics. A number of exercises are provided, and a microcomputer program, "Cris", used for simulation of the behaviour of soil samples.
A practical manual covering all aspects of this field, this informative book, compiled by researchers from Fugro, Delft Geotechnics and several other Dutch contractors, covers everything from pre-design to the use of completed structures.
Providing an all-encompassing study into the field of design methodology in rock engineering, this book appraises current trends, explores engineering design in depth, presents a design methodology and demonstrates its practical use.
A study on rock mechanics in salt mining, this work includes coverage of the exploration and opening of salt mining, deformation and failure of the salt, strata mechanics and control for different mining systems, and stability analyses of the mine...
As bridges spans get longer, lighter and more slender, aerodynamic loads become a matter of serious study. This volume of proceedings reflect the co-operation between civil and mechanical engineering and meteorology in this field.
In this work, practical recommendations are given for sound dike design. Particular emphasis is placed on design, management and maintenance. Coverage includes the assessment of soil properties and different types of loadings on a dike.
This volume represents the proceedings from a colloquium held in West Germany in 1980 on late and postglacial oscillations of... Læs mere
Ideal for anyone interested in environmental issues, this dictionary draws together information from a variety of sources to better facilitate understanding of this wide-ranging subject. Detailed explanations help to promote clearer communication ...
This is a review of developments in the behaviour and design of steel structures in seismic areas. The proceedings look at the analytical and experimental research on the seismic response of steel structures, and cover topics such as global behavi...