The thirty papers published in this book represent the latest developments in Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA)
Collected papers from the CCWI'03 Conference in London, September 2003, covering a wide range of new and developing topics from the latest research results to tried-and-tested field applications.
A collection of technical papers from contributors around the world, this volume looks at all aspects of environmental engineering with explosives. Whilst some papers focus on the legal issues and EU directives concerning safety and best practice,...
This book provides accounts of the technology used for managing water resources to reduce risks. The reader will learn to plan and maintain hydraulic structures, and to appreciate the diverse demands on water, including those of the environment.
This wide-ranging selection of original papers covers many aspects of desertification including environmental and weather factors, land management policy, groundwater resources, understanding biodiversity in fragile ecosystems, technological appro...
This text provides a broad view on the research performed in building physics at the start of the 21st century. Topics discussed include: heat and mass flow in building components; energy use in buildings; sustainable construction; users' comfort;...
Giving an overall view of the developments and technologies of applications in the field of RCC dams from around the world, this book covers: planning and design, materials and construction operation, and performance of RCC dams.
This book contains a sampling of papers presented at the June 2-5, 2002 International Workshop on Bifurcations andamp; Instabilities in Geomechanics (IWBI 2002). The scope of the Workshop includes analytical approaches, numerical methods, and expe...
This volume contains a collection of twenty four fully-refereed papers that examine the wealth, diversity and quality of cultural and environmental archaeological remains preserved in alluvial environments.
This final volume of the proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources Management in Arid Regions, March 2002, Kuwait, discusses major aspects of hydrology and water resources and includes papers on groundwater and water quality.
This text delivers an in-depth description of the premixing method which involves adding cement to reclaimed soil to produce a stronger construction material.
A discussion of dams and dikes, constituting the proceedings of the Symposium at the Occasion of the World Water Day, 2001. Various speakers presented the benefits and concerns of dams and examined why, in a number of cases and places, people are ...