The proceedings of the 2nd International Scale Effects in Rock Masses, held in Lisbon, June 25, 1993. The text includes coverage of scale effects in the determination of the deformability and strength of rock masses and scale effects in the determ...
As mining operations increase in scale and mines go progressively deeper, the geotechnical input into mine design is of importance. This book covers topics in geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring, including coverage of groundwater, displace...
The proceedings of this conference contain keynote addresses on recent developments in geotechnical reliability and limit state design in geotechnics. It also contains invited lectures on such topics as modelling of soil variability, simulation of...
Gives a historical introduction to embankment dams and describes the need for instrumentation, planning procurement, and installation practices of instruments. Discusses visual inspection, seepage, pore pressure, surface and internal displacements...
The third volume in this series, this deals with dams which generate electricity and maintain the natural resources and industrial facilities, including power-generating stations, storage tanks and piping of nuclear power stations.
The second volume in a projected series on dynamic analysis and earthquake resistant design, this text includes topics such as: dynamic analysis of soil-structure interaction system, rupture of ground due to earthquake and its prediciton, basic me...
Topics covered in this volume include: transformation morphology on structures in the head of cichlid fishes; the structure and function of fish liver; atretic... Læs mere
This text examines the emerging field of fractals and its applications in earth sciences. Topics covered include: concepts of fractal and multifractal chaos; the application of fractals in geophysics, geology, climate studies, and earthquake seism...
Nature and composition of soils; the principle of effective stress and the state variables; fundamentals of continuum mechanics; the porous medium - steady flow; the porous... Læs mere
This reference work on the flora of Ceylon describes every plant family, including: araliaceae; caricacae; dilleniaceae; fabaceae; loganiaceae; oleaceae; plataginaceae; portulacaceae; rhamnaceae; theaceae; tiliaceae; and violoaceae.
This text discusses factors such as mast overload, capacity of drawworks, and deviation in the hole to be drilled and the strata to be drilled. An omnibus approach to drilling techniques and problems is adopted.
This text deals with the estimation, prediction and improvement of the durability of building structures and constructions from composite materials with inorganic, organic and mixed binders. It describes a method for improving the durability of st...