Geotechnical Design and Practice Selected Topics

This book presents articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in geotechnical engineering, including properties of soils, unsaturated soil mechanics, ground improvement, liquefaction and seismic studies, soil-structure interaction and stability analysis of man-made and natural slopes. The contribut...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ilamparuthi, K. (Editor), Robinson, R. G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Quality Assurance Studies for Ground Improvement Projects
  • Liquefaction Screening - Nonplastic Silty Sands and Sands
  • Insights into the role of osmotic suction in soil behavior
  • Modern Geotechnical Practices
  • A design framework for cement mixing in deep excavations and underground constructions
  • Understanding Performance and Developing Global Geotechnical Standards
  • Stress State Variables for Unsaturated Soils – Consensus and Controversy
  • Addressing The 21st Century Transportation Geotechnics Challenges Using the Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils
  • Characterization of sensitive soft clays for design purposes
  • Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction of Offshore Wind Turbines
  • Multiple Driven Fibre-reinforced Columnar Intrusion for Vertical Drains - A case study
  • Development of Fly ash Stabilized Recycled Base Material (FRB) for Indian Highways
  • Impact of anisotropy in permeability of peaty soil on deep excavation
  • Seismic analysis of reinforced soil retaining structures
  • Tailoringthe Properties of Cement Treated Clayey Soils
  • Landslides in Nilgiris- Causal Factors and Remedial Measures
  • New Paradigm in Geotechnical Performance Monitoring Using Remote Sensing
  • Characterisation of vesicular basalts of Mumbai using piezoceramic bender elements
  • Geotechnical challenges and opportunities in large infrastructure projects - learning from failures
  • Overcoming Challenges in Design & Construction of Tunnels in Mixed and Varying Ground Conditions
  • Reliability based Design of Pile Foundation under Static and Dynamic Loads
  • Modelling large deformation in geomechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering through Mind Maps