1st Edition

A Look Back for Future Geotechnics

Edited By S. Wu, Z. Wohua, R.D. Woods Copyright 2001
    434 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This text covers topics in soil and granular mechanics, such as: slope protection and erosion control; ground behaviour during earthquakes; environmental geotechnic problems caused by underground engineering activities; and morphology, ageing and engineering behaviour of sands.

    Biotechnical slope protection and erosion control, D.H. Gray; ground behaviour during earthquake and its effects on foundation piles, K. Ishihara; the leaning Tower of Pisa - present situation, M.B. Jamiolkowski; structure - medium dynamic interaction, Z.-P. Liao; deep compaction of granular soil, K.R. Massarsch; The fourth tidal wave of geotechnical engineering, Q.-H. Qian; recipe to define near-field earthquake motion for structural design, T. Sato; environmental geotechnical problems caused by underground engineering activities, J. Sun; quay walls of the port of Rotterdam, A.F. van Tol; vibration screening with wave barriers, R.D. Woods; Rayleigh wave dispersion and its applications, S.-M. Wu; Morphology, ageing and engineering behaviour of sands, J.Th. Yudhbir, A. Rahim.

    Biography

    S. Wu, Z. Wohua, R.D. Woods