1st Edition

New Horizons in Earth Reinforcement Book + CD-ROM

Edited By Jun Otani, Yoshihisa Miyata, Toshifumi Mukunoki Copyright 2007
916 Pages
by CRC Press

916 Pages
by CRC Press

916 Pages
by CRC Press

Earth reinforcement techniques are used worldwide, providing dependable solutions to a wide range of geotechnical engineering problems.Well-established earth reinforcement technologies are regularly augmented by new materials, innovative construction techniques and advances in design and analysis. Furthermore, reinforced earth structures are increasingly seen as expedient and economical... Read more
Preface
Organization
Special lectures
Keynote lectures
New design philosophy of reinforced soil wall
Recent case histories of earth reinforcement
Materials and new testing
Advanced numerical modeling
Design and measurement on full-scale behavior of reinforced structure
Physical modeling
Combined technologies
Geo-hazards and mitigation

Biography

Otani, Jun; Miyata, Yoshihisa; Mukunoki, Toshifumi