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Practical Guide to Geo-Engineering : With Equations, Tables, Graphs and Check Lists - Milutin Srbulov

Practical Guide to Geo-Engineering

With Equations, Tables, Graphs and Check Lists

By: Milutin Srbulov

Paperback | 23 August 2016

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GEO-INVESTIGATIONS.- Methodology and stages of site investigations.- Non-intrusive geophysical and remote sensing methods.- Intrusive by boring and digging.- Extent of site investigations.- Reporting of results.- Summary.- GEO-TESTING.- Field tests.- Laboratory tests.- Summary.- GEO-PROPERTIES.- Soil properties.- Rock properties.- Summary.- GEO-HAZARDS.- Hydraulic failure.- Erosion.- Liquefaction.- Rock dissolving and caves.- Collapse of soil structure.- Subsidence of ground surface.- Heave of soil and rock.- Slope instability.- Contamination.- Vibration.- Earthquakes.- Volcanoes.- Frozen ground.- Unexploded ordnance (UXO).- Ground gases.- Rock burst.- Summary.- GEO-STRUCTURES.- Ground slopes.- Foundations.- Retaining walls.- Anchors, bolts and nails.- Reinforced soil.- Tunnels and shafts.- Pipes.- Landfills.- Fill and tailing dams.- Road and railway subgrade.- Offshore foundations.- Summary.- GEO-WORKS.- Excavation and compaction.- Drainage.- Grouting.- Mixing.- Separation.- Freezing.- Blasting.- Underpinning.- Soil washing and waste solidification/stabilisation.- Field measurements and observational method.- Remote sensing.- Asset management.- Forensic investigation.- Summary.

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