Comptes Rendus Du 15ème Congrès Européen de Mécanique Des Sols & de Géotechnique : la Géotechnique Des Sols Indurés, Roches Tendres

Comptes Rendus Du 15ème Congrès Européen de Mécanique Des Sols & de Géotechnique : la Géotechnique Des Sols Indurés, Roches Tendres
Author: Andreas Anagnostopoulos
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2013
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1614991987

This publication contains the papers presented at the 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE), held in Athens, Greece. Considerable progress has been made in recent decades in understanding the engineering behavior of those hard soils and weak rocks that clearly fall into either the field of soil or of rock mechanics, and there have been important developments in design and construction methods to cope with them. Progress would be even more desirable, however, for those materials which fall into the 'grey' area between soils and rocks. They present particular challenges due to their diversity, the difficulties and problems arising in their identification and classification, their sampling and testing and in the establishment of suitable models to adequately describe their behavior. The publication aims to provide an updated overview of the existing worldwide knowledge of the geological features, engineering properties and behavior of such hard soils and weak rocks, with particular reference to the design and construction methods and problems associated with these materials. Part 4 was published post-conference and includes Conference Reports.

Eng Geol Ancient Works V1

Eng Geol Ancient Works V1
Author: Paul G. Marinos
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1988
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789061918523

Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials

Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials
Author: H. DiBenedetto
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2005-03-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780415367011

Solutions for soil engineering and soil-structure interaction problems need realistic and pertinent experimental and modelling tools. In this work, extensive developments proposed by the invited speakers of the Lyon International Symposium held in September 2003 are presented, including experimental investigations into deformation properties; laboratory, in-situ and field observation interpretations; behaviour characterisation and modelling; and case histories. The contributions include recent investigations into anisotropy and non-linearity, the effects of stress-strain-time history, ageing and time effects, yielding, failure and flow, cyclic and dynamic behaviour. In addition, advanced geotechnical testing is applied to real engineering problems, and to ways of synthesising information from a range of sources while engaging in practical site characterisation studies.

Multiscale Geomechanics

Multiscale Geomechanics
Author: Pierre-Yves Hicher
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118600797

This book addresses the latest issues in multiscale geomechanics. Written by leading experts in the field as a tribute to Jean Biarez (1927-2006), it can be of great use and interest to researchers and engineers alike. A brief introduction describes how a major school of soil mechanics came into being through the exemplary teaching by one man. Biarez's life-long work consisted of explaining the elementary mechanisms governing soil constituents in order to enhance understanding of the underlying scientific laws which control the behavior of constructible sites and to incorporate these scientific advancements into engineering practices. He innovated a multiscale approach of passing from the discontinuous medium formed by individual grains to an equivalent continuous medium. The first part of the book examines the behavior of soils at the level of their different constituents and at the level of their interaction. Behavior is then treated at the scale of the soil sample. The second part deals with soil mechanics from the vantage point of the construction project. It highlights Biarez's insightful adoption of the Finite Element Codes and illustrates, through numerous construction examples, his methodology and approach based on the general framework he constructed for soil behavior, constantly enriched by comparing in situ measurements with calculated responses of geostructures.

Geotechnical Engineering Education and Training

Geotechnical Engineering Education and Training
Author: I Antonescu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000100375

This volume contains papers and reports from the Conference held in Romania, June 2000. The book covers many topics, for example, place, role and content of geotechnical engineering in civil, environmental and earthquake engineering.

Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics

Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics
Author: Marco Barla
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1029
Release: 2021-01-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030645142

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of computational geomechanics, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the 16th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG 2020/21). Contributions include a wide range of topics in geomechanics such as: monitoring and remote sensing, multiphase modelling, reliability and risk analysis, surface structures, deep structures, dams and earth structures, coastal engineering, mining engineering, earthquake and dynamics, soil-atmosphere interaction, ice mechanics, landfills and waste disposal, gas and petroleum engineering, geothermal energy, offshore technology, energy geostructures, geomechanical numerical models and computational rail geotechnics.

Mécanique des sols et des roches (TGC volume 18)

Mécanique des sols et des roches (TGC volume 18)
Author: Laurent Vulliet
Publisher: EPFL Press
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Groundwater flow
ISBN: 2880749611

La mécanique des sols et la mécanique des roches sont des disciplines généralement traitées séparément dans la littérature. Pour la première fois, un traité réunit ces deux spécialités, en intégrant également les connaissances en lien avec les écoulements souterrains et les transferts thermiques. A la fois théorique et pratique, cet ouvrage propose tout d’abord une description détaillée de la nature et de la composition des sols et des roches, puis s’attache à la modélisation de problèmes aux conditions limites et présente les essais permettant de caractériser les sols et les roches, tant d’un point de vue mécanique qu’hydraulique et thermique. La problématique des sols non saturés et des écoulements multiphasiques est également abordée. Une attention particulière est portée aux lois de comportement mécanique et à la détermination de leurs paramètres par des essais in situ et en laboratoire, et l’ouvrage offre également une présentation détaillée des systèmes de classifications des sols et des massifs rocheux, ainsi que du comportement des fondations, des pressions sur les écrans, de la stabilité des pentes et du comportement des cavités souterraines. Spécifiquement conçue dans un esprit d’ingénierie, cette référence sans équivalent se réfère aux normes les plus récentes, et ceci dans une perspective internationale. Elle s’adresse tout autant aux professionnels de la construction, aux ingénieurs géotechniciens, aux géologues et aux responsables de laboratoires d’essais sur les géomatériaux qu’aux étudiants en génie civil, géologie, mécanique, sciences de la terre, ingénierie des mines, environnement et pédologie.

Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development - Full Papers

Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development - Full Papers
Author: Sergio A.B. Fontoura
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 3791
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000758370

Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development contains the proceedings of the 14th ISRM International Congress (ISRM 2019, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 13-19 September 2019). Starting in 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal, the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) holds its Congress every four years. At this 14th occasion, the Congress brings together researchers, professors, engineers and students around contemporary themes relevant to rock mechanics and rock engineering. Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development contains 7 Keynote Lectures and 449 papers in ten chapters, covering topics ranging from fundamental research in rock mechanics, laboratory and experimental field studies, and petroleum, mining and civil engineering applications. Also included are the prestigious ISRM Award Lectures, the Leopold Muller Award Lecture by professor Peter K. Kaiser. and the Manuel Rocha Award Lecture by Dr. Quinghua Lei. Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development is a must-read for academics, engineers and students involved in rock mechanics and engineering. Proceedings in Earth and geosciences - Volume 6 The ‘Proceedings in Earth and geosciences’ series contains proceedings of peer-reviewed international conferences dealing in earth and geosciences. The main topics covered by the series include: geotechnical engineering, underground construction, mining, rock mechanics, soil mechanics and hydrogeology.

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Total Pages: 840
Release: 1977
Genre: Rock mechanics
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Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics

Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics
Author: David Muir Wood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 492
Release: 1991-04-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1316224236

Soils can rarely be described as ideally elastic or perfectly plastic and yet simple elastic and plastic models form the basis for the most traditional geotechnical engineering calculations. With the advent of cheap powerful computers the possibility of performing analyses based on more realistic models has become widely available. One of the aims of this book is to describe the basic ingredients of a family of simple elastic-plastic models of soil behaviour and to demonstrate how such models can be used in numerical analyses. Such numerical analyses are often regarded as mysterious black boxes but a proper appreciation of their worth requires an understanding of the numerical models on which they are based. Though the models on which this book concentrates are simple, understanding of these will indicate the ways in which more sophisticated models will perform.