Geomechanics of Failures

It is not an easy task to fascinate a student with a standard course on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. If, however, the same material is presented as a tool to explore a natural or a man-made "disaster", both the motivation and the ability to absorb this material increase dra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Puzrin, Alexander M. (Autor), Alonso, Eduardo E. (Autor), Pinyol, Núria M. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Engineering geology.
Geology.
Geotechnical engineering.
Earth sciences.
Geoengineering.
Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
Earth Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Settlements
  • Interaction between Neighbouring Structures: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico
  • Unexpected Excessive Settlements: Kansai International Airport, Japan
  • Leaning Instability: The Tower of Pisa, Italy
  • Bearing Capacity
  • Bearing Capacity Failure: Transcona Grain Elevator, Canada
  • Caisson Failure Induced by Liquefaction: Barcelona Harbour, Spain
  • Excavations
  • Braced Excavation Collapse: Nicoll Highway, Singapore
  • Tunnel Excavation Collapse: Borràs Square, Spain
  • Tunnel Face Instability: Floresta Tunnels, Spain.

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