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Author:   Charles Wang Wai Ng ,  Bruce Menzies
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367388034

ISBN 10:   0367388030
Pages:   712
Publication Date:   07 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Part 1: Physical and Flow Characteristics of Unsaturated Soils 1. Basic Physics, Phases and Stress State Variables 2. Measurement and Control of Suction: Methods and Applications 3. Flow Laws, Seepage and State-Dependent Soil-Water Characteristics Part 2: Collapse, Swelling, Strength and Stiffness of Unsaturated Soils 4. Collapse and Swelling Caused by Wetting 5. Measurement of Shear Strength and Shear Behaviour of Unsaturated Soils 6. Measurement of Shear Stiffness Part 3: State-Dependent Elasto-Plastic Modelling of Unsaturated Soils 7. A State-Dependent Elasto-Plastic Critical State-Based Constitutive Model Part 4: Field Trials and Numerical Studies in Slope Engineering of Unsaturated Soils 8. Instrumentation and Performance: A Case Study in Slope Engineering 9. Engineering Applications for Slope Stability

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Charles W.W. Ng has published widely on the behaviour of unsaturated soils and slopes, on applications of centrifuge modelling and on the soil-structure engineering of piles, barrettes, tunnels and deep excavations. He is Chair Professor and Associate Vice-President for Research and Development at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; and President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2017-2021). Bruce Menzies founded the Queens Award-winning company, Global Digital Systems Ltd (GDS), that pioneered the commercial availability of computer-controlled soil and rock testing systems for geotechnical engineers. He invented the GDS digital pressure controller used for pressure regulation and volume change measurement in soil and rock mechanics laboratories. He has co-authored seven books on soil mechanics and geology, some of which have been translated into French, Italian, Portuguese and Malay. He co-founded Predict Ability Ltd (PAL) that formulates financial risk metrics for the impact of climate change.

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