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Author:   Charles Wang Wai Ng ,  Bruce Menzies
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.480kg
ISBN:  

9780415436793

ISBN 10:   0415436796
Pages:   712
Publication Date:   25 October 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781032298320
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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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...a worthwhile reference with unique characteristics -- Geotechnique

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Professor Charles W.W. Ng PhD CEng MICE MASCE FHKIE 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. In 2005 he was elected as Overseas Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge University. He is Professor of Civil Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he is also Director of the Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility and Associate Dean of Engineering. Dr Bruce Menzies PhD DSc CEng FICE Bruce Menzies founded Geotechnical Digital Systems Ltd (GDS) that has supplied computer controlled soil and rock testing systems to over 500 universities and research establishments. He invented the digital pressure controller used for pressure regulation and volume change measurement in soil and rock mechanics laboratories. Over 2000 have been sold by GDS. He is a winner of the British Geotechnical Association Prize 2002. He is Chairman of GDS.

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