Soil & rock mechanics books

With climate change and deforestation, debris flows and debris...  Read More >>

The main aim of this paper is to present some new and general results, ap­ plicable to the the equations of two...  Read More >>

This volume presents the first outcomes of the SERIES project, which pooled European seismic testing facilities,...  Read More >>

This book shows the range of current theoretical concepts and tools in earth deformation studies: poroelastic field...  Read More >>

This comprehensive introduction to rock mechanics treats the basics of rock mechanics in a clear and straightforward...  Read More >>

Submarine mass movements represent major offshore geohazards due to their destructive, tsunami-generating potential;...  Read More >>

Rock Mechanics: Achievements and Ambitions contains the papers accepted for the 2nd ISRM International Young Scholars'...  Read More >>

This volume provides a comprehensive working manual for the laboratory testing of soils for civil engineers. It...  Read More >>

This practical book provides a detailed guide to using algorithms from the Stanford Geostatistical Modeling Software...  Read More >>

Harmonising Rock Engineering and the Environment  Read More >>

Due to the recent discovery of vertical components, it examines not only the resistance to lateral forces but also...  Read More >>

Current knowledge and state-of-the-art developments in topics related to the seismic performance and risk assessment...  Read More >>

Presents a comprehensive working manual for the laboratory testing of soils for civil engineering purposes. This...  Read More >>

""Settlement Calculation on High-Rise Buildings: Theory and Application"" discusses, for the first time, the latest...  Read More >>

Agriculture is strongly affected by changes in soil hydrology as well as by changes in land use and management practices...  Read More >>

Presents contributions to the 9th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials held in...  Read More >>

This volume presents case studies in the application of geotechnology such as geoinformation systems, virtual reality...  Read More >>

Testing rocks and aggregates are rarely covered in soil testing books and there are no separate books on rock or...  Read More >>

CO2 Storage in Carboniferous Formations and Abandoned Coal Mines  Read More >>

With a modern approach and anticipating future developments, this volume introduces a fresh methodology for the...  Read More >>

The main addition to the second edition is a new chapter Bursts and Bumps on rock dynamics that has a companion...  Read More >>

Technical and Geoinformational Systems in Mining: School of Underground Mining 2011  Read More >>

Rock mechanics is a vital decision-making tool for insuring economic benefits in various phases of petroleum reservoir...  Read More >>

This volume explores the behaviour of soft ground. The methods discussed include prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs),...  Read More >>

The objective of this practical book is to fill some of the gaps in the existing engineering codes and standards...  Read More >>