Earth Structures In Transport, Water and Environmental Engineering /

• Main Authors: Vaníček, Ivan (Author), Vaníček, Martin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geotechnical engineering.; Civil engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Waste management.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Civil Engineering.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.

While soil is the oldest, most commonly used building material, there is a paradox in that the subject of Earth Structures has never previously been comprehensively covered. This book describes the principles of working with soil as a construction material, including two basic ways of treating it: g...

Table of Contents:

• – Design Specification for Earth Structures
• Soil as a Construction Material
• Geosynthetics in Earth Structures
• Soil Improvement
• Limit States for Earth Structures
• Earth Structures in Transport Engineering
• Earth Structures in Water Engineering
• Earth Structures in Environmental Engineering.