Geomechanics of Failures

• Main Authors: Puzrin, Alexander M. (Author), Alonso, Eduardo E. (Author), Pinyol, Núria (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Earth sciences.; Economic geology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Economic Geology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.

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...