Ground Improvement Case Histories - Chemical, Electrokinetic, Thermal and Bioengineering

Informationen zum Autor Professor Indraratna is the author of more than 500 publications, including 6 books, about 200 journal papers and 50 invited keynote and plenary lectures. His contributions through research and development towards the understanding of soft soil improvement have been incorporated by numerous organizations into their engineering practices for the design of rail and road embankments. Dr. Chu is a professor and the holder of James M. Hoover Chair in Geotechnical Engineering at the Iowa State University, USA. Before he joined Iowa State, he was the Director of the Centre for Infrastructure Systems at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and consulting work in geotechnical engineering in general and soil properties, in-situ and laboratory testing, soil improvement and land reclamation in particular for more than 20 years. Dr Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn is an Associate Professor with broad knowledge in soft clay engineering through his work in China, Thailand and Australia. His contributions to the field have also been recognized by several internal UOW, national and international awards, including the 2013 ISSMGE Young Member Award for academic achievements and outstanding contributions to the field of geotechnical engineering. He has published over 120 articles in international journals and conferences.

List of contents

Part One: Modification by Chemical Admixtures
Part Two: Electro-Kinetic, Thermal and Explosion Based Techniques
Part Three: Bioengineering Techniques

Product details

• Authors: Jian Chu, Jian (Professor) Chu, Chu Jian, Buddhima Indraratna, Professor Buddhima Indraratna, Professor Buddhima Chu Indraratna, Indraratna Buddhima, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, Rujikiatkamjorn Cholachat
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2015
• EAN: 9780081001912
• ISBN: 978-0-08-100191-2
• No. of pages: 724
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics, Hydraulic Engineering, Land reclamation & drainage