Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials - Recent Investigations and Prospects

List of contents

Foreword Testing and apparatus/Essais et appareils; Recent developments in deformation and strength testing of geomaterials; Characterisation/Charactérisation; On the mechanics of reconstituted and natural sands; Time effects on the behaviour of geomaterials; From very small strains to failure; Integrated ground behaviour/ Comportement des ouvrages; Particle-level phenomena and macroscale soil behavior; Integrated ground behavior: in-situ and labs tests; Modelling/Modélisation; Diffuse modes of failure in geomaterials; Case history and field or physical model measurements/Expériences tirées de la pratique et mesures sur modèles réduits ou ouvrages; Lessons learned from full scale observations and the practical application of advanced testing and modelling

About the author

H. Di Benedetto, T. Doanh, H. Geoffroy & C. Sauzéat Département Génie Civil et Bâtiment (DGCB, CNRS), Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat, Vaulx-en-Velin, France.

Summary

A presentation of extensive developments proposed by the invited speakers of the Lyon International Symposium held in September 2003.

Product details

• Authors: H. Di Doanh Benedetto, H. Doanh Dibenedetto
• Assisted by: H. di Benedetto (Editor), H. DiBenedetto (Editor), DiBenedetto H. (Editor), T. Doanh (Editor), Doanh T. (Editor), H. Geoffroy (Editor), Geoffroy H. (Editor), C. Sauzeat (Editor), C. Sauzéat (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.03.2005
• EAN: 9780415367011
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36701-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Agriculture & Related Industries, Mining Industry, Agribusiness and primary industries, Soil science, sedimentology, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Sedimentology and pedology