A comprehensive compilation concerned with a variety of modern methods being used worldwide to improve soil and rock conditions supporting new and remedial construction. Ground water lowering and drainage techniques, soil compaction, excavation support methods, permeation and jet grouting are among the many topics discussed. More than 100 tables and 650 figures illustrate the text.
By:
Petros P. Xanthakos, Lee W. Abramson, Donald A. Bruce, L.W. Abramson Imprint: Wiley-Interscience Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 242mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 54mm
Weight: 1.415kg ISBN:9780471552314 ISBN 10: 0471552313 Pages: 936 Publication Date:05 May 1994 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Groundwater Lowering and Drainage Techniques (L. Abramson). Underpinning (P. Xanthakos). Excavation Support Methods (P. Xanthakos). Soil Compaction and Consolidation (L. Abramson). In Situ Ground Reinforcement (L. Abramson). Small-Diameter Cast-in-Place Elements for Load-Bearing and In SituEarth Reinforcement (D. Bruce). Permeation Grouting (D. Bruce). Jet Grouting (D. Bruce). Rehabilitation of Aging Rock Slopes (L. Abramson). Vertical Screens (P. Xanthakos). Artificial Ground Freezing (P. Xanthakos). Index.
Petros P. Xanthakos is the author of Ground Control and Improvement, published by Wiley. Lee W. Abramson is the author of Ground Control and Improvement, published by Wiley.