Geomechanics of Failures (Record no. 113374)

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International Standard Book Number 9789048135318
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-90-481-3531-8
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Classification number TA703-705.4
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Classification number TA775-787
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Classification number TC1-1800
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Subject category code SCI042000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 624.15
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Puzrin, Alexander M.
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245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Geomechanics of Failures
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Statement of responsibility, etc by Alexander M. Puzrin, Eduardo E. Alonso, Núria Pinyol.
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Extent VIII, 245p.
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Formatted contents note Settlements -- Interaction between Neighbouring Structures: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico -- Unexpected Excessive Settlements: Kansai International Airport, Japan -- Leaning Instability: The Tower of Pisa, Italy -- Bearing Capacity -- Bearing Capacity Failure: Transcona Grain Elevator, Canada -- Caisson Failure Induced by Liquefaction: Barcelona Harbour, Spain -- Excavations -- Braced Excavation Collapse: Nicoll Highway, Singapore -- Tunnel Excavation Collapse: Borràs Square, Spain -- Tunnel Face Instability: Floresta Tunnels, Spain.
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Summary, etc 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 dramatically. The case studies in this book could help to build an introductory Forensic Geotechnical Engineering course, covering such basic topics as settlements, bearing capacity and excavations. The failure cases considered in this book have something in common – they can be all reasonably well explained using so called "back-of-the-envelope" calculations, i.e., without sophisticated models requiring finite element analysis. These simple methods based on clear mechanical considerations are the endangered species of the computer dominated era, though sometimes they could prevent a disaster caused by a wrong application of computer models. In particular, the upper bound limit analysis has repeatedly proven itself as a powerful tool allowing for sufficiently accurate estimates of the failure loads and leaving a lot of room for creativity. No one is exempt from making mistakes, but repeating well known mistakes reveals a gap in education. One of the objectives of this book is to attempt bridging this gap, at least partially. More failure cases covering a larger area of geotechnical problems are included into the companion book "Geomechanics of Failures: Advanced Topics" by the same authors.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Engineering.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geography.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematical geography.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Engineering geology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hydraulic engineering.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Engineering.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geotechnical Engineering.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematical Applications in Earth Sciences.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Applied Earth Sciences.
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Personal name Alonso, Eduardo E.
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Personal name Pinyol, Núria.
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Title Springer eBooks
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International Standard Book Number 9789048135301
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3531-8
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