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This work presents the proceedings of EUROSTEEL '95, the first European conference on steel structures. It covers the developments in analysis and design of a range of steel structures, discusses theoretical and experimental investigations.

This work combines research results with review papers, discussing dykes from different scientific perspectives. Coverage includes: current dyke geometry measurements; field observation of host rock deformation; textural analyses; and more.

This text contains the proceedings of the fifth conference on karst geohazards. It presents 65 papers that cover topics such as: groundwater contamination through sinkholes and the karst surface; stormwater drainage and flooding problems.

These papers feature research covering the analysis of data from the most advanced systems, including visible and infrared optical sensors and passive and active microwave sensors.

This text, based on an international symposium held in 1994, covers geosynthetic clay liners (GCL), a type of geosynthetic material which blends natural soil and geosynthetics in the form of a composite barrier-system.

Tubular structures remain a source of architectural inspiration and practical solutions to difficult performance specifications. New developments are covered in this text.

Artificial ground freezing forms a temporary support for underground excavations and prevents pollution spreading in permeable soils. This guide to the properties of frozen and thawed soils covers topics such as: heat and mass transfer.

This volume is based on a conference on numerical methods in geotechnical engineering held in Manchester in 1994. It examines topics involved in the application of numerical techniques, including: thermomechanical problems; and foundations.

This volume covers a range of techniques used to understand groundwater flow and contaminant transport in carbonate aquifers. The text begins with a review of thoughts and methods followed by a number of topics including the use of tracers.

This volume offers up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines which give an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa.

Aimed at students interested in natural resources and environmental science, this illustrated book explains fundamental hydrologic principles and favoured methods of analysis, and includes exercises and examples to develop problem-solving skills.

This work argues for the adoption of sociotechnology as a unified concept where both social and technical aspects are approached simultaneously.

Decision Support Systems (DSSs) are electronic systems that support the decision-making process. This work discusses the development of the DSS for groundwater pollution assessment.

This text contains two suboptimal schemes of the Kalman filter, both of which can approximate the results from the Kalman filter at a much lower cost.

This volume is taken from an ecological study of wetlands undertaken in northern Lake Victoria (East Africa) between 1993 and 1996 with the major aim of characterizing shallow vegetation-dominated interface habitats, and evaluating their importance.

In considering strait crossings, papers in this text deal with bridges, tunnels, immersed tunnels, submerged floating tunnels, floating bridges, ferry crossings in general, and social and environmental aspects.

In considering hydro-elasticity in marine technology, this text covers risers of floating production platforms, cables, pipelines, flexible containers, seal bag system of surface effect ships, slamming on ships, whipping, and springing of ships.

A compilation of views of many international experts on the need for recycling.

Soils formed or now existing under arid climatic conditions cover more than one-third of the world's land surface. Many have unique characteristics which can pose difficult geotechnical problems. This text considers these problems.

This work looks at the development of constitutive relations for geotechnical materials that, with the help of numerical models, have increased the ability to predict and to interpret the mechanical behaviour of geotechnical works.

Highlights the multi-disciplinary nature of probabilistic risk and hazard assessment procedures. Topics covered include: hazard scenario analyses; probabilistic risk assessments; consequence modelling; structural reliability and more.

The proceedings of the 2nd International Scale Effects in Rock Masses, held in Lisbon, June 25, 1993. The text includes coverage of scale effects in the determination of the deformability and strength of rock masses.

The papers reflect the multidisciplinary activity in a research area that has grown significantly. The focus of the proceedings is the scientific understanding of the nature and description of particle interactions and assembly geometry.

As mining operations increase in scale and mines go progressively deeper, the geotechnical input into mine design is of importance. This book covers topics in geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring, including coverage of groundwater.

These proceedings include the latest developments in research and practice in the area of mining-induced seismicity.