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This book presents attendees' ideas and experiences of the key approaches to modelling and measurement for geotechnical engineering as discussed at the recent symposium. It includes information on geomechanical problems and scale appreciation.

This modern collection of papers presents thinking in the areas of mine and mill tailings, mine waste, as well as detailing the issues facing the mining and environmental communities.

Providing an account of developments in the field of seismic resistant steel structures, this text presents progress in theoretical and experimental research into the behaviour of steel structures under both seismic and exceptional loading.

This selection of original papers covers many aspects of desertification including environmental and weather factors, land management policy, groundwater resources, and understanding biodiversity in fragile ecosystems.

The Second International Conference on Structural Engineering Mechanics and Computation was held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2004.

This text provides a broad view on the research performed in building physics at the start of the 21st century. Topics discussed include: heat and mass flow in building components; energy use in buildings; sustainable construction and more.

Giving an overall view of the developments and technologies of applications in the field of RCC dams from around the world, this book covers: planning and design, materials and construction operation, and performance of RCC dams.

Containing proceedings from the Tenth International Symposium on Tubular Structures, this text is a useful reference work for architects, civil and mechanical engineers, designers, manufacturers and contractors involved with tubular structures.

Examining topics such as plant husbandry and vegetation in Yugoslavia, Bronze Age metal and amber in the Netherlands, and pottery classifications and ceramics from Italy, this book expertly gathers together recent work in archaeology.

This documented and illustrated book focuses on the examination of the 10,000 flint artefacts discovered at the well-preserved archaeological site at Oldeholtwolde in the Netherlands.

A collection of 100 conference papers divided into five sections: computational advances and multi-scale modelling; constitutive modelling; modelling in multi-physics phenomena and time effects and modelling of structural performance.

These proceedings address engineering issues related to vibratory pile driving and deep soil compaction. Also included are keynote lectures and the documentation of an international vibratory class-A prediction event.

A collection of technical papers assessing the impacts of power plant cooling water intake structures to the aquatic environment and when they are adverse. Papers present various stakeholder views on the meaning of "adverse environmental impact" under Section 316(b) of the US Clean Water Act.

Topics covered in this title include: the fracturing and damage of composite materials; ceramics; metals; and concretes and rocks at different scales in both monotonic and cyclic loading.

This is a review of research related to construction informatics, with a particular focus on the related 5th framework EU projects on product and process technology and the implementation of the new economy technologies.

This volume covers near-source monitoring of seismogenic process, in situ probing of active faults, and techniques for seismogenic process monitoring.

This volume contains a collection of peer-reviewed papers addressing durability and integrity of high-performance, high-strength and mass concrete by predicting and preventing the cracking due to thermal stresses and shrinkage at the early age.

Topics covered include: design technologies and applications; FE simulation for concurrent design and manufacture; methodologies; knowledge engineering and management; CE within virtual enterprises; and CE - the future.

The proceedings contain five invited lectures and 99 papers relevant to landslide occurrence and problems from Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Australia and New Zealand.

Papers cover topics including: physical modelling facilities; experimental advances; seismic experimental advances; education; soil behaviour; offshore systems; cold regions; geoenvironment; dynamics; earthquake effects; and more.

This volume contains papers on: composite structures and materials; concrete structures; design and construction methodologies optimization and reliability; steel structures; computational mechanics; concrete technology and products and more.

This work discusses the durability and lifetime aspects of clay geosynthetic barriers related to the synthetic yarns and fibres.