Geological Hazards presents a state-of-the-art survey and examines methods of assessing, evaluating and combating hazards, both natural and man-made...
Earthquake Geotechnical Case Histories for Performance-Based Design is a collection of twenty-six case histories, each study containing well-instrumen..
The new edition of this successful book has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent advances in our understanding of slope stability and ins..
Reviewing the findings and observations from recent large-scale earthquakes related to soil liquefaction and discuss possible measures to mitigate fut..
This book focuses on the potential effects of projected climate change on the stability of slopes and on landslide risk, the countermeasures required ..
Rock falls can be a public safety issue; this book provides comprehensive information on the identification of these hazards related to geology, clima..
The identification of meso-scale phenomena occurring between microscopic and continuum length scales has been one of the most exciting developments in..
In the last decade, reliability-based design methodologies have been adopted or are close to adoption by design codes in USA, Europe, and Japan, espec..
This guide provides the how-tos for recognizing and understanding various geologic hazards, and providing safe and economical construction. Expert Roy..
This book explains and presents the need for Multihazard Consideration (MH) in the management of civil infrastructure, what constitutes MH, and how to..
This book presents several original theories for risk, including Theory of Risk Monitoring, and Theory of Risk Acceptance, in addition to several anal..