The authors discuss all key aspects of the design of barrier systems, including leachate collection, natural barriers such as clayey aquitards, clay liners, geomembrane and composite liners.
A number of methods currently exist for the analysis and design of slopes. This book provides a critical review of these and offers more approaches fo..
This is an English translation of a Chinese textbook that has been designated a national planned university textbook, the highest award given to scien..
Geomembranes are increasingly being used in transportation, environmental and geotechnical applications to control gas and liquid movement. This book ..
In this book strategies for using very soft organic clay as a fill material for road embankment constructions are compared, and an optimisation scheme..
Glacial soils are composite soils with significant variations in composition and properties and are recognised as challenging soils to deal with – and..
This rigorous textbook covers applied mechanics, testing and experimentation, and methods for observing real structures. It includes classic soil mech..
This volume is a collection of papers from the Second International Workshop on Geotechnics of Soft Soils, which was organized by the AMGISS network. ..
This book deals with the design of 'barrier systems' which separate waste from the surrrounding environment and which are intended to prevent contamin..
This book enables practising engineers to make informed decisions concerning soil model boundary conditions and the choice of elements in Finite Eleme..
The purpose of this book is to provide guidance on the specification, performance, use and interpretation of the Electric Cone Penetration Test (CPU),..