Fracture Mechanics Applied to Geotechnical Engineering: Proceedings of Sessions Sponsored by the Geotechnical Engineering Division of the American S (Geotechnical Special Publication) - Softcover

American Society Of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Engineering Division; ASCE National Convention (1994 : Atlanta, Ga.)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0784400563 ISBN 13: 9780784400562

Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers, 1994

Synopsis

This book reviews fracture mechanics theory and its application in preventing failure in geotechnical engineering works, including embankment dams, pavements, clay liners and soil covers in waste containment systems. Contributors examine stress and strain fields in the vicinity of cracks, and predict the depths to which cracks will extend beneath the surface of a drying clay. They also determine the underlying physical processes that govern inelastic behavior in brittle geologic materials. Case studies that use finite elements techniques, linear elastic fracture mechanics, and the interpretation of acoustic emissions, among other methods of investigation, are presented.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0784400563
• ISBN 13: 9780784400562
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 163
• Editor: Vallejo Luis E., Liang Robert Y.