New Horizons in Earth Reinforcement: Book + CD-ROM (Balkema - Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences)

ISBN 10: 0367388499 / ISBN 13: 9780367388492

Published by CRC Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Horizons in Earth Reinforcement: Book + CD-ROM (Balkema - Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences)
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367388499
• ISBN 13: 9780367388492
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Earth reinforcement techniques are used worldwide, providing dependable solutions to a wide range of geotechnical engineering problems.Well-established earth reinforcement technologies are regularly augmented by new materials, innovative construction techniques and advances in design and analysis. Furthermore, reinforced earth structures are increasingly seen as expedient and economical techniques in disaster situations, such as earthquakes, flooding or tsunamis.NEW HORIZONS in EARTH REINFORCEMENT contains contributions from the 5th International Symposium on Earth Reinforcement, Kyushu, Japan, 14-16 November 2007, and presents the very latest earth reinforcement techniques and design procedures. The volume showcases advances in materials and emerging applications, with special emphasis on disaster mitigation and geoenvironmental issues. The book will be invaluable to academics and professionals ingeotechnical engineering.

About the Author

Otani, Jun; Miyata, Yoshihisa; Mukunoki, Toshifumi