Derek H. Cornforth

Landslides in Practice

Investigation, Analysis, and Remedial/Preventative Options in Soils

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

GeoingenieureTechnische GeologenBauingenieureGeologen im Dienste des US-amerikanischen Geologischen Dienstes USGS und der US-amerikanischen Highway-Behörde FHWAConsultingunternehmen und BaufirmenBergbauingenieureForstingenieureLandschaftsarchitektenLandentwicklerUmweltingenieureProzessanwälte in der Bauindustriefortgeschrittene Studenten/Doktoranden in den Bereichen Bergrutsch und Böschungssicherheit

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14667816000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 289mm x 223mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1625g
• ISBN-13: 9780471678168
• ISBN-10: 0471678163
• Artikelnr.: 13484246

Autorenporträt

Derek H. Cornforth, PhD, PE, is the founder of Cornforth Consultants, Inc. and Landslide Technology, which has studied and remediated hundreds of landslides in the western United States, Alaska, and abroad. He has served on national committees for ASCE and the British Geotechnical Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Relative Cost of Construction. Metric Conversions. About This Book. About
the Author. Preface. Acknowledgments. PART A: INVESTIGATIONS AND ANALYSES.
Chapter 1: Landslides. Chapter 2: Landslide Occurrences. Chapter 3: Field
Investigations. Chapter 4: Inclinometers and Piezometers. Chapter 5:
Groundwater. Chapter 6: Laboratory Shear Strength Measurements on Soils.
Chapter 7: Properties of Sands and Other Cohesionless Soils. Chapter 8:
Properties of Clays and Cohesive Soils. Chapter 9: Slope Stability
Analyses. Chapter 10: Stability Margin. Chapter 11: Erosion Control.
Chapter 12: Earthquake-Induced Landslides. PART B: REMEDIAL AND
PREVENTATIVE OPTIONS. Chapter 13: Common Issues in Remediation. Chapter 14:
Alternatives to Full Remediation of a Landslide. Chapter 15: Earthworks.
Chapter 16: Erosion Control Measures. Chapter 17: Dewatering Systems.
Chapter 18: Seepage Barriers. Chapter 19: Retaining Walls. Chapter 20:
Earth Reinforcement Systems. Chapter 21: Liquefaction Mitigation
Techniques. Chapter 22: Slip Surface Strengthening. Chapter 23: Landslide
Hazard. PART C: SELECTED CASE HISTORIES. Case History 1: Washington Park
Reservoirs Slide. Case History 2: Beaver Shoreline Erosion. Case History 3:
Bonners Ferry Slide. Case History 4: Washington Park Station Slide. Case
History 5: Pelton Park Slide. Case History 6: Pelton Upper Slide. Case
History 7: Skagway Marine Slide. Case History 8: Faraday Slide. Case
History 9: Goat Lick Slide. Case History 10: Hagg Lake, Slides 4 and 3.
Case History 11: Hagg Lake, Slide 6 . Case History 12: Crown Point Highway
Rock Slide. References. Credits. Case History Cross-References. Index.

Rezensionen

"The author is to be congratulated on writing a book that addresses the needs of practice, in manner that is both informative and precise." ( Geotechnical News , Vol 23 (2) June 2005)