Geotechnics for Developing Africa: Proceedings of the 12th regional conference for Africa on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, Durban, South Africa, 25-27 October 1999

by G.E. Blight (Editor), A.B. Fourie (Editor), G.R. Wardle (Editor)

Overview

The proceedings represent a valuable reference on geotechnical problems peculiar to Africa and for engineering solutions to local problems. Topics covered are: Foundation engineering and lateral support; Methods of design and analysis; Monitoring, laboratory and field testing; Municipal, industrial and mining waste and environmental geotechnics; Soil improvement; Transportation geotechnics; Case studies.The proceedings are also an invaluable source of data on the properties of African soils, the properties of residual and tropical soils, as well as climate related problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000446647
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	698
File size:	30 MB
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About the Author

G.E. Blight (Edited by) , A.B. Fourie (Edited by) , G.R. Wardle (Edited by)

Table of Contents

Foundation engineering and lateral support; Methods of design and analysis; Monitoring, laboratory and field testing; Municipal, industrial and mining waste and environmental geotechnics; Soil improvement; Transportation geotechnics; Case studies.

Editorial Reviews

The soils of Africa and their distinctive geotechnical problems, which are often climate-related, are the subject of these proceedings from the October 1999 conference. The 84 papers discuss foundation engineering and lateral support; methods of design and analysis; monitoring, laboratory and field testing; municipal, industrial and mining waste and environmental geotechnics; soil improvement; transportation geotechnics; and case studies. Topics include the hydraulic stability of sanitary landfill liners, long-term behavior of soils stabilized with lime and with cement, assessing the stiffness of soils and weak rocks, use of the Osterberg Cell for pile load evaluation, and grouting of dispersive dam foundations. Some of the papers are in French. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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