Geotechnical modelling /
Modelling forms an implicit part of all engineering design but many engineers engage in modelling without consciously considering the nature, validity and consequences of the supporting assumptions. Derived from courses given to postgraduate and final year undergraduate MEng students, this book pres...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London ; New York :
Spon Press,
2004.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Applied geotechnics ;
v. 1. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Modelling forms an implicit part of all engineering design but many engineers engage in modelling without consciously considering the nature, validity and consequences of the supporting assumptions. Derived from courses given to postgraduate and final year undergraduate MEng students, this book presents some of the models that form a part of the typical undergraduate geotechnical curriculum and describes some of the aspects of soil behaviour which contribute to the challenge of geotechnical modelling.Assuming a familiarity with basic soil mechanics and traditional methods of g. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (499 p.). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-476) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1351990047 9781351990042 1315273551 9781315273556 9786610103232 0419237305 9780419237303 6610103232 0203477979 9780203477977 1482288311 9781482288315 |