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environmental case histories for civil engineers and geologists
1 online resource (xix, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps
"The expert witness, whether uninitiated or veteran, must be prepared to deal with the inevitable confrontations inherent in the judicial process. Book jacket."--Jacket.
Forensic Investigations: a Growth Industry -- An Overabundance of Attorneys? -- Decline of Immunity -- Government Mismanagement -- The Scarce Land Syndrome -- Dishonest or Incompetent Civil Engineers and Geologists -- The Role of the Expert Witness -- Forensic Work Is Not for Everyone -- Qualifications -- Plaintiff or Defendant? -- Agreement with Client -- Introduction to Case Histories -- Malibu Landslide: Massive Litigation -- The Event -- The Investigation -- Water-Line Leaks -- Rainfall Infiltration -- Sewage Effluent Infiltration -- Infiltration Due to Irrigation -- Infiltration Summary -- Effect of Site Improvements -- Water Budget -- Geologic Investigation Principles -- Historic Development of the Landslide -- Geomorphic Investigation -- Application of Multiple Hypotheses Method -- Investigation Summary -- Mitigation -- The Litigation -- The Initial Trial -- The Post Mortem -- Failure to Recognize or Acknowledge Existence of a Landslide -- Establishing Proper Design Priorities -- Wisdom of Using "Performance" Specifications -- Public versus Private Works -- The Sewer Dilemma -- Finding Other Means of Reducing Water Infiltration -- To Remove or Not to Remove Roadway Debris--A Catch-22 -- Water-Line Ruptures -- Land-Planning Philosophy -- Utah Landslide: Rural Slides Can be Devastating Too -- The Event -- The Investigation -- Effect of Rainfall -- Previous Geologic Observations -- Field Tests -- Mitigation Study -- Landslide Dimensions -- The Litigation -- The Post Mortem.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index.