Introduction to environmental geotechnology /
Environmental geotechnology
Hsai-Yang Fang, Ronald C. Chaney.
- Second edition.
- xxxiv, 643 pages : graphics ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-630) and index.
Particle Energy Field Theory and Its Application -- Nature of Soil and Environment -- Soil Technology -- Soil-Water-Air Interaction in the Environment -- Shrinkage, Swelling and Cracking Characteristics of Soil -- Thermal Properties of Soils -- Electrical Properties of Soil -- Radiation Effects on Water, Soil and Rock -- Compressibility and Stress-Strain-Strength of Soils -- Environmental Geotechnical Engineering Applications -- Problematic Soils and Rocks -- Wetlands, Coastal Margins and Soil Erosion Problems -- Ground Surface Subsidences. Slope Stability and Landslides -- Solid/Liquid Waste Control and Utilization of Wastes. Arid Lands, Desert and Antidesertification Measures