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Geotechnical synergy in Buenos Aires 2015 : invited lectures of the 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the 8th South American Congress on Rock Mechanics, 15-18 November 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina / edited by Alejo O. Sfriso, Diego Manzanal, and Ricardo J. Rocca.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Advances in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering ; volume 5.Publisher: Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781614995999
  • 1614995990
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 624.1/51 23
LOC classification:
  • TA703.5
Online resources:
Contents:
Title Page -- Preface -- Conference Organization -- Contents -- 15th PCSMGE -- Casagrande Lecture, Mercer Lecture, and Plenary Lectures -- Tailings Dams and Hydraulic Fills. The 2015 Casagrande Lecture -- Stabilization of Paved Roads Using Geosynthetics -- Geomechanics in Shale Gas Development -- TBM Performance, Prognosis and Risk Caused by Faulting -- Keynote Lectures -- Earthwork Optimization System for Sustainable Highway Construction -- In-Situ Geocharacterization of Soils in the Year 2016 and Beyond -- Principles of Sustainability and Their Applications in Geotechnical Engineering.
Geotechnical Modeling Across the Scales -- Deep Foundations in Mexico City Soft Soils -- Practical Implications of Gas-Water Interactions in Soils -- Saprolitic Soils, Saprolites and Conglomerates as Constructions Materials for Dams -- Tunnels and Excavations: Evolution, Current Practices and Future -- Consequences of Seismic Soil Liquefaction and State-of-Practice Evaluation Methods -- Panelists' Papers -- Panel Session on Energy Geo-Engineering -- Hydraulic Fracturing of Unconventional Reservoirs: Design and Evaluation.
Fluidization in Geomaterials and Geostructures: The Case of Fast Landslide Propagation -- Porosity/Binder Ratio -- TBM Pressure Models -- Observations, Theory and Practice -- Development of Underground Constructions in Chile -- 8th SACRM -- Keynote Lectures -- Probabilistic Assessment of Uplift Pressure Under Concrete Dams -- The Analysis of Rock Cutting Processes Employing Finite and Discrete Element Methods -- Mining Method, Stope Design and Mining Sequence for Inmaculada Mine -- 6th ISDCG Plenary Lecture.
Compaction Characteristics and Physical Properties of Compacted Soil Controlled by the Degree of Saturation -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (IOS Press, viewed January 5, 2016).

Title Page -- Preface -- Conference Organization -- Contents -- 15th PCSMGE -- Casagrande Lecture, Mercer Lecture, and Plenary Lectures -- Tailings Dams and Hydraulic Fills. The 2015 Casagrande Lecture -- Stabilization of Paved Roads Using Geosynthetics -- Geomechanics in Shale Gas Development -- TBM Performance, Prognosis and Risk Caused by Faulting -- Keynote Lectures -- Earthwork Optimization System for Sustainable Highway Construction -- In-Situ Geocharacterization of Soils in the Year 2016 and Beyond -- Principles of Sustainability and Their Applications in Geotechnical Engineering.

Geotechnical Modeling Across the Scales -- Deep Foundations in Mexico City Soft Soils -- Practical Implications of Gas-Water Interactions in Soils -- Saprolitic Soils, Saprolites and Conglomerates as Constructions Materials for Dams -- Tunnels and Excavations: Evolution, Current Practices and Future -- Consequences of Seismic Soil Liquefaction and State-of-Practice Evaluation Methods -- Panelists' Papers -- Panel Session on Energy Geo-Engineering -- Hydraulic Fracturing of Unconventional Reservoirs: Design and Evaluation.

Fluidization in Geomaterials and Geostructures: The Case of Fast Landslide Propagation -- Porosity/Binder Ratio -- TBM Pressure Models -- Observations, Theory and Practice -- Development of Underground Constructions in Chile -- 8th SACRM -- Keynote Lectures -- Probabilistic Assessment of Uplift Pressure Under Concrete Dams -- The Analysis of Rock Cutting Processes Employing Finite and Discrete Element Methods -- Mining Method, Stope Design and Mining Sequence for Inmaculada Mine -- 6th ISDCG Plenary Lecture.

Compaction Characteristics and Physical Properties of Compacted Soil Controlled by the Degree of Saturation -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

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