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Great loss of human life, structural damage, and social and economic upheaval occur repeatedly due to such natural hazards as earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, floods and tsunamis. Both the US and Taiwan, along with many other countries, have a history of such occurrences and a common need to reduce their effects. This volume includes papers from the fourth symposium workshop, held jointly between the US and Taiwan to discuss research and its application to multiple hazard mitigation. The workshop, Urban Disaster Mitigation, The Role of Engineering and Technology, discuss
Earthquake engineering --- Natural disasters --- Earthquake hazard analysis --- Landslides --- Flood control --- Land slides --- Landsliding --- Landslips --- Slides (Landslides) --- Mass-wasting
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This is a book about soils—not soils that grow things, but soils that are intended to support hillsides, walls, streets, and houses. Richard Handy uses his years of professional engineering experience, his knowledge of geology, and his sense of humor to provide a light-hearted look at soil problems that confound buyers and owners of homes. With straightforward, easy-to-read language, Handy shows readers how to recognize and deal with problems that are at the very foundations of their domiciles. He addresses some of the most common and severe site problems, details what to look out for, and explains when to get professional help. Topics include: landslides; slopes; quicksand; wet basements; expansive clay; collapsible soils; glacial action; bedrock, caverns, and sinks; mines and landfills; frost action; and earthquakes. The text contains many diagrams, and each chapter concludes with a list of key points, questions, and answers. This book looks at problems that confound homeowners, builders, architects, real estate agents, zoning boards, attorneys, assessors, insurance adjusters, earth movers, environmentalists, and even engineers.
Earth movements and building. --- Dwellings --- Building sites. --- Expansive soils --- Clays --- Residential buildings --- Landslides --- Basements --- Collapsible soils --- Compacted soils --- Soil gas --- Inspection.
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Teneur en eau du sol --- Soil water content --- Bilan hydrique du sol --- Soil water balance --- Type de sol --- soil types --- Dégradation du sol --- Soil degradation --- Compactage du sol --- soil compaction --- Lessivage du sol --- Leaching --- Propriété physicochimique du sol --- soil chemicophysical properties --- Engorgement du sol --- Waterlogging --- Mouvement du sol --- soil movement --- Mécanique du sol --- soil mechanics --- Glissement de terrain --- Landslides --- Barrage en terre --- Earth dams --- Modèle de simulation --- Simulation models --- 631.43 --- 626 --- 504.53 --- Physical and mechanical properties of soil --- Hydraulic engineering in general --- Earth surface. Soil environment --- Conferences - Meetings --- 504.53 Earth surface. Soil environment --- 626 Hydraulic engineering in general --- 631.43 Physical and mechanical properties of soil --- Measurement --- Models --- Strength --- Fluid mechanics. --- Soil mechanics. --- Constitutive equations --- Numerical modelling
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