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Stress in Subsoil and Methods of Final Settlement Calculation

Soil mechanics --- Soil consolidation --- Mécanique des sols --- Mathematical models --- Modèles mathématiques --- Mathematical models. --- Mécanique des sols --- Modèles mathématiques --- Consolidation of soil --- Soils --- Foundations --- Settlement of structures --- Soil moisture --- Soil stabilization --- Consolidation --- Creep --- Soil mechanics - Mathematical models. --- Soil consolidation - Mathematical models.

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Following the successful International Workshop on Modern Trends in Geomechanics held in Vienna in 2005, Stanford University hosted its sequel in 2010 under the theme Multiscale and Multiphysics Processes in Geomechanics. This book is a compilation of the extended abstracts from the Stanford workshop and highlights the diverse and complex processes encountered in geomechanics in terms of scale (from nanometer to kilometer) and scientific scope. Topics covered in this book include coupled physics phenomena such as thermo-poro-mechanical and electro-poro-mechanical processes, chemical species reactivity and transport, strain localization phenomena, unsaturated soils, fluid flow in porous solids, and dynamics of fault zones. The book also covers contributions dealing with the development of multiscale numerical techniques, as well as the laboratory and field investigation methods supporting these numerical techniques.

Geophysics -- Congresses. --- Multiscale modeling -- Congresses. --- Soil mechanics -- Mathematical models -- Congresses. --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Hydraulic Engineering --- Engineering geology --- Engineering. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Geophysics. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geophysics and Environmental Physics. --- Geology. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Engineering—Geology. --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Geology --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details

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The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between the traditional Geomechanics and Numerical Geotechnical Modelling with applications in science and practice. Geomechanics is rarely taught within the rigorous context of Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, while when it comes to Numerical Modelling, commercially available finite elements or finite differences software utilize constitutive relationships within the rigorous framework. As a result, young scientists and engineers have to learn the challenging subject of constitutive modelling from a program manual and often end up with using unrealistic models which violate the Laws of Thermodynamics.  The book is introductory, by no means does it claim any completeness and state of the art in such a dynamically developing field as numerical and constitutive modelling of soils. The author gives basic understanding of conventional continuum mechanics approaches to constitutive modelling, which can serve as a foundation for exploring more advanced theories. A considerable effort has been invested here into the clarity and brevity of the presentation. A special feature of this book is in exploring thermomechanical consistency of all presented constitutive models in a simple and systematic manner.

Continuum mechanics. --- Engineering. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Materials. --- Soil mechanics -- Mathematical models. --- Soil mechanics. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Mechanical Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Hydraulic Engineering --- Civil Engineering --- Engineering geology --- Soil mechanics --- Mathematical models. --- Engineering --- Geology --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Structural materials. --- Materials science. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Structural Materials. --- Geology. --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Materials --- Engineering—Geology. --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Walls --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Architectural materials --- Building supplies --- Buildings --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details

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It is not an easy task to fascinate a student with a standard course on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. If, however, the same material is presented as a tool to explore a natural or a man-made "disaster", both the motivation and the ability to absorb this material increase dramatically. The case studies in this book could help to build an introductory Forensic Geotechnical Engineering course, covering such basic topics as settlements, bearing capacity and excavations. The failure cases considered in this book have something in common – they can be all reasonably well explained using so called "back-of-the-envelope" calculations, i.e., without sophisticated models requiring finite element analysis. These simple methods based on clear mechanical considerations are the endangered species of the computer dominated era, though sometimes they could prevent a disaster caused by a wrong application of computer models. In particular, the upper bound limit analysis has repeatedly proven itself as a powerful tool allowing for sufficiently accurate estimates of the failure loads and leaving a lot of room for creativity. No one is exempt from making mistakes, but repeating well known mistakes reveals a gap in education. One of the objectives of this book is to attempt bridging this gap, at least partially. More failure cases covering a larger area of geotechnical problems are included into the companion book "Geomechanics of Failures: Advanced Topics" by the same authors.

Electronic books. -- local. --- Soil mechanics -- Case studies. --- Soil mechanics -- Mathematical models. --- Structural failures -- Case studies. --- Structural failures -- Mathematical models. --- Structural failures --- Structural analysis (Engineering) --- Soil mechanics --- Mechanical Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Hydraulic Engineering --- Investigation --- Mathematics --- Mathematical models. --- Collapse of structures --- Failures, Structural --- Soil engineering --- Soils --- Soils (Engineering) --- Mechanics --- Engineering. --- Earth sciences. --- Economic geology. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Economic Geology. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Earth Sciences, general. --- Geology. --- Deformations (Mechanics) --- Fracture mechanics --- Reliability (Engineering) --- Safety factor in engineering --- Structural stability --- Geotechnical engineering --- Foundations --- Soil physics --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Geology, economic. --- Geography. --- Cosmography --- Earth sciences --- World history --- Economic geology --- Physical geology --- Mines and mineral resources --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Mathematics. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Details --- Geology --- Flow --- Distribution --- Geology, Economic.