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Earth Structures Engineering
R. J. Mitchell
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Description for Earth Structures Engineering
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
Earth structures engineering involves the analysis, design and construction of structures, such as slopes and dams, that are composed mainly of earth materials, and this is a growth area in geotechnical engineering practice. This growth is due largely to increased involvement in designing various types of earth structures for the resources industries (slopes, impoundment structures, offshore islands, mine backfills), to the development of increas ingly large hydroelectric projects, to the need for more freshwater storage and diversion schemes, and to the need for transportation, communications and other facilities in areas where the natural earth materials are occasionally subject to mass ... Read more
Earth structures engineering involves the analysis, design and construction of structures, such as slopes and dams, that are composed mainly of earth materials, and this is a growth area in geotechnical engineering practice. This growth is due largely to increased involvement in designing various types of earth structures for the resources industries (slopes, impoundment structures, offshore islands, mine backfills), to the development of increas ingly large hydroelectric projects, to the need for more freshwater storage and diversion schemes, and to the need for transportation, communications and other facilities in areas where the natural earth materials are occasionally subject to mass ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780046240042
SKU
V9780046240042
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Ref
99-15
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