Embankments on organic soils

More and more civil engineering constructions are being built on soft soils. As areas with better foundations are used up the necessity to be able to build structures on soft soils increases. The most troublesome of soft soils are organic soils due mainly to their high compressibility (much higher t...

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Other Authors Hartlén, Jan, Wolski, Wojciech
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam [The Netherlands] ; New York : Elsevier, 1996.
SeriesDevelopments in geotechnical engineering ; 80.
Subjects
Embankments.
Histosols.
Soil mechanics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080530819
0080530818
9780444882738
0444882731
Physical Description1 online resource (xxxi, 424 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Organic soils / R. Larsson
  • Site investigations / U. Bergdahl
  • Laboratory investigations / Z. Lechowicz, A. Szymanski & T Baranski
  • Stability analysis / Z. Lechowicz
  • Analysis of subsoil deformations / A. Szymanski
  • Methods of construction / J. Hartlén
  • Load adjustment ; Replacement / P. Carlsten
  • Staged construction / W. Wolski
  • Lime and lime/cement columns ; Other methods / P. Carlsten.

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