Geotechnical Engineering State of the Art and Practice - Keynote Lectures from GeoCongress 2012

These keynote lectures were presented at GeoCongress 2012, held in Oakland, California, March 25-29, 2012 and sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE. This book contains 30 peer-reviewed papers that survey the entire breadth of research and practice in geotechnical engineering. Each paper is contribu...

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Main Authors Geo-Congress 2012, American Society of Civil Engineers. Geo-Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, Rollins, Kyle, Zekkos, Dimitrios
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Va American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2012
American Society of Civil Engineers
Edition1
Subjects
Earth Sciences
Engineering geology
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical engineering > Congresses
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ISBN0784412138
9780784412138

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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1. Designing Water Balance Covers for Sustainable Waste Containment: Transitioning State-of-the-Art to State-of-the-Practice 2. Computational Plasticity for Geotechnical Applications 3. Column-Supported Embankments: Settlement and Load Transfer 4. Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering: Stability Analysis of Highly Variable Soils 5. Reliability-Based Design of Foundations - A Modern View 6. Assessment of Slope Stability 7. Geotechnical Site Characterization in the Year 2012 and beyond 8. Flexible Pavement Analysis and Design - A Half Century of Achievement 9. Shear Wave Velocity Profiling with Surface Wave Methods 10. Offshore Geotechnics - The Challenges of Deepwater Soft Sediments 11. Ground Improvement in the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Web-Based Information System 12. U.S. Levee and Flood Protection Engineering in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina 13. Seismically Induced Lateral Earth Pressures on Retaining Structures and Basement Walls 14. Site Response in NEHRP Provisions and NGA Models 15. Tunneling in Difficult Conditions - The Squeezing Case 16. Ingenuity in Geotechnical Design Using Geosynthetics 17. State-of-the-Practice of Characterization and Remediation of Contaminated Sites 18. State of the Practice of MSE Wall Design for Highway Structures 19. The Business of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 20. Recent Advances in the Selection and Use of Drilled Foundations 21. Computer Monitoring in the Grouting Industry 22. Site Characterization for Cohesive Soil Deposits Using Combined in situ and Laboratory Testing 23. The State of the Practice in Foundation Engineering on Expansive and Collapsible Soils 24. State of Practice: Offshore Geotechnics throughout the Life of an Oil and Gas Field 25. State of Practice: Excavations in Soft Soils 26. Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Geo-Practice 27. The Practice of Forensic Engineering 28. Foundation Design for Tall Buildings 29. Geotechnical Engineering Education: The State of the Practice in 2011 30. Geo-Seismic Design in Eastern US: State of Practice Author Index Subject Index
  • Cover -- Contents -- State of the Art -- Designing Water Balance Covers for Sustainable Waste Containment: Transitioning State of the Art to State of the Practice -- Computational Plasticity for Geotechnical Applications -- Column-Supported Embankments: Settlement and Load Transfer -- Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering: Stability Analysis of Highly Variable Soils -- Reliability-Based Design of Foundations-A Modern View -- Assessment of Slope Stability -- Geotechnical Site Characterization in the Year 2012 and Beyond -- Flexible Pavement Analysis and Design-A Half-Century of Achievement -- Shear Wave Velocity Profiling with Surface Wave Methods -- Offshore Geotechnics-The Challenges of Deepwater Soft Sediments -- Ground Improvement in the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Web-Based Information System -- U.S. Levee and Flood Protection Engineering in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina -- Seismically Induced Lateral Earth Pressures on Retaining Structures and Basement Walls -- Site Response in NEHRP Provisions and NGA Models -- Tunneling in Difficult Conditions-The Squeezing Case -- Ingenuity in Geotechnical Design Using Geosynthetics -- State of the Practice -- State of the Practice of Characterization and Remediation of Contaminated Sites -- State of the Practice of MSE Wall Design for Highway Structures -- The Business of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering -- Recent Advances in the Selection and Use of Drilled Foundations -- Computer Monitoring in the Grouting Industry -- Site Characterization for Cohesive Soil Deposits Using Combined In Situ and Laboratory Testing -- The State of the Practice in Foundation Engineering on Expansive and Collapsible Soils -- State of Practice: Offshore Geotechnics throughout the Life of an Oil and Gas Field -- State of Practice: Excavations in Soft Soils -- Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Geo-Practice
  • The Practice of Forensic Engineering -- Foundation Design for Tall Buildings -- Geotechnical Engineering Education: The State of the Practice in 2011 -- Geo-Seismic Design in Eastern US: State of Practice -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W