Roy E. Hunt ... 334 pages -
Publisher: CRC; (March, 2007) ...
Language: English -
ASIN: B008KZ6S9Y by Amazon.
Geologic hazards pose the greatest threat to human safety for any
geotechnical undertaking, but it is ultimately the engineer's ability to
recognize and cope with these hazards that will determine the safety of
life and property. Armed with Geologic Hazards: A Field Guide for
Geotechnical Engineers you will be able to properly recognize,
understand various geologic hazards, and provide safe and economical
construction. Eminent expert Roy E. Hunt thoroughly examines the
potential for slope failures, earthquakes, ground subsidence, collapse,
and expansion. Using a clear conceptual approach, he explains what
measures are available to minimize or eliminate the risks associated
with each of these geologic hazards. The book sets forth the
basis for recognizing, understanding, and treating geologic hazards,
using general concepts rather than rigorous mathematical analyses. The
author covers the prediction of slope failures through recognition of
geologic and other factors that govern failure, the treatment of slopes
that are potentially unstable and pose a danger to some existing
development, the design and construction of stable cut slopes and
sidehill fills, and the stabilization of failed slopes. He provides the
foundation for determining the potential for surface movements and for
preventing or controlling their effects. A section on earthquakes
summarizes and links all of the aspects of earthquakes including their
causes, characteristics, and surface effects. It provides a thorough
grounding in how to recognize hazard potential and minimize the
consequences. There is no field within geotechnical engineering
in which the state of the art is changing so rapidly. Providing the
latest information, this resource is a useful tool for designing new
projects and redesigning old ones.
