Geo.Engineerings

Xin-She Yang ... 300 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (September, 2016) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 331935681X - ISBN-13: 978-3319356815 ...

This timely review volume summarizes the state-of-the-art developments in nature-inspired algorithms and applications with the emphasis on swarm intelligence and bio-inspired computation. Topics include the analysis and overview of swarm intelligence and evolutionary computation, hybrid metaheuristic algorithms, bat algorithm, discrete cuckoo search, firefly algorithm, particle swarm optimization, and harmony search as well as convergent hybridization. Application case studies have focused on the dehydration of fruits and vegetables by the firefly algorithm and goal programming, feature selection by the binary flower pollination algorithm, job shop scheduling, single row facility layout optimization, training of feed-forward neural networks, damage and stiffness identification, synthesis of cross-ambiguity functions by the bat algorithm, web document clustering, truss analysis, water distribution networks, sustainable building designs and others. As a timely review, this book can serve as an ideal reference for graduates, lecturers, engineers and researchers in computer science, evolutionary computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational intelligence, data mining, engineering optimization and designs.

M. C. R. Davies ... 508 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford; (January, 1997) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0727726056 - ISBN-13: 978-0727726056 ...

The papers presented in this volume describe the latest developments from around the world on ground improvement by densification and reinforcement. They describe new research into improving the understanding of the problems facing geotechnical engineers working in the field of ground improvement and the advances in the techniques available to them. Numerous case studies show how new and improved methods have actually been applied over a wide variety of ground conditions.

Jie Huang, Jie Han, Laureano R. Hoyos, Anand J. Puppala ... 350 pages - Publisher: ASCE; (May, 2010) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0784411085 - ISBN-13: 978-0784411087 ...

Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics presents the most current research on ground improvement and geosynthetics. This Geotechnical Special Publication examines ground improvement, especially with regard to unstable groundsoft soils, expansive soils, collapsible soils, reclaimed soils, contaminated soils and others. The papers in this volume analyze improvement methods including mechanical and hydraulic methods, chemical stabilization methods in both shallow and deep ground, and reinforcement methods using geosynthetics. These papers were presented at the GeoShanghai 2010 Conference, sponsored by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, held in Shanghai, China, June 35, 2010.

A. Stokes, Ioannis Spanos, Joanne E. Norris, Erik Cammeraa ... 
411 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (December, 2009) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 9048174031 - ISBN-13: 978-9048174034 ...

In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and vegetation in mountainous or sloping regions has become an international priority. How to avoid substrate mass movement through landslides and erosion using sustainable and ecologically sound techniques is rapidly becoming a scientific domain where knowledge from many different fields is required. These proceedings bring together papers from geotechnical and civil engineers, biologists, ecologists and foresters, who discuss current problems in slope stability research, and how to address those problems using ground bio- and eco-engineering techniques. Ground bioengineering methods integrate civil engineering techniques with natural materials to obtain fast, effective and economic methods of protecting, restoring and maintaining the environment whereas eco-engineering has been defined as a long-term ecological strategy to manage a site with regard to natural or man-made hazards. Studies on slope instability, erosion, soil hydrology, mountain ecology, land use and restoration and how to mitigate these problems using vegetation are presented by both scientists and practitioners. Papers encompass many aspects of this multidisciplinary subject, including the mechanisms and modelling of root reinforcement and the development of decision support systems, areas where significant advances have been made in recent years.

H. F. W. Taylor ... 480 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing; 2nd edition (January, 1997) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0727725920 - ISBN-13: 978-0727725929 ...

H. F. W. Taylor was for many years Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at he University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Since 1948, his main research interest has been the chemistry of cement. His early work laid the foundations of our understanding of the structure at the nanometre level of C-S-H, the principal product formed when cement is mixed with water, and the one mainly reponsible for its hardening. Subsequent studies took him into many additional aspects of the chemistry and materials science of cement and concrete. His work has been recognized by Fellowships and by other honours and awards.