Microbiology in Civil Engineering - Proceedings of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium held at Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK (Hardcover)

Based on the proceedings of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium held at the Cranfield Institute of Technology, this book serves to highlight a wide variety of areas of civil engineering where microbiological activity needs to be considered more thoroughly by engineers during the design, construction and operation phases of projects. Examples of where microbial processes are now known to have a significant affect include corrosion, deterioration of concrete and other construction materials, impairment of flow in groundwater abstraction systems in pipes and pumps, pressure relief and drainage systems in embankment dams, clogging of irrigation and drainage systems, alteration of soil and rock properties and the production of harmful gases. For a long time many of these "buried" problems have been thought of, purely in terms of physical and chemical processes. What is often happening, but going unnoticed, is some form of microbial activity, which initiates, enhances or is encouraged by other processes. When it is considered that the average bacteria cell is only a few microns in size, then it is hardly surprising if their activity does often go unnoticed. At

General

Imprint:	Sponpress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1990
First published:	1990
Editors:	P. Howsam
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-419-16730-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > General Promotions
LSN:	0-419-16730-7
Barcode:	9780419167303

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