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When finding another location, redesigning a structure, or removing
troublesome ground at a project site are not practical options,
prevailing ground conditions must be addressed. Improving the
ground-modifying its existing physical properties to enable
effective, economic, and safe construction-to achieve appropriate
engineering performance is an increasingly successful approach.
This third edition of Ground Improvement provides a comprehensive
overview of the major ground improvement techniques in use
worldwide today. Written by recognized experts who bring a wealth
of knowledge and experience to bear on their contributions, the
chapters are fully updated with recent developments including
advancements in equipment and methods since the last edition. The
text provides an overview of the processes and the key geotechnical
and design considerations as well as equipment needed for
successful execution. The methods described are well illustrated
with relevant case histories and include the following approaches:
Densification using deep vibro techniques or dynamic compaction
Consolidation employing deep fabricated drains and associated
methods Injection techniques, such as permeation and jet grouting,
soil fracture grouting, and compaction grouting New in-situ soil
mixing processes, including trench-mixing TRD and panel-mixing CSM
approaches The introductory chapter touches on the historical
development, health and safety, greenhouse gas emissions, and two
less common techniques: blasting and the only reversible process,
ground freezing. This practical and established guide provides
readers with a solid basis for understanding and further study of
the most widely used processes for ground improvement. It is
particularly relevant for civil and geotechnical engineers as well
as contractors involved in piling and ground engineering of any
kind. It would also be useful for
When finding another location, redesigning a structure, or removing
troublesome ground at a project site are not practical options,
prevailing ground conditions must be addressed. Improving the
ground-modifying its existing physical properties to enable
effective, economic, and safe construction-to achieve appropriate
engineering performance is an increasingly successful approach.
This third edition of Ground Improvement provides a comprehensive
overview of the major ground improvement techniques in use
worldwide today. Written by recognized experts who bring a wealth
of knowledge and experience to bear on their contributions, the
chapters are fully updated with recent developments including
advancements in equipment and methods since the last edition. The
text provides an overview of the processes and the key geotechnical
and design considerations as well as equipment needed for
successful execution. The methods described are well illustrated
with relevant case histories and include the following approaches:
Densification using deep vibro techniques or dynamic compaction
Consolidation employing deep fabricated drains and associated
methods Injection techniques, such as permeation and jet grouting,
soil fracture grouting, and compaction grouting New in-situ soil
mixing processes, including trench-mixing TRD and panel-mixing CSM
approaches The introductory chapter touches on the historical
development, health and safety, greenhouse gas emissions, and two
less common techniques: blasting and the only reversible process,
ground freezing. This practical and established guide provides
readers with a solid basis for understanding and further study of
the most widely used processes for ground improvement. It is
particularly relevant for civil and geotechnical engineers as well
as contractors involved in piling and ground engineering of any
kind. It would also be useful for advanced graduate and
postgraduate civil engineering and geotechnical students.
This book confronts the issue of how young people can find a way
into the world of algebra. It represents multiple perspectives
which include an analysis of situations in which algebra is an
efficient problem-solving tool, the use of computer-based
technologies, and a consideration of the historical evolution of
algebra. The book emphasizes the situated nature of algebraic
activity as opposed to being concerned with identifying students'
conceptions in isolation from problem-solving activity.
This book confronts the issue of how young people can find a way
into the world of algebra. It represents multiple perspectives
which include an analysis of situations in which algebra is an
efficient problem-solving tool, the use of computer-based
technologies, and a consideration of the historical evolution of
algebra. The book emphasizes the situated nature of algebraic
activity as opposed to being concerned with identifying students'
conceptions in isolation from problem-solving activity.
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This volume is part of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh critical
edition, which brings together all Waugh's published and previously
unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive
introductions and annotation. The edition's General Editor is
Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh's grandson and editor of the
twelve-volume Personal Writings sequence, which collates all
Waugh's letters, diaries, and other personal writings in
chronological order. Volume one of the series covers the years
1903-1921, ending with Waugh's departure from Lancing College, aged
18, with a scholarship to Hertford College, Oxford. For many years
at Lancing Waugh kept a daily account of his life, and every diary
entry is reprinted here along with the lively pen-and ink drawings
that accompanied them and the letters he sent to his parents and
friends. No other book presents such a rich anthology of writing by
a school-boy, let alone one who would later turn into a major
literary figure and novelist of genius.
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