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Topics covered in this text include: geology and structural
geology; mechanics; dynamics of jointed and faulted rock; physical
modelling and testing; constitutive modelling; seismicity and
tectonics; instrumentation; hydraulics; and applications.
This proceedings contains contributions to the series of seminars
held in Vienna (1992), Miskolc, Hungary (1993 and 1994) and Vienna
(1995) and provides a valuable resource for those concerned with
the teaching of fracture and fatigue. It presents a wide range of
approaches relevant to course and curriculum development. It is
aimed particularly at those concerned with graduate and
post-graduate education. This book should be of interest to
lecturers and researchers in the field of mechanics of materials,
especially related to mechanical and structural engineering.
The interaction between engineering and the law is undergoing
dramatic changes. Product liability, laws have been introduced in
Japan, patent claims over living organisms have been made in
bioengineering and the differing national laws of copyright
protection and liability are in the process of harmonisation,
especially in the European Union. The pace and complexity of these
changes make it essential for technologists, lawyers, engineers and
insurance experts to establish a common basis for understanding,
co-operation and exchange of expertise. The recently founded
International Society for Technology, Law and Insurance aims to
foster such co-operation. This volume features 46 selected
contributions which address various topical issues and the law. The
most important issues relate to engineering risks, quality
assurance and assessment and legal implications assiciated with
them. Recent failure cases are explained and the technical, legal
and insurance-related issues discussed in detail.
This text presents the most recent research on fracture and damage
of concrete and rock. It provides an improved understanding of the
basic physical and mechanical principles of fracture mechanics in
these materials with a strong view towards applications in
construction engineering and mining engineering. It forms the
proceedings of the international conference held in Vienna in
November 1992. The background to the book comes from three main
areas: fatigue and ageing of complex concrete structures have been
responsible both for loss of life and for expenditure running into
billions of dollars in recent decades; lack of virgin building land
and high property values in cities and urban areas have led to more
demolition and recycling of concrete structures, and related
environmental problems; and more engineering structures are being
built on and in rock mass of low quality and difficult terrain.
Rock fracture mechanics has matured to a fully recognized
discipline and is now being applied to problems of excavation,
tunnelling, blasting and anchoring. FDCR Conferences provide a
forum for international, interdisciplinary co-operation and
exchange of ideas and experience between scienti
This proceedings contains the best contributions to the series of
seminars held in Vienna (1992), Miskolc, Hungary (1993 and 1994)
and Vienna (1995) and provides a valuable resource for those
concerned with the teaching of fracture and fatigue. It presents a
wide range of approaches relevant to course and curriculum
development. It is aimed particularly at those concerned with
graduate and post-graduate education.
The interaction between engineering and the law is undergoing
dramatic changes. Product liability, laws have been introduced in
Japan, patent claims over living organisms have been made in
bioengineering and the differing national laws of copyright
protection and liability are in the process of harmonisation,
especially in the European Union. The pace and complexity of these
changes make it essential for technologists, lawyers, engineers and
insurance experts to establish a common basis for understanding,
co-operation and exchange of expertise. The recently founded
International Society for Technology, Law and Insurance aims to
foster such co-operation. This volume features 46 selected
contributions which address various topical issues and the law. The
most important issues relate to engineering risks, quality
assurance and assessment and legal implications assiciated with
them. Recent failure cases are explained and the technical, legal
and insurance-related issues discussed in detail.
This book forms the Proceedings of the International Conference
held in Vienna in November 1992 dealing with ageing, fatigue and
fracture of concrete and concrete structures. Special sections
cover demolition and recycling, and anchorage engineering. As well
as selected international contributions, five specially invited
plenary papers are included from Austria, Spain, Japan, Denmark and
Sweden.
The rapid pace of current developments in the theoretical,
analytical, numerical and experimental fields of dynamic failure of
materials called for an international seminar of workshop style
aimed at improving the finding and understanding of solutions to
the basic physical processes involved in dynamic failure. The
Vienna Seminar DFM-l was held at the Technical University Vienna in
the historic administration building in the city center under the
auspices of the university. More than 30 international experts from
all over the world followed the invitation to participate at this
seminar. High in the list of priorities was the common desire for
ample time for discussions after each technical presenta tion, a
fact and a chance frequently made overextensive use of during the
seminar. Thus, opportunity was given to the seminar participants to
present and expose ideas and results of their original research
work, either terminated, ongoing, proposed or conceived and
intended, to an international forum of experts for critical
discussions, evaluation and appraisal. The technical program
included dynamic failure of polymers and steel, numerical modelling
of fracture processes, experimental techniques and
analytical/numerical investigation of crack/wave interaction
problems. The scope of the contributions stretched from
implementation of advanced mathematical techniques in the
theoretical developments to most direct applications in various
fields of engineering practice. Papers published in this volume
represent revised, updated and expanded versions of the seminar
contributions.
Interface problems involving materials and structures arise in most
fields of engineering. They span several orders of magnitude in
scale: from nanostructures in micro-electronics to macro-size
structures in mining engineering. This text investigates these
problems.
The growing interest in the overlap between technical, legal and
insurance aspects of technology and engineering is reflected in the
formation of the new International Society for Technology, Law and
Insurance (ISTLI). This book forms the proceedings of the founding
symposium and contains wide ranging papers from engineers, lawyers,
and other specialists in insurance, technical approvals and product
liability.
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