Publication

2012 - Springer

Language

English

Word Count

106,000 words, Guess

Page Count

424 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139789401100977
  • ISBN-109401100977
  • Better World Books9789401100977
  • Open LibraryOL35947430M

Classifications

  • LCCGB3-5030

Description

Collapsing engineering soils are a formidable hazard around the world. These difficult materials also include some of the world's most fertile agricultural soils, fostering dense human populations which are therefore increasingly at risk. Despite an impressive literature on the engineering aspects of collapsing soils, these materials are coming under increasing scrutiny by scientists in other fields. This is most evidently the case with soil scientists, stratigraphers and sedimentologists. Past earth surface conditions have a direct influence on the detailed behaviour of collapsible soils: as a complement, these materials also provide detailed data on changing global climates. The selected papers presented here highlight the common ground between three scientific groups with a vested interest in a better understanding of collapsible soils.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Genesis and Properties of Collapsible SoilsSpringer2012

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