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Containing peer reviewed papers presented at the International Symposium on Groundwater Problems related to geo-Environment, Japan, May 2003, this work includes the latest developments in research and practice, and is arranged according to theme.

Many traditional masonry buildings are exposed to high intensity earthquakes where the collapse of masonry claims the majority of casualties. This workshop provided a forum for discussion, including survey, measurement and retrofitting.

The "Flora" is prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in close collaboration with East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University. Significant contributions are also made by specialists elsewhere.

With water security being so crucial an issue in the twenty-first century, this text provides topical discussion on related issues, such as: hydrological processes, water resources management, and rainfall in arid and semi-arid regions.

This book contains a sampling of papers presented at the 2002 International Workshop on Bifurcations and Instabilities in Geomechanics (IWBI 2002).

A review of open channel turbulence, focusing especially on certain features stemming from the presence of the free surface and the bed of a river.

Containing papers from the International Congress on Molecular Biology and Cultural Heritage, Seville, 2003, this book reviews molecular techniques, and includes an overview of European biodeterioration projects and select international case studies.

The framework and guidelines were developed to help specialist teams of the Inter-American Development Bank incorporate considerations of capacity building into water related projects.

Soil to soil and water to water or at least alternating densification and liquefaction is addressed by scientists from all over the world as they summarize old and new thinking, and ponder future activities and research for the next decades. Civil engineers care about the cyclic behavior because it

This study describes the development of water management in Bangladesh and reports on the status of the flood control and drainage schemes. The general aim is to develop an approach for the sustainable development and water management of such proj...

The processes of structure formation as well as the development of physical, seepage and mechanical properties of clay sediments in the course of lithogenesis are scrutinized on the bases of facial analysis.

A study of tiebacks in foundation engineering and construction. Discusses the decisions that go into choosing a tieback, such as the level of corrosion protection required, and describes how soil conditions affect anchor design and construction.

Focusing in particular on advances in accident analysis and collision avoidance, this text gives analysis of how the planning, design and construction of bridges can help to prevent waterway mishaps.

This dictionary contains 1980 terms, 325 symbols, 77 acronyms, abbreviations and shortened forms, 221 references, 32 figures, 57 formulae, and 28 tables.

Covers the design of rockbolts, dowels, cable bolts and shortcrete for underground excavations in hard rock. Many examples are given. Topics covered include rock mass classification systems and shear strength of discontinuation.

This is a reprint of one of the first comprehensive handbooks on soil mechanics, first published in 1940. It was also one of the first to deal with the specific problems of the Low Countries.

This work provides a guide to current research in barnacle evolution. Topics covered include: chemical signals in barnacles; larval settlement; naupliar evidence for cirripede taxonomy and phylogeny; and South American patterns of barnacle distribution.