Predication and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation
Subtitle: Including CD-ROM
Publisher: CRC Press [Imprint]; Taylor & Francis Group; Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor]
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Abingdon; Florence
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 626
ISBN-13: 9780415804820
Subjects: Natural Disasters; Seismology; Engineering Geology
Description: The last decades have shown a remarkable increase in the number of heavy rains, typhoons and earthquakes. These natural phenomena are the main causes for geohazards. As a result the mitigation of geohazards has become a major research topic in geotechnical engineering, and in recent years simulation-based predictions and monitoring tools have been developed to enquire the mechanisms underlying geohazards. This book is a comprehensive overview of these developments, and will be of interest to engineers, researchers, students in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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