In Situ Testing in Geomechanics

The Main Tests

Fernando Schnaid (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2008
CRC Press (Verlag)
9780415433853 (ISBN)

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Tells how to use standard penetration tests, cone penetration tests, vane test, pressuremeter tests, and dilatometer tests. This book features tests illustrated with nearly 200 figures and photographs. It is suitable for students coming to the end of their engineering courses and looking to work in Geomechanics and Environmental Engineering.

Demanding a thorough knowledge of material behaviour and numerical modelling, site characterisation and in situ test interpretation are no longer just basic empirical recommendations.

Giving a critical appraisal of the understanding and assessment of the stress-strain-time and strength characteristics of geomaterials, this book explores new interpretation methods for measuring properties of a variety of soil formations.

Emphasis is given to the five most commonly encountered in situ test techniques:

standard penetration tests
cone penetration tests
vane test
pressuremeter tests
dilatometer tests

Ideal for practising engineers in the fields of geomechanics and environmental engineering, this book solves numerous common problems in site characterisation. It is also a valuable companion for students coming to the end of their engineering courses and looking to work in this sector.

Fernando Schnaid is Associated Professor of Civil Engineering at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

1. Introduction 2. Standard Penetration Test (SPT) 3. Piezocone Penetration Test (CPTU) 4. Vane Test 5. Pressuremeter Tests 6. Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT) 7. Design Parameters: Guidelines

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.2008
Zusatzinfo	45 Tables, black and white; 153 Line drawings, black and white; 41 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	810 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-13	9780415433853 / 9780415433853
Zustand	Neuware