Author: M.A. Mulders
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: science, soil, sensing, remote
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 1987-05-01
List price: $270.00
ISBN-10: 044442783X
ISBN-13: 9780444427830

This book provides comprehensive coverage of remote sensing techniques and their application in soil science. A clear, step-by-step approach to the various aspects ensures that the reader will gain a good grasp of the subject so that he can apply the techniques to his own field of study.The book opens with a thorough introduction to the physical aspects of electromagnetic radiation and the technical aspects of remote sensing and image processing. This is followed by a discussion of the methods for interpreting remote sensing data, and their application to soils, vegetation, and land as a who

Author: R. Chhabra
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: quality, water, amp, salinity, soil
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: $154.95
ISBN-10: 9054107278
ISBN-13: 9789054107279

This volume covers such areas in the field of soil salinity and water quality as: origin and distribution of salt-affected soils; management of alkali soils; quality criteria of irrigation water; wastewaters as a source of irrigation; and grasses and trees in the management of salt-affected soils.

Authors:I. M. Idriss, R. W. Boulanger,
Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Keywords: earthquakes, liquefaction, soil
Number of Pages: 262
Published: 2008-09-08
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 193288436X
ISBN-13: 9781932884364

This monograph updates a subject area covered in the 1982 classic text used around the world, Ground Motions and Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes, by H. Bolton Seed and I.M. Idriss. The new publication will fill a need for a thorough synthesis in one accessible resource for students, practicing engineers, and other professionals of progress in the study of liquefaction since 1982. The following areas are covered: Fundamentals of liquefaction behavior: a framework for a common understanding of the development and limitations of various engineering analytical procedures. Liquefaction trigg

Author: Alice K. Flanagan
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Keywords: science, simply, soil
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000-08
List price: $21.26
ISBN-10: 0756500354
ISBN-13: 9780756500351

Describes the composition of different types of soil, the variety of plants and animals that live in it, and the necessity of soil to human life.

Author: Klaas Jan Bakker
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: structures, retaining, soil
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $139.95
ISBN-10: 9058093212
ISBN-13: 9789058093219

Models for structural analysis are needed in order to design safe and reliable soil-retaining structures. This study evaluates numerical models, mostly based on finite element techniques. This book provides a frame of reference for verification and validation of these models.

Authors:T. J. Marshall, J. W. Holmes, C. W. Rose,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: physics, soil
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 1996-05-31
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0521457661
ISBN-13: 9780521457668

Now in its third edition, this textbook gives a comprehensive account of soil physics with emphasis on field applications for students and research workers engaged in water resources studies, soil sciences, and plant sciences. The authors have added chapters on soil erosion, conservation, and the role of soil in affecting water quality to this new edition. The book gives an account of how water influences the structure and strength of soil; how plants absorb water from soils; how water from rain and irrigation enters the soil and flows through it to contribute to stream flow and flow in artifi

Author: Christian Kutzner
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: soil, amp, rock, grouting
Number of Pages: 282
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: $219.95
ISBN-10: 9054106344
ISBN-13: 9789054106340

Deals with the design and execution of grouting works in all kinds of rock and soil, including jet grouting. Design principles are discussed whereby different approaches, exercised in different parts of the world, are compared to each other and evaluated.