Georisk & Hazards

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Published:
June 19, 2012
Editor(s):
Erik Eberhardt; Corey Froese; Keith Turner; S. Leroueil
Two-volume set, includes a free CD containing the full contents of the book. Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding comprises the Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Landslides and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides (Banff, Alberta 
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Published:
April 21, 2010
Author(s):
Björn Åkesson
Many old riveted railway bridges are replaced too soon due to a general lack of knowledge about the expected life span. This indicates the need for more information on fatigue and brittle fracture of riveted bridges. This book unveils extensive research and literature results on riveted bridges' 
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Published:
December 07, 2009
Author(s):
Chan Ghee Koh; Michael J. Perry
Rapid advances in computational methods and computer capabilities have led to a new generation of structural identification strategies. Robust and efficient methods have successfully been developed on the basis of genetic algorithms (GA). This volume presents the development of a novel GA-based 
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Published:
September 28, 2009
Editor(s):
Yossef H. Hatzor; Jean Sulem; Ioannis Vardoulakis
This book brings together state of the art, peer reviewed, papers on shear physics at the meso-scale in earthquake and landslide mechanics and is authored by leading international scientists. The Identification of meso-scale phenomena occurring between microscopic and continuum length scales has 
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Published:
September 01, 2009
Editor(s):
Hitoshi Furuta; Dan Frangopol; Masanobu Shinozuka
Containing the papers of the 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR2009, Osaka, Japan),  this work covers safety and reliability of structures and systems in civil, marine, mechanical, transportation, and aerospace systems. A special focus is 
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Published:
June 01, 2009
Editor(s):
Yusuke Honjo; Makoto Suzuki; Takashi Hara; Feng Zhang
Communication of risks within a transparent and accountable framework is essential in view of increasing mobility and the complexity of the modern society and the field of geotechnical engineering does not form an exception. As a result, modern risk assessment and management are required in all 
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Published:
May 07, 2009
Editor(s):
Fusao Oka; Akira Murakami; Sayuri Kimoto
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 
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Published:
December 04, 2008
Editor(s):
Manolis Papadrakakis; Dimos C. Charmpis; Yannis Tsompanakis; Nikos D. Lagaros
The increasing necessity to solve complex problems in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering requires the development of new ideas, innovative methods and numerical tools for providing accurate numerical solutions in affordable computing times. This book presents the latest scientific 
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Published:
June 11, 2008
Editor(s):
Zuyu Chen; Jian-Min Zhang; Ken Ho; Fa-Quan Wu; Zhong-Kui Li
270 Expert contributions on aspects of landslide hazards, encompassing geological modeling and soil and rock mechanics, landslide processes, causes and effects, and damage avoidance and limitation strategies. Reference source for academics and professionals in geo-mechanical and geo-technical 
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Published:
May 10, 2007
Editor(s):
Robin McInnes; Jenny Jakeways; Helen Fairbank; Emma Mathie
Understanding the relationship between landslides and climate change is crucially important in planning a proactive approach to hazard and risk management.  Advances in geohazard modelling and prediction enable us to be better prepared for the impacts of climate change, but there is still a 
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