1st Edition

Geotechnics in the African Environment, volume 1 Proceedings of 10th regional conference for Africa on soil mechananics foundation engineering & the 3rd international conference tropical & residual soils, Maseru, 23-27 September 1991, 2 volumes

Edited By Geoffrey E. Blight Copyright 1991

    Proceedings of the 10th Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and the 3rd International Conference on Tropical and Residual Soils, held in Maseru, Lesotho, September 1991, are contained in two volumes. The papers address geotechnical problems peculiar to Africa and engineering solutions for local problems, as well as data on the properties of African soils.

    Organising Committee, Third International Conference on Tropical and Residual Soils, Tenth African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering I. Engineering geology; waste disposal and the environment 2. Roads 3. Foundations 4. Laboratory and field testing 5. Dams 6. The Lesotho Highlands scheme: Geotechnical engineering aspects 7. Problem soils 8. General

    Biography

    Geoffrey E. Blight (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)