Methods of investigation in engineering geology

Methods of investigation in engineering geology

2~ Geomechanics Abstracts General 7920O1 M ~ I ~ S OF INVESTIGATION IN ENGINEerING GEOLOGY Q J Em~ Geol, VlO, N3, 1977, 178P This issue comprises ...

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Geomechanics Abstracts

General 7920O1 M ~ I ~ S

OF INVESTIGATION IN ENGINEerING GEOLOGY Q J Em~ Geol, VlO, N3, 1977, 178P

This issue comprises papers from the regional mee~i~ of the E ~ m e e r i r ~ Group of the @eol~ gical Socie%y, held in Exeter on 13-16 sept 1976. Ten papers are given in full, ar~ t h e r e are s~maries of a Ibxrther ii. 792002 DEFINITION OF TERMS RELATED TO L I ~ A G T I O N COmmittee on Soil ~ c s , ASCE Geotechr~ical E ~ i n e e r i ~ Division J Geotech E ~ Div ASCE, VI04, NSTg, Sept 1978, Pi19~-1200 Gives a llst of sugged%ed definitions for discussion, including: liquefaction, cyclic strain softenir~ pore pressure ratio, peak pore l~essure ratio, I00 per cent pore pressure ratio, shear s ~ r e r ~ , cyclic shear resistar~e, normal strain, sheer strain, peak strain, peak to peak strain, limited flow strain, ~mlimited flow strain, g r o u ~ failure, laterel sl~eaclir~, flow failure~ anl sard boil.

792oo3 GROUND ENGIN~RING. C ~ R A T I O N OF ~ C A T I O N 1968-1978 Grc~

ISSUE, 10TH

E~gng, celebration issue, 1978, ~ P

Includes a n ~ e r of ahcr% review articles including the followir~ subjects: pili~g~ t~m~ellir~, dams, fluid flush rotary drilli~, dia~hra~u walls, solidification of slurries, soil testing, com1~er s. 792004 THE COMPUTER - A PRACTICAL TOOL FOR THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER Roberts, D Grour~ Engng, celebration issue, 1978, ~2-~6 Reviews computer programs now available for circular and non-circular failure of slopes, sheet piles, pile groups, ard finite element s ~ y s i s of geotectmlcal problems. 792005 GROUND ENGINEerING RESEARCH AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES BOlen, J B Ground Emgr~, celebration issue, 1978, P~7-~O Reviews t h e followi~g research projects at t h e Trax~p3¢~ ard Road Research Lab~atory, ~ : e~b~nts on soft subsoils, retai~i~ walls (includi~ reinforce~ earth), classification of fill materials, ar~ buried flexible pipes, servi~ to illustrate the TRRL's e ~ s i s on realistic assessment of site cor~itions related to construction processes and site control.

792006 SURVEY OF THE ~ E~GLISH lANGUAGE LITERATL~E OF ROCK MECHANICS Ansari~ M B Proc 19~h US Symposium on Rock Mechanics, S~ateliue, Nevada, 1-3 May i~8, VI, P229234. Pt~l Re=o: University of Nevada, 1978 Reviews current E~glish language abstracts, i~exes, bibliographies, computer data bases, Journals, bOOks, symposia ard co,reredos in the field of rock mechaz~cs.

792O07 PROCEEDINGS OF THE IST INPERNRrlONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROUND FREEZING, BOCHUM, 8-10 MARCH 1978 Jess~erger, H L (Editor) Boche: R%~r Universi%yj 1978, 363P Contains 31 papers in all. selected papers are given entries in this issue.

792oo8 GENERAL REPCE~S OF THE IST I N f ~ I O N A L

SYMPOSl-0M ON GROUND FI~ak~.ING, BOCHL~4, 8-i0 MARCH

1978 Boch~m: Ruhr Umlversity, 1978 , 42P 792009 PHAS~ T R A N ~ I O N S

A~erson, D M; Einoshita, S General Reports of the let Internatior~l Symp o s i ~ on GrOur~ Freezi~, Bochum, 8-10 March 1978, PI-9. Publ: Bochum, Ruhr Univer. sity, 1978 792010 MECHANICAL PROPEF~IES L a d a ~ , B; Sayles, F H General Reports of t h e let International SymPOsit~ on Grour~ Freezi~, Bochum, 8-10 March 1978, PI0-29. Publ: Bo~hum, Ruhr Uni~ er sity, 1978 792011 E~INEERI~G Jessberger, H L; Vialov, S S General Reports of the ist International Symposium on Grou~i Freezir6, Bochum, 8-i0 March 1978, P30-42. Publ: Bochum, Ruhr University, 1978

Properties of Rocks and Soils 792012 SOILS - THE KEY TO STRUEV~JRAE INTEGRITY simoz~, N E Grourd Er~r6, celebration issue, iY78, P34-37 Stresses the importance of field measurements in geoteehnlcal e~ineering ~ discusses the increasir~ use of pressuremeter tests ar~ the