Guangxin Li, Yunmin Chen, Xiaowu Tang ... 1300 pages - Publisher: Springer; (October, 2008) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3540693122 - ISBN-13: 978-3540693123
Geosynthetics in Civil and Environmental Engineering presents
contributions from the 4th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics
held in Shanghai, China. The book covers a broad range of topics, such
as: fundamental principles and properties of geosynthetics, testing and
standards, reinforcement, soil improvement and ground improvement,
filter and drainage, landfill engineering, geosystem, transport,
geosynthetics-pile support system and geocell, hydraulic application,
and ecological techniques. Special case studies as well as selected
government-sponsored projects such as the Three Gorges Dam,
Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and Changi Land reclamation project are also
discussed. The book will be an invaluable reference in this field.