1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910208846403321

Autore

Wesley Laurence D

Titolo

Geotechnical engineering in residual soils [[electronic resource] /] / Laurence D. Wesley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2010

ISBN

1-282-77304-6

0-470-94311-4

0-470-64436-2

9786612773044

0-470-64438-9

Descrizione fisica

xv, 249 p. : ill

Disciplina

624.1/51

Soggetti

Residual materials (Geology)

Engineering geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Wiley has long held a pre-eminent position as a publisher of books on geotechnical engineering, with a particular strength in soil behavior and soil mechanics, at both the academic and professional level.  This reference will be the first book focused entirely on the unique engineering properties of residual soil.  Given the predominance of residual soils in the under-developed parts of the United States and the Southern Hemisphere, and the increasing rate of new construction in these regions, the understanding of residual soils is expected to increase in importance in the coming years.  This book will be written for the practicing geotechnical engineer working to any degree with residual soils.  It will describe the unique properties of residual soil and provide innovative design techniques for building on it safely.  The author will draw on his 30 years of practical experience as a practicing geotechnical engineer, imbuing the work with real world examples and practice problems influenced by his work in South America and Southeast Asia"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784960303321

Autore

MacDonald Dennis R. <1946->

Titolo

Christianizing Homer [[electronic resource] ] : the Odyssey, Plato, and the Acts of Andrew / / Dennis Ronald MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994

ISBN

0-19-773859-1

1-280-52724-2

0-19-535862-7

1-4294-0585-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Disciplina

229/.92

Soggetti

Mythology, Greek

Apologetics - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Homer in the Early Church; 2. The Iliad; 3. Nekyia; 4. Nostos; 5. Back in Achaea; 6. Recognitions; 7. Slaying the Suitor; 8. Postscript; Conclusion; Appendix: Andrew's Speech to the Cross; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study focuses on the apocryphal ""Acts of Andrew"" (200 AD), which purport to tell the story of the travels, miracles and martyrdom of the apostle Andrew. Breaking with tradition that concludes the Acts came from scripture, the author investigates classical literature to find the sources.