LEADER 03279nam a2200349Ii 4500 001 991003216339707536 008 070802s1996 ne a sb 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780444882738 020 $a0444882731 035 $ab13650130-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazione$beng 082 04$a624.162$222 245 00$aEmbankments on organic soils$h[e-book] /$cedited by J. Hartlén and W. Wolski 260 $aAmsterdam [The Netherlands] ;$aNew York :$bElsevier,$c1996 300 $axxxi, 424 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm 440 0$aDevelopments in geotechnical engineering ;$v80 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 505 0 $aOrganic soils / R. Larsson -- Site investigations / U. Bergdahl -- Laboratory investigations / Z. Lechowicz, A. Szymanski & T Baranski -- Stability analysis / Z. Lechowicz -- Analysis of subsoil deformations / A. Szymanski -- Methods of construction / J. Hartlén -- Load adjustment ; Replacement / P. Carlsten -- Staged construction / W. Wolski -- Lime and lime/cement columns ; Other methods / P. Carlsten 520 $aMore and more civil engineering constructions are being built on soft soils. As areas with better foundations are used up the necessity to be able to build structures on soft soils increases.

The most troublesome of soft soils are organic soils due mainly to their high compressibility (much higher than in mineral soils), and also their very low shear strength. The large diversity of organic soils with respect to their origin as well as their properties make classification, testing, and engineering prediction of behaviour, very difficult. For this reason, engineers try, in general, to avoid constructing on deep layers of organic soils. If forced, by necessity, to do so, they manage with light structures e.g. embankments or low buildings.

The authors of this book have been involved in a joint research project on the testing of embankments on organic soils. This was carried out in the North-Western part of Poland by the Swedish Geotechnical Institute and the Department of Geotechnics of Warsaw Agricultural University.

The results of their research is presented in this new book and provides a valuable insight into this growing area in the field of engineering geology 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on July 25, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aSoil mechanics 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 700 1 $aHartlén, Jan 700 1 $aWolski, Wojciech 776 1 $cOriginal$z0444882731$z9780444882738$w(DLC) 96038474$w(OCoLC)35280767 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444882738$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0601/96038474-d.html 907 $a.b13650130$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003216339707536 996 $aEmbankments on organic soils$91213466 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h0$i0