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Author Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (15th : 2015 : Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Title Geotechnical synergy in Buenos Aires 2015 : invited lectures of the 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the 8th South American Congress on Rock Mechanics, 15-18 November 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina / edited by Alejo O. Sfriso, Diego Manzanal, and Ricardo J. Rocca
Published Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series Advances in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering ; volume 5
Advances in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering ; volume 5.
Contents Title Page -- Preface -- Conference Organization -- Contents -- 15th PCSMGE -- Casagrande Lecture, Mercer Lecture, and Plenary Lectures -- Tailings Dams and Hydraulic Fills. The 2015 Casagrande Lecture -- Stabilization of Paved Roads Using Geosynthetics -- Geomechanics in Shale Gas Development -- TBM Performance, Prognosis and Risk Caused by Faulting -- Keynote Lectures -- Earthwork Optimization System for Sustainable Highway Construction -- In-Situ Geocharacterization of Soils in the Year 2016 and Beyond -- Principles of Sustainability and Their Applications in Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Modeling Across the Scales -- Deep Foundations in Mexico City Soft Soils -- Practical Implications of Gas-Water Interactions in Soils -- Saprolitic Soils, Saprolites and Conglomerates as Constructions Materials for Dams -- Tunnels and Excavations: Evolution, Current Practices and Future -- Consequences of Seismic Soil Liquefaction and State-of-Practice Evaluation Methods -- Panelists' Papers -- Panel Session on Energy Geo-Engineering -- Hydraulic Fracturing of Unconventional Reservoirs: Design and Evaluation
Fluidization in Geomaterials and Geostructures: The Case of Fast Landslide Propagation -- Porosity/Binder Ratio -- TBM Pressure Models -- Observations, Theory and Practice -- Development of Underground Constructions in Chile -- 8th SACRM -- Keynote Lectures -- Probabilistic Assessment of Uplift Pressure Under Concrete Dams -- The Analysis of Rock Cutting Processes Employing Finite and Discrete Element Methods -- Mining Method, Stope Design and Mining Sequence for Inmaculada Mine -- 6th ISDCG Plenary Lecture
Compaction Characteristics and Physical Properties of Compacted Soil Controlled by the Degree of Saturation -- Subject Index -- Author Index
Notes Includes indexes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (IOS Press, viewed January 5, 2016)
Subject Engineering geology -- Congresses
Soil mechanics -- Congresses
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General.
Engineering geology
Soil mechanics
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Sfriso, Alejo O., editor
Manzanal, Diego, editor
Rocca, Ricardo J., editor
South American Congress on Rock Mechanics (8th : 2015 : Buenos Aires, Argentina)
ISBN 9781614995999
1614995990