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Properly constructed and carefully maintained waste containment facilities protect human health and the environment. Daniel and Koerner provide technical guidance for the complex task of ensuring construction quality control and assurance of geosynthetics ...

Sponsored by the Technical Council on Cold Regions Engineering of ASCE.

This TCCRE Monograph contains 13 papers presenting the latest in design theory and engineering practice for analyzing, constructing, and ...

Sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE.

This Geotechnical Special Publication contains seven peer-reviewed papers exploring a broad range of methods of probabilistic site characterization. The papers use soil ...

Copublished by ASCE Press and Thomas Telford.

This book provides comprehensive guidelines for the filling of voids for both soft ground and rock tunnels and shafts. The underground construction industry will find ...

This book describes the latest methods and practices in the field of subsurface drainage for slope stability. Groundwater pressure significantly affects slope stability; general principles of reducing pressure by ...

Sponsored by the Geo-Institute of ASCE

This fascinating collection of simple and inexpensive experiments focuses on the principles of soil mechanics. The experiments in this volume are guaranteed to ...

This Geotechnical Special Publication contains 19 peer-reviewed papers describing research conducted at National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites (NGES), a network of permanent test sites in the United States ...

Remediation in Rock Masses describes the problems of and presents solutions to the complicated issue of contaminated rock site remediation. With theoretical analyses, case studies, and recommendations by prominent individuals in the field, this book ...

Foreword by Ralph Peck

If civil engineering were a game, Karl Terzaghi had a right to lay down the rules—he had invented and established much of the groundwork. Terzhaghi (1883-1963) is one of the leading civil engineers of the 20th century and is widely ...

Prepared by the Committee on Earth-Retaining Structures of the Geo-Institute of ASCE.

This Geotechnical Special Publication presents techniques and design methods for braced and tied-back excavations. ...

This comprehensive text introduces the special principles and practices needed for successful design and construction in cold environments and explains how to adapt engineering specialties and disciplines to the particular requirements imposed by freezing ...

This guide presents a hands-on discussion of grouting fundamentals and provides a foundation for the development of practical specifications and field procedures. With a pragmatic approach to the subject of grouting, Henn concentrates on types of drilling,...

Hundreds of sinkholes occur each year in many parts of the United States, causing significant property losses. Great potential exists for casualties unless measures are taken to minimize groundwater depletion and ...

Sponsored by the Technical Council on Cold Regions Engineering of ASCE and the Cold Regions Engineering Division of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.

Cold Regions Utilities Monograph introduces the basic ...

This is a book about soils—not soils that grow things, but soils that are intended to support hillsides, walls, streets, and houses. Richard Handy uses his years of professional engineering experience, his knowledge of geology, and his sense of humor to ...