Geotechnical Engineering Hard Soil Soft Rock

By Athan Anagnostopoulos and Anagnostopoulos

Presents results from research work concerning the geological background, the properties and the behaviour of soft rocks, as well as experiences from design and construction of engineering works.

Geological features, investigation & classification; Mechanical properties & behaviour; Foundations, excavations & retaining structures; Slope stability & protection; Fills & embankments; Tunnelling & underground openings; Soft rocks in petroleum engineering.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9054103477
• ISBN13: 9789054103479
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 482 Pages