Books published by A A Balkema Publishers

Presenting current and emerging technologies in the field of mine planning and equipment, this volume also covers control and automation for surface and underground mining.

These proceedings include: five keynote presentations; 26 technical papers; a presentation on the performance of 7.6-m high prototype reinforced soil bridge piers and bridge abutment; and panel discussion on four further volatile subjects.

These proceedings include a selection of a broad range of research topics being investigated in the fields of structures, foundations and materials in Australasia.

Containing six keynote lectures and 63 technical papers, this volume explores themes including: mechanism of seismic events and rockbursts; monitoring of seismicity; geology, mining and seismicity; and rockbust hazard assessment and ground control.

The 115 papers that comprise this volume provide keys to realize more comfortable living conditions in snow countries.

This collection of conference papers covers such topics as: substructuring and modal systems; modal identification; updating of finite elements models; vibroacoustic analysis; non-deterministic analysis of structures; and non-linear analysis.

This CD-ROM includes the complete proceedings of this symposium on mine simulation, while the accompanying book contains abstracts of all the papers.

This work provides a summary of recent research into health and safety on construction sites. Topics covered include safety and health regulations and statistics and social and human issues on construction safety.

This collection of symposium essays is divided into four sections: experimental fluid dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; environmental applications and free surface flows; and multiphase flows, heat transfer and combustion.

This collection of conference papers on technology and sport covers aerodynamics, biomechanics, design, dynamics, instrumentation, materials, mechanics, modelling, motion analysis, and vibrations.

Between 1986 and 1996 there has been a worldwide trend towards increased use of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). This volume presents the latest scientific and practical development of TBM tunnelling.

This title looks at how silt has a major impact on the operation of hydro projects in terms of siltation of reservoirs. The topics focus on design of silt-conscious hydroplants.

This work explores the field of 'aggregates', from natural deposits through to finished products, including sections on the aggregates market in France, tests and specifications, transportation, quarrying, and crushing and grinding.

This text comprises of 57 papers on: roads, railways and embankments; reinforced slopes and retaining walls; hydraulic applications; environmental applications; geosynthetic testing; and IGS chapter reports.

This collection of conference papers on non-destructive testing covers such topics as: electromagnetic method; NDE in nuclear industry; non-destructive evaluation of composites; NDE for medical applications; and microwave non-destructive evaluation.

This volume covers such areas in the field of soil salinity and water quality as: origin and distribution of salt-affected soils; management of alkali soils; quality criteria of irrigation water and wastewaters as a source of irrigation.

This text looks at the problems caused by the loss of water stored in lakes and reservoirs for irrigation and domestic use by evaporation during the summer months.

Geosphere-biosphere interaction of certain elements and compounds is a major factor in global environmental change. This guide to the role of geographical monitoring in ecosystem modelling contains papers presented at the International Geographical Union Seminar on monitoring geosystems.

An overview of the state of the different aspects of safe structural integrity for a given lifetime of composite structures, with particular emphasis on polymer matrix composites.