Books published by A A Balkema Publishers

Covering a range of peoples across the ages, this text explores masters of the Nile from the pharaohs to the modern-day Egyptians and beyond.

Vibroflotation is a method of ground improvement up to depths of 40 metres. This title explores the problems surrounding the method, looking at deep compaction, plastodynamics and the Riemann problem amongst other issues.

Exploring theories and applications of time series modelling, this text includes reference to both linear and non-linear methods, and constitutes an invaluable tool for those involved in the field of multivariate statistics.

The papers compiled in this book cover almost all aspects of in-situ characterization ranging from rock mass classification measurement of in-situ stresses, strength and deformation characteristics to field instrumentation.

This work is a text and reference on sludge treatment and disposal. The overall aim of the book is to provide coverage of basic principles, conventional methods and also the advanced practices of sludge treatment.

This text concentrates mainly on the Polish mining industry. It involves mining of significant quantities of lignite, coal, copper, sulphur and many industrial minerals, which are all discussed in this book.

The proceedings represent a reference on geotechnical problems peculiar to Africa and for engineering solutions to local problems. Topics include soil improvement, foundation engineering and lateral support, and methods of design and analysis.

This volume presents the Pile Testing Research Project, and covers most of the results. Topics include: general soil conditions of the test site; pile integrity tests; pile driving prediction contest; pile driving demonstration and more.

Containing papers from the Special Technical Session on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, this volume includes coverage of: zonation maps; liquefaction; side effects; ground motions; slope instability; seismic behaviour of slopes; dikes and dams.

This is a translation of "Les sites pollues: traitement des sols et des eaux souterraines", second edition. It covers: contaminated sites; environmental diagnosis; assessment of hazard; remediation; costs; new legal requirements and more.

Translated from the Russian, this English edition of the text has been revised and updated. It covers such topics as: reasons for strengthening bases and foundations of buildings; behavioural features and foundations of in-service buildings and more.

Methodically demonstrating the basic rules for the design criteria of earthfill and rockfill dams, this book guides the reader from preliminary work through the design stages to the construction and control of safety in completed structures.

This handbook provides an introduction to the application possibilities of geosynthetics as building material, covering soil structures, foundations engineering and bank and bed protection.

The focus of this book is on the management of the geoenvironment. It seeks to explain how, through an understanding of the environmental processes that take place in rocks, soils, waters, sediments, air and so on, the resources contained in them.

The Zambezi river basin is the fourth largest river basin in Africa and drains a total of some 1350.000 km2. This book contains 37 previously published papers on the Zambezi river basin, covering topics such as dam safety and rehabilitation.

The second volume in a projected series on dynamic analysis and earthquake resistant design, this text includes topics such as: dynamic analysis of soil-structure interaction system, rupture of ground due to earthquake and its prediciton, basic me...

Introduces the theory and practical application of dilating soil and the load-holding capacity of deep foundations. Topics covered include dilatancy as a fundamental property of granular media and direct shear in conditions of constrained dilatancy.

Modern methods of rockburst prevention involve laying out the workings in such a way as to minimize dangerous concentrations of ground stresses and early elimination by means of blasting, drilling or water infusion. This text discusses these methods.

A compilation of papers describing the geology, engineering properties and the hazards and design issues associated with the substrata of Melbourne and its surrounds.

Provides a simple account of the basic concepts and methods of fractal geometry and its application to rock mechanics, geology and seismology. The text also discusses the damage mechanics of rocks and its application to mining engineering.

A collection of papers from the 2004 International Conference on Hydraulics of Dams and Rivers Structures, providing an invaluable resource of practical experiences, advances from across the many fields in the sector, and important research findings.

A study of the palaeoethnobotany of Kashmir, covering covers the period from 4500 BP to 1000 BP. It includes keys to the identification of various species of Triticum, Hordeum, Avena and Prunus, and hard and soft woods.

These proceedings record the results of climate change in many areas which are hyper-arid deserts today but which, almost cyclically, at intervals of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, have had a much more humid climate.

Abetted by recent technological advances in scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as well as new preparative methods, these contributions examine crustacean anatomy, demonstrating (or at least inferring) the functions of morphological features. In addition to feeding and grooming, they also

This text investigates the basic principles of key deterministic methods in the systems approach to problems in the field of hydrology.

This volume contains the revised versions of papers presented at the 4th Seminar on Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials. The papers have been divided into five sections: fatigue, test methods, design, impact and modelling.

A history of mining. This revised edition describes the history of civilization and the early development of nations. Where minerals and mining existed, they provided ingredients for weapons, wealth and world power.

These results from the National Research Programme on Climate Change of the Netherlands offer a synthesis of knowledge in the fields of source and sinks of greenhouse gases and aerosols, land-atmosphere interactions and more.

Papers of the short course held in Zurich in 1987 on discharge measurement and calibration, point measures of velocity, measurement of velocity fields, and needed developments.

This publication contains three special lectures, six keynote addresses and sixty-eight technical papers presented at the symposium. The topics covered are grouped in the proceedings according to subject.