IACGE 2013: Challenges and Recent Advances in Geotechnical and Seismic Research and Practices; proceedings (Geotechnical Special Publication; 232) by International Conference on Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering (2nd: 2013: Chengdu, China) Edited by Jianping Hu, Jianlin Ma, Jorge Meneses, Tong Qiu, Xiong (Bill) Yu, and Xiangwu (David) Zeng - 2013

American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This proceedings collection contains 92 papers from an October 2013 conference describing the latest research and practice in geotechnology and seismic science. The paper covers topics in geotechnical and geotechnical earthquake engineering, including soil dynamics and earthquake engineering, foundation engineering and pile testing, excavation and shoring, embankments and retaining walls, tunnels and underground structures, dams and levees, expansive soils and loess, geology and rock mechanics, and geotechnical numerical modeling and computation. Some specific topics include a shallow slope stability analysis method for a vegetated slope, shear strength characteristics of fissure planes in expansive soil, and visualization of grout permeation inside transparent soil. The book includes b (2013 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)