Geotechnical Characteristics of Soils and Rocks of India

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-01104-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 742 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1300 g

Reihe: Geotechnical Characteristics of Soils and Rocks around the World

This book presents mainly the geotechnical details of geomaterials (soils and rocks) found in all the 36 states and union territories of India. There are 37 chapters in this book. Chapter 1 provides an overview of geomaterials, focusing on their engineering properties as determined based on the project site investigations and laboratory/field tests; this will help readers understand the technical details explained throughout the book, with each chapter dealing with geomaterials of one state/union territory only.

Each chapter, contributed by a team of authors, follows a common template with the following sections: introduction, major types of soils and rocks, properties of soils and rocks, use of soils and rocks as construction materials, foundation and other geotechnical structures, other geomaterials, natural hazards, case studies and field tests, geoenvironmental impact on soils and rocks, concluding remarks and references.

All the chapters cover highly practical information and technical data for application in ground infrastructure projects, including foundations of structures (buildings, towers, tanks, machines and so on), highway, railway and airport pavements, embankments, retaining structures/walls, dams, reservoirs, canals and ponds, and landfills and tunnels. These details are also highly useful for professionals dealing with mining, oil and gas projects and agricultural and aquacultural engineering projects. Although this book covers the Indian ground characteristics, the information provided can be helpful in some suitable forms to the professionals of other countries having similar ground conditions and applications.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shukla, Sanjay Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Stratigraphie
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. Assam 6. Bihar 7. Chandigarh 8. Chhattisgarh 9. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 10. Delhi 11. Goa 12. Gujarat 13. Haryana 14. Himachal Pradesh 15. Jammu and Kashmir 16. Jharkhand 17. Karnataka 18. Kerala 19. Ladakh 20. Lakshadweep 21. Madhya Pradesh 22. Maharashtra 23. Manipur 24. Meghalaya 25. Mizoram 26. Nagaland 27. Odisha 28. Puducherry 29. Punjab 30. Rajasthan 31. Sikkim 32. Tamil Nadu 33. Telangana 34. Tripura 35. Uttarakhand 36. Uttar Pradesh 37. West Bengal

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla is Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer Nature, Switzerland. He holds the Distinguished Professorship in Civil Engineering at Delhi Technological University, Delhi, VIT University, Vellore, Chitkara University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, Amity University, Noida, Amrita University, Coimbatore and Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India. He is a fellow of Engineers Australia, a life fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Geotechnical Society, a member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), International Geosynthetics Society and several other professional bodies. He has been honoured with several awards, including the most prestigious IGS Award 2018 from the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), USA.