| Hazardous Gases Underground: Applications to Tunnel Engineering Contributor(s): Doyle, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0824704835 ISBN-13: 9780824704834 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $356.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: Supplemented with over 800 literature references, equations, drawings, and tables, Hazardous Gases Underground helps readers develop critical skills for managing risk and designing reliable gas control measures within project time and cost constraints. The author describes the hazardous properties of methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and gasoline vapors; reviews characteristics and types of bacterial, thermogenic, and geothermal gases; explains biological and geological generation processes, migration paths, and retention mechanisms related to hazardous gases; offers techniques for identifying potentially dangerous geological environments; and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 624.193 |
| LCCN: 2001028071 |
| Series: Public Administration and Public Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.96" W x 9.1" (1.52 lbs) 390 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Applies detailed knowledge toward the design and construction of underground civil works projects. Develops critical skills for managing risk and designing reliable gas control measures within project time and cost constraints. |
