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Failure in Geomaterials: A Contemporary Treatise
Contributor(s): Wan, Richard (Author), Nicot, Francois (Author), Darve, Felix (Author)
ISBN: 178548009X     ISBN-13: 9781785480096
Publisher: Iste Press - Elsevier
OUR PRICE:   $142.50  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: July 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Civil - Soil & Rock
Dewey: 624.151
LCCN: 2018304412
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 222 pages
 
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Failure in Geomaterials offers a unified view of material failure as an instability of deformation modes framed within the theory of bifurcation.

Using mathematical rigor, logic, physical reasoning and basic principles of mechanics, the authors develop the fundamentals of failure in geomaterials based on the second-order work criterion. Various forms of rupture modes and material instabilities in granular materials are explored both analytically and numerically with lab experimental observations on sand as a backdrop. The authors provide a clear picture of inelastic deformations and failure of geomaterials under various loading conditions.

A unique feature of the book is the systematic application of the developed theory to the failure analysis of some selected engineering problems such as soil nailing, landslides, energy resource extraction, and internal erosion in soils.