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“douglas stead”

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  • Landslides

    Types, Mechanisms and Modeling

    Edited by John J. Clague, Douglas Stead ...
    Landslides have geological causes but can be triggered by natural processes (rainfall, snowmelt, erosion and earthquakes) or by human actions such as agriculture and construction. Research aimed at better understanding slope stability and failure has accelerated in recent years, accompanied by basic field research and numerical modeling of slope failure processes, mechanisms of debris movement, ... Read more

    $67.29 USD

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    The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to Humankind - Revised and Expanded Edition

    by Charles H. Langmuir, Wallace Broecker ...
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  • Earth History and Palaeogeography

    by Trond H. Torsvik, L. Robin M. Cocks ...
    Using full-colour palaeogeographical maps from the Cambrian to the present, this interdisciplinary volume explains how plate motions and surface volcanism are linked to processes in the Earth's mantle, and to climate change and the evolution of the Earth's biota. These new and very detailed maps provide a complete and integrated Phanerozoic story of palaeogeography. They illustrate the development ... Read more

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  • Charles Lyell and Modern Geology

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Foundations of Geological Science and Modern Earth History

    by T. G. Bonney, Kevin Nicholls ...
    In "Charles Lyell and Modern Geology," T. G. Bonney offers an insightful examination of the pivotal contributions made by Charles Lyell to the field of geology. This scholarly work delves into Lyell's fundamental ideas of uniformitarianism, which posited that the processes shaping the Earth today have been consistent throughout geologic time. Bonney's literary style combines rigorous analysis with ... Read more

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  • Solved Problems in Geophysics

    by Elisa Buforn, Carmen Pro, Agustín Udías ...
    Solving problems is an indispensable exercise for mastering the theory underlying the various branches of geophysics. This book is a collection of nearly 200 problems in geophysics, which are solved in detail showing each step of their solution, the equations used and the assumptions made. Simple figures are also included to help students understand how to reduce a problem to its key elements. The ... Read more

    $63.19 USD

  • Earthquake Resistant Buildings

    Dynamic Analyses, Numerical Computations, Codified Methods, Case Studies and Examples

    by M.Y.H. Bangash ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This concise work provides a general introduction to the design of buildings which must be resistant to the effect of earthquakes. A major part of this design involves the building structure which has a primary role in preventing serious damage or structural collapse. Much of the material presented in this book examines building structures. Due to the recent discovery of vertical components, it ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Gold Metallogeny

    in the Sino-Korean Platform

    by Hongsheng Bai, Zhiliang Li, Giulio Morteani, Robert B. Trumbull ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Geology and Tectonics through Earth's history and selected gold deposits of Hebei Province, NE china, are briefly described in this monograph. Additionally, instructive maps, diagrams and photographs as well as aspects of metallogenesis and a proposed metallogenetic model make it valuable for scientists and practitioners working in the field of geology of Precambrian rocks associated with gold ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America

    Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil

    Edited by Jorge Rabassa, Cliff Ollier ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents extensive and new information on the geomorphology of cratonic areas of southern South America. It includes valuable data relating to recurrent controversies in general geomorphology beyond the boundaries of South America and reveals the great need to integrate many different aspects of geomorphology in regional studies. With the focus on ancient landscapes and especially on ... Read more

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  • The Process of Fine Grinding

    by B. Beke ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    2Vlanuals of mineral dressing or more precisely those of comminution-classifi cation treat in particular the mechanics of the machines, and generally their handling. In this way the plant engineer becomes acquainted with the equip ment but is given no help in learning something of the processes taking place in the material to be comminuted even though the purpose of the operation is to enhance ... Read more

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  • Computational Methods for Flow and Transport in Porous Media

    Edited by J.M. Crolet ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The first Symposium on Recent Advances in Problems of Flow and Transport in Porous Media was held in Marrakech in June '96 and has provided a focus for the utilization of computer methods for solving the many complex problems encountered in the field of solute transport in porous media. This symposium has been successful in bringing together scientists, physicists, hydrogeologists, researchers in ... Read more

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  • Sensitivity of Mangrove Ecosystem to Changing Climate

    by Abhijit Mitra ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Mangroves are basically salt tolerant forest ecosystems found mainly in tropical and sub-tropical inter-tidal regions. Till about 1960s, mangroves were largely viewed as “economically unproductive areas” and were therefore destroyed for reclaiming land for various economic and commercial activities. Gradually, with the passage of time, the economic and ecological benefits of mangroves have become ... Read more

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  • Seismic Ground Response Analysis

    by Nozomu Yoshida ...
    Series Book 36 - Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering
    This book presents state-of-the-art information on seismic ground response analysis, and is not only very valuable and useful for practitioners but also for researchers. The topics covered are related to the stages of analysis: 1. Input parameter selection, by reviewing the in-situ and laboratory tests used to determine dynamic soil properties as well as the methods to compile and model the ... Read more

    $170.09 USD