The Science of Land Subsidence
eBook - ePub

The Science of Land Subsidence

  1. 346 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Science of Land Subsidence

About this book

The Science of Land Subsidence explains the current science underpinning natural and human-made land subsidence events, and provides students and interested readers with sufficient background on the basics of geology, natural science, chemical, and environmental engineering. Moreover, it presents a wide-ranging discussion presented in the author's comprehensible conversational style describing the impact of land subsidence events on health, sustenance, and society in general, and provides various case studies covering catastrophic land subsidence events. This book is directed at undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, scientists, and the general reading public who would like to gain a broad multidisciplinary view of one of the greatest challenges of our generation.

  • Describes the impact of land subsidence events on health, sustenance and society in general
  • Provides various case studies covering catastrophic land subsidence events

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Yes, you can access The Science of Land Subsidence by Frank R. Spellman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze fisiche & Ingegneria civile. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781032609560
eBook ISBN
9781040042540

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Author
  8. Section I Identifying Land Subsidence
  9. Section II That Sinking Feeling
  10. Section III Land Subsidence Mitigation
  11. Conversion Factors and SI Units
  12. Conversion Factors: Practical Examples
  13. Acronyms and Abbreviations
  14. Glossary
  15. Index