Rock Mechanics and Engineering: Prediction and Control of Landslides and Geological Disasters
Language: English
Published by Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, 2020
Series: Book 131 of 149 - Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
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- Title
- Rock Mechanics and Engineering: Prediction and Control of Landslides and Geological Disasters
- Author
- Helin Fu
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 012822424X
- ISBN 13
- 9780128224243
- Item weight
- 949 grams
- Series
- Book 131 of 149: Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
Rock Mechanics and Engineering: Prediction and Control of Landslides and Geological Disasters presents the state-of-the-art in monitoring and forecasting geotechnical hazards during the survey and design, construction, and operation of a railway. This volume offers the latest research and practical knowledge on the regularity of disaster-causing activities, and the monitoring and forecasting of rockfalls, landslides, and debris flow induced by rainfall and human activity. The book gives guidance on how to optimize railway design, prevent and control measures during construction, and geological hazard remediation. The book also advises engineers on how to achieve traffic safety on high-speed railways.
Eleven chapters present best practices in the prediction and control of landslides and rockfalls in geological disasters, derived from years of geotechnical engineering research and practice on high-speed railways in China. High-speed railways bring characteristic geotechnical challenges including a complete maintenance system, a long railway line, and the subjection of the geological body to cyclic loads. Since the damage to the geological body is influenced by fatigue as well as rock and soil strength and hydrology, the study of geotechnical hazards to high-speed rail is very complex. Monitoring and predicting such hazards on high-speed railways is a significant challenge to their safe construction and operation.
- Presents the latest technical achievement and development trends in landslide and rockfall forecasting
- Considers the challenges of high-speed railways to the prediction and control of geotechnical hazards
- Gives both in-situ and laboratory tests for rockfalls, and considers the collapse process of rock slopes
- Describes the principles of slope monitoring with specific reference to high-speed rail
- Details an automatic monitoring system for geotechnical hazards to high-speed rail
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About the Author
Dr. Wei Chen is currently an associate professor and master tutor in the School of Civil Engineering, Central South University. He has more than 20 high-level professional papers published in international journals, and obtained 4 patents. His research topics are mainly related to fracture, damage, crack propagation and time-dependent damage characteristics of rock, concrete and masonry structures, mechanical properties of rock under multi-field coupling condition, stability and safety analysis of landslide. He has several research projects which are respectively funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. In addition, he is the reviewer for several international journals, for example, Engineering Geology, Engineering with Computers, Geotechnique, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, and Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
Jiajun Fu is a Bachelor student in School of computer science and technology, Beijing University of posts and telecommunications. His research topics are mainly related to big data analysis and process. He has participated in several research projects. He has several high-level technical papers published in journals, and obtained 1 patent.
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