Addresses fundamentals and advanced topics relevant to the behavior of materials under in-service conditions such as impact, shock, stress a...

The principles and concepts for unsaturated soils are developed as extensions of saturated soils. Addresses problems where soils have a matr...

A comprehensive, practical guide to wood-plastic composites and their propertiesThis is the first book that presents an overview of the main...

This book is a monograph on the brittle fracture of ceramic materials, in a unified continuum, microstructural and atomistic treatment. Mor...

This book demonstrates applications of the basic principles of soil physics and illustrates how they can be used systematically to define
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The first basic physics book written specifically for students pursuing careers in physical and occupational therapy, Mechanics, Heat and th...

Thirty-five papers represent the wide range of Mitchell's (a geotechnical engineer) research, including experimental and analytic studies of...

Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was planned and built, including the political, international, and health aspects of getting the...

Sampling histories of the canal both from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and from later periods, geographies of Colon Men from Barba...

The study of fluid-structure interactions in this third volume covers the coupled dynamics of solids and fluids, restricted to the case of o...

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