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8 Entropy Production of Atmospheric Heat Transport
We examine the rate of entropy produced by the atmospheric general circulation and the hypothesis that it adjusts itself towards a macroscopic state...
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10 Thermodynamics of the Ocean Circulation: A Global Perspective on the Ocean System and Living Systems
In this chapter, we investigate thermodynamics in a global-scale open ocean circulation and discuss the physical properties of “living systems”, that...
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16 Temperature, Biogenesis, and Biospheric Self-Organization
We argue that the biosphere has evolved deterministically as a selforganized system, given the initial conditions of the Sun-Earth system. With...
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18 Insights from Thermodynamics for the Analysis of Economic Processes
The laws of thermodynamics constrain transformation of materials and energy, and thus have implications for economic processes. This paper provides...
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1 Entropy Production by Earth System Processes
Degradation of energy to lower temperatures and the associated production of entropy is a general direction for Earth system processes, ranging from...
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15 Coupled Evolution of Earth’s Atmosphere and Biosphere
Earth’s climate has remained conducive to life for more than 3.5 billion years, probably because of higher concentrations of CO2 and CH4 greenhouse...
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12 Entropy Production in the Planetary Context
In this paper I review some applications of nonequilibrium thermodynamics to planetary science. Of particular importance are the horizontal and...
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International Standardisation of Ground Investigation and Testing Methods
Three committees of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) prepare common...
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Some Basic Considerations about the Necessities and Possibilities of Cooperation between Civil Engineers and Engineering Geologists
The education of civil engineers and engineering geologists is different. While civil engineers are commonly educated and trained in mathematical and...
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Coring Performance to Characterise the Geology in the “Cran aux Iguanodons” of Bernissart (Belgium)
The “Cran aux iguanodons” of Bernissart is a sinkhole (or chimney caving) with a valuable paleontological deposit due to the exceptional quantity and...
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Site Investigation for Abandoned Lignite Mines in Urban Environment
The existence of shallow coal mining in urban environments poses a great danger to engineering works due to either the cree** subsidence at the...
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Engineering Geological Model of the Contact between Two Petrographic and Stratigraphic Units along the Zagreb-Split Highway, Croatia
The highway route Zagreb-Split, section through Lika region, was designed along the valley of the River Gacka. In this section the highway level line...
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Soil Investigations Requirements from the Construction Industry
When the majority of soil investigation methods concentrate on the characterization of the soil in terms of soil-structure interactions or structural...
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Creep Behaviour of Alpine Salt Rock and the Influence of Insoluble Residues in Solution Mining
In Austrian salt mining, brine is won by way of solution mining with the borehole well method. The Alpine salt rock (Haselgebirge) consists of a high...
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Cut-and-Cover Tunnel below Boulevard River Meuse, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Paper describes the geotechnical risks and soil investigations related to design and con- struction of the cut-and-cover tunnel below the western...
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Smart Site Investigations Save Money!
More appropriate and well-timed site investigations have a major positive impact in order to reduce the risk of failure. Design and construction of...
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Various Assessments of the Characteristic Values of Soil Cohesion and Friction Angle: Application to New Caledonian Laterite
In situ measurements, as well as laboratory tests, yield varied information on ground material. In order to carry out computations, it is necessary...
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Engineering Geology Property Parameters for the Tertiary in The Netherlands
As engineering geologists we are measuring in the field and in the laboratory a large array of geological, geotechnical, geophysical and...
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3D Terrestrial Laser Scanning as a New Field Measurement and Monitoring Technique
3D terrestrial laser scanning is a relatively new, but already revolutionary, surveying technique. The survey yield a digital data set, which is...
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Using the Complete Nano Engineering Geological Spectrum to Assess the Performance of Clay Barriers
Clays are geomaterials used in various (over 100) applications in our society. The more common geotechnical applications are clay barriers to contain...