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Aggregate Research in Support of European Standardisation
The first generation of harmonized European standards for aggregates is almost complete. Product standards and test methods exist for all areas...
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Geotechnical Characterization and Stability of a Slope in the Marnoso-Arenacea Formation for the Realization of an Underground Car Park in Urbino (Italy)
The plan of an underground car park located near the historical centre of Urbino town, has required characterizing the Marnoso-Arenacea Formation...
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The Necessity of Combining Geologists and Engineers for Fieldwork in the Practice of Geotechnics
This paper reviews the post-graduate training that can only be accomplished by having engineers and geologists working together in the field. It...
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Geological-Technical and Geo-engineering Aspects of Dimensional Stone Underground Quarrying
Underground exploitation of dimensional stones is not a novelty, being long since practised, as proved by a number of historical documents and by a...
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Seismic and Flood Risk Evaluation in Spain from Historical Data
Floods and earthquakes are two of the natural processes that cause in Spain economic and social losses, with major effects on the first ones. In...
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Problems in Defining the Criteria for an Earthquake Hazard Map - A Case Study: The City of Haifa, Northern Israel
This paper deals with the problems of defining the criteria for an earthquake hazard map in the city of Haifa, Israel - an area where an active...
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Management of Combined Natural Risks - A New Approach
A new attempt is made to illustrate and to quantify the relationships of individual natural hazards, their combinations and the human vulnerability...
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Technique of Quantitative Assessment of Karst Risk on the Local and Regional Levels
Meaning of terms “karst hazard” and “karst risk” is discussed. Quantitative measures of considered risk at any level of forecast assessment are the...
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Geo-engineering Evaluation with Prime Consideration to Liquefaction Potential for Eskisehir City (Turkey)
In Turkey, cities are growing in importance and urban areas are expanding rapidly. Eskisehir is one of the highly urbanized and industrialized cities...
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Feasibility Studies and Design of High-Speed Railway (TGV) Projects in Portugal
Portugal is starting a large program of high-speed train routes connecting the main cities in the country and these cities to central Europe...
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Obstacle Investigation RandstadRail in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
RandstadRail is a light rail project connecting the cities of Rotterdam, The Hague, and Zoetermeer in The Netherlands. Part of the project is the...
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Effect of Pore Fluid Salinity on Compressibility and Shear Strength Development of Clayey Soils
Investigations of shear strength, compressibility and moisture content of a recent marine clay in the Caspian Sea showed soil profiles with a lower...
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Modelling of Landslide-Triggering Factors - A Case Study in the Northern Apennines, Italy
The paper describes a study which was conducted on a landslide-prone slope of the Northern Apennines (Italy). The slope, which dominantly consists of...
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The Joint European Working Group of the ISSMGE, ISRM and IAEG for the Definition of Professional Tasks, Responsibilities and Co-operation in Ground Engineering
In July 2002, a Joint European Working Group on the professional competencies of engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers was established...
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Interpretation of SCPT Data Using Cross-over and Cross-Correlation Methods
A common method of determining arrival times of polarized shear (S) waves in the seismic cone penetration (SCPT) test is the cross-over method. This...
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Engineering-Geological Properties of Carbonate Rocks in Relation to Weathering Intensity
For most of the purposes engineering-geological explorations are done on the surface. Afterwards the surface data get correlated with other...
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Hydrogeological Investigations in Deep Wells at the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory
ANDRA (Agence Nationale pour la Gestion de Déchets Radioactifs) has developed an integrated approach to characterizing the hydrogeology of the...
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Current Issues Relating to the Professional Practice of Engineering Geology in Europe
The continuing internationalisation of the construction industry in which Engineering Geologists work has resulted in significant changes in the way...
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Self-healing of Fractures around Radioactive Waste Disposal in Clay Formations
The feasibility of storing radioactive waste in low permeable clays is studied extensively nowadays. Fracturing and healing of fractures is of great...
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Stability and Subsidence Assessment over Shallow Abandoned Room and Pillar Limestone Mines
In the region of Maastricht, both in The Netherlands and in Belgium, many areas are underlain by abandoned room and pillar mines, which have been...