Certain wastes such as nuclear wastes, are so hazardous that their disposal creates a major challenge requiring considerable technical skill and understanding. Their effective isolation in the ground depends on the properties of the surrounding clays. This authoritative book explains the detailed function ... more »

This book gives a detailed description of practical risk and safety analysis methods, tried and tested in over a hundred process industry projects. The aim is to provide the methods and data needed by practicing safety engineers, as well as practical advice on how to use them. more »

Product Info Papers presented at the First and Second IGT Symposium, Chicago, IL, USA, 26-28 August 1985 and 30 April-2 May 1986. more »

Geomaterials: Constitutive Equations and Modelling is a revised, English language version of the successful French book Manuel de Rheologie des Geomateriaux published in 1987. With contributors from international experts in the field, covers the behaviour of non-metallic materials used in civil engineering ... more »

Addressesing practical and theoretical aspects of inorganic phosphors, authors Yen and Weber expand on the core research of Willi Lehmann and present the synthesis of phosphors in a cookbook style featuring nearly 300 recipes. They use the most up-to-date guidelines and methods to yield optimum light ... more »

The need to reduce pollution in textile production had put the spotlight on the use of enzymes in the chemical processing of fibers and textiles. Textile Processing with Enzymes covers all the relevant issues including the chemical constitution and properties of textile materials as potential substrates ... more »

This book presents a series of high level contributions from leading research groups around the world in the field of cement and concrete science. It deals with the rapidly advancing ... more » more »

Product Info Recent Developments in Bridge Engineering more »

This book contains a well-documented presentation of the current state of knowledge on the content, chemical properties, mode of action, and biological effects of toxins occurring in food. Chapters are based on the research of highly qualified specialists from the US and Europe and on critical evaluation ... more »

Geomembranes are increasingly being used in transportation, environmental and geotechnical applications to control gas and liquid movement. This book provides authoritative guidance on testing of geomembranes. It has been prepared by an international committee of experts under the auspices of RILEM, ... more »

The use of pressuremeters in predicting in situ soil properties is increasing as the technique becomes established as a reliable method of site investigation. This book provides a thorough review of the topic and its use in site investigation. more »

Product Info This E. & F. N. Spon title is now distributed by Routledge in the US and Canada more »