Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering : the academia & practice of geotechnical engineering : 5-9 October 2009, Alexandria, Egypt = Comptes rendus du 17ème Congrès International de Méchanique des Sols et d'ingénierie Géotechnique : Le monde universitaire et la pratique en géotechnique : 5-9 Octobre 2009, Alexandrie, Egypte /

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Meeting name:International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17th : 2009 : Alexandria, Egypt)
Imprint:Amsterdam : IOS Press / Millpress Science Pub, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (5 volumes) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
French
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11205680
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Varying Form of Title:Academia and practice of geotechnical engineering
Comptes rendus du 17ème Congrès International de Méchanique des Sols et d'ingénierie Géotechnique : Le monde universitaire et la pratique en géotechnique
Other authors / contributors:Hamza, Mamdouh.
Shahien, Marawan.
El-Mossallamy, Yasser.
Jamʻīyah al-Jughrāfīyah al-Miṣrīyah.
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
IOS Press.
ISBN:9781607505082
1607505088
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English and French.
Print version record.
Summary:"The 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering convened on 5-9 October, 2009, at the international award-winning Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt to explore the conference's main theme: 'The Academia and Practice of Geotechnical Engineering.' Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of these proceedings contain the accepted papers addressing these five topics: 1) Material Behavior and Testing 2) Analysis and Design 3) Prediction, Monitoring and Evaluation of Performance 4) Construction Process 5) Management, Training and Education. Volume 4 of the proceedings contains the state-of-the-art lectures on the five topics, as well as the Terzaghi Oration, Heritage Lecture, Great Project Lecture, and 16 general reports that present an overview of the accepted papers for each of the 15 technical sessions. Post-conference volume 5 will include the Practitioners/Academia Forum and a summary of the 4th International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference."--Publisher's description.
Other form:Print version: International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17th : 2009 : Alexandria, Egypt). Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Amsterdam : IOS Press / Millpress Science Pub, ©2009 9781607500315 1607500310