Land subsidence analysis in urban areas : the Bangkok Metropolitan area case study /

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Author / Creator:	Zeitoun, David G.
Imprint:	Dordrecht : Springer, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource (319 p.)
Language:	English
Series:	Springer Environmental Science and Engineering Springer Environmental Science and Engineering.
Subject:	Subsidences (Earth movements) Subsidences (Earth movements) -- Thailand -- Bangkok -- Case studies. Urban geology. Thailand -- Bangkok. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9849435

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Other authors / contributors:	Wakshal, Eliyahu.
ISBN:	9789400755062 (electronic bk.) 9400755066 (electronic bk.) 9789400755055
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Cities built on unconsolidated sediments consisting of clays, silt, peat, and sand, are particularly susceptible to subsidence. Such regions are common in delta areas, where rivers empty into the oceans, along flood plains adjacent to rivers, and in coastal marsh lands. Building cities in such areas aggravates the problem for several reasons:1. Construction of buildings and streets adds weight to the region causing additional soil deformations. 2. Often the regions have to be drained in order to be occupied. This results in lowering of the water table and leads to hydro-compaction.
Other form:	Print version: Zeitoun, David G. Land Subsidence Analysis in Urban Areas : The Bangkok Metropolitan Area Case Study Dordrecht : Springer, c2012 9789400755055

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