to Radiative Transfer -- An Introduction to Satellite Sensors, Observations and Techniques -- Optical Airborne Remote Sensing -- In-Water Instrumentation and Platforms for Ocean Color Remote Sensing Applications -- The Color of the Coastal Ocean and Applications in the Solution of Research and Management Problems -- Bio-Optical Properties of Coastal Waters -- Remote Sensing of Organic Matter in…
Change of support: an inter-disciplinary challenge -- Combining categorical and continuous information using Bayesian Maximum Entropy -- Geostatistical prediction of spatial extremes and their extent -- Monitoring network optimisation using support vector machines -- Bayesian Kriging with lognormal data and uncertain variogram parameters -- Kriging of scale-invariant data: optimal parameterizat…
A Framework of Microtectonic Studies -- Flow and Deformation -- Deformation Mechanisms -- Foliations, Lineations and Lattice Preferred Orientation -- Shear Zones -- Dilatation Sites — Veins, Strain Shadows, Fringes and Boudins -- Porphyroblasts and Reaction Rims -- Primary Structures -- Natural Microgauges -- Special Techniques -- Experimental Modelling Techniques -- From Sample to Section.Mi…
Chapter1: Seismic Geophysics -- Chapter2: Historical Overview of Petroleum and Seismology -- Chapter3: Seismic interpretation in Petroleum Exploration -- Chapter4: Application to Petroleum Development -- Chapter5: Summary.This book demystifies that art and science of seismic interpretation for those without formal geophysical training. From geologists to managers and investors, The Art and Scie…
Experimental and numerical modelling of a reinforced structure -- Employment of sisal natural fibers as soil reinforcement -- Bearing capacity of surface treated coir geotextile reinforced sand Load carrying capacity of expansive clay beds reinforced with geogrid-encased granular pile-anchors -- Ultimate bearing capacity prediction of eccentrically loaded rectangular footing on reinforced sand …
Comparison of prediction models for the permeability of granular materials using a database -- Virtual reality and neural networks for exploting geotechnical data -- Validation of compression index approximations using soil liquid limit -- Validation of compression index approximations using soil void ratio -- Innovative model for settlement calculations in organic soils -- Resilient modulus pr…
Effect of embedment on dynamic response of block foundation under coupled vibration -- The liquefaction potential of sandy silt layers using the correlation between penetrometer test and spt test -- Seismic soil structure interaction analysis of rigid piled isolated footing for mid rise building in a weak soil -- Lateral resistance of steel pipe pile with wings by static cyclic loading tests --…
Effect of density and carbonates on thermal properties of virgin soil -- Enviro-economic evalaution of dumpsite rehabilitation solutions in developing countries -- Geosynthetics, an emerging engineered technology in soil stabilization in the third world nations for sustainable development -- Geoenvironmental impact of bauxite residue stabilized with fly ash and gypsum to mitigate the leaching p…
Foreword.-Introduction -- Chapter 1 Biofaciological zonation of recent benthic foraminifera along a tropical Pacific Colombian shelf-to-slope bathymetric gradient -- Chapter 2 Modern benthic foraminifera of the Panamá Bight -- Chapter 3 Late Pleistocene paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic changes in southern Buenos Aires province, Argentina -- Chapter 4 Turonian Danian Zonation -- Chapter 5 T…
Introduction -- Stress and strain and its basic equations -- The basic mechanical characteristics of the geomaterial -- The elastic model of geomaterial -- Classical Plasticity Theory -- The development of the plastic theory of geomaterial -- The static elastoplastic model for geomaterial -- Generalized plastic mechanics considering the rotation of principal axis of stress -- The dynamic consti…