Physical Modelling In Geotechnics (Hardbound - 2013)

Centrifuge modelling concerns the study of geotechnical processes using small-scale models subjected to acceleration fields of magnitude many times Earth's gravity. Most of the problems in geotechnical engineering are region specific and some times unique. Geotechnical centrifuge studies can contribute significantly in providing solutions to complex problems and have lot of societal relevance. This volume offers a unique compilation of high quality articles related to state of the an research about a wide range of geotechnical issues and notably about issues associated with infrastructure developments.

B.V.S. Viswanadham is Professor in the department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He received his PhD (Dr.-Ing.) from the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany in the area of centrifuge modelling of waste containment systems and worked with IIT Madras, Chennai and Central Road Research Institute (CARO New Delhi, prior to joining IIT Bombay. His research interests include (1) Centrifuge model studies on the behaviour of geotechnical structures; (2) Environmental Geotechnics with a special reference to landfill waste containment systems; (3) Ground improvement using Geosynthetics and studies on the behaviour of geosynthetic reinforced soil structures; (4 Natural hazard mitigation -landslides and slope protection; (5 Bulk utilization of waste materials especially coal ash. He has to his credit more than 130 technical papers in peer-reviewed international/national journals/International/National conferences.
Christophe Gaudin graduated with a Doctorate in Engineering Science from the Ecole Centrale de Nantes in November 2002. He subsequently joined the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) in July 2003 and was appointed as Manager of the University of Western Australia (UWA) centrifuge facilities. Currently, Prof. Gaudin is a Deputy Director of COPS. His research interests cover offshore anchoring systems and shallow foundations. pipeline-soil interaction and similitude principles associated with centrifuge modelling, for which he has authored more than 90 referred publications. Since 2010, Prof. Gaudin is the Chair of the Technical Committee for Physical Modelling on Geotechnics (TC104) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). His goals as TC Chair for the current term are notably to increase awareness of centrifuge modelling techniques and capabilities in the geotechnical engineering community. both in academia and industry, and to support the emergence of new centrifuge centres around the world.