SOIL MECHANICS AND U.S. NATIONAL DEFENSE--A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP

This paper discusses military requirements and how these requirements have driven technology. Specifically, these advances in technology have been directly applied to civil engineering and, even more specifically, geotechnical engineering to advance the state of practice as we know it today. Topics include airfield construction, soil dynamics, and rock mechanics. Current gaps in our knowledge are briefly discussed as they relate to both our nation's defense and geotechnical engineering.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Marcuson III, W F
• Publication Date: 2000-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 767-774
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 126
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bases; Civil engineering; Construction; Deformation curve; Geotechnical engineering; Military engineering; Moisture content; Public private partnerships; Rock mechanics; Soil compaction; Soil mechanics; Soil water; Technological innovations; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities; I42: Soil Mechanics; I43: Rock Mechanics; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00798450
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: CRC96/99.EG04, CMS 9115316, CES 8711764
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2000 12:00AM