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Geomechanics — (Greek prefix geo meaning earth; and mechanics) is the study of the behavior of soil and rock. The two main disciplines of geomechanics are soil mechanics and rock mechanics. The former deals with the behaviour of soil from a small scale to a… … Wikipedia
John Robert Booker — (* 24. Juli 1942 in Sydney; † 13. Januar 1998 ebenda) war ein australischer Bauingenieur der Geotechnik. Booker studierte ab 1960 Bauingenieurwesen und Mathematik an der Universität Sydney, wo er bei Ted Davis in Bauingenieurwesen promoviert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chandrakant S. Desai — Chandrakant S. Desai, auch Chandra S. Desai, (* 1936 in einem Dorf im Gujarat, Indien) ist ein indisch US amerikanischer Bauingenieur (Geotechnik), bekannt als Experte für numerische Modellierung in der Geomechanik. Desai ging in Ahmedabad zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mohr's circle — Mohr s circles for a three dimensional state of stress Mohr s circle, named after Christian Otto Mohr, is a two dimensional graphical representation of the state of stress at a point. The abscissa, , and ordinate … Wikipedia
Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering) — A discontinuity in geotechnical engineering (in geotechnical literature often denoted by joint) is a plane or surface that marks a change in physical or chemical characteristics in a soil or rock mass. A discontinuity can be, for example, a… … Wikipedia
Time-domain reflectometer — A time domain reflectometer (TDR) is an electronic instrument used to characterize and locate faults in metallic cables (for example, twisted wire pairs, coaxial cables). The equivalent device for optical fiber is an optical time domain… … Wikipedia
Wen Jiabao — Infobox President name = Wen Jiabao 温家宝 order = Premier of the People s Republic of China president = Hu Jintao deputy = Li Keqiang term start = 16 March 2003 term end = predecessor = Zhu Rongji successor = birth date = birth date and… … Wikipedia
Tiltmeter — A tiltmeter is an instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level, either on the ground or in structures. A similar term, in less common usage, is the inclinometer. Tiltmeters are used extensively for monitoring… … Wikipedia
Applied mechanics — is a branch of the physical sciences and the practical application of mechanics. Applied mechanics examines the response of bodies (solids and fluids) or systems of bodies to external forces . Some examples of mechanical systems include the flow… … Wikipedia
Mechanician — Mechanist redirects here. For a person who subscribes to the philosophy, see Mechanism (philosophy). A mechanician is an engineer or a scientist working in the field of mechanics, or in a related or sub field: engineering or computational… … Wikipedia
