Professor Jian Chu's Books

Ground Improvement

Case Histories

By: Professor Jian Chu,Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn,Buddhima Indraratna

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Ground Improvement

Case Histories

By: Professor Jian Chu,Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn,Buddhima Indraratna

- The first book of its kind, providing over thirty real-life case studies of ground improvement projects selected by the worlds top experts in ground improvement from around the globe. - Volume 3 of the highly regarded Elsevier Geo-engineering book series coordinated by the Series Editor: Professor John A Hudson FREng. - An extremely reader friendly chapter format. - Discusses wider economical and environmental issues facing scientists in the ground improvement.Ground improvement has been both a science and art, with significant developments observed through ancient history. From the use of straw as blended infill with soils for additional strength during the ancient Roman civilizations, and the use of elephants for compaction of earth dams during the early Asian civilizations, the concepts of reinforced earth with geosynthetics, use of electrokinetics and thermal modifications of soils have come a long way. The use of large and stiff stone columns and subsequent sand drains in the past has now been replaced by quicker to install and more effective prefabricated vertical drains, which have also eliminated the need for more expensive soil improvement methods.The early selection and application of the most appropriate ground improvement techniques can improve considerably not only the design and performance of foundations and earth structures, including embankments, cut slopes, roads, railways and tailings dams, but also result in their cost-effectiveness. Ground improvement works have become increasingly challenging when more and more problematic soils and marginal land have to be utilized for infrastructure development.This edited compilation contains a collection of Chapters from invited experts in various areas of ground improvement, who have illustrated the basic concepts and the applications of different ground improvement techniques using real projects that they have been involved in. The case histories from many countries ranging from Asia, America, Australia and Europe are addressed.

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1137

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Elsevier

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ISBN 10

0080457363

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9780080457369

China's Old Dwellings

By: Ronald G. Knapp,Professor and Chairman Department of Geography Ronald G Knapp

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China's Old Dwellings

By: Ronald G. Knapp,Professor and Chairman Department of Geography Ronald G Knapp

China's Old Dwellings is the most comprehensive critical examination of China's folk architectural forms in any language. It and its companion volume, China's Living Houses: Folk Beliefs, Symbols, and Household Ornamentation, together form a landmark study of the environmental, historical, and social factors that influence housing forms for nearly a quarter of the world's population. Both books draw on the author's thirty years of field-work and extensive travel in China as well as published and unpublished material in many languages.

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380

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University of Hawaii Press

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ISBN 10

0824822145

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9780824822149

Mountain Fires

The Red Army's Three-Year War in South China, 1934-1938

By: Gregor Benton,Professor Gregor Benton

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Mountain Fires

The Red Army's Three-Year War in South China, 1934-1938

By: Gregor Benton,Professor Gregor Benton

A milestone marking a new maturity in studies of Chinese Communist history."--John S. Service, UC, Berkeley "A milestone marking a new maturity in studies of Chinese Communist history."--John S. Service, UC, Berkeley

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686

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Univ of California Press

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ISBN 10

0520041585

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9780520041585

Sharing the Light

Representations of Women and Virtue in Early China

By: Lisa Ann Raphals,Professor Lisa Raphals

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Representations of Women and Virtue in Early China

By: Lisa Ann Raphals,Professor Lisa Raphals

Explores historical and philosophical shifts in the depiction of women and virtue in the early years of the Chinese state. Includes an examination of the history of yin-yang theories.

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378

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SUNY Press

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ISBN 10

0791438554

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9780791438558

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VIII

By: Professor Dr. Y. P. S. Bajaj

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VIII

By: Professor Dr. Y. P. S. Bajaj

This volume contains twenty-six chapters on the biotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants. It deals with the distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Achillea, Anethum, Aquilaria, Arnica, Aspergillus, Astragalus, Catalpa, Chelidonium, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Eucommia, Geranium, Heterocentron, Hypericum, Maclura, Morinda, Mortierella, Nicotiana, Phaseolus, Pinellia, Piqueria, Psorales, Rhodiola, Sanguisorba, Valeriana, and Vancouveria.

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496

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662086123

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9783662086124

China's Living Houses

Folk Beliefs, Symbols, and Household Ornamentation

By: Professor and Chairman Department of Geography Ronald G Knapp,Ronald G. Knapp

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China's Living Houses

Folk Beliefs, Symbols, and Household Ornamentation

By: Professor and Chairman Department of Geography Ronald G Knapp,Ronald G. Knapp

It has been said that for the Chinese "a house is a living symbol," one endowed with meaning and the result of conscious action. China's Living Houses is the first book in any language to explore comprehensively the extraordinarily complex links among folk beliefs and household ornamentation across time, space, and social class. Well-written and copiously illustrated, it reveals dwellings as dynamic entities that express the vitality of Chinese families as each journeys through life.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824820797

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9780824820794

Book's by Professor Jian Chu

Ground Improvement

Ground Improvement

China's Old Dwellings

China's Old Dwellings

Mountain Fires

Mountain Fires

Sharing the Light

Sharing the Light

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VIII

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VIII

China's Living Houses

China's Living Houses

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