The Science of Land Subsidence [Hardcover]

The Science of Land Subsidence explains the current science underpinning natural and human-caused land subsidence events and provides students and interested readers with sufficient background on the basics of geology, natural science, chemical, and environmental engineering.

SECTION I Identifying Land Subsidence 1. Introduction 2. About Soil 3. Soil Mechanics 4. Basic Water Hydraulics 5. Groundwater Hydraulics Q = kiA 6. Sinkholes 7. Organic Soil Subsidence SECTION II That Sinking Feeling 8. Arrested Subsidence 9. Human Alteration of the Earths Surface 10. Coastal Subsidence 11. Sinking in The Meadows 12. Subsidence & Fissures in South-Central Arizona 13. A Bolt from the Blue SECTION III Land Subsidence Mitigation 14. Yuck Factor Exaggerated: Fluence (Radiant Exposure) = Rate of UV Dose 15. Water Recharge 16. Advanced Water Purification

The Science of Land Subsidence explains the current science underpinning natural and human-made land subsidence events, and provides students and interested readers with sufficient background on the basics of geology, natural science, chemical, and environmental engineering. Moreover, it presents a wide-ranging discussion presented in the authors comprehensible conversational style describing the impact of land subsidence events on health, sustenance, and society in general, and provides various case studies covering catastrophic land subsidence events. This book is directed at undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, scientists, and the general reading public who would like to gain a broad multidisciplinary view of one of the greatest challenges of our generation.

• Describes the impact of land subsidence events on health, sustenance and society in general