Construction for a sustainable environment : proceedings of the International Conference of Construction for a Sustainable Environment, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1-4 July, 2008 /: proceedings of the International Conference of Construction for a Sustainable Environment, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1-4 July, 2008. (2010)

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• Further Information: Note: Editors, R.W. Sarsby, T. Meggyes.
• Other Names: Sarsby, R. W; Meggyes, T (Tamás); International Conference of Construction for a Sustainable Environment
• Contents: <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Keynotepresentations ; <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Mineralbarriers in landfill capping systems – Conditions of durability, K.J. Witt; Preventing pollution caused by mining activities, T. Meggyes; MOKKA: Modern engineering tools for environmental risk management, K.Gruiz, E. Fenyvesi, A. Muranyi, A. Anton, I. Zoldi, J. Feher, Z. Siki, L.Csemniczky, A. Szekely, A. Langenhof, P. Bardos, and T. Meggyes; Physical modelling of New Orleans levee flood protection system performanceduring Hurricane Katrina: London Avenue and Orleans Canal, T.F. Zimmie; Assessment of the use of recycled aggregates in vibro-stone column groundimprovement techniques, C.J. Serridge and R.W. Sarsby; The BORASSUS Project: Towards an integrated approach to soil conservation, M.A.Fullen; Engineered disposal of wastes; Asphalt liners in landfill construction, G.U. Burkhardt and T.Egloffstein; Optimization of disposal logistics for household waste, H.-J. Dornbusch; Application of the experience from the industrial landfill mining in theVienna basin to problems of threshold and developing countries, T. Dorrie, P. Chlan and M. Struve; Long-term hazard to drinking water resources from landfills, T. Dorrie, M. Struve, and P. Spillmann; Novel criteria to classify the stabilization of organic material, M.Franke; New model laws to calculate long-term hazards to drinking water resources fromlandfills, P. Spillmann and M. Franke; Spontaneous ignition of plastic deposits and avoidance by fire protection measuresand subsequent transformation of plastics into mineral oil, M. Struve, G.Ballin and P. Hartmann; Evaluation of gas regime and climatic influence in an ageing municipal solidwaste landfill site: A case study, M. Benson and M. Richardson; Pretreatment of waste prior to landfilling, D. Panza and V. Belgiorno; Recycling different wastes to produce ‘topsoil’for seeding embankmentslopes, I. Takahashi, T. Ishida, T. Ohki, and T. Ohki; Treatment of contaminated and derelict land; Innovative technology for metal-polluted soils – Combined chemicaland phytostabilisation, V. Feigl, K. Gruiz, and A. Anton; Cyclodextrins for the enhancement of soil remediation technologies, E.Fenyvesi, K. Csabai, M. Molnar, L. Leitgi, and K. Gruiz; Multistage verification of soil remediation, K. Gruiz, M. Molnar, and E.Fenyvesi; Environmental Risk Management of diffuse pollution of mining origin, K.Gruiz, E. Vaszita, V. Feigl, and Z. Siki; Direct testing of soil mutagenicity, Cs. Hajdu, K. Gruiz, and E.Fenyvesi; In situ delineation of point sources and high resolution mapping ofpolluted sites by field-portable X-ray fluorescence measuring device, M.Tolner, G. Nagy, E. Vaszita, and K. Gruiz; Reclamation and cultivation of the Cracow soda plant lagoons, K. Boroń, S. Klatka, M. Ryczek, and E. Zając; Investigation and remediation of oil lagoons – Selected technologicalapproaches, J. Kukačka, J. Vaňa, and O. Urban; Bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons using anatural biodegradable product, M. Marinescu, M. Dumitru, and A. Lăcătuşu; Phytostabilisation – An appropriate remediation technique for metals insoils along highways, P.K. Padmavathiamma and L.Y. Li; Remediation of arsenic-contaminated groundwater, R. Reddy and K.Darko-Kagya; Rationalisation of water use in multistage washing of dispersive materials, A.B. Shandyba and S.V. Vakal; An old quarry: Natural attenuation remediates historic ignorance, T. VanAutenboer, C. Cammaer, and B. Volders; Trace element features in Yanzhou-Jining-Tengzhou mining site: A case study, X. Zhu, B. Han, and M. Lu; Sustainable construction and infrastructure; Fly ash and silica fume for green shotcrete, A. Badr; Effect of curing regime on the bearing capacity of soil stabilized with classF fly ash and cement, A.T. Comert and S. Fırat; Partnering for a greener future, P. Corbett and N. Edwards; Interaction between cement and superplasticizer in pozzolanic mineraladmixtures, J. Gołaszewski; Environmental and engineering properties of processed Portuguese steelslags, A. Gomes Correia, S.M.R. Ferreira, A.J. Roque, F. Castro, and A.Cavalheiro; Rebuilding of a road across an old Jewish cemetery in northern Poland, A.Klein; Use of waste glass as fine aggregate in structural concrete, J. Koh, R.W. Sarsby, and A.A.M. Ben Said; Palm mat geotextiles for soil strengthening, R. Kugan and R.W. Sarsby; Assessment of environmental effects of treatment agents used in road buildingmaterials, M.M. Leppanen, R. Syvala, N. Vuorimies, and K. Vaajasaari; Evaluation of the safety of Jinnah powerhouse by Finite Element Analysis, Y.H.Liu, R.W. Sarsby, C.J. Wang, and J.F. Zhang; Influence of vertical stress on elongation of geotextile straps used asreinforcement in earth retaining structures, P. Michalski, A. Baziak, and E.Zawisza; Effect of partial substitution of cement by pulverised fuel ash on thecompressive strength material, G. Papageorgiou and N. Hytiris; Glass reinforced plastic waste characterisation and recycling potential, A.Pappu, M. Osmani, A. Ansarifar, and L. Wang; Experimental investigation of the water purification action of porous media, S. Shimobe, S. Takenaka, and S. Iwai; Use of crushed concrete and crushed brick as structural fill, P. Varin andP. Kolisoja; Influence of test method on the value of compaction parameters forcoarse-grained furnace slag, T. Zydroń and E. Zawisza; Supporting the natural environment; Debris flow near Stambach (Austria) – A successful example ofbioengineering stabilization, R. Adamcova, R. Stangl, J. Elischer, F. Ottner, and D. Keusch; Rainfall simulator study of the erosion control potential of palm geotextilesfor mine dam slope stabilization, C. Buhmann, D.G. Paterson, G.M.E. Pienaar, J.P. Nell, N.E. Mulibana, <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">P.W. van Deventer, M.A. Fullen, M. Subedi, and R.W. Sarsby; <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Influence of climate change onfoundations in swelling soils, B.Sh. Hazzan; Use of municipal wastewater and composted wastewater sludge in willow shortrotation coppice in Estonia, K. Heinsoo and B. Holm; Non-destructive measurement of oil pipe wall thickness, I. Kalicanin; Mass stabilisation technique for soft peat, mud, clay and sediment, P.Lahtinen; Effects of tobacco waste tipping on the Sefton coastal dunes (North-WestEngland), J.A. Millington, C.A. Booth, M.A. Fullen, I.C. Trueman, A.T.Worsley, N. Richardson, M. Newton, G. Lymbery, P. Wisse, and A. Brockbank; The effect of hydrocarbon spills on the geotechnical properties of a claysoil, J. Ota; Compensation of nutrients removed through extraction of forest fuel, R.Ozolinčius, I. Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė, and K. Armolaitis; Romanian experience in the implementation of European regulations regardingmanure management, I. Panoiu, S. Udrescu, and C. Simota; Evaluation of biological geotextiles for reduction of runoff and soil loss, T. Smets, J. Poesen, R. Bhattacharyya, M.A. Fullen, C.A. Booth, M. Subedi, A.Kertesz, Z. Szalai, A. Toth, B. Jankauskas, G. Jankauskiene, C. Buhmann, A.Guerra, J.F.R. Bezerra, Y. Zheng, and M. Panomtaranichagul; Dynamic analysis of Ecological Footprint and its prediction using the Grey Modelin a coalmining area (Huaibei city, China), Y. Song, B. Han, X. Zhu, and T.Yuan ; Arsenic, salts and old factories: Contaminant hydrogeology andadministrative procedures, <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", &
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla London : CRC Taylor & Francis [distributor]
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 542 pages)
• Subjects: 624.068; Construction industry -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses; Sustainable construction -- Congresses; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General; Construction industry -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable construction; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203856918; 0203856910
• Related ISBNs: 9780415566179; 0415566177
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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