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• Numerical and experimental study of compressed air tunnelling describes a
numerical model that simulates the flow of air through soils and studies the
consequences of using compressed air in soils.
• A general finite element method for wave-seabed-structure interaction
describes the wave-induced oscillatory soil response when seabed structures
interact with their soil supports.
• The stability of unsaturated soil slopes subjected to rainfall infiltration
describes how to predict slope failures and how there is a critical rainfall
duration where the factor of safety is the lowest.
• Computational modelling of ground waves due to pile driving describes how
to model and to predict the effect the effect of induced ground vibrations on
buildings and services.
• Back analysis of geotechnical problems describes some back analysis
techniques applicable in geotechnical engineering and investigates the
influence of experimental errors on the results of back calculations.
• Parameter estimation using extended Bayesian method in tunnelling describes
how field measurements and prior information of underground structures can
be combined to best estimate geotechnical parameters.
• Seismic microzoning using numerical modelling: the Umbria-Marche
earthquake of 26 September 1997 describes how earthquake amplification due
to local effects was assessed and taken into account in the repair and
reconstruction of structures.
• Ground motion modelling using the 2-D Chebyshev spectral element method
is used to solve engineering seismology problems of ground shaking and
ground motion on large structures.
• Analysis and design of pile groups describes a practical non-linear approach
for the analysis of pile groups under general loading conditions.
• Reservoir compaction, subsidence and well damage describes the numerical
simulation of compaction of hydrocarbon-bearing rocks as a result of oil,
water and gas production.

I would like to express my thanks to my publishers Spon Press for their support
and their ability to ensure I produced the work on time! My thanks go also to my
wife for her help and her understanding.
John W.Bull