Global change, civil society and the Northern Ireland peace process implementing the political settlement

Mindanao the long journey to peace and prosperity

Essentials of soil mechanics and foundations basic geotechnics by McCarthy, David F.

Forensic geotechnical and foundation engineering by Day, Robert W

Table of Contents: “…The Investigation -- Ch. 4. Settlement of Structures -- Ch. 5. Expansive Soil -- Ch. 6. …”

Yemen and the politics of permanent crisis by Phillips, Sarah

Labor-management relations by Mills, Daniel Quinn

Table of Contents: “…Membership and Structure in the American Labor Movement. -- 4. Unions, Management, and the New Workplace. -- 5. …”

Aleksandŭr Stamboliĭski Bulgaria by Crampton, R. J.

The fall of Singapore 90 days : November 1941 - February 1942 by Corfield, Justin, Corfield, Robin

Table of Contents: “…The Straits Settlements & British Malaya -- British Malaya and Singapore in the nineteenth century -- British Malaya and Singapore during World War I -- British Malaya and Singapore in the 1920s and 1930s -- The Peoples of British Malaya and Singapore -- The Singapore Naval Base: HMS Sembawang -- British Malaya and Singapore, and the Sino-Japanese War -- British Malaya and Singapore, and the Indian Independence Movement -- World War II -- Air Communications in the Asia Pacific in 1941 -- Telecommunications in the Asia Pacific in 1941 -- The British Cabinet, November 1941 -- The British Civil Administration, November 1941 -- The British Military Commanders, November 1941 -- Malaya Command, November 1941 -- The Japanese Government, 29 November 1941 -- The Japanese Army Command, 29 November 1941 -- Sarawak 1841-1941 -- Thailand (Siam), 29 November 1941 -- France and French Indochina, November 1941 -- The Netherlands East Indies, November 1941 -- The United States and the Pacific, November 1941 -- Operation Matador -- Then: 29 November through to 26 February -- The Battle of Java Sea, 27 February, 1941 -- The Sinking of the SS Rooseboom, 1 March 1942…”

New Zealand government and politics

Table of Contents: “…People, Politics, and Movements -- Elections and the Electoral System / Alan McRobie -- Voting Behaviour / Jack Vowles -- Campaigning / Colin James -- The 2002 General Election / Stephen Levine and Nigel S. …”

The rise of modern China by Hsü, Immanuel C. Y. (Immanuel Chung-Yueh) 1923-2005

Table of Contents: “…The Opium War-- 9. The Second Treaty Settlement-- 10. The Taiping Revolution and the Nien and Moslem Rebellions-- III. …”

ICE manual of geotechnical engineering geotechnical engineering principles, problematic soils and site investigation

Table of Contents: “…CONTEXT -- Role of foundations and the complete geotechnical design process -- History of geotechnical engineering -- The geotechnical triangle -- Soil-structure interaction/Geotechnical modelling principles -- Computer analysis principles in geotechnical engineering -- Geotechnical risks and their context for whole project -- Health and safety in geotechnical engineering -- Different types of foundation applications -- Codes, standards and their relevance -- Sustainability in geotechnical engineering -- FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES -- The ground profile and its genesis -- Soils as particulate materials -- Groundwater profiles and effective stresses -- Groundwater flow -- Soil behaviour -- Rock behaviour -- Settlement and stress distributions -- Earth pressure theory -- Bearing capacity theory -- Pile design theory -- Slope stability -- Dynamic and seismic loading of soils -- The role of ground improvement -- Building response to ground movements -- Choice of design parameters and factors of safety -- PROBLEMATIC SOILS AND THEIR ISSUES -- Non engineered fill/made ground -- Collapsible soils -- Expansive soils -- Organics/peat soils -- Glacially derived soils -- Tropical soils -- Arid/semi arid soils -- Mudrocks (pyrites) -- Sulphate/acid soils -- Soluble ground --SITE INVESTIGATION -- Ground as a hazard -- Man-made hazards and constructions -- Roles and responsibilities -- Preliminary studies -- Planning, procurement and management -- Remote sensing and geophysical exploration -- Ground exploration -- Field geotechnical testing -- Geo-environmental testing -- Sample and laboratory testing -- Geotechnical reporting…”

ICE manual of geotechnical engineering geotechnical engineering principles, problematic soils and site investigation

Table of Contents: “…CONTEXT -- Role of foundations and the complete geotechnical design process -- History of geotechnical engineering -- The geotechnical triangle -- Soil-structure interaction/Geotechnical modelling principles -- Computer analysis principles in geotechnical engineering -- Geotechnical risks and their context for whole project -- Health and safety in geotechnical engineering -- Different types of foundation applications -- Codes, standards and their relevance -- Sustainability in geotechnical engineering -- FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES -- The ground profile and its genesis -- Soils as particulate materials -- Groundwater profiles and effective stresses -- Groundwater flow -- Soil behaviour -- Rock behaviour -- Settlement and stress distributions -- Earth pressure theory -- Bearing capacity theory -- Pile design theory -- Slope stability -- Dynamic and seismic loading of soils -- The role of ground improvement -- Building response to ground movements -- Choice of design parameters and factors of safety -- PROBLEMATIC SOILS AND THEIR ISSUES -- Non engineered fill/made ground -- Collapsible soils -- Expansive soils -- Organics/peat soils -- Glacially derived soils -- Tropical soils -- Arid/semi arid soils -- Mudrocks (pyrites) -- Sulphate/acid soils -- Soluble ground --SITE INVESTIGATION -- Ground as a hazard -- Man-made hazards and constructions -- Roles and responsibilities -- Preliminary studies -- Planning, procurement and management -- Remote sensing and geophysical exploration -- Ground exploration -- Field geotechnical testing -- Geo-environmental testing -- Sample and laboratory testing -- Geotechnical reporting…”