This book explores recent developments in geomaterials, including experimental investigations into deformation properties; laboratory, in-situ, and field observation interpretations; behavior characterization and modeling; and case histories. Topics include investigations into anisotropy and non-linearity, the effects of stress-strain-time history, aging and time effects, yielding, failure and flow, cyclic and dynamic behavior. In addition, advanced geotechnical testing is applied to real engineering problems, and to ways of synthesizing information from a range of sources while engaging in...