Bifurcations, instabilities, degradation in geomechanics  [electronic resource] / 
George E. Exadaktylos, Ioannis G. Vardoulakis, editors. 
 - Berlin, Heidelberg :  Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg,  2007. 
 - xvi, 469 p. :  ill., digital ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783540493426 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Soil mechanics--Mathematical models.<br/>Rock mechanics--Mathematical models.<br/>Structural stability.<br/>Structural failures.<br/>Bifurcation theory.