Papers from a February 2000 workshop report on research and experience in compacting of particulate materials. Papers are in sections on practical applications in engineering, verification of compaction, on- line compaction control, quasi static experimental investigations and cyclic loading, dynamic experimental investigations, theoretical approaches, and distinct, lattice, and continuum models. Lacks a subject index. The editors are affiliated with the University of Innsbruck, Institute of Geotechnics and Tunnelling. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
