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PublisherCRC Press LLC

ISBN-100415469600

ISBN-139780415469609

eBay Product ID (ePID)69976229

Product Key Features

Number of Pages98 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFoundations of Engineering Geology

SubjectCivil / Soil & Rock, Earth Sciences / Geology, Civil / General

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorTony Waltham

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight14.5 Oz

Item Length11.8 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2008-043230

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"A useful source for a quick insight into the subject or a reminder for the practising engineer when difficult ground is encountered." Ground Engineering , "A useful source for a quick insight into the subject or a reminder for the practising engineer when difficult ground is encountered." Ground Engineering, "A useful source for a quick insight into the subject or a reminder for the practising engineer when difficult ground is encountered." e"Ground Engineering, "A useful source for a quick insight into the subject or a reminder for the practising engineer when difficult ground is encountered." --Ground Engineering, "A useful source for a quick insight into the subject or a reminder for the practising engineer when difficult ground is encountered." -Ground Engineering, "A useful source for a quick insight into the subject or a reminder for the practising engineer when difficult ground is encountered." --Ground Engineering "This is an excellent book that will be invaluable not only as a textbook for students taking an engineering geology, geology or civil engineering course but also as a reference book/aide memoire in later years as they (and we more advanced practitioners) follow their careers." --Geological Magazine

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal624.1/51

Table Of ContentGeology. Igneous Rocks. Surface Processes. Sedimentary Rocks. Metamorphic Rocks. Geological Structures. Geological Maps. Map Interpretation. Tectonics. Boundary Hazards. Rocks of Britain. Rocks of the US. Weathering and Soils. Floodplains and Alluvium. Glacial Deposits. Climatic Variants. Coastal Processes. Groundwater. Ground Investigation. Desk Study. Ground Investigation Boreholes. Geophysical Surveys. Assessment of Difficult Ground. Rock Strength. Rock Mass Strength. Soil Strength. Ground Subsidence. Subsidence on Clays. Subsidence on Limestone. Subsidence Over Old Mines. Mining Subsidence. Slope Failure and Landslides. Water in Landslides. Soil Failures and Flowslides. Landslide Hazards. Slope Stabilization. Ground Conditions. Rock Excavation. Tunnels in Rock. Stone and Aggregate. Appendices. Rock Mass Quality Q System. Abbreviations and Notation. Further Reading. Index.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

SynopsisNow in full colour, the third edition of this well established book provides a readable and highly illustrated overview of the aspects of geology that are most significant to civil engineers. Sections in the book include those devoted to the main rock types, weathering, ground investigation, rock mass strength, failures of old mines, subsidence on peats and clays, sinkholes on limestone and chalk, water in landslides, slope stabilization and understanding ground conditions. The roles of both natural and man-induced processes are assessed, and this understanding is developed into an appreciation of the geological environments potentially hazardous to civil engineering and construction projects. For each style of difficult ground, available techniques of site investigation and remediation are reviewed and evaluated. Each topic is presented as a double page spread with a careful mix of text and diagrams, with tabulated reference material on parameters such as bearing strength of soils and rocks. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and covers the entire spectrum of topics of interest for both students and practitioners in the field of civil engineering., Now in full color, the third edition of this well-established book provides a readable and highly illustrated overview of the aspects of geology that are most significant to civil engineers. Each topic is presented as a double page spread with a careful mix of text and diagrams, with tabulated reference material on parameters such as bearing strength of soils and rocks. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and covers the entire spectrum of topics of interest for both students and practitioners in the field of civil engineering.

LC Classification NumberTA705.W34 2009