Foundations of Engineering Geology

ISBN-13: 9780415469609 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 98 str.

Tony Waltham

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Now 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.

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GeologyIgneous RocksSurface ProcessesSedimentary RocksMetamorphic RocksGeological StructuresGeological MapsMap InterpretationTectonicsBoundary HazardsRocks of BritainRocks of the USWeathering and SoilsFloodplains and AlluviumGlacial DepositsClimatic VariantsCoastal ProcessesGroundwaterGround InvestigationDesk StudyGround Investigation BoreholesGeophysical SurveysAssessment of Difficult GroundRock StrengthRock Mass StrengthSoil StrengthGround SubsidenceSubsidence on ClaysSubsidence on LimestoneSubsidence Over Old MinesMining SubsidenceSlope Failure and LandslidesWater in LandslidesSoil Failures and FlowslidesLandslide HazardsSlope StabilizationGround ConditionsRock ExcavationTunnels in RockStone and AggregateAppendicesRock Mass Quality Q SystemAbbreviations and NotationFurther ReadingIndex

O autorze

Tony Waltham lives in Nottingham,UK, having now retired from many years as a university lecturer inengineeringgeology.