Geology: Basics for Engineers, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781138096660 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 596 str.

Aurele Parriaux

Opis

This 2nd edition of the 2009 original textbook shows the engineer how to take geological conditions into account in his projects, and how to exploit a wide range of natural resources in an intelligent way, reduce geological hazards, and manage subsurface pollution.

Spis treści

1. The Geology-Engineering Partnership
2. The Earth in Space
3. The Earth in Time
4. Physics of the Globe
5. Rock Forming Minerals
6. Magmatism and Magmatic Rocks
7. The Water Cycle
8. The Continental Sedimentary Environment
9. The Oceanic Sedimentary Environment
10. Diagenesis and Properties of Sedimentary Rocks
11. Metamorphism
12. Tectonics
13. Weathering
14. Geology’s Role in the Major Issues Facing Society