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Glacial soils are composite soils with significant variations in composition and properties and are recognised as challenging soils to deal with - and they do not always conform to classic theories of soil mechanics.
This book for designers and contractors brings together many years of experience of research in both earth scienc
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Glaciation
1.3 Engineering glacial soils
1.4 Glacial Soil
1.5 The evolution of glacial geology
1.6 ‘The past is the key to the present‘
1.7 ‘Glacial soils are the most variable of all soils’
1.8 ‘We know more about the stars above us than the soils beneath our feet’ (Leonardo da Vinci, c 1600)
1.9 Observations
Chapter 2 Glacial Geology
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Glacial Soils
2.2.1 Facies
2.2.2 Primary Deposits
2.2.2.1 Subglacial Traction Till
2.2.2.1.1 Glaciotectonite
2.2.2.1.2 Deformation Till
2.2.2.1.3 Lodgement Till
2.2.2.1.4 Comminution Till
2.2.2.2 Melt Out Till
2.2.3 Secondary Deposits
2.2.3.1 Glaciofluvial Deposits
2.2.3.2 Glacial Sedimentation
2.2.3.2.1 Glaciolacustrine Deposits
2.2.3.2.2 Glaciomarine Deposits
2.3 Glacial Landforms
2.3.1 Subglacial Landforms Formed by Ice
2.3.1.1 Drumlins
2.3.1.2 Flutes
2.3.1.3 Rogens (ribbed moraines)
2.3.1.4 Erratics
2.3.2 Subglacial Landforms Formed by Water
2.3.3 Ice Margin Moraines
2.3.3.1 Push Moraines
2.3.3.2 Dump Moraines
2.3.3.3 Ablation Moraines
2.3.4 Glaciofluvial Ice Marginal Landforms
2.4 Glacial Land systems
2.5 Glacial Dynamics
2.5.1 Glacier Movement due to Substrate Deformation
2.5.2 Sliding
2.5.3 Friction and Sliding
2.5.4 Erosion
2.5.5 Deposition
2.6 Subglacial Deformation
2.6.1 Hydraulic Conditions
2.6.2 Deformation
2.6.3 Local Deformation
2.7 Observations
Chapter 3 Ground Investigation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Design of a Ground Investigation
3.3 Desk Study
3.4 Site Reconnaissance
3.5 Preliminary Investigation
3.6 The Main I
About the author
Barry G. Clarke is Professor of Civil Engineering Geotechnics at the University of Leeds, UK and past president of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Summary
Glacial soils are composite soils with significant variations in composition and properties and are recognised as challenging soils to deal with – and they do not always conform to classic theories of soil mechanics. This book for designers and contractors brings together many years of experience of research in both earth scienc
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"I know that this one is a book I shall acquire and use... it is a book that merits reading from cover to cover.
It was a delight to see a book on engineering that recognizes the important role of geological processes in forming soils, therefore explaining their properties and behavior."
-- Eddie Bromhead, retired professor and consulting engineer
"This authoritative and well referenced book contains a wealth of information about glaciation, glacial geology and the engineering aspects of construction on and in glacial deposits."
-- John Hudson, Imperial College, London and past president International Society of Rock Mechanics
