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Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor Tony Waltham lives in Nottingham, UK, having now retired from many years as a university lecturer in engineering geology. Klappentext Now in full color, the third edition of this well-established book provides a readable and highly illustrated overview of the aspects of geology. Zusammenfassung Now in full color, the third edition of this well-established book provides a readable and highly illustrated overview of the aspects of geology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Geology. 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.
