Overview
Provides the reader with the basics of engineering geology
Illustrates how geology is related to calculations of stability, deformation and groundwater flow
Specifically written for those whose first degree is not in geotechnical engineering
Shows how to identify, investigate and define an engineering response to problems arising from ground conditions
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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The Basis of Engineering Geology
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Investigating the Ground
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Engineering Geology
Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice
Editors: Michael H. Freitas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68626-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-29249-4Published: 22 October 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06725-9Published: 14 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-68626-2Published: 26 September 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 450
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Civil Engineering, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Geology, Hydrogeology