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Geology and Water

An introduction to fluid mechanics for geologists

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  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Richard E. Chapman

    1. University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia

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Part of the book series: Developments in Applied Earth Studies (DAES, volume 1)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Introduction: Liquids at Rest

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 1-25

  3. Liquids in Motion

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 26-48

  4. Liquid Flow through Porous Sands

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 49-72

  5. The Aquifer and Fields of Flow

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 73-92

  6. Aquifers: Springs, Rivers, and Man-Made Drainage

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 93-123

  7. Movement of Pore Water, and Abnormally High Pore Pressures

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 124-148

  8. Role of Pore Water in Deformation of Sedimentary Basins

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 149-172

  9. Pore Water and Sliding

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 173-190

  10. Conclusion

    • Richard E. Chapman
    Pages 191-204

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 203-228
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About this book

Water is one of the world's threatened resources: it is also a substance of importance in Geology. For some years I have felt the need for a book that sets out the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, written for geologists rather than engineers. The efforts to repair my own deficiencies in this respect led me along various unfamiliar paths, few of which were unrewarding. This book is the result of my journeys through the literature and as a geologist in several parts of the world. It has been written for students of geology of all ages, in the simplest terms possible, and it has one objective: to provide a basis for an understanding of the mechanical role of water in geology. It has not been written for experts in ground­ water hydrology, or specialists in the fluid aspects of structural geology: it has been written for geologists like me who are not very good mathematicians, so that we can take water better into account in our normal geological work, whatever it might be. The fundamentals apply equally to mineralization, geochemistry, and vulcanology although they have not been specifically mentioned. It has also been written for the university student of geology so that he or she may start a career with some appreciation of the importance of water, and understanding of its movement.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia

    Richard E. Chapman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Geology and Water

  • Book Subtitle: An introduction to fluid mechanics for geologists

  • Editors: Richard E. Chapman

  • Series Title: Developments in Applied Earth Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8244-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff / Dr. W. Junk Publishers bv, The Hague 1981

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-2455-0Published: 28 February 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-8246-8Published: 08 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8244-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 228

  • Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Hydrogeology

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