Engineering Geology and Construction

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-25939-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 808 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1685 g

Reihe: Civil Engineering Texts

Winner of the 2004 Claire P. Holdredge Award of the Association of Engineering Geologists (USA).

The only book to concentrate on the relationship between geology and its implications for construction, this book covers the full scope of the subject from site investigation through to the complexities of reservoirs and dam sites. Features include international case studies throughout, and summaries of accepted practice, plus sections on waste disposal, and contaminated land.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bell, Fred G.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Umweltgeologie, Geoökologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Hydrologie, Hydrogeologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Land Evaluation and Site Investigation 2. Open Excavation and Slopes 3. Subsurface Excavations 4. Foundation Conditions and Buildings 5. Routeways 6. Reservoirs and Dam Sites 7. Hydrogeology 8. River and Coastal Engineering 9. Waste and its Disposal 10. Derelict and Contaminated Land 11. Geological Material Used in Construction.

Über Autor(innen)

Fred G. Bell