A Short Course in Geology for Civil Engineers

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3350-4
Verlag: Emerald Publishing Limited

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

Reihe: Short Course Series

This book explains the process of ground formation – what it is made of and how it behaves as an engineering material. This enables the civil engineer to work from a few first principles to determine if the ground is an asset or a hazard.
It focuses on the tectonic plate mechanisms that give rise to the geology of our planet and describes the way these create hazards such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis.
The authors state that groundwater can be both a resource and a hazard and through this book they provide an overview of the origins of geomaterials.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matthews, Marcus

Simons, Noel

Menzies, Bruce

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Geological hazards

Part 2: Groundwater, resource and hazard

Part 3: Origins of geomaterials

Part 4: Reading the ground