Using an engineer's perspective, it offers a concrete account of the basic facts and experiences regarding the behavior of different rock types in engineering construction. Details geological exploration techniques, stressing drilling and logging core samples. Features a chapter on active faults in engineering projects including legal arguments about project sites. Illustrative case studies, ranging from the Auburn Dam controversy to international examples of single collapse problems, aid in students' awareness of rock mass propensities and structures.
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Using an engineer's perspective, it offers a concrete account of the basic facts and experiences regarding the behavior of different rock types in engineering construction. Details geological exploration techniques, stressing drilling and logging core samples. Features a chapter on active faults in engineering projects including legal arguments about project sites. Illustrative case studies, ranging from the Auburn Dam controversy to international examples of single collapse problems, aid in students' awareness of rock mass propensities and structures.
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I bought this for a geological engineering class that I took in fall of 2006. The book helped me greatly understand situations talked about in class. Very easy to read and understand which is needed for a class of this nature. I recommend it to anyone interested in the subject.
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On your website, it's advertised as a hardcover copy. But the book I received is a paperback. The actual reason that I purchased the book from you is that I couldn't find the hardcover at any bookstores around the campus even though it takes more time buying from you.
The biggest difference between hardcover and paperback is quality of contents. the quality is very important because this book contains numerous photographs as most of the geology books do.
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calyx holes, net slip vector, foliation shears, pyroclastic sediments, compaction shales, detrital matrix, quartzite layers, left abutment, sinkhole formation, weathering grades, foliated metamorphic rocks, schistose rocks, right abutment, sheet joints, underground powerhouse, dike rocks, field moisture content, interpretive drawing, argillaceous rocks, glowing avalanches, vadose water, soluble rocks, columnar joints, engineering geology, grout curtain Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Bureau of Reclamation, United States, Hong Kong, Sierra Nevada, South Africa, University of California, Cassandra Rogers, Tennessee Valley Authority, Berkeley Hills, Geological Survey, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, Geological Society Engineering Group Working Party, Proceedings of the International Symposium, San Francisco, Columbia Plateau, Francis Dam, Grand Canyon, John Wiley, Auburn Dam, Edward Arnold, Englewood Cliffs, New Zealand, Fort Payne New!
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calyx holes, net slip vector, foliation shears, pyroclastic sediments, compaction shales, detrital matrix, quartzite layers, left abutment, sinkhole formation, weathering grades, foliated metamorphic rocks, schistose rocks, right abutment, sheet joints, underground powerhouse, dike rocks, field moisture content, interpretive drawing, argillaceous rocks, glowing avalanches, vadose water, soluble rocks, columnar joints, engineering geology, grout curtain Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Bureau of Reclamation, United States, Hong Kong, Sierra Nevada, South Africa, University of California, Cassandra Rogers, Tennessee Valley Authority, Berkeley Hills, Geological Survey, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, Geological Society Engineering Group Working Party, Proceedings of the International Symposium, San Francisco, Columbia Plateau, Francis Dam, Grand Canyon, John Wiley, Auburn Dam, Edward Arnold, Englewood Cliffs, New Zealand, Fort Payne New!
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- A Geology for Engineers by F G H Blyth on 5 pages
- Regional Geomorphology of the United States by William D. Thornbury on page 43, page 44, and page 250
- Rock Slope Engineering: Third edition by Evert Hoek on page 43, and page 75
- Engineering Rock Mass Classifications: A Complete Manual for Engineers and Geologists in Mining, Civil, and Petroleum Engineering by Z. T. Bieniawski on page 43
- Rock Mechanics in Engineering Practice by K.G. Stagg on page 75
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- Rock Mechanics by Barry H.G. Brady in Back Matter
- Granite Landscapes of the World (Geomorphological Landscapes of the World) by Piotr Migon in Back Matter
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