Provides readers with an introduction to geology with a focus on real-world applications. KEY TOPICS: Case histories in nearly every chapter help emphasize the relationship between geology and engineering. Has a solid background in the basics of geology including mineralogy, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, structural geology and plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, rivers, coastlines, and glaciers. Coverage of volcanic hazards: Mt. Pinatubo, Hawaiian volcanos, Lake Nyos gas explosion, Nevado del Ruiz mud flow.
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The author provides an introduction to geology for engineering students with a focus on applications of geology that they are likely to use in their professional careers.
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Provides readers with an introduction to geology with a focus on real-world applications. Case histories in nearly every chapter help emphasize the relationship between geology and engineering. Has a solid background in the basics of geology including mineralogy, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, structural geology and plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, rivers, coastlines, and glaciers. Coverage of volcanic hazards: Mt. Pinatubo, Hawaiian volcanos, Lake Nyos gas explosion, Nevado del Ruiz mud flow.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, awful binding in the paperback,
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This review is from: Geology for Engineers and Environmental Scientists (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)
Despite the product page listing a hardcover, the edition I received from Amazon was a soft-cover which had pages falling out of it from day 1. I ended up buying a hardcover edition at full price from the campus bookstore, which was thinner, printed on better paper, and had noticeably higher printing quality. I returned the softcover to Amazon as defective.That said, the content of the book is excellent. The chapters are very readable both for reading start-to-finish or selectively reading only those parts you need at that moment. I will be keeping this book as a handy reference in years to come. Conclusion: Great book. If you can get a hardcover copy, do so, even if it costs you a bit more.
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