Engineering geology :
Rahn, Perry H., 1936-
Engineering geology : an environmental approach / Perry H. Rahn. - Second edition. - xiii, 657 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 596-646) and index.
Chapter 1 Population -- Chapter 2 Maps, aerial photographs, and remote sensing -- Chapter 3 Weathering and soil-forming processes -- Chapter 4 Rock mechanics -- Chapter 5 Soil mechanics -- Chapter 6 Mass wasting -- Chapter 7 Ground water -- Chapter 8 Fluvial processes -- Chapter 9 Land subsidence -- Chapter 10 Engineering geology of coastal regions -- Chapter 11 Earthquakes -- Chapter 12 Geophysical techniques -- Chapter 13 Energy -- Chapter 14 Design with nature.
Useful for Reservoir Engineering and Engineering Geology courses, this book provides a description of methods utilized in Engineering Geology. It includes events such as the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1993 Mississippi River floods. It contains case histories and worked examples and problems to give students a thorough knowledge base.
0131774034 9780131774032
96007193
Engineering geology
Environmental geology
Ingeniería geológica
Geología ambiental
TA705 / .R28 1996
624.151
Engineering geology : an environmental approach / Perry H. Rahn. - Second edition. - xiii, 657 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 596-646) and index.
Chapter 1 Population -- Chapter 2 Maps, aerial photographs, and remote sensing -- Chapter 3 Weathering and soil-forming processes -- Chapter 4 Rock mechanics -- Chapter 5 Soil mechanics -- Chapter 6 Mass wasting -- Chapter 7 Ground water -- Chapter 8 Fluvial processes -- Chapter 9 Land subsidence -- Chapter 10 Engineering geology of coastal regions -- Chapter 11 Earthquakes -- Chapter 12 Geophysical techniques -- Chapter 13 Energy -- Chapter 14 Design with nature.
Useful for Reservoir Engineering and Engineering Geology courses, this book provides a description of methods utilized in Engineering Geology. It includes events such as the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1993 Mississippi River floods. It contains case histories and worked examples and problems to give students a thorough knowledge base.
0131774034 9780131774032
96007193
Engineering geology
Environmental geology
Ingeniería geológica
Geología ambiental
TA705 / .R28 1996
624.151