Earth Engineering: Perspectives, Principles, and Practices Book

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION....................1
2. OUR EARTH....................4
3. GEOLOGY....................10
4. ROCKS AND MINERALS....................16
5. HYDROLOGY AND THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE....................22
6. GEOTECHNICS....................30
7. SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION....................34
8. SOIL CLASSIFICATION....................40
9. LABORATORY TESTING....................45
10. HYDROGEOLOGY....................51
11. GROUNDWATER....................56
12. ROCK ENGINEERING....................63
13. SOIL MECHANICS....................70
14. FOUNDATIONS....................81
15. SLOPE STABILITY AND LANDSLIDES....................87
16. EXCAVATIONS....................96
17. LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES AND RETAINING WALLS....................102
18. TUNNELS....................110
19. EMBANKMENT DAMS....................116
20. SOIL COMPACTION....................124
21. TRENCH EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL....................134
22. GEOSYNTHETICS....................141
23. PAVEMENTS, CONCRETE AND ASPHALT....................150
24. GROUND SUBSIDENCE....................161
25. GROUTING....................184
26. FROZEN GROUND ENGINEERING....................195
27. FIELD INSTRUMENTATION AND MONITORING....................204
28. GEOCONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE....................209
29. GEOPHYSICS....................218
30. GEOCHEMISTRY....................228
31. MINING, PITS AND QUARRIES....................240
32. EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES AND TSUNAMIS....................244
33. GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE / AND SOIL DEHYDRATION....................257
34. GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING....................265
35. GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT....................272
36. GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE REMEDIATION....................279
37. GEOSCIENCES IN MEDICINE....................286
38. COMUPTER ANALYSIS AND MODELLING....................290
39. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS....................297
40. INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS....................306
41. QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS....................313
42. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND SAFETY....................316
43. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS....................321
44. OUR EARTH'S FUTURE....................335