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Geology for engineers and environmental scientists / Alan E. Kehew

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Long Groove, IL : Waveland Press, c2022Edition: Fourth EditionDescription: xv, 745 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781478637653
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA 705 .K44 2022
Contents:
Preface -- About the author -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The earth and its systems -- 3. Minerals -- 4. Igneous rocks and processes -- 5. Sedimentary rocks and processes -- 6. Metamorphic rocks and processes -- 7. Mechanics of rock materials -- 8. Structural deformation of the earth's crust and earthquakes -- 9. Weathering and erosions -- 10. Soils, soil hazards, and land subsidence -- 11. Groundwater -- 12. Subsurface contamination and remediation -- 13. Mass movement and slope stability -- 14. Rivers 15. Oceans and coast -- 16. Glaciers, permafrost, and deserts -- Index.
Summary: This provides students with a basic foundation in the principles of geology, along with an illustrations of how engineers must design and build their projects with natural geologic materials and protect them from potentially hazardous geologic processes.
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Books Books NU Clark Circulation Non-fiction GC TA 705 .K44 2022 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NUCLA000003177
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Includes index.

Preface -- About the author -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The earth and its systems -- 3. Minerals -- 4. Igneous rocks and processes -- 5. Sedimentary rocks and processes -- 6. Metamorphic rocks and processes -- 7. Mechanics of rock materials -- 8. Structural deformation of the earth's crust and earthquakes -- 9. Weathering and erosions -- 10. Soils, soil hazards, and land subsidence -- 11. Groundwater -- 12. Subsurface contamination and remediation -- 13. Mass movement and slope stability -- 14. Rivers 15. Oceans and coast -- 16. Glaciers, permafrost, and deserts -- Index.

This provides students with a basic foundation in the principles of geology, along with an illustrations of how engineers must design and build their projects with natural geologic materials and protect them from potentially hazardous geologic processes.

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