Geologic hazards : a field guide for geotechnical engineers

Geologic hazards pose the greatest threat to human safety for any geotechnical undertaking, but it is ultimately the engineer's ability to recognize and cope with these hazards that will determine the safety of life and property. Armed with Geologic Hazards: A Field Guide for Geotechnical Engin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Hunt, Roy E.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, ©2007.
Subjects
Engineering geology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Natural disasters.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420052510
1420052519
1420052500
9781420052503
Physical Description1 online resource (323 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Table of Contents:
  • Landslides and other slope failures
  • Slope failure form characteristics
  • Assessment of slopes
  • Treatment of slopes
  • Ground subsidence, collapse, and heave
  • Groundwater and oil extraction
  • Subsurface mining
  • Solution of rock
  • Soil subsidence and collapse
  • Heave in soil and rock
  • Earthquakes
  • Earthquake elements
  • Surface effects on the geologic environment
  • Earthquake-resistant design
  • Investigation : important structures in high-hazard areas
  • Appendix : the Earth and geologic history
  • Significance to the engineer
  • The Earth
  • Global tectonics
  • Geologic history.

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