Land surface evaluation for engineering practice

The volume arose out of deliberations by the Second Working Party on Land Surface Evaluation set up by the Engineering Group of the Geological Society in January 1997 and chaired by Dr. J.S. Griffiths. The book identifies examples of cost-effective methods for collecting land surface and near surfac...

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Other Authors Griffiths, James S., Dr
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Geological Society, 2001.
SeriesGeological Society engineering geology special publication ; no. 18.
Subjects
Engineering geology.
Landscape assessment.
Geotechnical engineering.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781862393806
186239380X
9781523121991
1523121998
9781786201553
1786201550
1862390843
9781862390843
Physical Description1 online resource (vi, 248 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Introduction: The development of land surface evaluation for engineering practice / J.S. Griffiths and R.J.G. Edwards.
  • Section 2: Techniques in land surface evaluation: Terrain measurement using automated digital photogrammetry / J.H. Chandler
  • Desk studies / J.H. Charman
  • Engineering classification for environmental performance / J.H. Charman, P.J. Carey and P.G. Fookes
  • Predicting natural cavities in chalk / J.S. Griffiths
  • Landslide hazard mapping and risk assessment / G.J. Hearn and J.S. Griffiths
  • Geomorphological mapping / E.M. Lee
  • Geographical information systems / C.P. Nathanail and A. Symonds / Terrain systems mapping / P.J. Phipps.
  • Section 3: Case studies in land surface evaluation: Surface and groundwater resources survey in Jordan / R.J. ALlison
  • Mapping for high pressure gas pipelines in South Wales / G.P. Birch
  • Rapid evaluation of ground conditions for the AVE railway, Spain / G.P. Birch
  • Preliminary landslide hazard assessment in remote areas / J.H. Charman
  • Subsidence hazard in Berkshire in areas underlain by chalk karst / C.N. Edmonds
  • Creation of functional ground models in an urban area / R.J.G. Edwards
  • Pipeline route selection and ground characterization, Algeria / P.G. Fookes, E.M. Lee and M. Sweeney
  • Building the geological model: case study of a rock tunnel in SW England / P.G. Fookes and D.T. Shilston
  • Development of a ground model for the UK Channel Tunnel portal / J.S. Griffiths
  • Low-cost road construction and rehabilitation in unstable mountain areas / G.J. Hearn
  • Terrain hazard around the Ok Tedi copper mine, Papua New Guinea / G.J. Hearn, R. Blong and G. Humphreys
  • GIS-based landslide hazard mapping in the Scotland District, Barbados / G.J. Hearn, I. Hodgson and S. Woddy
  • Ground conditions and hazards: Suez City development, Egypt / D.K.C. Jones
  • Blowing sand and dust hazard, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia / D.K.C. Jones
  • Sediment budget analysis for coastal management, west Dorset / E.M. Lee and D. Brunsden
  • Land use planning in unstable areas: Ventnor, Isle of Wight / E.M. Lee and R. Moore
  • Subsidence map development in an area of abandoned salt mines / E.M. Lee and C.F. Sakalas
  • The design of remedial works to the Dharan-Dhankuta Road, East Nepal / R.P. Martin
  • Terrain evaluation for military purposes: examples from the Balkans / C.P. Nathanail
  • Hazard assessment in Eastern Taiwan / D.N. Petley
  • Slope instability within a residential area in Cleveland, UK / P.J. Phipps
  • Ground models for the design and construction of a high-speed rail link / P.J. Phipps
  • Slope stability hazard assessment: Coalport Railway Bridge, Shropshire / D.T. Shilston
  • Evaluation in urban and industrial environments: the Docklands Light Railway, Lewisham Extension, London / D.T. Shilston, N.E. Harrison and D.J. French.
  • Section 4: Conclusions and recommendations: Land surface evaluation: conclusions and recommendations / D. Brunsden and J.S. Griffiths.

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