Geotechnical engineering investigation handbook / Roy E. Hunt.
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| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Florida :
Taylor & Francis,
2005.
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| Edition: | 2nd edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword ; Preface ; Introduction ; Basic Considerations; Scope; Geotechnical Investigation: Objectives, Stages, Scope, and Planning; Investigation Methods and Procedures ; Exploration ; Introduction; Surface Mapping; Subsurface Exploration; Recovery of Samples and Cores; References; Further Reading; Measurement of Properties ; Introduction; Basic and Index Properties; Hydraulic Properties (Permeability); Rupture Strength; Deformation Without Rupture; Typical Values of Basic, Index,
- And Engineering Properties; References; Further Reading; Field Instrumentation ; Introduction; Surface Movements; Subsurface Deformations; In Situ Pressures and Stresses; Instrumentation Arrays for Typical Problems; References; Further Reading; Catalogs; Characteristics of Geologic Materials and Formations ; Rock and Soil: Identification and Classification ; Introduction; Rock; Soils; References; Further Reading; Rock-Mass Characteristics ; Introduction; Original Rock-Mass Forms; Deformation by Folding; Jointing; Faults; Residual Stresses; Alteration of Rock; References; Further Reading; Soil Formations: Geologic Classes and Characteristics ; Introduction; Residual Soils; Colluvial Deposits; Alluvial Deposits; Eolian Deposits; Glacial Deposits; Secondary Deposits; Pedological Soils and Plant Indicators.
- And Heave ; Introduction; Groundwater and Oil Extraction; Subsurface Mining; Solution of Rock; Soil Subsidence and Collapse; Heave in Soil and Rock; References; Further Reading; Earthquakes ; Introduction; Earthquake Elements; Surface Effects on the Geologic Environment; Earthquake-Resistant Design: An Overview; Investigation: Important Structures in High-Hazard Areas; References; Bibliography; Appendices ; Appendix A: The Earth and Geologic History ; Significance to the Engineer; The Earth; Global Tectonics; Geologic History; References; Further Reading; Appendix B: USGS Quads and Aerial Photographs in Book ; Appendix C: Conversion Tables ; Appendix D: Symbols ; Appendix E: Engineering Properties of Geologic Materials: Data and Correlations ; Index ; Color Plates Section.