CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOLOGIC MATERIALS AND FORMATIONS

'Characteristics of Geologic Materials and Formations' provides a basis for recognizing, identifying, and classifying the various rock and soil types. With clear, concise, and hands-on guidance, this book describes these rock and soil types in termsof their origin, mode of occurrence, and structural features in situ and presents the typical characteristics that are of engineering significance. It also explains the elements that affect surface and subsurface water engineering in terms of controlling floods, erosion, subsurface flow, and seepage, as well as for water conservation. Supplying important correlations used to estimate engineering and geologic properties, the book presents correlations for intact rock, rock masses, and soil formations throughout the chapters and condenses this information into a convenient summary table in an appendix. Eliminate the need to search through narrow volumes or large handbooks with 'Characteristics of Geologic Materials and Formations - A Field Guide for Geotechnical Engineers', a convenient and complete guide to the techniques you need.