Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering by Luis Gonzalez de Vallejo, published by Taylor & Francis on January 12, 2011, is a comprehensive textbook that spans 700 pages and is presented in English. This edition offers an in-depth exploration of the essential role geology plays in the design and construction of various infrastructures, including transport systems, buildings, and mining operations. It emphasizes the importance of understanding geological conditions for effective urban, territorial, and environmental planning, as well as for the prevention and mitigation of geohazards.
Readers will find that Geological Engineering is organized into four main sections: fundamentals covering soil mechanics and hydrogeology; methods for site investigations and engineering geological mapping; applications related to foundations and slope stability; and a focus on geohazards such as landslides and earthquake risks. The textbook is extensively illustrated with working examples and graphics, making it a valuable resource for graduate and postgraduate students, as well as a reference for practicing engineering geologists and civil and mining engineers involved in the design and construction of various projects.
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A thorough knowledge of geology is essential in the design and construction of infrastructures for transport, buildings and mining operations; while an understanding of geology is also crucial for those working in urban, territorial and environmental planning and in the prevention and mitigation of geohazards.
Geological Engineering provides an interpretation of the geological setting, integrating geological conditions into engineering design and construction, and provides engineering solutions that take into account both ground conditions and environment.
This textbook, extensively illustrated with working examples and a wealth of graphics, covers the subject area of geological engineering in four sections:
- Fundamentals: soil mechanics, rock mechanics and hydrogeology
- Methods: site investigations, rock mass characterization and engineering geological mapping
- Applications: foundations, slope stability, tunnelling, dams and reservoirs and earth works
- Geohazards: landslides, other mass movements, earthquake hazards and prevention and mitigation of geological hazards
As well as being a textbook for graduate and postgraduate students and academics, Geological Engineering serves as a basic reference for practicing engineering geologists and geological and geotechnical engineers, as well as civil and mining engineers dealing with design and construction of foundations, earth works and excavations for infrastructures, buildings, and mining operations.
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