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Record Nr.

UNINA9910704053603321

Autore

Obermeier Stephen F.

Titolo

Engineering geology and design of slopes for cretaceous Potomac deposits in Fairfax County, Virginia, and vicinity / / by Stephen F. Obermeier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Reston, Va.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1984

Washington : , : United States Government Printing Office

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 88 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; ; 1556

Soggetti

Engineering geology - Washington Metropolitan Area

Slopes (Soil mechanics) - Washington Metropolitan Area

Geology, Stratigraphic - Cretaceous

Cretaceous Geologic Period

Engineering geology

Geology, Stratigraphic

Slopes (Soil mechanics)

Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 4, 2014).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Engineering geology of Potomac formation deposits in Fairfax County, Virginia, and vicinity, with emphasis on landslides / by Stephen F. Obermeier -- Design and construction of slopes in Potomac formation deposits / by Paul G. Swanson and John S. Jones, Jr. -- Evaluation of permanent cut slope stability in Potomac formation deposits / by James J. Schnabel -- A summation and critique: a review of procedures for design of permanent slopes on the Potomac formation and some relevant field observations / by Stephen F. Obermeier.