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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006616103321

Autore

Matthews M. C

Titolo

A short course in geology for civil engineers / / M. Matthews, N. Simons, B. Menzies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Thomas Telford Publishing, , 2008

Reston, Virginia : , : ASCE Press, , [date of distribution not identified]

ISBN

1-68015-035-9

0-7277-3703-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SimonsN. E

MenziesBruce Keith

Disciplina

624.1/51

Soggetti

Geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explains the processes of how the ground is formed and therefore what it is made of and how it behaves as an engineering material. This enables the civil engineer to work from a few first principles to decide if the ground is an asset or a hazard.