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Foundations of Engineering Geology Paperback – 21 April 2009

by A.C. Waltham (Author), Tony Waltham (Author)

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Now in full colour, the third edition of this well established book provides a readable and highly illustrated overview of the aspects of geology that are most significant to civil engineers.

Sections in the book include those devoted to the main rock types, weathering, ground investigation, rock mass strength, failures of old mines, subsidence on peats and clays, sinkholes on limestone and chalk, water in landslides, slope stabilization and understanding ground conditions. The roles of both natural and man-induced processes are assessed, and this understanding is developed into an appreciation of the geological environments potentially hazardous to civil engineering and construction projects. For each style of difficult ground, available techniques of site investigation and remediation are reviewed and evaluated.

Each topic is presented as a double page spread with a careful mix of text and diagrams, with tabulated reference material on parameters such as bearing strength of soils and rocks. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and covers the entire spectrum of topics of interest for both students and practitioners in the field of civil engineering.

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0415469600
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978-0415469609
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3rd
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CRC Press
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21 April 2009
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English
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29.7 x 21 x 0.6 cm
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98 pages
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"A useful source for a quick insight into the subject or a reminder for the practising engineer when difficult ground is encountered."
―Ground Engineering

"This is an excellent book that will be invaluable not only as a textbook for students taking an engineering geology, geology or civil engineering course but also as a reference book/aide memoire in later years as they (and we more advanced practitioners) follow their careers."

―Geological Magazine

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Tony Waltham lives in Nottingham, UK, having now retired from many years as a university lecturer in engineering geology.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CRC Press; 3rd edition (21 April 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 98 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415469600
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415469609
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 29.7 x 21 x 0.6 cm

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Emperor Geology

Good reference for studying for FG exam.

Reviewed in the United States on 7 July 2023

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Excellent little reference book for helping me to study and prepare for the F.G. exam.

Manoj

Don't buy the Indian edition

Reviewed in India on 21 September 2017

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"Now in full colour" says the back cover, but the Indian edition is in black and white, presumably to discourage export to richer countries. The lack of colour makes both the drawings and the photographs much less clear. For example, many of the photographs have one or two people in them for scale, but in the black-and-white pictures you don't see them unless you look carefully.

As for the content, this book seems to be a summary of what every civil engineer should know about geology. It does not work all that well as an introduction. The book has 39 chapters and each chapter is allocated a two-page spread. Because the space for each topic is fixed, the information is given as brief points with little explanation. But if you already learnt this stuff earlier and want a quick refresher, this might be for you.

Pondering Panda

Foundations to the very core.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2018

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This is a short but sweet book detailing all the fundamentals of engineering geology. Each 2-page spread gives a concise and information-dense overview of a particular topic (and almost all the main topics are covered). The text is beautifully illustrated throughout in full colour with intelligible diagrams, tables and figures. In my opinion this is the perfect core-text for a university course in engineering geology and should be on the book shelf of every English-speaking Engineering Geologist to remind them of the basics.

Morgoth

Nice book

Reviewed in Germany on 17 October 2014

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I purchased this book as I do not have my old books of geology anymore. I must say that it was worth to invest the money!

Pearstewks

Excellent service

Reviewed in the United States on 22 July 2021

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Book arrived exactly as described and on time - excellent service

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