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Geology for engineers and environmental scientists / Alan E. Kehew.

By: Kehew, Alan EMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: xix, 696 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN: 0131457306; 9780131457300Subject(s): Engineering geologyDDC classification: 624.1/51 | 550 LOC classification: TA705 | .K38 2006

Contents:

Introduction -- The Earth and its systems -- Minerals -- Igneous rocks and processes -- Sedimentary rocks and processes -- Metamorphic rocks and processes -- Mechanics of rock materials -- Structural deformation of the Earth's crust and earthquakes -- Weathering and erosion -- Soils, soil hazards, and land subsidence -- Groundwater -- Subsurface contamination and remediation -- Mass movement and slope stability -- Rivers -- Oceans and coasts -- Glaciers, permafrost, and deserts.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main Library	TA705 .K38 2006 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	1	Available	STACKS		51952000150985
Books	Main Library	TA705 .K38 2006 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	2	Available	STACKS		51952000150978

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Earth and its systems -- Ch. 3. Minerals -- Ch. 4. Igneous rocks and processes -- Ch. 5. Sedimentary rocks and processes -- Ch. 6. Metamorphic rocks and processes -- Ch. 7. Mechanics of rock materials -- Ch. 8. Structural deformation of the Earth's crust and earthquakes -- Ch. 9. Weathering and erosion -- Ch. 10. Soils, soil hazards, and land subsidence -- Ch. 11. Groundwater -- Ch. 12. Subsurface contamination and remediation -- Ch. 13. Mass movement and slope stability -- Ch. 14. Rivers -- Ch. 15. Oceans and coasts -- Ch. 16. Glaciers, permafrost, and deserts.

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