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020 _a9780521847254 (hardback : alk. paper)
082 0 0 _a551
_bJAC.E
100 1 _aJackson, R. E.
245 1 0 _aEarth science for civil and environmental engineers /
_cRichard E. Jackson (Geofirma Engineering Ltd.).
260 _aCambridge
_bCambridge University Press
_c2019
300 _apages cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aRocks as engineering materials. Introduction -- The structure and composition of the earth -- Geological structures and maps -- Rock mechanics -- Characterization of rocks and rock masses -- Soils and sediments. Terrain evolution and analysis -- Environmental geochemistry and mineralogy -- Glacial sediments and permafrost -- Fluvial processes and sediments -- Characterization of soils and sediments -- Groundwater. Hydrogeology -- Groundwater quality and contamination -- Geological hazards. Land subsidence and karst -- Seismicity and earthquakes -- Landslides -- Coastal hazards -- Glossary.
650 0 _aEarth sciences
650 0 _aCivil engineering
650 0 _aEnvironmental engineering
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