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Soils formed or now existing under arid climatic conditions cover
more than one-third of the world's land surface. Many have unique
characteristics which can pose difficult geotechnical problems.
This text considers these problems and suggests ways of overcoming
them.
This significant new book by foremost experts in the field will be
the first that truly covers the topic of engineering geomorphology
as a distinct discipline and, as such, will be of paramount
importance to both practitioners and students. Engineering
geomorphology is concerned with the evaluation of landform changes,
especially the effects of construction on the environment, notably
on the operation of surface processes and the risks from surface
processes, whether current processes or the legacies of past
processes. Engineering geomorphology provides practical support for
engineering decision-making (project planning, investigation,
design and construction) and engineering geomorphologists form an
integrate part of the engineering or environmental team.
Engineering geomorphology has developed in the last few decades to
support a number of distinct areas of engineering, including river
engineering, coastal engineering, and geotechnical engineering,
where engineering geomorphology has complemented engineering
geology and has proven to be valuable, especially for rapid site
reconnaissance and slope stability studies.Geomorphology provides a
spatial context for developing site models and explaining the
distribution and characteristics of particular ground-related
problems (e. g. landslides, permafrost or the presence of
aggressive soils) and resources (e.g. sand and gravel). Engineering
geomorphology can also be applied to agricultural engineering,
primarily in the investigation and management of soil erosion
problems. This book includes basic concepts that underpin efforts
to explain the causes, mechanisms and consequences of landform
change. It then considers how the land surface works in the context
of wetland, flatland, hills, mountains, rivers and coasts; and the
techniques that are available to the engineering geomorphologist in
the field, in the laboratory, in the office and in the various
forms of remote sensing. Each succinct chapter is packed with vital
information, well-illustrated with diagrams and tables and fully
referenced so that the detail of subject matter can be followed up.
Geomorphological landforms and processes exert a strong influence
on surface engineering works, yet comparatively little systematic
information on geomorphology is available to engineers. This book
presents a worldwide view of geomorphology for engineers and other
professionals on the near-surface engineering problems associated
with the various landscapes. This new and completely revised
edition has additional chapters with an improved format and is
broadly divided into three parts.;The first part is concerned with
the major factors which control the materials, form and processes
on the Earth's surfaces. The second part deals with the
geomorphological processes which help shape land surfaces and
influence their engineering characteristics and the final part
covers environments and landscapes, including some specialist
chapters. Each chapter is written by leading authorities on the
subject and is both self-contained and referenced with other
chapters as appropriate to make a balanced whole.;Readership:
practitioners and academics in civil, geotechnical, foundation
engineering, soil and rock mechanics, and engineering geology.;
Practitioners, postgraduate and advanced undergraduates
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