GEOLOGY FOR
CIVIL ENGINEERS BOOK BY A.C. McLEAN AND C.D. GRIBBLE – PDF FREE DOWNLOAD
CIVIL ENGINEERS BOOK BY A.C. McLEAN AND C.D. GRIBBLE – PDF FREE DOWNLOAD
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GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
AUTHOR : A.C. McLEAN, C.D.
GRIBBLE
GRIBBLE
PUBLISHERS : E & FN Spon, an
imprint of Chapman & Hall
imprint of Chapman & Hall
The impulse
to write this book stemmed from a course of geology given by us to engineering
undergraduates at the University of Glasgow. The course has changed, and we
hope improved, during the twenty years since one of us was first involved with
it. It was essentially a scaled-down version of an introductory course to
science undergraduates; it is now radically different both in content and in
the mode of teaching it. Our main thought, as we gradually reshaped it, was to
meet the special interests and professional needs of budding civil engineers.
It is a matter for serious debate as to whether time should be found within an
engineering course for classes of a broad cultural nature. Our experience in teaching
indicates that the relevance of subject matter to the vocation of those taught
usually increases their interest and enthusiasm. Furthermore, in engineering
curricula which are being crowded by new and professionally useful topics, we
doubt whether a place would have been found for a general course on geology
which discussed, for example, the evolution of the vertebrates or the genetic
relationship of the various basic plutonic rocks. On the other side of the
scale, we have firm beliefs that educated men and women should be aware of the
Theory of Natural Selection and its support from the fossil record, and should
be aware of other major scientific concepts such as plate tectonics. We have
found some space for both of these in our book. Other apparent digressions from
what is obviously relevant may serve a professional purpose. For example, civil
engineers must have an insight into how geologists reach conclusions in making
a geological map, in order to evaluate the finished map. Similarly, they should
appreciate how and why geologists differentiate between (say) gabbro and
diorite, not because these differences are important for most engineering
purposes but so that they can read a geological report sensibly and with the
ability to sift the relevant from the irrelevant information.
to write this book stemmed from a course of geology given by us to engineering
undergraduates at the University of Glasgow. The course has changed, and we
hope improved, during the twenty years since one of us was first involved with
it. It was essentially a scaled-down version of an introductory course to
science undergraduates; it is now radically different both in content and in
the mode of teaching it. Our main thought, as we gradually reshaped it, was to
meet the special interests and professional needs of budding civil engineers.
It is a matter for serious debate as to whether time should be found within an
engineering course for classes of a broad cultural nature. Our experience in teaching
indicates that the relevance of subject matter to the vocation of those taught
usually increases their interest and enthusiasm. Furthermore, in engineering
curricula which are being crowded by new and professionally useful topics, we
doubt whether a place would have been found for a general course on geology
which discussed, for example, the evolution of the vertebrates or the genetic
relationship of the various basic plutonic rocks. On the other side of the
scale, we have firm beliefs that educated men and women should be aware of the
Theory of Natural Selection and its support from the fossil record, and should
be aware of other major scientific concepts such as plate tectonics. We have
found some space for both of these in our book. Other apparent digressions from
what is obviously relevant may serve a professional purpose. For example, civil
engineers must have an insight into how geologists reach conclusions in making
a geological map, in order to evaluate the finished map. Similarly, they should
appreciate how and why geologists differentiate between (say) gabbro and
diorite, not because these differences are important for most engineering
purposes but so that they can read a geological report sensibly and with the
ability to sift the relevant from the irrelevant information.
Our course
and this book are essentially an introduction to geology for civil engineers,
which is adequate for the needs of their later careers, and on which further
courses of engineering geology, soil mechanics or rock mechanics can be based.
They are not conceived as a course and text on engineering geology. We have,
however, extended the scope of the book beyond what is geology in the strict
sense to include engineering applications of geology. This is partly to
demonstrate the relevance of geology to engineering, and partly in the
expectation that the book, with its appendices, will also serve as a useful
handbook of facts and methods for qualified engineers and other professionals
who use geology. The reactions of the majority of those who reviewed our first
draft reassured us that our ideas were not peculiar to ourselves, and that we
were not the zvx only teachers of geology who felt the need for a textbook
tailored to them. Other views ranged from a preference for altering the book to
make it a comprehensive account of the whole of geology largely devoid of
material on engineering, to a preference for a more radical change along the
lines we were following, which would have produced an introductory text in
engineering geology rather than geology. The balance of opinion seemed
reasonably close to our own prescription, though we are grateful for the many
constructive suggestions that have led to major changes of content and
arrangement as well as minor amendments. If we have not ended at the centre of
the many opinions that colleagues and friends have kindly given us, it is
because at the end of the day we have special interests and views ourselves,
and it is our book. We hope that you will find it useful and readable._ stated
by the Authors of this book.
and this book are essentially an introduction to geology for civil engineers,
which is adequate for the needs of their later careers, and on which further
courses of engineering geology, soil mechanics or rock mechanics can be based.
They are not conceived as a course and text on engineering geology. We have,
however, extended the scope of the book beyond what is geology in the strict
sense to include engineering applications of geology. This is partly to
demonstrate the relevance of geology to engineering, and partly in the
expectation that the book, with its appendices, will also serve as a useful
handbook of facts and methods for qualified engineers and other professionals
who use geology. The reactions of the majority of those who reviewed our first
draft reassured us that our ideas were not peculiar to ourselves, and that we
were not the zvx only teachers of geology who felt the need for a textbook
tailored to them. Other views ranged from a preference for altering the book to
make it a comprehensive account of the whole of geology largely devoid of
material on engineering, to a preference for a more radical change along the
lines we were following, which would have produced an introductory text in
engineering geology rather than geology. The balance of opinion seemed
reasonably close to our own prescription, though we are grateful for the many
constructive suggestions that have led to major changes of content and
arrangement as well as minor amendments. If we have not ended at the centre of
the many opinions that colleagues and friends have kindly given us, it is
because at the end of the day we have special interests and views ourselves,
and it is our book. We hope that you will find it useful and readable._ stated
by the Authors of this book.
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CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Minerals
and rocks
and rocks
3. Superficial
deposits
deposits
4. Distribution
of rocks at and below the surface
of rocks at and below the surface
5. Subsurface
(ground) water
(ground) water
6. Geological
exploration of an engineering site
exploration of an engineering site
7. Rocks
and civil engineering
and civil engineering
8. Principal
geological factors affecting certain engineering projects
geological factors affecting certain engineering projects
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