A Guide to Classification in Geology by J. W. Murray. Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester, U.K., 1981. No. of pages: 112. Price: £10·00 (Board); £5·00 (Paper)
✍ Scribed by Paul A. Selden
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0072-1050
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of erosion is paramount; with problems of reversing flow, for example in the maritime environment; with land reclamation, including embankment underdrains; with permanent and temporary road construction. In all cases, useful working drawings are given and the potential superiority of some of the membrane-based solutions over the traditional rip-raps etc. is clear.
A brief concluding chapter gives an idea of laboratory equipment involved in the evaluation and quality control aspects of membrane design.
The use of membranes in ground engineering is relatively new-the author rightly refers to the complete absence of its mention in many standard texts on soil mechanics. Others have criticized the failure of traditional research groups-for example the universities-to give a lead in assessing the potential for exploiting ground membranes. However, this reviewer believes the author's Chapters 5 to 9, on field application, show that the only viable experiments are those conducted in the field.
This book can be recommended to practising engineers concerned with problems of ground filtration and separation. Although the author's experience may be biased towards certain manufacturers, there is much of practical value, particularly in Section 2.