Β After constructction begins,Β field logs often provide the only record of pre-construction tracts of land available to the designer and contractor later in the process, as well as for future users of the land. As with any science of description, it is essential that the individual who records the lo
Soil and rock description in engineering practice
β Scribed by Norbury, David
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 321
- Edition
- Second edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Subjects
Soils.;Sols.;Rocks.;Civil engineering.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
<p><span>This is a revised and updated edition of the highly successful first and second editions. In the intervening period the procedures used in the description of soils and rocks have continued to develop and evolve and this new edition incorporates changes in the international standards EN ISO
Annotation<span class='showMoreLessContentElement' style='display: none;'><p>In ground investigation, the description of soils and rocks inengineering practice forms a major input to the field log. The log records the materials and strata seen in any sample, core or exposure and is a basic element o
This new addition to the 'Short Course' series combines both soil and rock slope engineering - in effect, two short courses - in one concise volume. Like its acclaimed companion volume A Short Course in Foundation Engineering, this book focuses on the essentials, explaining simple methods of stabili