Ground engineer's reference book / edited by F.G. Bell ; with specialist contributors. - [1160] pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- List of contributors -- Part 1. Properties and Behaviour of the Ground -- Part 2. Investigation in Ground Engineering -- Part 3. Treatment of the Ground -- Part 4. Construction in Ground Engineering -- Part 5. Numerical Methods and Modelling in Ground Engineering -- Index.

"The Ground Engineer's Reference Book provides the most comprehensive survey of ground engineering in a practical and assimilable form for the practicising engineer. It systematically covers all aspects of the subject: properties and behaviour of ground; investigation in ground engineering; treatment of the ground; construction in ground engineering; numerical methods and modelling in ground engineering. Each of the specialized contributions is supported by numerous references, diagrams and tables, and the book contains over 500 illustrations." --Book jacket.

0408011734 9780408011730

87005134

GB8712345 bnb b8712345


Engineering geology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Rock mechanics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

TA705 / .G73 1987

624.151