Engineering Geology : Principles and Practice

David Price had written the greater part of this book by the time he died; it has been completed by his colleagues as a tribute to the many contributions he made to the subject of engineering geology through his professional and academic life. David graduated from the University of Wales in 1954 with the degree of Geology with Mathematics and Physics, joined the Overseas Division of the Geological Survey and was despatched to what was then British Guiana, to map economic mineral reserves and construction materials. He returned to the UK in 1958 to join the construction company George Wimpey. The post-war boom was beginning and David was engaged as an engineering geologist. In those days industry appreciated the need for research, as little was known for the tasks that had to be completed, and David joined a remarkable group of scientists and engineers at Wimpey’s Central Laboratory at Hayes; the young reader can best visualise this as an ”industrial university”. At that time formal education and training in engineering geology did not exist and as David recalled ”... no one really knew what they were doing; we followed the principles of our subject, used common sense, learnt from what happened on site and talked to those who seemed to know more than we on the subject in hand. ” It was David’s generation that established ”Engineering Geology”, as we now know it, in the UK and he played a full part in its foundation. This Book Is Written To Explain The Influence Ground Conditions Can Have Upon Engineering With Rocks And Soils, And Upon Designing, Analysing And Executing An Engineered Response To The Geological And Geomorphological Processes Acting On Them; These Subjects Form The Essence Of Engineering Geology. The Text Is Written For Students Of The Subject, Either Geologists Or Engineers, Who Encounter The Challenge Of Idealising The Ground And Its Processes For The Purposes Of Design And Of Quantifying Them For The Purpose Of Analysis. With This In Mind The Book Describes How Geology Can Dictate The Design Of Ground Investigations, Influence The Interpretation Of Its Findings, And Be Incorporated Into Design And Analysis. The Reader Is Constantly Reminded Of Basic Geology; The Simple Things That Constitute The Big Picture, A Neglect Of Which May Cause Design And Analyses To Be At Fault, And Construction Not To Function As It Should. The Basis Of Engineering Geology -- Part I - Investigating The Ground -- Geological Materials -- Geological Masses -- Maps -- Recovery Of Samples -- Field Tests And Measurements -- Organisation, Design And Reporting Of Site Investigations -- Part Ii - Ground Behaviour -- Ground Response To Engineering And Natural Processes -- Withdrawal Of Support By Surface Excavations -- Withdrawal Of Support By Underground Excavations -- Static Loading Of The Ground -- Dynamic Loading Of The Ground -- Ground Reaction To Changes Of Fluid And Gas Pressures. David George Price ; Edited And Compiled By M.h. De Freitas. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [421]-428) And Index. "This book is written to explain the influence ground conditions can have upon engineering with rocks and soils, and upon designing, analysing and executing an engineered response to the geological and geomorphological processes acting on them; these subjects form the essence of Engineering Geology. The text is written for students of the subject, either geologists or engineers, who encounter the challenge of idealising the ground and its processes for the purposes of design and of quantifying them for the purpose of analysis. With this in mind the book describes how geology can dictate the design of a ground investigation, influence the interpretation of its findings, and be incorporated into design and analysis. The reader is constantly reminded of basic geology; the "simple" things that constitute the "big picture", a neglect of which may cause design and analyses to be at fault, and construction not to function as it should."--Jacket Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Basis of Engineering Geology....Pages 1-18 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Geological Materials....Pages 21-61 Geological Masses....Pages 63-90 Maps....Pages 91-131 Recovery of Samples....Pages 133-158 Field Tests and Measurements....Pages 159-207 Organisation, Design and Reporting of Site Investigations....Pages 209-225 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Ground Response to Engineering and Natural Processes....Pages 229-245 Withdrawal of Support by Surface Excavations....Pages 247-294 Withdrawl of Support by Underground Excavations....Pages 295-347 Static Loading of the Ground....Pages 349-386 Dynamic Loading of the Ground....Pages 387-400 Ground Reaction to Changes of Fluid and Gas Pressures....Pages 401-418 Back Matter....Pages 419-450 This text is directed at the heart of Engineering Geology where geology is used to identify potential problems arising from ground conditions. It describes how to investigate those conditions and to define an engineering response that will either avoid or reduce or even eliminate the problems revealed. The book presents the "big picture" that is so often lacking when only site details are available, but necessary for adequate engineering solutions.