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Geology for Engineers and Environmental Scientists, 3/E
Alan E. Kehew, Western Michigan University

ISBN-10: 0131457306
ISBN-13:  9780131457300

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2006
Format:  Paper; 720 pp
Published:  01/11/2006
Status: Instock


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For introductory courses in geology for engineers or engineering geology, offered in departments of geology, earth science, and civil engineering.

 

This text provides an introduction to geology for students of engineering and environmental science – with a focus on applications that they are likely to use in their professional careers. It demonstrates the importance of geology to engineers by including introductory mechanics, hydraulics, and case studies that illustrate interactions between geology and engineering; applications involving environmental problems and solutions are given significant coverage as well.


Features

• Flexible integration of geology and engineering – Presented in a way that enables instructors to structure the course to emphasize aspects of the material as needed.

 

• A solid background in the basics of geology –  Includes mineralogy; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; structural geology and plate tectonics; weathering and erosion; and rivers, coastlines, and glaciers.

 

• Introduction to rock mechanics and soil mechanics – Gives students a head start as they progress to more advanced courses.

 

• Many specific descriptions of geologic processes that are hazardous to human life and property to demonstrate the practical importance of geology to society.


New To This Edition

• Case histories in nearly every chapter – Emphasize the relationship between geology and engineering to give students an appreciation of natural geologic processes that affect all human activity.

– Includes the highways, dams, bridges, and buildings that have been constructed without adequate respect for geologic processes.

– Adds new case histories, including the 1997 Grand Forks, North Dakota flood (discussing flood magnitude and frequence concepts) and engineering in the “Big Dig,” the Boston central artery location.

 

• A separate chapter on subsurface contamination and remediation:

– Introduces students to an area of current interest in both geology and engineering. This field has one of the most active job markets in engineering and geology.

– Moves state-of-the-art coverage of contamination by aqueous and non-aqueous phase compounds to a position directly following the groundwater chapter.

 

• New material throughout – Covers geologic resources, geologic hazards, and environmental challenges in the current century.

 

• Enhanced illustrations, photos, and diagrams throughout the text.

 

• A new section on deserts in Chapter 16.

 

• New material on industrial minerals (Chapter 3) and sustainability of groundwater resources (Chapter 11).

 

• A new first chapter focuses on environmental challenges and the role of geology:

– Covers the implications of population growth, the use and depletion of energy and water resources, the employment opportunities for geologists, potential effects of climate change.

– Puts the importance of geology into perspective for engineering and environmental science students.

 

• New earth systems approach in Chapter 2 – Includes both internal and surface earth systems. The material on internal systems now includes an expanded introduction to plate tectonics.

 

• New emphasis throughout on processes, both in the surface and subsurface. The chapters on rocks and minerals have been reorganized so that the discussion of process comes before the description of materials.

 

• Approximately 25 percent of questions and problems are new or revised.

– The text features both worked examples and end-of-chapter problems, giving instructors the choice of a quantitative or non-quantitative approach to geology.


Table of Contents

1. Challenges of the 21st Century

2. The Earth and Its Systems

3. Minerals

4. Igneous Rocks and Processes

5. Sedimentary Rocks and Processes

6. Metamorphic Rocks and Processes

7. Mechanics of Earth Materials

8. Structural Deformation of the Earth’s Crust and Earthquakes

9. Weathering and Erosion

10. Soils, Soil Hazards and Land Subsidence

11. Ground Water

12. Subsurface Contamination and Remediation

13. Mass Movement and Slope Stability

14. Rivers

15. Oceans and Coasts

16. Glaciers, Permafrost, and Deserts

Summary and Conclusions

Problems

References and Suggestions for Further Reading



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