Engineering Geomorphology

Theory and Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

AvP. G. Fookes,E. Mark Lee,J.S. Griffiths,J. S. Griffiths

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This book highlights the basic concepts used to explain the causes, mechanisms and consequences of landform change.It considers how the land surface works in the context of wetland, flatland, hills, mountains, rivers and coasts; and the techniques that are available to the engineering geomorphologist in the field, in the laboratory, in the office and in the various forms of remote sensing.It is a significant book written by foremost experts in the field and is the first to truly cover the topic of engineering geomorphology as a distinct discipline. It is an essential guide for both practitioners and students.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-03-06
Mått208 x 295 x 16 mm
Vikt1 145 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagPorto Press Ltd
ISBN9781904445388

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Introduction. BASIC CONCEPTS: Energy Inputs and Geomorphological Activity. The Basics of Change: Stress, Strain and Strength. Earth Surface Systems. The Behaviour of Earth Surface Systems. SYSTEM CONTROLS: Geology; Engineering Soils; Mobile Sediments; Climate Variation; Sea-Level Change. The Nature of Change: Rates and Events. The Implications of Change: Hazards and Risks. Construction Resources: Aggregates. Engineering and Change: Environmental Impacts. SLOPES: The Supply of Water and Sediment; The Role of Water; Soil Erosion by Water; Wind Erosion and Deposition; Landslides; Landslide Hazard and Risk; Karst Terrain. RIVERS: The Drainage Basin; Water and Sediment Loads; Channel Form; Channel Change; Flooding; Flood Hazard and Risk; THE COAST: Energy Inputs; Sediment Cells and Budgets; Hazard and Risk Assessment; Estuaries, Mudflats and Saltmarshes; Deltas; Fringing Beaches; Barrier Beaches; Dunes; Cliffs. COMMON TECHNIQUES: Methods of Investigation. Desk Study and Initial Terrain Models. Geographical Information Systems. Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photographs. Historical Research. Terrain Evaluation. Geomorphological Mapping. Measurement and Monitoring of Change. Dating Methods. Uncertainty and Expert Judgement. Further Reading

'This is the handy source that brings together a wealth of basic data from a huge range of published and unpublished sources... it comes at a sensible price and it is tailored down and then expanded laterally to provide the basic facts that the engineer needs at work. ...great to pull off the shelf for a snapshot of available data and status quo in the huge field of geomorphology. This book really does belong on the office shelf, where it will soon become very well thumbed.' to be published in the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrology