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Geologic hazards : a field guide for geotechnical engineers /

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Geologic hazards pose the greatest threat to human safety for any geotechnical undertaking, but it is ultimately the engineer's ability to recognize and cope with these hazards that will determine the safety of life and property. Armed with Geologic Hazards: A Field Guide for Geotechnical Engin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunt, Roy E.
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, ©2007.
Subjects:
Engineering geology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Natural disasters.
Géologie appliquée > Guides, manuels, etc.
Catastrophes naturelles.
natural disasters.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Engineering geology
Natural disasters
Electronic books.
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Geologic hazards pose the greatest threat to human safety for any geotechnical undertaking, but it is ultimately the engineer's ability to recognize and cope with these hazards that will determine the safety of life and property. Armed with Geologic Hazards: A Field Guide for Geotechnical Engineers you will be able to properly recognize, understand various geologic hazards, and provide safe and economical construction. Eminent expert Roy E. Hunt thoroughly examines the potential for slope failures, earthquakes, ground subsidence, collapse, and expansion.
Physical Description:1 online resource (323 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781420052510
1420052519
1420052500
9781420052503