Rahn, Perry H. <br/><br/>
Engineering geology :  an environmental approach / 
Perry H. Rahn. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  PTR Prentice Hall,  c1996. 
 - xiii, 657 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Chapter 1 Population <br/>1.1 Introduction<br/>1.2 World Population<br/>1.3 Exponentional Functions<br/>1.4 United States Population<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter2 Maps, Aerial Photographs, and Remote Sensing<br/>2.1 Topographic Maps<br/>2.2 Geologic Maps<br/>2.3 Aerial photographs<br/>2.4 Thermal Imagery<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 3 Weathering and Soil Forming  Processes<br/>3.1 Soil and Bedrock<br/>3.2 Weathering <br/>3.3 Soil and Bedrock Contacts<br/>3.4 Soil Forming Processes<br/><br/>Chapter 4 Rock Mechanics <br/>4.1 Introduction <br/>4.2 Empirical Measurement <br/>4.3 Stress and Strain<br/>4.4 Compressive Strength<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 5 Soil Mechanics<br/>5.1 Introduction<br/>5.2 Soil Texture<br/>5.3 Soil Moisture<br/>5.4 Atterberg Limits<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 6 Mass Wasting<br/>6.1 Mass Wasting process<br/>6.2 Permafrost<br/><br/>Chapter Ground Water<br/>7.1 Introduction <br/>7.2 Precipitation, Infiltration and Evaporation<br/>7.3 Ground Water Concepts<br/>7.4 Ground Water Flow<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 8 Fluvial Processes<br/>8.1 Fluvial Geomorphology <br/>8.2 Stream Discharge Characteristics<br/>8.3 Dams <br/>8.4 Other Flood Control Structures<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 9 Land Subsidence<br/>9.1 Introduction<br/>9.2 Land Subsidence Due to Withdrawal of Fluids<br/>9.3 Land Subsidence Due to Underground mining<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 10 Engineering Geology of Coastal Regions<br/>10.1 Basic Concepts<br/>10.2 Engineering Structures in Coastal Areas <br/>10.3 Coastal Erosion<br/>10.4 Tsunami<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 11 Earth quakes <br/>11.1 Earthquakes and Seismic Waves<br/>11.2 Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Earthquakes<br/>11.3 Seismic Risk and Earthquake probability<br/>11.4 Man-made Earthquakes<br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 12 Geophysical Techniques<br/>12.1 Engineering Seismology<br/>12.2 Electrical Resistivity<br/>12.3 Gravity Methods <br/>etc<br/><br/>Chapter 13 Energy <br/>13.1 Fossil Fuel<br/>13.2 Nuclear Energy<br/>13.3 Alternative Energy Sources<br/><br/>Chapter 14 Design with Nature <br/>14.1 Geological Hazards<br/>14.2 Environmental Abuses<br/>14.3 Planning  a Head<br/> <br/> 
<br/><br/>References : p. 596-646 . _ Index : p. 651-657 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780131774032 0131774034 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96007193  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Engineering geology.<br/>Environmental geology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.151  / RAH