Geology for engineers and environmental scientists
Alan E. Kehew
- 3rd ed.
- Harlow : Pearson Education, c2013.
- xix, 696 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Ch. 1. Introduction Ch. 2. The Earth and its systems Ch. 3. Minerals Ch. 4. Igneous rocks and processes Ch. 5. Sedimentary rocks and processes Ch. 6. Metamorphic rocks and processes Ch. 7. Mechanics of rock materials Ch. 8. Structural deformation of the Earth's crust and earthquakes Ch. 9. Weathering and erosion Ch. 10. Soils, soil hazards, and land subsidence Ch. 11. Groundwater Ch. 12. Subsurface contamination and remediation Ch. 13. Mass movement and slope stability Ch. 14. Rivers Ch. 15. Oceans and coasts Ch. 16. Glaciers, permafrost, and deserts.