Clay in Engineering Geology
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Clay in Engineering Geology

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Clay in Engineering Geology

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Engineering geology is an interdisciplinary subject concerned with the application of geological science to engineering practice, and it is therefore important for the engineering geologist to recognize the boundary between engineering application and purely scientific enquiry. Much research in applied clay science results from imperfectly understood engineering behaviour. Engineering geology is most closely allied to the geotechnical and materials areas of civil engineering. The scope of the present book is limited to the influence of clay but because clay is almost ubiquitous in earth materials the subject still remains broad. In soil and rock, clay is the smallest size fraction, but it is that very fact which often determines its major influences on engineering behaviour.In this book the author reviews the importance of clay in engineering geology and summarizes present knowledge in this field. The plan of the book has remained unchanged since the first edition was published in 1968 but the text, diagrams and reference lists have all been extensively updated. The first 5 chapters review the classification, origin, composition, fabric and physical chemistry of clays. Behavioural aspects, covered in the following 4 chapters, include moisture interaction, strength and rheology, soil stabilization and the use of clays as materials. The final 3 chapters describe methods of analysis of clays and soils.Clay in Engineering Geology contains material drawn from a wide variety of sources and, together with its literature review and indexes, will provide much of value to geologists, mineralogists, civil and geotechnical engineers concerned with applied clay science.

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Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2012
ISBN
9780444600493
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Clay in Engineering Geology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. CHAPTER 1. THE NATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF CLAYS AND SOILS
  8. CHAPTER 2. PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
  9. CHAPTER 3. THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF CLAY MINERALS AND CLAYS
  10. CHAPTER 4 . COMPOSITION AND FABRIC OF CLAYS
  11. CHAPTER 5. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF CLAYS
  12. CHAPTER 6. MOISTURE INT ERACT ION WITH CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS
  13. CHAPTER 7 . STRENGTH AND RHE0L0GY OF CLAYS
  14. CHAPTER 8. SOIL STABILIZATION
  15. CHAPTER 9. CLAYS AS MATERIALS
  16. CHAPTER 10. THE MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CLAY
  17. CHAPTER 11. PHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF CLAYS
  18. CHAPTER 12. ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF SOILS
  19. INDEX TO AUTHORS CITED IN TEXT
  20. SUBJECT INDEX