Engineering Geology and Geotechnics for Infrastructure by Azzam Rafig, Robert Hack, Robert Charlier

By Azzam Rafig, Robert Hack, Robert Charlier

Geologists and civil engineers regarding infrastructure making plans, layout and construction describe specialist practices and engineering geological methods in numerous ecu infrastructure projects.

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C Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004 16 David Norbury Engineering Geologists belong to the profession of Ground Engineering that practices engineering with, on or in geological materials. Ground engineering is of considerable economic importance and benefits society in providing the means of efficient structures and sustainable use of resources and space. This is frequently not appreciated by the general public as most geo-engineered solutions are hidden in the ground. Nevertheless, ground-engineered structures are testament to substantial technological and intellectual achievements.

SGF Laboratory Manual, Part 2. Byggforskringsrådet. Toronto Stock Exchange (1999): Setting New Standards – Final Report by the Mining Standards Task Force. pt Tel: +351 217925000 Fax: +351 217970348 Abstract. Portugal is starting a large program of high-speed train routes connecting the main cities in the country and these cities to central Europe throughout Spain. The country has a very wide range of lithological types and the main routes cross some important hilly zones. These facts, together with the severe geometric restrictions associated with the HighSpeed Trains, attach an important role to Engineering Geology both at the Feasibility stage and at the Design stage of the projects.

Why Codify Engineering Geology? The geologist has to collate and interpret the geological information and to compile a realistic geological model, and to include realistic assessments of the degree of uncertainty within the model. The key aspect of the Engineering Geologists' role then comes into play – the communication of all aspects of this model to other members of the design team and the project owner / client and, increasingly, the public. This communication of information using normal geological nomenclature in a qualitative sense has often left listeners confused.

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