Engineering Geology, 1st ed. 2024 An Introduction Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment Series

If you have an interest in geohazards and the repercussions of human intervention, this book will provide you with fresh insights into exciting challenges. You will learn about natural hazards like rockfall, landslides and subsidence, while also exploring safe and cost-effective construction, the mapping of contaminated sites, the remediation of post-mining landscapes and the storage of hazardous waste. Organized into three stages, this book presents the interdisciplinary field of engineering geology. It starts with the fundamentals, then explores the expansive domain of site investigation and finally applies the acquired knowledge to practical scenarios. You will also discover how engineering geology contributes to contemporary issues such as sustainable raw material use, the green energy transition, the water crisis and climate adaptation. The concluding chapter delves into utopias, some of which are potentially feasible, like a tunnel through the Atlantic, inhabitable islands made of plastic waste or towers breaking height records.

Engineering Geology navigates readers through a myriad of practical examples, showcasing both impressive projects and cautionary tales of costly failures whose causes are thoroughly examined and analyzed. The book features approximately one hundred worked-out exercises, offering readers an immersive experience across various topics. Following each chapter, practical exercises and suggestions for further reading are provided. With its excellent illustration through numerous diagrams, tables, drawings and photos, this textbook caters to engineers and geoscientists, as well as students and practitioners.

1 Review.- 2 Geologic principles.- 3 Mechanical principles.- 4 Principles of uncertainty.- 5 Engineering geologic investigation.- 6 Preliminary investigations.- 7 Main investigations.- 8 Project accompanying investigations.- 9 Post investigations.- 10 Mass movements.- 11 Mining subsidence.- 12 Structures.- 13 Contaminated sites. - 14 Horizons. - Appendix II Uncertainty and safety. - Literature. - Index.

Dieter D. Genske worked as Humboldt Research Fellow in Kyoto, then for DMT Geo-Consultants Essen. Later, he taught at TU Delft, EPF Lausanne, ETH-Zurich and the University of Nordhausen. His projects include the IBA Emscher Park, the 2000-Watt-Society for Basel, the IBA Hamburg and the site investigation for the new parliament quarter in Berlin. In 2012, Professor Genske was awarded the European Solar Prize.

Clear, didactically excellent introduction with an interdisciplinary approach

Restricted to basic principles, enabling the reader to work on complex problems independently

Numerous useful design diagrams and explanatory illustrations