Présentation de l'éditeur
The importance of geology to engineering is constantly receiving wider and stronger recognition, for it is realized that whatever line of work the engineer is engaged in, whether highway construction, tunneling, quarrying, river and harbor improvement, water supply, mining, etc., he is almost certain to encounter problems of a geologic character. Indeed during the late European War, the importance of engineering geology to mU itary operations came to be widely though tardily recognized. There has thus naturally developed an increased demand for instruction in geology as applied to engineering. The aim has been, therefore, to emphasize the practical application of the subjects treated in this volume to engineering work. This volume is more than a condensation and simplification of a larger text Engineering Geology published by the authors in 1914, since it has involved complete rewriting of many parts of the larger book and the amplification of other parts. While Engineering Geology has met with a very gratifying reception, there are many institutions that desire a smaller volume to meet the requirements of a briefer course. It was to meet this demand that the present book was prepared. I thaca, N. Y., and Charlottesville, Va.
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