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No engineering structure can be built on the ground or within it without the influence of geology being experienced by the engineer. Yet geology is an ancillary

Geology – Basics for Engineers (second edition) presents the physical and chemical characteristics of the Earth, the nature and the properties of rocks and un

A thorough knowledge of geology is essential in the design and construction of infrastructures for transport, buildings and mining operations; while an understa