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An introduction for courses that involve some knowledge of glacial geology and sediments of formerly glaciated terrains. The early chapters describe depositional processes at modern glacier and ice-sheet margins relating sediments and landforms in recurring "landsystems". Later chapters portray the distribution of these landsystems in Pleistocene glaciated terrains of the mid-latitudes, focussing on commonly encountered problems in various fields from stratigraphic and sedimentological investigations to construction problems relating to roads and dams. The resulting text is a summation of a large body of literature previously accessible only to specialists. A substantial reference list is complemented by cross-references throughout.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Glacial Geology: An Introduction for Engineers and Earth Scientists
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Rationale
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. Glacial Geology: A Landsystems Approach
- Chapter 2. The Subglacial Landsystem
- Chapter 3. The Supraglacial Landsystem
- Chapter 4. The Glaciated Valley Landsystem
- Chapter 5. Landforms and Sediments Resulting from Former Periglacial Climates
- Chapter 6. Glaciolacustrine and Glaciomarine Clay Deposition: A North American Perspective
- Chapter 7. Glaciofluvial Transport and Deposition
- Chapter 8. Geotechnical Properties of Lodgement Till–A Review
- Chapter 9. The Distribution of Glacial Landsystems in Britain and North America
- Chapter 10. Engineering Geological Mapping in Glaciated Terrain
- Chapter 11. Site Investigation Procedures and Engineering Testing of Glacial Sediments
- Chapter 12. Foundation Engineering in Glaciated Terrain
- Chapter 13. Road Construction in Glaciated Terrain
- Chapter 14. Dam and Reservoir Construction in Glaciated Valleys
- Chapter 15. Hydrogeological Investigations in Glaciated Terrains
- Appendix I: Commonly Used Grain-Size Scales for Sediments
- Appendix II: S.I. Units and Conversion Factors
- Appendix III: Notation for Chapter 8
- References
- Index
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