Handbook Of Engineering Geology For Candidates Preparing For Competitive Examinations (Pb-2017)

For Candidates Preparing for Competitive Examinations a a a CSIR– Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National Eligibility Test UPSC : Geologist Examination Civil Services Examination (CSE) Other State Government Services Examinations CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd Dedicated to Education 4819/XI, Prahlad Street, 24 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110 002, India delhi@cbspd.com, cbspubs@airtelmail.in; www.cbspd.com New Delhi Bengaluru Chennai Kochi Kolkata Mumbai Hyderabad Nagpur Patna | | | | | | | | Pune CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd Dedicated to Education 9 789386 478023 978-93-86478-02-3 Handbook off Engineering Geology covers basics of engineering geology, basic terminology, engineering properties of soil and rock with construction materials and measuring methods, rock mass classification, role of geology in civil engineering projects such as highway, rail, dam and barrage, underground caverns, bridges, coastal geotechnics, role of engineering geology in mitigation of geological hazards as landslides, earthquakes,and consideration of impact of climate change on engineering geology project with case studies of major Indian engineering projects. This book covers a sufficient number of topics on engineering geology to serve as a useful handbook for candidates appearing in competitive examinations such as Geologist, CSIR—NET, Civil Services and other national and state geological examinations