by Vinay Kumar Pandey, Ajai Mishra

Handbook of 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 UPSC: Geologist, CSIR—NET, UPSC: Civil Services and other national and state geological examinations.