Engineering geology provides a vital link between the established, traditional, and relevant disciplines that link its identity and name; that is, “engineering” and “geology.” More recently, a variety of other fields of study are viewed as synonymous with engineering geology including but not limited to geotechnics, geological engineering, environmental engineering, environmental geology, applied geology, and so on.

Ingenieurgeologie ist eine komplexe, interdisziplinare Wissenschaft, die das Verhalten von Lockerund Festgesteinen einzeln und im Gebirgsverband entsprechend den genetisch bedingten Materialeigenschaften im Hinblick auf eine ganzheitliche Losung von Ingenieur- und Umweltproblemen erforscht.

: This paper presents that in expansive clays containing montmorillonites the generalized water flow equation can be described regarding a solid volume as a reference. The water retention curves are derived by calculating both volumetric water content and the chemical potential of water in a stacking model of the 2:l layer. It is pointed out that molecular dynamics simulation is useful to analyze the characteristics of water retention curves, and that a homogenization analysis also is useful to solve the flow problems in an inhomogeneous porous body <...>

The International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) has entrusted the Croatian Geotechnical Society with the organization of the EUROCK 2009 ISRM Regional Symposium. It is a continuation of the successful series of regional ISRM symposia for Europe, which began in 1992 in Chester, UK, and will be continued next year with the 14th symposium to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland. <...>

The Italian Conference of Researchers in Geotechnical Engineering—CNRIG— reached this year its seventh edition, three years after the successful conference held in Bologna in 2016. The conference was promoted by the National Group of Geotechnical Engineering (GNIG; http://www.gnig.it/) and hosted by Politecnico di Milano (https://www.polimi.it/) at the campus in Lecco (Polo Territoriale di Lecco, http://www.polo-lecco.polimi.it/en). The conference provides an important opportunity to share scientific advances, innovation, and application in geotechnical engineering and is becoming a traditional event for the Italian geotechnical community. <...>

The objective of this book is to provide the engineer with an effective understanding of the composition, mode of formation and architecture of rocks and soils, geological structures and alteration phenomena, as far as they might impinge on the planning, design, mitigation of risks and financial/time constraints of ground engineering projects. Project engineers need to have a sound comprehension of geological models presented to them, in particular their reliability, their limitations and, of vital importance, the assumptions made in their formulation <...>

Principles Of Engineering Geology by K.M. Bangar is a book that is designed as a basic text for the students of B.Sc in Geology, B.E. in Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering, A.M.I.E. Section B, and also Diploma In Mining Engineering. This book can also be referred to by those who are appearing for the different competitive examinations conducted by the U.P.S.C. and other State PSCs. The book also provides the required information for the keen readers of Geology. Principles Of Engineering Geology covers topics such as physical geology, minerals, study of various crystals, and also the different types of rocks, such as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. The book also covers different geological structures and the Indian geology. Some of the other topics that are covered in the book are different deposits of ore and the role of engineering in geology. Various methods of exploration and surveying techniques are also covered in the book.K.M. Bangar is also the author of Engineering and General Geology.

This book, aimed at undergraduate civil engineering students, deals with the relevance of geology for safe and successful large-scale civil engineering constructions. Pertinent details such as ground water, earthquakes, landslides, engineering properties of rocks have been included.

Geology Applied to Engineering, Second Edition, represents a significant and insightful update of the first edition. Abdul Shakoor, Emeritus Professor, Kent State University, Ohio, has joined Terry West, Professor, Purdue University, Indiana, in the revision of the first edition. Together, they:
• Effectively and strategically reorganized the arrangement of chapters so that they are cohesive and build on material that is germane to related subjects.
• Added a new chapter that is solely dedicated to the evaluation of construction materials (Chapter 9).
• Expanded the coverage and scope of important topics such as the engineering properties of rocks (Chapter 8), slope stability and ground subsidence (Chapter 15), and significant fields in engineering geology, such as highways, dams, tunnels, and rock blasting (Chapter 21). <...>