Engineering of glacial deposits / Barry G. Clarke

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017Description: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780415398657 | 0203847229. | 9780203847220. DDC classification:
  • 624.1/513
LOC classification:
  • TA710
Online resources: Summary: 1.7 Glacial soils are the most variable of all soils 1.8 'We know more about the stars above us than the soils beneath our feet' (Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1600) ; 1.9 Observations ; 2. Glacial geology ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Glacial soils ; 2.2.1 Facies ; 2.2.2 Primary depositsSummary: 2.2.2.1 Subglacial traction tills 2.2.2.2 Melt-out till ; 2.2.3 Secondary deposits ; 2.2.3.1 Glaciofluvial deposits ; 2.2.3.2 Glacial sedimentation ; 2.3 Glacial depositional landforms ; 2.3.1 Subglacial landforms formed by ice ; 2.3.1.1 Drumlins ; 2.3.1.2 FlutesSummary: 2.3.1.3 Rogens (ribbed moraines) 2.3.1.4 Erratics ; 2.3.2 Subglacial landforms formed by water ; 2.3.3 Ice margin moraines ; 2.3.3.1 Push moraines ; 2.3.3.2 Dump moraines ; 2.3.3.3 Ablation moraines ; 2.3.4 Glaciofluvial ice marginal landforms ; 2.4 Glacial land systemsSummary: 2.5 Glacial dynamics 2.5.1 Glacier movement due to substrate deformation ; 2.5.2 Sliding ; 2.5.3 Friction and sliding ; 2.5.4 Erosion ; 2.5.5 Deposition ; 2.6 Subglacial deformation ; 2.6.1 Hydraulic conditions ; 2.6.2 Deformation ; 2.6.3 Local deformation ; 2.7 ObservationsSummary: Cover; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Preface ; Author ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Glaciation ; 1.3 Engineering glacial soils ; 1.4 Glacial soil ; 1.5 The evolution of glacial geology ; 1.6 The past is the key to the presentPPN: PPN: 897953886Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK
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