Earth Science for Civil and Environmental Engineers

Richard E. Jackson is a Fellow with Geofirma Engineering Ltd. and Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has practiced in the US and Canada for forty years and was responsible for establishing the Groundwater Contamination Program for the Canadian Department of the Environment. He is the recipient of several awards including the 2008 Geoenvironmental Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society, and the 2013 Robert N. Farvolden Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society and the International Association of Hydrogeologists. He is an elected Honorary Fellow of Geoscientists Canada.

1. Introduction; Part I. Rocks as Engineering Materials: 2. The structure and composition of the Earth; 3. Geological structures and maps; 4. Rock mechanics; 5. Characterization of rocks and rock masses; Part II. Soils and Sediments: 6. Terrain evolution and analysis; 7. Environmental geochemistry and mineralogy; 8. Glacial sediments and permafrost; 9. Fluvial processes and sediments; 10. Characterization of soils and sediments; Part III. Groundwater: 11. Hydrogeology; 12. Groundwater quality and contamination; 13. Land subsidence and karst; Part IV. Geological Hazards: 14. Seismicity and earthquakes; 15. Landslides and the stability of slopes; 16. Coastal hazards.