444 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY/Overview Further Reading British Geological Survey (2003) World Mineral Statistics 1997 2001 Minerals Programme Publication 13, Key worth Davis GR (1978) Geology in the minerals industry In: Knill JL (ed.) Industrial Geology, pp 78 110 Oxford: Oxford University Press Dixon CJ (1979) Atlas of Economic Mineral Deposits London: Chapman & Hall Evans AM (1997) An Introduction to Economic Geology and its Environmental Impact Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Evans AM (ed.) (1995) Introduction to Mineral Explor ation Oxford: Blackwell Science Hartman L (1987) Introductory Mining Engineering New York: Wiley Holland HD and Petersen U (1995) Living Dangerously: The Earth, its Resources and the Environment New York: Princeton University Press Jones MP (1978) Applied Mineralogy A Quantitative Approach London: Graham & Trotman Manning DAC (1995) Introduction to Industrial Minerals London: Chapman & Hall Wills BA (1997) Minerals Processing Technology, 6th edn Oxford: Pergamon Press ENGINEERING GEOLOGY Contents Overview Codes of Practice Aspects of Earthquakes Geological Maps Geomorphology Geophysics Seismology Natural and Anthropogenic Geohazards Liquefaction Made Ground Problematic Rocks Problematic Soils Rock Properties and Their Assessment Site and Ground Investigation Site Classification Subsidence Ground Water Monitoring at Solid Waste Landfills Overview M S Rosenbaum, Twickenham, UK ß 2005, Elsevier Ltd All Rights Reserved Engineering geology embraces the whole of geoscience, gathering information pertinent to the (infra-)structure of society, preservation and enhancement of the environment, and sustainable development The engineering geologist interprets this information with the relevant application of knowledge and judgement to support the engineering profession, and to protect the public and the environment An engineering geologist in essence reads the ground like a book, anticipating where adverse conditions might arise The primary concern is with defining the likelihood of a geological hazard (‘geohazard’) occurring, whose existence may be predicted from an appropriate consideration of the