Carbonate Sediments and Rocks
by Dr. C.J.R. Braithwaite
by Dr. C.J.R. Braithwaite
| New Book |
A Manual for Earth Scientists and Engineers:
Summary: Carbonate rocks are of fundamental importance in many
respects: in the manufacture of cement, as building stone and
aggregates, and they form the reservoirs for about 40% of the
world’s oil reserves. In engineering terms they frequently underlie
the most intractable geotechnical problems and often provide the
foundations for coastal structures and offshore structures. This book
provides the geological background to carbonate sediments and
rocks and furnishes basic information on the compositions, origins,
and distributions of carbonate sediments. The descriptions that
follow provide models for the earth scientist and a predictive
framework for engineering works in such areas. It provides a basic
reference tool for the geologist and a reference framework in which
the practising engineer unfamiliar with terms is able to understand
and evaluate reports provided by experts from other fields. Case
studies provide further elucidation.
Contents: Mineralogy and composition of carbonate rocks and
sediments; Marine carbonate environments; Evaporites associated
with carbonates; Continental carbonate environments; Geological
classification of carbonate rocks and sediments; Carbonate
diagenesis; Dolomites; Physical properties and tectonics of
limestones and dolomites; Karst; Pedogenic carbonates;
Engineering characteristics of carbonate rocks; Hydrological aspects
of carbonates. Case studies. Bibliography.
Readership: Practitioners and students in earth science,
engineering geology, petroleum geology, foundation and civil
engineering.
Product Details
Softback: 20pp colour section hardback
Publisher: Whittles Publishing, Scotland
ISBN : 1-870325-39-7
Product Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
 | A succinct yet broad coverage of a vital subject | |
| Reflects the importance of carbonates in both geology and | |
| engineering | ||
| Over 90 colour photographs exemplifying the subject from | |
| micro to macro scale |
Summary: Carbonate rocks are of fundamental importance in many
respects: in the manufacture of cement, as building stone and
aggregates, and they form the reservoirs for about 40% of the
world’s oil reserves. In engineering terms they frequently underlie
the most intractable geotechnical problems and often provide the
foundations for coastal structures and offshore structures. This book
provides the geological background to carbonate sediments and
rocks and furnishes basic information on the compositions, origins,
and distributions of carbonate sediments. The descriptions that
follow provide models for the earth scientist and a predictive
framework for engineering works in such areas. It provides a basic
reference tool for the geologist and a reference framework in which
the practising engineer unfamiliar with terms is able to understand
and evaluate reports provided by experts from other fields. Case
studies provide further elucidation.
Contents: Mineralogy and composition of carbonate rocks and
sediments; Marine carbonate environments; Evaporites associated
with carbonates; Continental carbonate environments; Geological
classification of carbonate rocks and sediments; Carbonate
diagenesis; Dolomites; Physical properties and tectonics of
limestones and dolomites; Karst; Pedogenic carbonates;
Engineering characteristics of carbonate rocks; Hydrological aspects
of carbonates. Case studies. Bibliography.
Readership: Practitioners and students in earth science,
engineering geology, petroleum geology, foundation and civil
engineering.
Product Details
Softback: 20pp colour section hardback
Publisher: Whittles Publishing, Scotland
ISBN : 1-870325-39-7
Product Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
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