TRENDS IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGIC AND RELATED MAPPING 1972-1983

Research into the production of medium-and small-scale engineering geological maps has yielded many significant reports, particularly in Europe, that address questions of how to acquire information, analyze it, and present it in useful ways. There has also been an increasing awareness of the necessity for geologists to work closely with potential users of the information for optimum application of completed studies. Improved methods to obtain and present information are evolving. Standards concerning text and map content, soil and rock classification, and map symbols have been proposed. Application of geomorphological techniques in terrain evaluation has increased, as has the use of aerial photography and other remote sensing. Because of the greater volume and variety of available data, computers are being used to store, analyze, retrieve, and print both text and map information. Development of offshore resources, especially petroleum, has led to marked improvement and growth in marine engineering geology and geotechnology. Coordinated planning for societal needs such as food, energy, transportation, housing, raw materials, industry, and amenities has required broader scope and increased complexity of both engineering geologic and environmental geologic studies. The results of these studies can be communicated effectively in a folio of maps of not only basic data on bedrock and surficial geology and hydrology but also of construction constraints and capabilities, resource evaluation, geologic hazards, waste disposal, the effects of construction on the environment and other topics. (TRRL)

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  • Corporate Authors:

    Association of Engineering Geologists

    P.O. Box 506
    Short Hills, NJ  United States  07078
  • Authors:
    • Varnes, D J
    • Keaton, J R
  • Publication Date: 1984-8

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  • Accession Number: 00392717
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS
  • Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM