Engineering geology and design of slopes for cretaceous Potomac deposits in Fairfax County, Virginia, and vicinity

Author/Creator:

Obermeier, Stephen F., author

Publication/Creation:

[Reston, Va.] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1984

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Engineering geology and design of slopes for cretaceous Potomac deposits in Fairfax County, Virginia, and vicinity / by Stephen F. Obermeier

Series Titles:

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1556
Geological Survey bulletin ; 1556.

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Engineering geology--Washington Metropolitan Area
Slopes (Soil mechanics)--Washington Metropolitan Area
Geology, Stratigraphic--Cretaceous

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Engineering geology of Potomac formation deposits in Fairfax County, Virginia, and vicinity, with emphasis on landslides / by Stephen F. Obermeier -- Design and construction of slopes in Potomac formation deposits / by Paul G. Swanson and John S. Jones, Jr. -- Evaluation of permanent cut slope stability in Potomac formation deposits / by James J. Schnabel -- A summation and critique: a review of procedures for design of permanent slopes on the Potomac formation and some relevant field observations / by Stephen F. Obermeier.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (iii, 88 pages) : illustrations, maps

General Note:

Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 4, 2014).

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990036425000302486

OCLC Number:

886546741