#DRILLING ENGINEERING MANUAL MANUAL#

A key message is the importance of drawing on вЂњwell-winnowed experienceвЂќ for the smooth and reliable execution of projects. The grouping of chapters has been carefully chosen to facilitate a multi-disciplinary and holistic approach to the solution of construction challenges.

#DRILLING ENGINEERING MANUAL MANUAL#

The aim has been to produce a manual that addresses the practice of geotechnical engineering in the 21st century including contemporary procurement, process and design standards and procedures. However it is expected that it also should prove valuable to all geotechnical engineering professionals. As mentioned previously, the Manual is aimed at people in the early stage of their careers who need a readily accessible source of information when working in new aspects of geotechnical engineering. DonвЂ™t imagine this will cover everything that a geotechnical engineer will face in their career вЂ“ but it provides a вЂњstarting pointвЂќ from which to build experience whilst remaining grounded in robust fundamentals.

Has been a labour of love! The contribution of 99 contributors and 10 section editors has made it possible to distil a great deal of experience from the profession into the books you see here. Much of the geotechnical material is written by specialists for specialists and its For the young practitioner this leads to a fragmented approach. A survey carried out by ICE Publishing showed that information tends to be obtained from a wide range of sources through word of mouth, the internet and various publications. But a recent graduate usually lacks a coherent understanding of the approach to, and methods of, geotechnical engineering and how these differ from other more widely prac- tised branches of engineering. They will have had a basic introduction to geology and they will have studied the elements of soil mechanics and rock mechanics. They will have a fair grasp of applied mechanics (mainly aimed at structural engineering). Most civil engineers leave university with very little grounding in geotechnical engineering. It had become apparent to us that civil and structural engineers not specialising in geotechnics face a daunting knowledge gap when they come up against a geotechnical problem. We began to formulate the initial ideas for this Manual as early as 2006. Lt d., Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow British Standards can be obtained from the BSI online shop. Permission to reproduce extracts from British Standards is granted by the British Standard Institution (BSI), No other use of this material is permitted. The publisher wishes to be informed by copyright owners who are not properly identiп¬Ѓed and acknowledged in this publication so that we may make necessary corrections. The authors and the publisher have made every reason able effort to locate, con tact and acknow ledge copyright owners. While every effort has been made to ensure that the statements made and the opinions expressed in this publication provide a safe and accurate guide, no liability or responsibility can be accepted in this respect by the authors or publishers.

This book is pu blished on the understanding th at the authors are solely respo nsible for the statements made and opinions expressed in it and that its publication does not necessarily imply that such statements and/or opinions are or reп¬‚ect the views or opinions of the publishers. All rights, i ncluding translat ion, reserved Exce pt as permitt ed by the Copy right, Designs and Patents Act 1988, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher, ICE Publishing, 40 Marsh Wall London E14 9TP, UK. A catalogue r ecord for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-0-7277-5707-4 (volume I) ISBN: 978-0-7277-5709-8 (volume II) ISBN: 978-0-7277-3652-9 (two volume set) В© Institution of Civil Engineers 2012 ICE Publishing is a division of Thomas Telford Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

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