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Engineering Geology and the Central Valley Project
Author(s) -
Prokopovich Nikola P.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1973.tb01815.x
Subject(s) - subsidence , geology , sinkhole , sedimentation , mining engineering , plan (archaeology) , engineering geology , environmental geology , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , karst , geotechnical engineering , sediment , structural basin , tectonics , hydrogeology , paleontology , volcanism , telmatology
The plan, design, construction, and operation of the multifaceted Central Valley Project's structures required the help of engineering geologists who faced—besides the usual investigation of foundations, tunneling, and construction materials—some unusual regional problems, such as land subsidence caused by overdraft of ground water, hydrocompaction of dry semiarid soils, subsidence of deltaic‐peaty deposits, and pollution and sedimentation in canals and reservoirs.