Engineering Geology

  1. Geomorphology and Surface Processes
    1. Weathering Processes
      1. Physical Weathering
        1. Frost Action
          1. Salt Crystallization
            1. Thermal Expansion
              1. Unloading
              2. Chemical Weathering
                1. Oxidation
                  1. Hydrolysis
                    1. Carbonation
                      1. Solution
                      2. Biological Weathering
                        1. Root Wedging
                          1. Biochemical Processes
                          2. Weathering Profiles
                            1. Soil Horizons
                              1. Saprolite Development
                            2. Erosion and Deposition
                              1. Erosional Agents
                                1. Water
                                  1. Wind
                                    1. Ice
                                      1. Gravity
                                      2. Sediment Transport Mechanisms
                                        1. Depositional Environments
                                          1. Terrestrial
                                            1. Marine
                                              1. Transitional
                                            2. Fluvial Processes
                                              1. River Morphology
                                                1. Channel Geometry
                                                  1. Longitudinal Profiles
                                                  2. Channel Patterns
                                                    1. Straight Channels
                                                      1. Meandering Channels
                                                        1. Braided Channels
                                                        2. Floodplains and Terraces
                                                          1. River Erosion and Deposition
                                                          2. Glacial Processes
                                                            1. Glacier Types
                                                              1. Alpine Glaciers
                                                                1. Continental Ice Sheets
                                                                2. Glacial Erosion
                                                                  1. Plucking
                                                                    1. Abrasion
                                                                    2. Glacial Deposition
                                                                      1. Till
                                                                        1. Outwash
                                                                        2. Glacial Landforms
                                                                        3. Aeolian Processes
                                                                          1. Wind Erosion Mechanisms
                                                                            1. Deflation
                                                                              1. Abrasion
                                                                              2. Dune Formation
                                                                                1. Dune Types
                                                                                  1. Barchan Dunes
                                                                                    1. Longitudinal Dunes
                                                                                      1. Star Dunes
                                                                                      2. Loess Deposits
                                                                                      3. Coastal Processes
                                                                                        1. Wave Action
                                                                                          1. Wave Generation
                                                                                            1. Wave Refraction
                                                                                              1. Wave Diffraction
                                                                                              2. Coastal Erosion
                                                                                                1. Coastal Landforms
                                                                                                  1. Beaches
                                                                                                    1. Cliffs
                                                                                                      1. Estuaries
                                                                                                      2. Tidal Processes

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                                                                                                    7. Soil Mechanics Fundamentals