Engineering Geology

6.

Geomorphology and Surface Processes

6.1.

Weathering Processes

6.1.1.

Physical Weathering

6.1.1.1.

6.1.1.2.

Salt Crystallization

6.1.1.3.

Thermal Expansion

6.1.1.4.

6.1.2.

Chemical Weathering

6.1.2.1.

6.1.2.2.

6.1.2.3.

6.1.2.4.

6.1.3.

Biological Weathering

6.1.3.1.

6.1.3.2.

Biochemical Processes

6.1.4.

Weathering Profiles

6.1.4.1.

6.1.4.2.

Saprolite Development

6.2.

Erosion and Deposition

6.2.1.

Erosional Agents

6.2.1.1.

6.2.1.2.

6.2.1.3.

6.2.1.4.

6.2.2.

Sediment Transport Mechanisms

6.2.3.

Depositional Environments

6.2.3.1.

6.2.3.2.

6.2.3.3.

6.3.

Fluvial Processes

6.3.1.

River Morphology

6.3.1.1.

Channel Geometry

6.3.1.2.

Longitudinal Profiles

6.3.2.

Channel Patterns

6.3.2.1.

Straight Channels

6.3.2.2.

Meandering Channels

6.3.2.3.

Braided Channels

6.3.3.

Floodplains and Terraces

6.3.4.

River Erosion and Deposition

6.4.

Glacial Processes

6.4.1.

6.4.1.1.

Alpine Glaciers

6.4.1.2.

Continental Ice Sheets

6.4.2.

Glacial Erosion

6.4.2.1.

6.4.2.2.

6.4.3.

Glacial Deposition

6.4.3.1.

6.4.3.2.

6.4.4.

Glacial Landforms

6.5.

Aeolian Processes

6.5.1.

Wind Erosion Mechanisms

6.5.1.1.

6.5.1.2.

6.5.2.

6.5.3.

6.5.3.1.

6.5.3.2.

Longitudinal Dunes

6.5.3.3.

6.5.4.

6.6.

Coastal Processes

6.6.1.

6.6.1.1.

Wave Generation

6.6.1.2.

Wave Refraction

6.6.1.3.

Wave Diffraction

6.6.2.

Coastal Erosion

6.6.3.

Coastal Landforms

6.6.3.1.

6.6.3.2.

6.6.3.3.

6.6.4.

Tidal Processes

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