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02236aam a2200445 i 4500 001 CA1D5BBCAC9311E68B962AEEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161117010048 008 150527s2016 onca j b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2015020443 020 $a 0778775348 020 $a 9780778775348 (pbk.) 020 $a 0778775062 020 $a 9780778775065 (reinforced library binding) 040 $a NJQ/DLC $b eng $c NJQ $e rda $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a TA705 $b .S5384 2016 082 04 $a 624.1/51 $2 23 100 1 $a Sjonger, Rebecca, $e author. 245 10 $a Geotechnical engineering and Earth's materials and processes / $c Rebecca Sjonger. 264 1 $a St. Catharine's, Ontario ; $b Crabtree Publishing, $c [2016] 300 $a 30 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 27 cm. 490 1 $a Engineering in action 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index. 505 0 $a What is geotechnical engineering? -- Minerals and rocks -- Soil -- Forces and stresses -- Natural hazards -- Building on the past -- Modern geotechnical engineers -- Starting the process -- Searching for solutions -- Prototype testing cycle -- Sharing the results -- Design challenge -- Into the future. 520 $a Readers will discover how geotechnical engineers study rocks, soil, natural processes, and potential hazards to help make the safest, strongest foundations possible. This book introduces key concepts and the engineering design process with interesting examples from the field. 521 1 $a Ages 10-14. 650 7 $a JUVENILE NONFICTION / Careers. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Rocks & Minerals. $2 bisacsh 650 0 $a Geotechnical engineering $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Soil mechanics $v Juvenile literature. 830 0 $a Engineering in action. 941 $a 5 952 $l TOPB062 $d 20220503073324.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529012210.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006094500.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20170211010610.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20161117011407.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CA1D5BBCAC9311E68B962AEEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search