ABSTRACT

This book brings together in one place as much factual data as possible relating to the engineering geology of the Sydney Region, A huge amount of information resides in the files of various consulting and government organizations from the innumerable site investigations and construction projects in Sydney. This information brought together provides a data source that is the first point of reference for future investigations and construction projects.
With the above object in mind subject headings were established based on the stratigraphic sequence of the Sydney Basin. Invitations were extended to potential authors with expertise and experience in these subjects and after some two years, the papers in this volume were produced.
Engineering Geology of the Sydney Region is produced by a committee. As such it has the advantage of canvassing a broad range of opinion and experience. A data source has been produced for geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists working in or having a particular interest in the Sydney Region.

part 1|46 pages

Overview

part 2|89 pages

Tertiary and Recent sediments

chapter 3|17 pages

Deep marine fissured clays

chapter 4|17 pages

Botany Basin deposits

chapter 5|37 pages

Other Recent deposits

part 4|26 pages

Hawkesbury Sandstone

part 5|9 pages

Narrabeen Group

part 6|102 pages

Intrusives

part 7|14 pages

Land reclamation and fills

chapter 15|12 pages

Man-made(fill) materials

part 8|26 pages

Construction materials

chapter 16|13 pages

Quarried rocks and products

chapter 17|10 pages

Sandstone for building blocks

part 9|44 pages

Tunnelling

chapter 18|42 pages

Tunnelling in the Sydney Region