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1、Chapter1INTRODUCTIONThismanualprovidesguidelinesandinstructionsforperforminganddocumentingfieldwork.Themanualisareadyreferenceforanyoneengagedinfield-orientedengineeringgeologyorgeotechnicalengineering.ThemanualiswrittenforgeneralengineeringgeologyuseaswellastomeetReclamat
2、ionneeds.Theapplicationofgeologytosolvingengineeringproblemsisemphasized,ratherthanacademicorotheraspectsofgeology.Themanualprovidesguidancefor:•Geologicclassificationanddescriptionofrockandrockdiscontinuities•Engineeringclassificationanddescriptionofsoilandsurficialdeposi
3、ts•Applicationofstandardindexes,descriptors,andterminology•Geologicmapping,sampling,testing,andperformingdiscontinuitysurveys•Exploratorydrilling•Soilandrocklogging•Acquisitionofgroundwaterdata•Corelogging•Soillogging•InvestigationofhazardouswastesitesFIELDMANUALAlthoughth
4、emethodsdescribedinthismanualareappropriateformostsituations,complexsites,conditions,ordesignneedsmayrequiremodificationorexpansionofthesuggestions,criteria,andindicestofitspecificrequirements.Manyofthechaptersinthismanualwillalwaysneedrevisionbecausetheycovermaterialthatc
5、hangesastechnologychanges.Criticalcomments,especiallysug-gestionsforimprovement,arewelcomefromallusers,notjusttheBureauofReclamation.Theappendixcontainsabbreviationsandacronymscommonlyusedinengineeringgeology.2Chapter2GEOLOGICTERMINOLOGYANDCLASSIFICATIONSFORGEOLOGICMATERIA
6、LSEstablishedReferencesforGeologicalTerminologyAdaptationsorrefinementsoftheBureauofReclamation(Reclamation)standardspresentedinthisandsubse-quentchaptersmaybeestablishedtomeetspecificdesignrequirementsorsite-specificgeologiccomplexitywhenjustified.1TheGlossaryofGeology,Fo
7、urthEdition[1],publishedbytheAmericanGeologicalInstitute(AGI),1997,isacceptedbyReclamationasthestandardfordefinitionsofgeologicwordsandtermsexceptforthenomenclature,definitions,orusageestablishedinthischapterandchapters3,4,and5.TheNorthAmericanStratigraphicCode(NASC)[2]ist
8、heacceptedsystemforclassifyingandnamingstratigraphicunits.However,Reclamation'sengineerin