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Engineering geological models: an introduction: IAEG commission 25

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The generation and use of engineering geological models should be a fundamental activity for any geotechnical project. Such models are an essential tool for engineering quality control and provide a transparent way of identifying project-specific critical engineering geological issues and parameters. Models should also form the basis for designing the scope, the method and assessing the effectiveness of site investigations. However, whilst the idea of models in engineering geology has existed for several decades, there has been little published that systematically distinguishes the different model types and how and when they might be used. This paper presents the views of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment Commission C25 on the ‘Use of Engineering Geological Models’.

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  1. Parry Engineering Geological Services Ltd., 12a Riverside Court, Calver Mill, Calver, Derbyshire, S32 3YW, UK

    S. Parry

  2. Baynes Geologic Pty Ltd, “Pineview”, 138 Post Office Road, PO Box 164, Malmsbury, VIC, 3446, Australia

    F. J. Baynes

  3. School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    M. G. Culshaw

  4. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK

    M. G. Culshaw

  5. Pell, Sullivan Meynink, G3, 56 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW, 2113, Australia

    M. Eggers

  6. AMEC Americas, 6001 Rickenbacker Road, Los Angeles, CA, 90040, USA

    J. F. Keaton

  7. Coffey Associates, 169 London Street, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand

    K. Lentfer

  8. ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s., Geologická 988/4, 152 00, Praha 5, Czech Republic

    J. Novotny

  9. Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, 128 43, Praha 2, Czech Republic

    J. Novotny

  10. Golder Associates, 570 to 588 Swan Street, Richmond, VIC, 3121, Australia

    D. Paul

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Parry, S., Baynes, F.J., Culshaw, M.G. et al. Engineering geological models: an introduction: IAEG commission 25. Bull Eng Geol Environ 73, 689–706 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-014-0576-x

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