ROCK AS AN ENGINEERING MATERIAL (with Price List) by Feld, Jacob - 1966

Evanston, IL: Soiltest, Inc., 1966. About Fine in pictorial and printed paper wrappers, Hoover Dam on front cover; 32 pages; "an outline and classification of some of the dangers in the use of rock as an engineering material and an outline of incipient failure which must be investigated and considered in engineering design." Topics include discontinuity, open seams, cavities, slip surfaces, plastic flow, changes in rock, water and blasting, and an appendix about testing; illustrated with photos. Includes a Very Good price list from Soiltest, Inc., of rock mechanics equipment illustrated in the booklet, a little edgeworn as it is just slightly larger than the booklet.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.