Problems of engineering geomorphology

Abstract

In the course of differentiation of sciences on Earth on the boundary of geography and geology there sprang up a new independent branch of science-geomorphology. Its further development gave birth to new scientific disciplines and branches. At the joint of geomorphology and engineering geology there formed up an independent marginal branch-engineering geomorphology. Its appearance is stipulated by an increasing importance of the cover of the Earth for technical and economic practice of mankind. Investigation and evaluation of processes of relief formation and forms of the Earth's cover from the point of view of finding the optimum variant for distribution of engineering and building constructions, providing for their rational and effective running and protection f:om disastrous natural processes is the subject of engineering geomorphology. Hence precede the main scientific tasks of the new branch. Engineering geomorphology is a branch of science where there are used both general, traditional (morphometry, morpholythology, morphodynamics. morphological analysis) and special methods (mathematico-statistical, experimental, calculation method, the method of engineering - geomorphological mapping and some others).