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An estimation of conditions of buildings and structures installation demands a prediction of geological processes that can appear due to natural causes or as a result of human activity. This prediction should be based on a geological analysis which takes into account different forms of interaction between created structures and an environment.
The prediction of the structures role is usually made by the methods of the engineering geology that includes computations according to laws of mechanics (deformation, stability etc.). The basic data are: geological schemes and cross-sections, physical-mechanical characteristics of soils, and others. An engineer-geologist participates in the choice of structures places and gives their proofs.
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Elsoufiev, S.A. (2009). Introduction: Main Ideas. In: Strength Analysis in Geomechanics. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01301-0_1
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