caa a22 4500 465808689 CHVBK 20180323112110.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02590204 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02590204 Ayetey J. Geotechnical Division, U.S.T., Building & Road Research Institute (CSIR), Kumasi aut Site investigation problems in residual soils of some Birrimian rocks of Ghana [Elektronische Daten] [J. Ayetey] Problèmes liés à la reconnaissance des sols résiduels issus de roches Birrimiennes au Ghana The Birrimian rocks are structurally complex and extensively weathered in most places. The transition from rock to soil in the formation is often rather imperceptible. With just the basic site investigation equipment available in the country, site investigation in the residuals of the Birrimian rocks could be challenging. The only way to avoid over-designing is patient and systematic analysis of investigation data based on full understanding of the geology of the material at every site. This paper analyzes the problems associated with the Birrimian residuals encountered during site investigation at over sixty sites within the Birrimian, highlights solutions prescribed, and shows how a judicious combination of rock and soil mechanics principles could lead to reasonable solution of site investigation problems in soils with predominant structural features. International Association of Engineering Geology, 1990 Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology - Bulletin de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur Springer-Verlag 41/1(1990-04-01), 27-37 0074-1612 41:1<27 1990 41 10064 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590204 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590204 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Ayetey J. Geotechnical Division, U.S.T., Building & Road Research Institute (CSIR), Kumasi aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology - Bulletin de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur Springer-Verlag 41/1(1990-04-01), 27-37 0074-1612 41:1<27 1990 41 10064 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer