Civil Engineering is an exciting combination of science, art, professional skill and engineering achievement which always has to rely on the ground on which its structures stand. Geology is therefore vital to success in civil engineering, and this book brings to the reader those many aspects of the geological sciences specifically relevant to the profession. This book is structured primarily for the student of civil engineering who starts with no knowledge of geology but is required to understand the ground conditions and geological processes which, both literally and metaphorically, are the foundations of his future professional activities. It also provides an accessible source of information for the practicing civil engineer.