Background
Rahn, Perry Hendricks was born on October 27, 1936 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Douglas Arbogast and Frances (Weisel) Rahn.
( A classic reference to help engineers and other profes...)
A classic reference to help engineers and other professionals understand geology and take it into account in their work. Describes the tools of engineering geology, including maps, aerial photographs and remote sensing. Explains geological processes, and how they relate to engineering. These include weathering, soli-forming, rock and soil mechanics, mass wasting, ground water and fluvial processes, and land subsidence. Includes specific coverage of coastal and earthquake-prone regions. For students of engineering geology, as well as professional civil and geological engineers with minimal geology background who need to understand how the basic tenets of geology apply to their fields.
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researcher geology and civil engineering educator
Rahn, Perry Hendricks was born on October 27, 1936 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Douglas Arbogast and Frances (Weisel) Rahn.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Lafayette College, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1965.
Engineering geologist California Department Water Resources, Oroville, California, 1959-1961. Assistant professor geology and civil engineering University Connecticut, Storrs, 1965-1968. From associate to full professor geology and civil engineering South Dakota School Mines & Technology, Rapid City, since 1968.
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With United States Army, 1961. Member National Society of Professional Engineers (chairman Black Hills chapter 1993), Geological Society of America (chairman engineering geology division 1991), Association Engineering Geologists.
Married June 23, 1962. Children: Christopher, Michael, Jeffrey, Andrew.