Engineering Geology of the Paducah East Quadrangle in Kentucky

______________ ___________________ _____________________ Al Introduction.___________________________________________________ 1 Engineering geologic units____________-_______-__-______-________-__ 2 Sampling program.________________________________________________ 3 Tests_____________________________________-__ 3 Relation of geologic factors to engineering practices.___________________ 7 Surficial deposits ______________________________________________ 7 Engineering behavior of soiL_____-___--__________-_____-____ 7 Localized flooding_________________________________________ 8 Frost action______-__-_____________-_______________--____8 Bedrock._____________________________________________________ 8 Swelling. ______-_-_______-__-_-_-__-_---________--_-___--9 Slump blocks in the Clayton and McNairy Formations.________ 9 Fill materials.________________________________________________ 9 Springs_____________________________________________________ 10 Erosional agents_____________________________________________ 10 Earthquakes._____-__-_____________----__---__--____________-11 References cited_________-_____________-___--_-______----_-____--_12