site exploration  search
UFsite evaluation
 site investigation
 site selection
RTland subsidence
 dams
 slope stability
 engineering geology
 rock mechanics
 permafrost
 geologic hazards
 soil mechanics
 reservoirs
 marine installations
 feasibility studies
 foundations
 explosions
 highways
 nuclear facilities
 exploration
 railroads
 trenching
 tunne
SNBefore 1978, also search site selection. Collection of data about and testing of, surface and subsurface materials (including physical properties, distribution, and geologic structure) at a site, to prepare suitable design for an engineering structure or