Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. CONTRIBUTORS ix
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. GEOLOGY OF THE SOILS OF CANADA 6
7. SOILS OF THE COASTAL AREA OF SOUTHWEST BRITISH COLUMBIA 22
8. GLACIAL DEPOSITS OF ALBERTA 33
9. SOILS OF THE LAKE AGASSIZ REGION 51
10. TILLS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO 80
11. THE CHAMPLAIN SEA AND ITS SEDIMENTS 97
12. GLACIAL GEOLOGY AND THE SOILS OF NOVA SCOTIA 109
13. ORGANIC TERRAIN 115
14. CLAY MINERALOGY OF CANADIAN SOILS 140
15. THE SOILS OF CANADA FROM A PEDOLOGICAL VIEWPOINT 147
16. CHARACTERISTICS AND GENESIS OF PODZOL SOILS 158
17. GENESIS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLONETZIC SOILS 165
18. THE SOILS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO 174
19. CORRELATION OF ENGINEERING AND PEDOLOGICAL SOIL CLASSIFICATION IN ONTARIO 183
20. INFLUENCE OF GEOLOGY ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORTS 193
21. ENGINEERING STUDIES OF LEDA CLAY 200
22. ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE OF SOILS IN CANADA 218
23. INDEX 231