Manuals, Guides and R & D Reports
 
Reference Title Price File Type
PWDM: Part 1 Port Works Design Manual : Part 1 - General Design Considerations for Marine Works HK$62
(US$13)
 
PWDM: Part 2 Port Works Design Manual : Part 2 - Guide to Design of Piers and Dolphins HK$58
(US$12.5)
 
PWDM: Part 3 Port Works Design Manual : Part 3 - Guide to Design of Reclamation HK$46
(US$11)
 
PWDM: Part 4 Port Works Design Manual : Part 4 - Guide to Design of Seawalls and Breakwaters HK$50
(US$11.5)
 
PWDM: Part 5 Port Works Design Manual : Part 5 - Guide to Design of Beaches HK$44
(US$10.5)
 
PWDM:
Cor. 1/2006
Port Works Design Manual : Corrigendum No. 1/2006 (June)   PDF (14KB)
  Coastal Infrastructure Development in Hong Kong, A Review HK$118
(US$22)
 
  Penny's Bay Infrastructure Development 1999-2005   PDF (349.79MB)
  Layman's Guide to Landscape Treatment of Slopes and Retaining Walls (pdf file). Free PDF (857KB)
  Guide to Trench Excavations (Shoring Support and Drainage Measures) February 2003, 42 p. - PDF (2.1MB)
  Notes on Design of Excavation and Lateral Support Works Using CIRIA Report No. C580 - PDF (106KB)
  Geotechnical Area Studies Programme    
  Hong Kong Geological Survey    
  Hong Kong Geological Survey Sheet Reports    
  Regolith Guide for Tsing Shan Foothills - Maunsell Fugro Joint Venture (2002) under Agreement No. CE 47/2000. - PDF (6.23MB)
  Hong Kong Geology Guide Book   PDF (14.2MB)
  GEO Reports    
  Geotechnical Guidance Documents under Preparation/Revision    
  Geotechnical Manual for Slopes, 2nd Edition (1984), 300 p. (English Version), (Reprinted, 2000) HK$70
(US$14.5)
 
  Geotechnical Manual for Slopes (1988), 308 p. (Chinese Version based on English Version of 1984). Chinese Version Only HK$90
(US$20)
 
Geoguide 1
1st Edition
Guide to Retaining Wall Design, 1st Edition (1982), 153 p. (Reprinted, 1987).    
Geoguide 1
2nd Edition
Guide to Retaining Wall Design, 2nd Edition (1993), 258 p. (Reprinted, 2000). HK$68
(US$14)
 
Geoguide 2 Guide to Site Investigation (1987), 359 p. (Reprinted, 2000). HK$80
(US$18.5)
 
Geoguide 3 Guide to Rock and Soil Descriptions (1988), 186 p. (Reprinted, 2000). HK$68
(US$14)
 
Geoguide 4 Guide to Cavern Engineering (1992), 148 p. (Reprinted, 1998). HK$60
(US$13)
 
Geoguide 5

Guide to Slope Maintenance, 3rd Edition (2003), 132 p. (English version)

HK$58  
Geoguide 6 Guide to Reinforced Fill Structure and Slope Design (2002), 236 p. HK$60
(US$13)
 
Geoguide 7 Guide to Soil Nail Design and Construction (2008), 97 p. HK$40
(US$13)
 
  Mid-levels Study : Report on Geology, Hydrology and Soil Properties (1982), 265 p. plus 54 drgs. (Reprinted, 1997). HK$534
(US$86)
PDF (7.71MB)
GCO Publication No. 1/84 Prediction of Soil Suction for Slopes in Hong Kong, by M.G. Anderson (1984), 242 p. (Reprinted, 1996).  Abstract HK$132
(US$24)
PDF (7.85MB)
GCO Publication No. 4/84 Review of Superficial Deposits and Weathering in Hong Kong, by J.D. Bennett (1984), 58 p. (Reprinted, 1993).  Abstract HK$40
(US$8)
PDF (2.01MB)
GCO Publication No. 5/84 Review of Hong Kong Stratigraphy, by J.D. Bennett (1984), 86 p.  Abstract HK$25
(US$5.5)
PDF (3.39MB)
GCO Publication No. 6/84 Review of Tectonic History, Structure and Metamorphism of Hong Kong, by J.D. Bennett (1984), 63 p.  Abstract HK$20
(US$5)
PDF (2.33MB)
GCO Publication No. 2/85 Groundwater Lowering by Horizontal Drains, by D.J. Craig & I. Gray (1985), 123 p. (Reprinted, 1990).  Abstract HK$74
(US$12)
PDF (7.01MB)
GCO Publication No. 1/90 Review of Design Methods for Excavations (1990), 187 p. (Reprinted, 2003).  Abstract HK$50
(US$11.5)
PDF (7.4MB)
GCO Publication No. 2/90 Foundation Properties of Marble and Other Rocks in the Yuen Long - Tuen Mun Area (1990), 117 p.  Abstract HK$58
(US$10)
PDF (8.34MB)
GCO Publication No. 1/91 Review of Earthquake Data for the Hong Kong Region (1991), 115 p.  Abstract HK$42
(US$11.5)
PDF (1.8MB)
GEO Publication No. 1/93 Review of Granular and Geotextile Filters (1993), 141 p.  Abstract HK$32
(US$19)
PDF (3.89MB)
GEO Publication No. 1/2000 Technical Guidelines on Landscape Treatment and Bio-engineering for Man-made Slopes and Retaining Walls (2000), 146  p. HK$114
(US$20)
 
GEO Publication No. 1/2006 Foundation Design and Construction (2006), 376 p.   Abstract HK$114 PDF (3.9MB)
GEO Publication
No. 1/2007
Engineering Geological Practice in Hong Kong, 278p. HK$138  
  Special Project Report No. SPR 1/2003 - Study on Coastal Subsoil Geotechnical Conditions    
  Highway Slope Manual (2000), 114 p. HK$50
(US$12)
 
  Report on the Fei Tsui Road Landslide of
13 August 1995, 2 Volumes, 156 p. (Bilingual).
Free  
  Report on the Shum Wan Road Landslide of
13 August 1995, 2 Volumes, 123 p. (Bilingual).
Free  
  Guidelines on Test Procedure & Sample Test Results using Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) to Determine the Length of Installed Soil Nails    
  Layman's Guide to Slope Maintenance, 2nd Edition  (1998), 56 p. (Bilingual), (Reprinted, 2002).  Abstract Free  
  What to Do When You Receive a Dangerous Hillside Order (1996), 32 p. (Bilingual), (Reprinted, 1999). Free  
  Construction Cost Indices    
  GEO Technical Guidance Notes
  TGN Master List
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