珊瑚礁工程地质初论──新的研究领域珊瑚礁工程地质

A PRELIMINARY EXPOSITION OF CORAL REEF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY A New Research Field: Coral Reef Engineering Geology

珊瑚礁是一种特殊的岩土类型。珊瑚礁工程地质是工程地质学的一个新领域。本文概述了珊瑚礁的工程建设简史和二战后期以来珊瑚礁工程地质研究的兴起，提出了必须加强我国珊瑚礁工程地质的研究。

Coral reef is a special type of rock and soil. Coral reef engineering geology is a new sesearch field of engineering geology. It studies the phisical and mechanical characteristics of reef limestone and reef sand soil, avaluates the engineering geological conditions of caral reef and the influence of engineering projects on the environment of coral reef,and also provides scientific base for correct planing and rational design of engineering projects in coral reef zone. This paper presents a brief history of the coral reef engineering construction and the development engineering geology research in coral reef area since the late stage of the Second World War, and proposes the needs to strengthen the study of research field in our country.