Principles of geotechnical engineering
Offers an overview of soil properties and mechanics together with coverage of field practices and basic engineering procedure. This title provides the background information needed to support study in design-oriented courses or in professional practice.
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Stamford, Conn.
Cengage Learning
2010.
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| Edition: | 7th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Geotechnical engineering - a historical perspective
- Origin of soil and grain size
- Weight-volume relationships
- Plasticity and structure of soil
- Classification of soil
- Soil compaction
- Permeability
- Seepage
- In situ stresses
- Stresses in a soil mass
- Compressibility of soil
- Shear strength of soils
- Lateral earth pressure: At-rest, Rankine and Coulomb
- Lateral earth pressure: curved failure surface
- Slope stability
- Soil-bearing capacity for shallow foundations
- Landfill liners and geosynthetics
- Subsoil exploration.