Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations
Basic Geotechnics
4th Edition
Published on 28. October 1992
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-0-13-287814-2 (ISBN)
Description
Written by an experienced professor and practitioner, this introductory text provides an unusual range of coverage from basic concepts through to developments that provide the user with a real-life working knowledge of geotechnics. Coverage includes design charts, tables and equations. There is new information on hydrogeology, earthquakes, soil and groundwater contamination, soil gases and methods for field sampling, and expanded coverage of geoenvironmental topics.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
glossary, references, answers, index
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 180 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-287814-2 (9780132878142)
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Book
11/1997
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Content
The soil and rock of planet earth; soil composition - terminology and definitions; soil types and soil structure; index properties and classification texts, and soil classification systems; movement of water through soil - basic hydrogeology, permeability and capillarity; movement of water through soil - practical effects - flow nets and seepage, drainage, frost heave, ground water contamination; combined stresses in soil masses - stress at a point and Mohr's circle; subsurface stresses; settlement - soil volume change and consolidation; shear strength theory; site investigations - purpose and methods; earth moving, compaction and stabilization; foundations - design considerations and methods; stability of unsupported slopes; lateral pressures and retaining structures.