Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations

Table of Contents

PART I: BACKGROUND AND BASICS

1. The Soil and Rock of Planet Earth: Geologic Overview

2. Soil Types and Soil Structure

3. Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions

4. Index Properties and Classification Tests, and Soil Classification Systems

5. Site Investigations: Purpose and Methods, Information and Procedures Available

PART II: ENGINEERING PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIOR OF SOIL DEPOSITS

6. Movement of Water Through Soil: Basic Hydrogeology, Subsurface Flow, Permeability, Capillarity

7. Movement of Water Through Soil: Practical Effects: Seepage, Drainage, Frost Heave, Contamination

8. Combined Stresses in Soil Masses: Stress at a Point and Mohr's Circle

9. Subsurface Stresses

10. Settlement: Soil Compression, Volume Distortion, Consolidation

11. Shear Strength Theory

12. Earthquakes and the Affects

PART III: APPLICATION OF SOIL MECHANICS THEORIES

13. Foundations: Introductory Concepts

14. Foundations: Design Considerations and Methods

15. Site Improvement: Earth Moving, Compaction, and Stabilization

16. Stability of Unsupported Slopes

17. Lateral Pressures and Retaining Structures

APPENDIX A: Application of LaPlace Equation to Flow Nets

APPENDIX B: Laboratory Procedure to Determine Coefficient of Consolidation

APPENDIX C: Mathematical Development of the Bishop Equation for Slope Stability

Bibliography

Answers to Selected Problems

Index