Geotechnical Engineering
Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2002
Book
Hardback
1056 pages
978-0-8247-0873-3 (ISBN)
Description
A must have reference for any engineer involved with foundations, piers, and retaining walls, this remarkably comprehensive volume illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail a wealth of practical considerations, It covers the latest developments in the design of drilled pier foundations and mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall and explores a pioneering approach for predicting the nonlinear behavior of laterally loaded long vertical and batter piles.
As complete and authoritative as any volume on the subject, it discusses soil formation, index properties, and classification; soil permeability, seepage, and the effect of water on stress conditions; stresses due to surface loads; soil compressibility and consolidation; and shear strength characteristics of soils.
While this book is a valuable teaching text for advanced students, it is one that the practicing engineer will continually be taking off the shelf long after school lets out. Just the quick reference it affords to a huge range of tests and the appendices filled with essential data, makes it an essential addition to an civil engineering library.
As complete and authoritative as any volume on the subject, it discusses soil formation, index properties, and classification; soil permeability, seepage, and the effect of water on stress conditions; stresses due to surface loads; soil compressibility and consolidation; and shear strength characteristics of soils.
While this book is a valuable teaching text for advanced students, it is one that the practicing engineer will continually be taking off the shelf long after school lets out. Just the quick reference it affords to a huge range of tests and the appendices filled with essential data, makes it an essential addition to an civil engineering library.
Reviews / Votes
"Each chapter ... represents an important and modern approaching of the principal aspects ... in the domain of soil mechanics and foundations. ... The author used a large number of applications to illustrate the importance of the theory for the future engineer ... an interesting manner to capture the attention [of undergraduate] students. ... also useful for the Master and PhD students [and for] practicing engineers ... . This book includes theoretical and practical aspects that present interest for the teachers and can be used in teaching process at our Department of Bridges, Railways, Roads, and Foundations."-Professor Eng. Vasile MUSAT, Technical University of Iasi in the Isai Polytechnic Magazine, Vol. 17 1 / 4, March/December 2005
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 60 mm
Weight
2136 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8247-0873-3 (9780824708733)
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Geotechnical Engineering
Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
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V.N.S. Murthy
Geotechnical Engineering
Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
E-Book
10/2002
1st Edition
CRC Press
€244.99
Available for download
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Content
Introduction. Soil Formation and Characterization. Soil Phase Relationships, Index Properties and Classification. Soil Permeability and Seepage. Effective Stress and Pore Water Pressure. Stress Distribution in Soils Due to Surface Loads. Compressibility and Consolidation. Shear Strength of Soil. Soil Exploration. Stability of Slopes. Lateral Earth Pressure. Shallow Foundation I: Ultimate Bearing Capacity. Shallow Foundation II: Safe Bearing Pressure and Settlement Calculation. Shallow Foundation III: Combined Footings and Mat Foundations. Deep Foundation I: Pile Foundation. * Part A: Vertical Loading Capacity of a Single Vertical Pile. * Part B: Pile Group. Deep Foundation II: Behavior of Laterally Loaded Vertical and Batter Piles. Deep Foundation III: Drilled Pier Foundations. Foundation on Collapsible and Expansive Soils. * Part A: Collapsible Soils. * Part B: Expansive Soils. Concrete and Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls. * Part A: Concrete Retaining Walls. * Part B: Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls. Sheet Pile Walls and Braced Cuts. Soil Improvement. Appendix A: SI Units in Geotechnical Engineering. Appendix B: Slope Stability Charts and Tables. References. Index.