Advanced Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
Theory and Applications
2nd Edition
Published on 24. October 2024
Book
Hardback
506 pages
978-1-032-29832-0 (ISBN)
Description
Unsaturated soil is a three-phase material that is ubiquitous on the Earth's surface and exhibits complex behaviour, which becomes more complex in response to the Earth's changing climate and increasing engineering activities. This is because the former affects its moisture and temperature conditions significantly and the latter governs its stress state and suction condition. This book is designed to meet the increasing challenges of climate change and engineering activities by covering the mechanics and engineering of unsaturated soil in a logical manner. It comprises four major parts:
Water retention and flow characteristics
Shear strength and stiffness at various temperatures
State-dependent elasto-plastic constitutive modelling
Field monitoring and engineering applications
This second edition uniquely covers fundamental topics on unsaturated soil that are not covered in other similar books, including:
the state- dependency of soil- water retention behaviour and water permeability functions, such as dependence on engineering activities
small strain stiffness considering the influence of wetting- drying cycles and recent suction history, such as that due to climate change
suction effects on dilatancy and peak shear strength
cyclic thermal effects on soil behaviour
state- dependent elastoplastic constitutive modelling of monotonic and cyclic behaviour
engineering applications such as the South-to-North Water Transfer Project; an earthen landfill cover system devoid of geomembrane in the Xiaping landfill, Shenzhen; and a 15-m-deep multi- propped excavation in Tianjin, China
Water retention and flow characteristics
Shear strength and stiffness at various temperatures
State-dependent elasto-plastic constitutive modelling
Field monitoring and engineering applications
This second edition uniquely covers fundamental topics on unsaturated soil that are not covered in other similar books, including:
the state- dependency of soil- water retention behaviour and water permeability functions, such as dependence on engineering activities
small strain stiffness considering the influence of wetting- drying cycles and recent suction history, such as that due to climate change
suction effects on dilatancy and peak shear strength
cyclic thermal effects on soil behaviour
state- dependent elastoplastic constitutive modelling of monotonic and cyclic behaviour
engineering applications such as the South-to-North Water Transfer Project; an earthen landfill cover system devoid of geomembrane in the Xiaping landfill, Shenzhen; and a 15-m-deep multi- propped excavation in Tianjin, China
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Illustrations
435 s/w Abbildungen, 33 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 402 s/w Zeichnungen, 59 s/w Tabellen
59 Tables, black and white; 402 Line drawings, black and white; 33 Halftones, black and white; 435 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1107 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-29832-0 (9781032298320)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
approx. 06/2026
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€101.50
Not yet published
E-Book
10/2024
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€225.99
Available for download
E-Book
10/2024
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€225.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Charles Wang Wai Ng | Bruce Menzies
Advanced Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Engineering
Book
10/2007
1st Edition
CRC Press
€327.37
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Persons
Charles W.W. Ng is a Chair Professor and the CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, an Editor- in- Chief of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and the immediate past- President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Engineering (2017- 2022). He has published over 400 SCI journal articles, many of which are related to unsaturated soil mechanics and engineering. He has received many international awards, such as the 2022 Vernes Medal from the International Consortium on Landslides, the 2022 Fredlund Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society, the 2017 Telford Premium Prize from the Institution of Civil Engineers, and the 2016 R. M. Quigley Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society. In addition, he has received awards in mainland China, namely the prestigious 2022 Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, the 2020 National Natural Science Award and the 2015 Scientific Technological Advancement Award from the State Council, China.
Drs Chao Zhou and Junjun Ni are former PhD students of Professor Ng and have conducted extensive research on unsaturated soil mechanics and engineering during and after their PhD studies. Dr Zhou is currently an Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Dr Ni is a Professor at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.
Drs Chao Zhou and Junjun Ni are former PhD students of Professor Ng and have conducted extensive research on unsaturated soil mechanics and engineering during and after their PhD studies. Dr Zhou is currently an Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Dr Ni is a Professor at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.
Content
1. Introduction. 2. Measurement and control of suction. 3. Retention characteristics and permeability functions for water and gas flows. 4. Shear strength and behaviour. 5. Shear stiffness and damping ratio. 6. Thermal effects on soil behaviour and properties. 7. Constitutive modelling of state-dependent behavior of soils. 8. Field monitoring and engineering applications.